A review by enchantedfiction
The Sky on Fire by Jenn Lyons

adventurous tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

*Thank you, Macmillan, for the audiobook copy!*

Gimme dragons, and I'm in. I have been wanting more dragon books, and this one did not disappoint in that department. I liked that the dragons were more or less the superior race, but that that didn't come without a cost. I also liked that there were more than just dragons and humans and that there was a more complex world. There was also a lot going on, which sometimes I felt was a little hard to follow, but for the most part, I feel like I know all of what happened. Sometimes, I would get characters' names mixed up as well, but that might have just been a me problem.

This one took me longer than most audiobooks to get through despite being a longer audiobook already. For me, I think I was getting burned out on audiobooks so I had to take almost a month off from listening and I ended up picking up a different audiobook when I was about halfway through this one for a change of genre. I don't listen to a ton of fantasy. Usually, I physically read them, so I'm not sure if that's what my problem was or if I was just burned out. Regardless, it was pretty easy to do with this one, so that to me means I wasn't overly excited about it. I felt like I was being pulled in a lot of different directions during the course of the story, like it couldn't settle on which plot it wanted to follow. I feel like it did eventually come together and msde sense, but for a good chunk of the middle, it just was kind of all over the place. 


*SLIGHT SPOILER* - also, if I spelled any names wrong I apologize. I listened to the book, not physically read it

I would be interested to see where this one goes and to see what happens with the characters. I feel like the Anarod, Rizz, and Sicarion thruple could be a really fun and banter filled relationship!