When I reviewed the first book in this series, To Shape a Dragon's Breath, I was angry at myself for waiting so long to read it.
I never heard of this author until the 2024 Hugo Award nominations came out, and when the author won the Astounding Award in 2025, I finally got around to reading it and really enjoyed it. I was excited for the sequel and quite pleased when NetGalley and the publisher gave me an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
I also really enjoyed this sequel, but the pacing felt a bit off. I wanted to get back to school right away, not spend the whole summer on the protagonist Anequs’s island. This book kind of felt like middle book of trilogy setup stuff without a big plot of its own, but that’s a minor quibble since what it was setting up was very interesting. I liked the political stuff and I really enjoyed most of the new characters. I was a little miffed at the cliffhanger ending, but I’ll keep reading this series because I have to find out what happens next!
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