"Sisters are worth fighting for." 

The spirit of Saints and Monsters is unmatched with its dragon hearts, princess sisters deeply passionate for their queendom, and a storyline filled with assassins and political intrigue. It's a fast-paced adventure that will keep readers wondering what will happen!

I love how Meera is a main character with physical disabilities, as I feel that there are very few heroic fantasy stories given to this topic of representation. However, I do wish the story had highlighted her disability a lot more realistically and made the story more challenging for her. But because of the fast paced storyline, her disability seemed to come off as a mild inconvenience and insecurity, rather than the core of her life. Her maneuverability and speed throughout the story did not match what we would expect of a heroine with a deeply crooked and deformed back. She was able to outrun and outswim able-bodied male warriors, stab a dragon with a dagger, and not to mention how often she escaped agile assassins with little to no training. I loved her spunk and fearless attitude because she didn't stop to let her disability prevent her from doing what was right, but I do wish that her strengths would've offset her physical weaknesses rather than contradicted them, because most of the time I forgot that she was supposed to be disabled until she mentioned a pain in her back or something minor.

Overall, though, it's a fun story with meaningful messages of overcoming weaknesses and doing what's right. There are a few mildly detailed action scenes and plenty of assassination attempts. There's no cursing or vulgar language. And the romance is limited to a few mild kisses, nothing more on-page or implied.

I received this book from the author. All comments and opinions are entirely my own and this review is voluntary.