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carlyoc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Dragoneyes are the human partners of the twelve dragons that protect the realm, each representing a zodiac sign. Every year, the dragon and dragoneye whose zodiac is active, become Ascendent, growing in power and taking on leadership of the group. That year, they also take on a new apprentice chosen by the dragon, who will train over the next 12 years to be the dragoneye when their zodiac sign is active again.
Eon is hoping to be chosen by the Rat dragon this year, but instead is selected by the Mirror dragon (representing the dragon zodiac sign I guess because dragon dragon sounds silly). The mirror dragon has been missing for hundreds of years, so no one knows what it means that a new apprentice has been chosen after all this time, especially with no previous Mirror dragoneye to train her.
This story features vibrant and epic world-building, trans representation, and some very basic character growth as Eon/Eona unlearns the internalized misogyny she learned from growing up in a society that sees women as weak and inferior.
Moderate: Sexual assault, Transphobia, Blood, Murder, and War
Features threats of and attempted sexual assaultjvbook_reader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Drug abuse, and Sexism
Moderate: Child death, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent
Minor: Hate crime, Transphobia, and Alcohol
dreadspawn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Slavery
Minor: Child death, Rape, and Transphobia
plume_de_renarde's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Sexism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Slavery, and Transphobia
Minor: Fatphobia, Pedophilia, and Rape
nassuada's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Outing, and War
Minor: Racism
portapages's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Something else that really strikes me is how obvious it is that the book is written by a tourist into Chinese and Japanese culture. There is a lot she gets right, but it is still described with an exoticism and an otherness that makes it obvious it's from someone with an outside eye.
The final disappointment is a spoiler,
Graphic: Ableism, Misogyny, Transphobia, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
obviousthings's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Slavery, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Fatphobia, Gore, and Self harm