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emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
A boy comes of age on a hostile farm rumored to be a dragon’s resting place. What could have been a tender, devastating fairy tale is undermined by the dullest prose I’ve ever read.
“Sleep and death are not the same” (151)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Child death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Alcohol