Thank you so much to NetGalley and Saga Press for the ARC for review!

The Last Dragon of the East was a sweet, easy read that I really enjoyed. As a huge fan of anything with soulmates and/or red strings of fate, I was very excited to receive this ARC! It didn’t disappoint, but it didn’t completely blow me out of the water either.

The main character, Sai, was very endearing to me, and his determination to find and protect his Fated One was sweet. Sai was blessed/cursed with the ability to see people’s fate threads, and he uses this to be a matchmaker to those who believe him… but his thread isn’t red like people with living soulmates, and it isn’t black like those with soulmates who’ve passed away, his is gray and fading and he has no idea what that might mean. Intriguing concept and it was cool to see that mystery unfold as well. I liked the “grumpy x sunshine” trope at play here, especially with him being sunshine and her being grumpy. I can’t speak much on Her without spoiling which I don’t want to do so I won’t! But I really loved the person at the other end of his thread. Her strength was inspirational!

The obstacles in their paths to find each other in this lifetime were suprisingly violent and tragic at times, so I recommend checking trigger warnings! Some of the fight scenes could get a little gory!

If you’re looking for a sweet Chinese mythology inspired fairytale romantasy that you’ll want to finish in a few sittings, I definitely recommend this! Especially if you’re also a fan of fated soulmates and dragons! (It even included a classic, evergreen, “Who did this to you?”)

If you liked The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh you’ll probably like this!