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A review by asimilarkite
The Story of Owen by Emily Kate Johnston
5.0
Since I read this more than month ago, I think I've recommended it approximately a billion times. To people of all ages. Constantly. Which means I think I should probably upgrade it from my original 4-star review to 5. Yep. Changing it to 5. There we go :)
The Story of Owen is just SO FANTASTICALLY UNIQUE. I love finding books that I literally can't compare to any other book. It's set in contemporary Canada....except there's dragons. And there always have been dragons. And dragon-slayers, of course. And bards, naturally, because dragon-slayers need bards to tell their stories of course.
I love everything about it. I love that the main character is a girl, and she's a girl with interests (music), and a personality that doesn't completely revolve around loving a guy. I love the LGBT themes that are interwoven into the story and normalized and not drawn attention to. I love that it's a male/female friendship story. I love the action mixed with normal every day teenage life. I LOVE the alternate history chapters (this world is so well, and so intelligently built, it's amazing), and I love the subtle wry humor.
I want to find out what happens to these characters, and I will definitely be following this story into the future.
The Story of Owen is just SO FANTASTICALLY UNIQUE. I love finding books that I literally can't compare to any other book. It's set in contemporary Canada....except there's dragons. And there always have been dragons. And dragon-slayers, of course. And bards, naturally, because dragon-slayers need bards to tell their stories of course.
I love everything about it. I love that the main character is a girl, and she's a girl with interests (music), and a personality that doesn't completely revolve around loving a guy. I love the LGBT themes that are interwoven into the story and normalized and not drawn attention to. I love that it's a male/female friendship story. I love the action mixed with normal every day teenage life. I LOVE the alternate history chapters (this world is so well, and so intelligently built, it's amazing), and I love the subtle wry humor.
I want to find out what happens to these characters, and I will definitely be following this story into the future.