Let me summarize the plot: creatures burned the land and caused a plague. The humans and dragons fought back. So dreary to read page after page describing how things were on fire - it was a book set on repeat for hundreds of pages. Worst book I’ve read in the past year - couldn’t wait for it to be over.

This is now my new favorite book of all time beating out the priory of the orange tree as my number one fantasy. Samantha Shannon is amazing and this was so beautifully written. I was so into it and I was hooked from the beginning. I love these characters so much and I love the world building. I was even very emotional at times reading this. This was more then just a regular read, it was an incredible experience that I will never forget!

Probably one of the best books I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. I laughed, I cried, I was blown away by how perfectly it ties into the PotOT original. While at first glance, it’s an epic fantasy, at its very core it’s a love story