Yes, this is middle grade, but no, I will not be calm about it. It’s a book I would have adored at that age, and one I still had a fabulous time reading now in my late twenties. I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Last Dragon on Mars by Scott Reintgen. …
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I read another dragon book, and I bet no one is surprised. In Three Tasks for a Dragon, Prince Lir hasn’t particularly distinguished himself in his kingdom. He’s meek, isn’t a fighter, and can’t command the wolfhounds that his royal predecessors have been able to in the past. So his stepmother convinces him to prove …
Okay, the internet is wrong. If you read just one dragon book this year, don’t read Fourth Wing. Read this instead! (Like, Fourth Wing was okay, but it pales in comparison to this.) In To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose, fifteen-year-old Anequs has grown up on the island of Masquapaug. This place hasn’t …
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. So before we get into the review, I wanted to say that if you don’t know me, here’s an idea …
Maybe my standards for dragon books are too high, because I have yet to find the Great One. Still, this was entertaining enough. Patrick Ness’ novel Burn is a young adult fantasy about an alternate universe during the Cold War. Here, dragons have existed forever and are a part of life, if an aloof and …
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