catsluvcoffee's review
4.0
After having read Ash Kickers, I couldn't wait to get back into this dragon-filled world. I was surprised though after the cliffhanger ending of Ash Kickers, that we start all over with a brand new character but it didn't take long to get back into the flow. The world has progressed through finding out how to deal with the dragons to more of a post-apocalyptic wasteland. The smoke eaters who were idolized years before have been banned. The New United States Army (NUSA) is not the organization that Guillermo Contreras believed it was. They aren't entrusted with keeping the world safe and are in fact, mercenaries who are bullying the civilians into providing resources for them. Contreras steals a tank intending to return home, but things don't always turn out as expected.
Guilly is a well-crafted character that you can't help but root for from the start. He's listening to his conscience and attempts to flee the NUSA by stealing one of their tanks all while wearing nothing but a bathrobe. You'd think this would be a fantastic idea and that he could escape easily, but the tanks actually only go so fast, making this more of a humorous would-be sluggish getaway. Upon finding out that he is actually a smoke-eater and part of a now underground group that he completely fanboyed over, it only gets better from there.
Once again, Grigsby has continued his portrayal of this unique, but entertaining world. While the setting is much more dystopian than the previous book, it hasn't lost any of its high stakes. There's plenty of action, fire-spewing, and dragon fighting. Plenty of battles to be fought and danger to run towards. There's even the delightful appearance of some of his previous book's characters, tying all the books together. Flame Riders surprised me. Given the time jump and the incongruous new POV, I expected to not enjoy it as much as Ash Kickers but I devoured it in just a few hours.
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Guilly is a well-crafted character that you can't help but root for from the start. He's listening to his conscience and attempts to flee the NUSA by stealing one of their tanks all while wearing nothing but a bathrobe. You'd think this would be a fantastic idea and that he could escape easily, but the tanks actually only go so fast, making this more of a humorous would-be sluggish getaway. Upon finding out that he is actually a smoke-eater and part of a now underground group that he completely fanboyed over, it only gets better from there.
Once again, Grigsby has continued his portrayal of this unique, but entertaining world. While the setting is much more dystopian than the previous book, it hasn't lost any of its high stakes. There's plenty of action, fire-spewing, and dragon fighting. Plenty of battles to be fought and danger to run towards. There's even the delightful appearance of some of his previous book's characters, tying all the books together. Flame Riders surprised me. Given the time jump and the incongruous new POV, I expected to not enjoy it as much as Ash Kickers but I devoured it in just a few hours.
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annarella's review
5.0
I'm quite unobservant and I didn't notice this is the 3rd book in a series. I was lucky because it can be read and enjoyed as a standalone even if I think I missed part of the world building.
It's a fast paced, highly entertaining dystopia set in a world where a dragon apocalypse happened.
There were people called "smoke eater" who were able to fight dragons but they are outlawed and the military are fighting the dragons.
That said I had a lot of fun as there's plenty of humour and the plot never drags. I loved Guiellermo and the cast of characters as they are interesting and well thought.
The world building is highly original and I want to read the previous stories to understand how the dragon apocalypse happened.
The author is an excellent storyteller and I already bought other books he wrote.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC, all opinions are mine
It's a fast paced, highly entertaining dystopia set in a world where a dragon apocalypse happened.
There were people called "smoke eater" who were able to fight dragons but they are outlawed and the military are fighting the dragons.
That said I had a lot of fun as there's plenty of humour and the plot never drags. I loved Guiellermo and the cast of characters as they are interesting and well thought.
The world building is highly original and I want to read the previous stories to understand how the dragon apocalypse happened.
The author is an excellent storyteller and I already bought other books he wrote.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC, all opinions are mine
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