Book Review of 'Dragonslayer' by Tui T. Sutherland

Premise:

In the shadow of wings . . . humans fight for survival. Ivy doesn't trust the Dragonslayer. He may be her father and the beloved ruler of Valor, but she knows he's hiding more than the treasure from the sand dragon he killed two decades ago. Leaf doesn't trust dragons. They're the reason his favorite sister, Wren, is dead, and now he'll do whatever it takes to slay even one. Wren doesn't trust anyone. She swore off humans after her village tried to sacrifice her to the dragons. She only has one friend, a small, wonderful mountain dragon named Sky, and they don't need anyone else. In a world of dragons, the humans who scramble around underfoot are easy to overlook. But Ivy, Leaf, and Wren will each cross paths with dragons in ways that could shape the destiny of both species. Is a new future possible for all of them . . . one in which humans can look to the skies with hope instead of fear? 


Comical and Engrossing

This gripping book will be “unputdownable”, depicting the first book in Wings of Fire written by Tui T. Sutherland from the point of view of scavengers (the dragon word for humans). The three main characters (Wren, Leaf, and Ivy) take turns narrating each chapter in the book. Each main character doesn’t trust someone. Wren doesn’t trust anyone except her best friend, Sky, a dragon with whom she can communicate with despite having different languages. Leaf doesn’t trust dragons and has been out to slay one ever since he’d been told that dragons ate his favorite sister, Wren. Ivy doesn’t trust her father, the dragonslayer, because she (and her friends) believe that he is hiding something. 

My favorite part of the book is when Wren meets a Nightwing whom she incorrectly translates (from Dragon to Human) his name into Murderbasket. There are currently 13 Wings of Fire books, 4 winglets e-books (short stories from the point of view of side characters that aren’t very important), and 2 Wings of Fire; Legends books. Dragonslayer is the second, and Darkstalker is the first. This book is intended for ages 8-12. The number of pages for each chapter varies. The theme of the books are probably friendship and loyalty, or maybe how hard it is to make peace in war. These books are character-driven. On a scale of one through five, I would rate it five.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

- Candria

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