The Blood-Born Dragon by J.C. RycroftMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
A fun dragon fantasy with plenty of action and lively characters.
Des makes a great heroine, though I was absolutely not a fan of Liv. As a consequence, their relationship irritated me a lot. Des, you can do better girl.
Strong love for Squid though - it's about time fantasy brought in a dragon this sassy!
The writing is solid, telling the story easily with plenty of time for action as well as rumination on feelings. The world-building is decent, keeping it simple but intriguing. I would have liked a little more flesh on the bones of the world, but what we got was still enough to colour the setting.
My frustrations with Liv persisted throughout the book, and I found there really wasn't much to like about her. Even as we learned more about her I still didn't find it excuse enough for her behaviour, so her part in the story was harder to swallow.
Still, the story held my attention throughout, and I was curious about the dragons and where this story would take us.
I'd happily recommend this one to fantasy fans needing a dragon-driven narrative in their reading life.
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