A review by kaiyakaiyo
The Sky on Fire by Jenn Lyons

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this has very much restored my faith in fantasy’s ability to do dragons without deeply boring political intrigue attached. most popular dragon media makes them fiery accessories in throne plots, and it’s soooo played out. but this. this wonderful book not only made dragons their own players, but even made them oppressors, and played with what that would mean for both themselves and humans. INCREDIBLE

anahrod was funny, if a bit plot-armored. Ris, Cary, Claw, Gwydinion— all fun, incredible characters. as an oldest daughter myself all the gwydinion parts hit me right in the heart. 

the dragon types and lore was super well-fleshed out, though i do wish they weren’t all the ostensibly western kind; more serpent-like dragons would’ve been a slay as well. That being said, i like when authors stay in their own lane so maybe that was for the best! 

the romance was fun, if a bit thrown-in at times; I guess there is no “good time” for romance when running for your life, but the Ris/Anahrod scenes in particular felt a bit abrupt. 

all in all, a fun queer fantasy read, a dragon book without boring politics, and a really well-built universe !
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