Fantastic Fantasy
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2024 | Rating: 5/5 | Best Sellers in Kindle Store
this book begins with a map to help the reader navigate the fantasy world in the pages  violet is weaker than others but her mother the general at basgiath war college has enrolled her to become a dragon rider i love that her issues are mentioned in the book but not fully identified i picked up this story based on other reviews chronic illness in the pages and the overall hype about it this book starts out right away with the actionadventure and edgeofyourseat moments dain is nice hot and has a history with violet but intimacy is forbidden xaden is intriguing he is complicated male and scary this book is absolutely addicting you dont want to put it down the riders quadrants is like an academy with only the best surviving violet is brilliant but at a disadvantage with her disability  this storyline is a mix of the dragon riders from eragon and the heroineheavy storyline of divergent the story is gritty and rife with trials of heroism but this fantasy is thrilling fascinating and exciting i absolutely love violets grit  violet is a particular case because of her empathy and cunningness still she is also in a love triangle choosing between her friend and her enemy the dragon gifts are otherworldly and amazing this story is about edgeofseat nonstop life and death but our heroine grows stronger daily this story gets steamy but her intimate moment is with the last person i expected it to be they have more of an armed truce omg her power is so good 😊 it gets new adult steamy and brings in the enemiestolovers trope oh so the romance finally makes its way into a fantasy story of course their explosive intimacy gets sidetracked by an attack  ah the love triangle is tested and broken as she finally decides it is slowly coming anyway  the end of this is very twisted and immensely intense the mythological creatures in the book become more than just the dragonsactionpacked life and death are hanging in the balance of their decisions with one massive surprise at the end yes this ends in a cliffhanger im still rooting for violet and xaden no matter what side they are on these dragon riders have completely stolen my heart  what a fantastic read this book is worth all the hype and more i love the blurb at the end and the author identifying herself in the characters the fact that she is chronically ill also makes my heart swell as she portrays her characters amazingly i adore that this book is more new adult and not steamy every other chapter or page i love that action and adventure as well as the angst it sucks you into the story so completelythe political stuff in this book is way more constant with the rebellion and the navarrian characters having to navigate around each other in the same setting