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A review by bahbadook
The Dragon's Promise by Elizabeth Lim
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- 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
5.0
<strong>Worth waiting for</strong>
Now I need to reread...shoot...the Mulan dressmaker duology. Because I have a sudden theory that I'm probably wrong about but certain elements of this books reminded me strongly of the sequel to those books. And I'm like "...Wait a minute."
Anyway.
Y'all. I have been waiting for this book for ages and I am all about this. Dragons. And also the story of the Cranes. We get the end of it.
I didn't cry. But this is still amazing and I don't feel guilty for suggesting the first one without having read the second one. Not that I thought the second one was going to be garbage. And it wasn't.
I was just hesitant, you know? Didn't stop me.
I got real worried there for a hot minute. That was some stress. Oof.
But fantastic.
Shiori is a delight. Takkan is amazing. My dragon boy Seryu deserves like fifteen hugs and I love him to pieces. And the demons are...problems.
Also giant snake.
Also all the dragons.
Seryu. My boy. I love him. And he's not even a morally gray character, which is delightful and impressive.
Now I need to reread...shoot...the Mulan dressmaker duology. Because I have a sudden theory that I'm probably wrong about but certain elements of this books reminded me strongly of the sequel to those books. And I'm like "...Wait a minute."
Anyway.
Y'all. I have been waiting for this book for ages and I am all about this. Dragons. And also the story of the Cranes. We get the end of it.
I didn't cry. But this is still amazing and I don't feel guilty for suggesting the first one without having read the second one. Not that I thought the second one was going to be garbage. And it wasn't.
I was just hesitant, you know? Didn't stop me.
I got real worried there for a hot minute. That was some stress. Oof.
But fantastic.
Shiori is a delight. Takkan is amazing. My dragon boy Seryu deserves like fifteen hugs and I love him to pieces. And the demons are...problems.
Also giant snake.
Also all the dragons.
Seryu. My boy. I love him. And he's not even a morally gray character, which is delightful and impressive.