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michellecharlotte 's review for:
The Dragon of Ynys
by Minerva Cerridwen
A huge thank you to Atthis Arts and NetGalley for providing me an eARC in exchange for an honest review!
Not only the gorgeous cover attracted me to this book, but also the synopsis promising a story involving polite dragon and the book being an inclusive fairy tale for all ages. The latter is something I think the world could use more, since of late my eyes have been opened to flaws regarding representation and questionable behaviour being unchallenged in other books meant for children. It was really refreshing to read a story like this one and I believe this story really helps to prevent harmful bias for the younger generations growing up. I would definitely want to read this story to children!
The synopsis set the bar high for me, but the book has more than met my expectations. What really warms my heart is that in need of searching a new publisher for her book, the author took the decision to rewrite parts of the book because of comments other reviewers had about sensitivity issues the first edition sadly contained, even though it’s aim was to be inclusive. To the best of my knowledge, these issues are fixed in this edition. I have to say that the fact that the author not only acknowledged these issues, but also put effort in rewriting the book shows how intent she is about writing a truly inclusive story.
The story itself is told really smooth: descriptive enough to get a good feeling of the world but not too detailed for it to become boring. Even though the book is compact, it feels amazingly complete which is very impressive. The characters in this book are unique and each is lovable in their own way. My favourite character was Snap the dragon. He made such funny comments that often I would catch myself of laughing out loud. It was so unique to read about a dragon as a complete character in a story and also about one with such an amazing personality.
My favourite thing about the book was the underlying message, which is that people should learn from each other through communicating with other people about their needs and experiences. The way this aspect was pursued in the book was beautiful and original. Also, I loved that the characters in the book wanted representation, just like the readers of this book want from this book.
I’m really not able to think of any negative feedback about this book, so the five stars I give it are definitely well deserved. I’m looking forward a lot to reading more from this author in the future!
Not only the gorgeous cover attracted me to this book, but also the synopsis promising a story involving polite dragon and the book being an inclusive fairy tale for all ages. The latter is something I think the world could use more, since of late my eyes have been opened to flaws regarding representation and questionable behaviour being unchallenged in other books meant for children. It was really refreshing to read a story like this one and I believe this story really helps to prevent harmful bias for the younger generations growing up. I would definitely want to read this story to children!
The synopsis set the bar high for me, but the book has more than met my expectations. What really warms my heart is that in need of searching a new publisher for her book, the author took the decision to rewrite parts of the book because of comments other reviewers had about sensitivity issues the first edition sadly contained, even though it’s aim was to be inclusive. To the best of my knowledge, these issues are fixed in this edition. I have to say that the fact that the author not only acknowledged these issues, but also put effort in rewriting the book shows how intent she is about writing a truly inclusive story.
The story itself is told really smooth: descriptive enough to get a good feeling of the world but not too detailed for it to become boring. Even though the book is compact, it feels amazingly complete which is very impressive. The characters in this book are unique and each is lovable in their own way. My favourite character was Snap the dragon. He made such funny comments that often I would catch myself of laughing out loud. It was so unique to read about a dragon as a complete character in a story and also about one with such an amazing personality.
My favourite thing about the book was the underlying message, which is that people should learn from each other through communicating with other people about their needs and experiences. The way this aspect was pursued in the book was beautiful and original. Also, I loved that the characters in the book wanted representation, just like the readers of this book want from this book.
I’m really not able to think of any negative feedback about this book, so the five stars I give it are definitely well deserved. I’m looking forward a lot to reading more from this author in the future!