All I saw were dragons, and this was a must-read. I have never read Lyons before, but I own her other series. I can’t wait to start it now! I loved that this was a standalone! I didn’t even realize it until about halfway through the book. I was pleasantly surprised. I need more standalone fantasy books!

I’m going to start with the world-building because I thought it was unique. There are many things going on that took me a while to figure out. There are rings that people wear that disclose their identities – career, gender, sexual preferences, and so on. There are also a few different worlds that we are exploring. On top of that, we have the dragons and dragon riders. We have worlds with separate powers. There is a point in the book when we join the dragon riders’ magical school. We have a varied group of misfits that have become our core group and join to do a heist. The dragons have a lot of power and magic. A lot going on in this book, but it all fits somehow. The writing style in this book was a little on the YA side. It was an easier writing style, and a little cheeky at times.

I loved the main character- Anahrod. Her story is interesting from the get-go! You can’t help but root for her. She’s alone and in hiding, but finds a mismatched family. All the characters in this group were so fun and interesting. There is a lot of different personalities, and it made for some good humor at times. The romances were nice, even if there was some Insta-love. There is a moment in this book that confused me a bit. We have some closed-door romantic instances, which is fine. Later on in the book, there’s a very spicy scene. It threw me because it was not in any other aspect of this book! It was as if she threw it in there to hit the “spicy” crowd, but it did not fit. It’s not terrible or anything, but more perplexing.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book! I loved how easy it was, and it was so full of action. We are constantly on the go, and we get a lot of dragons! They are the main focus of this book, and I loved that. The magic was interesting too. I enjoyed the group that came together and their interactions with each other. If you like dragons, then you should read this book! 🙂

Thank you to Tor and Netgalley for an e-arc. All thoughts and opinions are my own!