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A review by joanna1905
The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli
2.0
So I have mixed feelings about this book. First of the bat a story about killing dragons isn’t really my thing but I know this book got a bit of hype around it’s release so when I found it at my local charity shop I thought I’d give it a go.
I actually really liked the barebones of the story, it was a cool concept to see Asha going from this violent dragon killer to understanding that dragons and the stories were never the enemy. I also think the plot line of her fathers involvement in her mother’s death, his attempt to kill his son and manipulate Asha was a really great twist.
However, while I liked the concept and the plot it was just poorly executed. The writing isn’t bad, but it isn’t really good either. I wasn’t actually invested in this world, the history or the characters. I didn’t really care what happened to any of them except the dragons.
I also didn’t love how Asha doesn’t really seem to address her views about the slaves, and while we see her views change slightly as she falls for Torwin she never actually addresses that slavery is wrong.
Overall this book was definitely a bit of a let down, I think it had SOOO much potential and such a good plot but it ultimately missed the mark. I think perhaps this book is definitely on like lower end of ya and would be great for someone easing into the fantasy genre.
I actually really liked the barebones of the story, it was a cool concept to see Asha going from this violent dragon killer to understanding that dragons and the stories were never the enemy. I also think the plot line of her fathers involvement in her mother’s death, his attempt to kill his son and manipulate Asha was a really great twist.
However, while I liked the concept and the plot it was just poorly executed. The writing isn’t bad, but it isn’t really good either. I wasn’t actually invested in this world, the history or the characters. I didn’t really care what happened to any of them except the dragons.
I also didn’t love how Asha doesn’t really seem to address her views about the slaves, and while we see her views change slightly as she falls for Torwin she never actually addresses that slavery is wrong.
Overall this book was definitely a bit of a let down, I think it had SOOO much potential and such a good plot but it ultimately missed the mark. I think perhaps this book is definitely on like lower end of ya and would be great for someone easing into the fantasy genre.