Fire with Fire

July 4, 2021

by Destiny Soria

In this book we follow Eden and Dani, two sisters who are also training to become dragon slayers. In this modern world, dragons are reduced to myths and legends, but they do still exist in very low numbers. They are very dangerous and the slayers’s job is to basically make sure they go extinct. But when Dani, who’s the protégé slayer yet a lot less invested in the cause than her sister, ends up with some unheard-of soul-bond to a dragon called Nyx, things change drastically. Not only does she learn that the truths she’s been told about dragons may be complete lies, but she’s also forced to choose between the dragon and her own family. 

Going into this book, I had such high hopes. The premise sounded amazing. Dragons in the real world? Sibling rivalry, dragon friends, sorcerers and magic? It seemed to tick all the boxes for an amazing read.

I was, however, very disappointed, and to be honest seriously bored reading this book. Nothing happened. It was just sitting down talking between friends and family and bantering and scenes possibly meant to build characters and relationships, but it felt one-dimensional, repetitive and incredibly slow. 

There was so much focus on the slow and honestly unnecessary everyday chitchat between characters that the main plot and the things that were actually interesting got buried so deep that it was impossible for me to get invested in the story. 

Unfortunately, I can’t say more than this. I’m super disappointed and I found the characters bland and boring. The only highlight of this book was the dragon Nox, he was funny and interesting and the best character in the book. 

Three stars for premise, dragons and the writing.

Wrap Up

Fire with Fire

  • 3/10
    Overall
  • 3.5/10
    Plot
  • 5/10
    Writing
  • 3.5/10
    Characters
  • 3/10
    Ending

Pros

  • Interesting premise
  • Okay worldbuilding
  • Lovely dragon

Cons

  • Extremely slow
  • One-dimensional characters
  • Plot buried in nonsense

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