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A review by kidawalker
Eona: The Last Dragoneye by Alison Goodman
1.0
This is the risk you run with certain YA: the covers pulled me in. Well, also the thickness of the book, but I know by now you're rolling your eyes and I've lost all credibility.
But seriously, you read a description about the last dragoneye and you see a chick with dual swords and the cover and register that this book actually has some heft and you're thinking maybe you've found something to break the chain of twilight-esque YA you've been slogging through for a few weeks now but NOPE it's all the same.
Angsty love triangle. Special man she thinks she doesn't deserve. Supernatural sex. But the worst part–aside from the predictability–is how totally helpless she is. I kept waiting for the Hero's Journey moment where Eona would come into her own abilities–the dragoneye of the most powerful of the dragons–and it never happened! It's the absolute worst thing that can happen in this genre, because that sweet moment is like a promise, and this book DOES NOT DELIVER.
Helpless heroines are just the worst.
Anyway. Goodman created an interesting plot, creative even, but spoiled it with cliches.
But seriously, you read a description about the last dragoneye and you see a chick with dual swords and the cover and register that this book actually has some heft and you're thinking maybe you've found something to break the chain of twilight-esque YA you've been slogging through for a few weeks now but NOPE it's all the same.
Angsty love triangle. Special man she thinks she doesn't deserve. Supernatural sex. But the worst part–aside from the predictability–is how totally helpless she is. I kept waiting for the Hero's Journey moment where Eona would come into her own abilities–the dragoneye of the most powerful of the dragons–and it never happened! It's the absolute worst thing that can happen in this genre, because that sweet moment is like a promise, and this book DOES NOT DELIVER.
Helpless heroines are just the worst.
Anyway. Goodman created an interesting plot, creative even, but spoiled it with cliches.