Title: Shatter the Sky
Author: Rebecca Kim Wells
Series: Shatter the Sky #1
Genre: Fantasy/Romance/LGBT
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: July 30th, 2019
Edition: Kindle Edition
Source: NetGalley
Synopsis:
Raised among the ruins of a conquered mountain nation, Maren dreams only of sharing a quiet life with her girlfriend Kaia—until the day Kaia is abducted by the Aurati, prophetic agents of the emperor, and forced to join their ranks. Desperate to save her, Maren hatches a plan to steal one of the emperor’s coveted dragons and storm the Aurati stronghold.
If Maren is to have any hope of succeeding, she must become an apprentice to the Aromatory—the emperor’s mysterious dragon trainer. But Maren is unprepared for the dangerous secrets she uncovers: rumors of a lost prince, a brewing rebellion, and a prophecy that threatens to shatter the empire itself. Not to mention the strange dreams she’s been having about a beast deep underground…
With time running out, can Maren survive long enough to rescue Kaia from impending death? Or could it be that Maren is destined for something greater than she could have ever imagined?
Review:
This book was good, but it didn't really blow me away the way I wish it had. It was a some-what classic story of an unwilling hero who after their call to adventure goes off to save someone she loves and her task soon turns into something bigger than she planned. There was just nothing that I felt brought anything new to this type of story. That aside, it's not to say this was not enjoyable or poorly written.
The first few chapters are kind of slow to get through, and I had some difficulty picturing the village. There was a little bit of exposition, but it was also woven into the story so it wasn't that noticeable. Things don't really pick up for what I feel like is a bit into the book. There was a slight lacking in urgency for me. I felt that Maren should have had more agency, it just wasn't as fast paced as I would have liked for how worried she was for Kaia.
I suppose I felt the lacked agency and urgency because she is a very unwilling hero, she's not exactly brave, so she's a little hesitant to more boldly look for a way to get a dragon other than waiting and listening.
All in all, this was a good book, and I was entertained. I am looking forward to where this series is headed.
This book was good, but it didn't really blow me away the way I wish it had. It was a some-what classic story of an unwilling hero who after their call to adventure goes off to save someone she loves and her task soon turns into something bigger than she planned. There was just nothing that I felt brought anything new to this type of story. That aside, it's not to say this was not enjoyable or poorly written.
The first few chapters are kind of slow to get through, and I had some difficulty picturing the village. There was a little bit of exposition, but it was also woven into the story so it wasn't that noticeable. Things don't really pick up for what I feel like is a bit into the book. There was a slight lacking in urgency for me. I felt that Maren should have had more agency, it just wasn't as fast paced as I would have liked for how worried she was for Kaia.
I suppose I felt the lacked agency and urgency because she is a very unwilling hero, she's not exactly brave, so she's a little hesitant to more boldly look for a way to get a dragon other than waiting and listening.
All in all, this was a good book, and I was entertained. I am looking forward to where this series is headed.
I can understand why writers make their hero not brave and ready to jump onto the mix of everything because it's probably how most people would react but at the same time if the writer doesn't, then you get what you were talking about where it's slow because the character doesn't want to follow their calling. I'm glad it picked up though! It does sounds like a good read once you get past the start.
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