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A review by prisoner_of_books
Follow the Shadows by Rosemary Drisdelle
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
3.5 stars
This was an enjoyable read full of dragons, mystery and Wicca but is suited for a middle grade of early YA audience.
I did pick this book up because of the dragons and the pretty cover and I've got to say it was pretty good! I thought it was very original and loved the unique take on dragons.
These dragons have spheres at the end of their tails and these spheres can emit light, enable humans to communicate with dragons and let them sphere-travel.
Our MC Marise found one of these spheres (not attached to a dragon obviously) and unknowingly traveled to the mysterious land filled with dragons, some that want to kill her and others that help.
At first Marise was a bit annoying but soon was developed into such an amazing MC, also she bonded with a dragon Javeer. And this dragon was so FUN and cute! AS Marise spends more time in the world searching for ways to get home she discovers that the dragons are suffering from a sickness, the Stagger.
Then Marise can finally go home, except she doesn't want to. Because she wants to help the dragons discover the origin of the Stagger. So begins her big quest of discovery! The mystery of this was woven so well into the story and I loved the slow reveal of it!
Of course this book had such an amazing concept, characters and world! The only thing that let it down for me was some of the writing. I don't know if it was just the formatting of the book on my kindle but some of it was very jumpy from one scene to the next and it disoriented me a little. The dialogue was also kind of weird. It did suit the dragons well but sometimes again was a little choppy.
However, I still really enjoyed this read and just know that as the author develops as a writer her books will be absolutely amazing!
Thanks to Netgalley and Sparkpress for a copy of this book to review, this did not impact my review and all thoughts are my own.
This was an enjoyable read full of dragons, mystery and Wicca but is suited for a middle grade of early YA audience.
I did pick this book up because of the dragons and the pretty cover and I've got to say it was pretty good! I thought it was very original and loved the unique take on dragons.
These dragons have spheres at the end of their tails and these spheres can emit light, enable humans to communicate with dragons and let them sphere-travel.
Our MC Marise found one of these spheres (not attached to a dragon obviously) and unknowingly traveled to the mysterious land filled with dragons, some that want to kill her and others that help.
At first Marise was a bit annoying but soon was developed into such an amazing MC, also she bonded with a dragon Javeer. And this dragon was so FUN and cute! AS Marise spends more time in the world searching for ways to get home she discovers that the dragons are suffering from a sickness, the Stagger.
Then Marise can finally go home, except she doesn't want to. Because she wants to help the dragons discover the origin of the Stagger. So begins her big quest of discovery! The mystery of this was woven so well into the story and I loved the slow reveal of it!
Of course this book had such an amazing concept, characters and world! The only thing that let it down for me was some of the writing. I don't know if it was just the formatting of the book on my kindle but some of it was very jumpy from one scene to the next and it disoriented me a little. The dialogue was also kind of weird. It did suit the dragons well but sometimes again was a little choppy.
However, I still really enjoyed this read and just know that as the author develops as a writer her books will be absolutely amazing!
Thanks to Netgalley and Sparkpress for a copy of this book to review, this did not impact my review and all thoughts are my own.