A review by sherbertwells
Ormeshadow by Priya Sharma

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)

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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