A review by ianthereader0
The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter
4.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Coming at ya with another book review because I am finally having time to be a bit more active on here now that we are moved into our new house! (Yay!!)
The Rage of Dragons has been all over the place since it’s 2019 release, and for good reason. This novel is the first of The Burning series by Evan Winter, and it is a very compelling read. It is an African inspired, gladiator-esque story with dragons, a super unique magic system, and an unlikely protagonist. If any of that appeals to you, you are going to want to give this book a try.
While I found the world-building and Winters’ writing to be exceptional, I do think that this book suffered in the second act. The beginning of this story was gripping and the climax of the book had me on the edge of my seat, but the middle could have stood to be trimmed of some of the training sequences. I found myself wishing that the author had gone more of the “Rocky Training Montage” direction, because there were about 150 pages in there that were dragged down simply due to the monotony of the scenes. However, that is really my only complaint, and if you fee that this won’t be a problem for you, expect to really enjoy this book.
Overall, this book really delivered on my expectations. I am eager to see where Winters takes this series in the second book (due out in November), and have high hopes for him as an author in the years to come.
Coming at ya with another book review because I am finally having time to be a bit more active on here now that we are moved into our new house! (Yay!!)
The Rage of Dragons has been all over the place since it’s 2019 release, and for good reason. This novel is the first of The Burning series by Evan Winter, and it is a very compelling read. It is an African inspired, gladiator-esque story with dragons, a super unique magic system, and an unlikely protagonist. If any of that appeals to you, you are going to want to give this book a try.
While I found the world-building and Winters’ writing to be exceptional, I do think that this book suffered in the second act. The beginning of this story was gripping and the climax of the book had me on the edge of my seat, but the middle could have stood to be trimmed of some of the training sequences. I found myself wishing that the author had gone more of the “Rocky Training Montage” direction, because there were about 150 pages in there that were dragged down simply due to the monotony of the scenes. However, that is really my only complaint, and if you fee that this won’t be a problem for you, expect to really enjoy this book.
Overall, this book really delivered on my expectations. I am eager to see where Winters takes this series in the second book (due out in November), and have high hopes for him as an author in the years to come.