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New York : DAW Books, 2023.
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"Long-banished dragons, revered as gods, return to the mortal realm in the first in this magical new epic fantasy trilogy from a bestselling author"--
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LibraryThing member Strider66
Pros: interesting characters, great worldbuilding, non-binary protagonist
Cons:
Arcady Eremia wants to clear their family’s name, so they need money and a new last name. Their spell was only supposed to change their name seal, not pull someone into their world. Certainly not someone magically
Everen Emberclaw’s been given a chance to fulfill a prophecy to save dragonkind from their dying world. But to do it he must properly bond with Arcady and then kill them.
This is a story about trust between two broken people that involves a fun heist towards the end of the book.
The worldbuilding was excellent. The human world has a fair amount of variety, with several kingdoms that have different customs, and a religion centered on the worship of dragons.
Arcady is non-binary and the world has a nifty way of dealing with pronouns, using honourifics until you learn the correct forms of address.
There are light romance elements with a fun will they/won’t they aspect.
Arcady’s gruff and a bit unlikeable at first, but really grows on you as time goes on. I loved Everen completely, especially watching him learn about the human world and trying to fit in.
Giving dragons feathers was kind of unique, and I loved that they have a smaller -preterit- forms.
This is the first of a series so while it ties up some loose ends it’s only part of a larger story.
Cons:
Arcady Eremia wants to clear their family’s name, so they need money and a new last name. Their spell was only supposed to change their name seal, not pull someone into their world. Certainly not someone magically
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bonded to them.Everen Emberclaw’s been given a chance to fulfill a prophecy to save dragonkind from their dying world. But to do it he must properly bond with Arcady and then kill them.
This is a story about trust between two broken people that involves a fun heist towards the end of the book.
The worldbuilding was excellent. The human world has a fair amount of variety, with several kingdoms that have different customs, and a religion centered on the worship of dragons.
Arcady is non-binary and the world has a nifty way of dealing with pronouns, using honourifics until you learn the correct forms of address.
There are light romance elements with a fun will they/won’t they aspect.
Arcady’s gruff and a bit unlikeable at first, but really grows on you as time goes on. I loved Everen completely, especially watching him learn about the human world and trying to fit in.
Giving dragons feathers was kind of unique, and I loved that they have a smaller -preterit- forms.
This is the first of a series so while it ties up some loose ends it’s only part of a larger story.
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LibraryThing member spiritedstardust
I like dragons.
This book was easy to read but I don’t understand why each POV was written differently (1st, 2nd and 3rd).
I found Sorins chapters the most boring.
I liked the romance but there wasn’t enough of it for a story that centres on a bond between a human and dragon.
In terms of the magic
I enjoyed it but don’t feel the need to continue with the series.
This book was easy to read but I don’t understand why each POV was written differently (1st, 2nd and 3rd).
I found Sorins chapters the most boring.
I liked the romance but there wasn’t enough of it for a story that centres on a bond between a human and dragon.
In terms of the magic
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system, I’m still confused.I enjoyed it but don’t feel the need to continue with the series.
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LibraryThing member Kiaya40
This book was not quite what I hoped for unfortunately. I was excited about this with all the hype and the fact that it has dragons in it, but this book simply wasn't for me. This isn't my kind of book. I had a hard time with some of the way the POVs of the characters switched during the story and
I'm sure that a lot of others will like and enjoy this story and follow the series simply because it has dragons in it. I personally expected something different because it had dragons in it. I know this will be something a lot of others like and that there are a lot who do like it already. I simply wasn't the audience for this and it's not for me.
Thanks to NetGalley and DAW books for letting me have a chance to read and review this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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was lost as to which character was talking some of the time. I also felt like they were trying to break the fourth wall during part of the story and it felt weird and I didn't like it. Whether they meant to break/try to break the fourth wall on purpose or not I don't know, but in this kind of story it didn't work the way they were doing it/trying to do it.I'm sure that a lot of others will like and enjoy this story and follow the series simply because it has dragons in it. I personally expected something different because it had dragons in it. I know this will be something a lot of others like and that there are a lot who do like it already. I simply wasn't the audience for this and it's not for me.
Thanks to NetGalley and DAW books for letting me have a chance to read and review this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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LibraryThing member Kiaya40
This book was not quite what I hoped for unfortunately. I was excited about this with all the hype and the fact that it has dragons in it, but this book simply wasn't for me. This isn't my kind of book. I had a hard time with some of the way the POVs of the characters switched during the story and
I'm sure that a lot of others will like and enjoy this story and follow the series simply because it has dragons in it. I personally expected something different because it had dragons in it. I know this will be something a lot of others like and that there are a lot who do like it already. I simply wasn't the audience for this and it's not for me.
Thanks to NetGalley and DAW books for letting me have a chance to read and review this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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was lost as to which character was talking some of the time. I also felt like they were trying to break the fourth wall during part of the story and it felt weird and I didn't like it. Whether they meant to break/try to break the fourth wall on purpose or not I don't know, but in this kind of story it didn't work the way they were doing it/trying to do it.I'm sure that a lot of others will like and enjoy this story and follow the series simply because it has dragons in it. I personally expected something different because it had dragons in it. I know this will be something a lot of others like and that there are a lot who do like it already. I simply wasn't the audience for this and it's not for me.
Thanks to NetGalley and DAW books for letting me have a chance to read and review this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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