Rebecca Yarros weaves a story of a land at constant war viewed through the eyes of Violet. Violet always wanted to be a scribe, and in fact if you judged her by her strength, that is where she should be. Unfortunately her General mother had different plans. Violet is flung into the world of dragon riders, which seems to be a death sentence for this frail girl.
But as a scribe she’s learned so much and uses that to her advantage.
This is a sort of steamy YA novel, with at least two scenes that do get the blood pumping. My favourite part was the twist at the end which had me purchase the second installment because I want to continue with the story, much to the delight of my 14-year-old who requested the book in the first place.
- Purchase on Bookshop.org support local bookstores
- Purchase on Amazon