Ahoy there me mateys!  This book has been on me list ever since it was featured by Matey Lynn @ lynn'sbookblog in the SPFBO #6 in 2020.  It's set in the 1920s America and features magic and a circus with fantasy animals.  It has an awesome cover and I took a chance.

I got this for a whole dollar and it was a pleasant, if simple, story that I read quickly.  While I loved the setting and animals, I felt that overall the major problem with this book was it was too light.  Nothing was completely fleshed out and I just wanted more.  More world-building, more character development, higher stakes for the plot, etc.  While I was rooting for the characters, I felt that the ending was too easy and didn't resolve all dangling threads.  Also the dragon didn't feature enough.

This felt like it would be a great book for younger readers if some of the plot points were changed.  This is one I would not reread and am mildly disappointed by.  It had some much unrealized potential.  Arrr!