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A review by rorquals
Together We Burn by Isabel Ibañez
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I’d give this book 3.5 stars if I could. It was an enjoyable read and I love the storyline of it. There were some faults but overall a pleasant experience.
The story takes place in Hispalia which is similar to our Spain, in a world that uses dragons instead of bulls in a fighting arena. We follow Zarela, the daughter of a prominent dragon fighting family. Zarela has to deal with many hardships and trials to protect her family name and solve the mystery of who is sabotaging her career.
The story is filled with adventure, enemies to lovers, mystery and bi-lingual goodness.
There were a few issues I did have with this book which I hope don’t take away from the story. Firstly, there is a lot of repetition in the book. I don’t know if it was used to fill pages or what, but it made it difficult to get through. Also, this book is labeled as fast-paced, but since there was so much repetition, it didn’t pick up for me until halfway through the book. I put this book down so many times and thought I wouldn’t finish until I got to the halfway mark when things picked up. Lastly, this is an ARC, so I’m hoping they catch the spelling and grammatical errors before publishing, but I did catch quite a few while reading.
I’d still highly recommend this book. It’s a new read with a really inventive storyline which I think people will enjoy. Thank you to Net Galley for giving me an ARC.
The story takes place in Hispalia which is similar to our Spain, in a world that uses dragons instead of bulls in a fighting arena. We follow Zarela, the daughter of a prominent dragon fighting family. Zarela has to deal with many hardships and trials to protect her family name and solve the mystery of who is sabotaging her career.
The story is filled with adventure, enemies to lovers, mystery and bi-lingual goodness.
There were a few issues I did have with this book which I hope don’t take away from the story. Firstly, there is a lot of repetition in the book. I don’t know if it was used to fill pages or what, but it made it difficult to get through. Also, this book is labeled as fast-paced, but since there was so much repetition, it didn’t pick up for me until halfway through the book. I put this book down so many times and thought I wouldn’t finish until I got to the halfway mark when things picked up. Lastly, this is an ARC, so I’m hoping they catch the spelling and grammatical errors before publishing, but I did catch quite a few while reading.
I’d still highly recommend this book. It’s a new read with a really inventive storyline which I think people will enjoy. Thank you to Net Galley for giving me an ARC.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Death of parent