Ahoy there me mateys!  I received an eArc of this fantasy novel through NetGalley in exchange for me honest musings . . .

I have read Barnhill's young adult work before so I was intrigued to see how she would deal with dragons.  This book follows Alex Green.  In 1955 America experiences the Mass Dragoning where over 300,000 women spontaneously turn into dragons.  This book explores the event through the lens of Alex's childhood into adulthood and beyond.

I thought the first third was absolutely engaging.  I loved reading about Alex's family and how the Dragoning manifested and was originally dealt with.  I particularly loved Alex's aunt.  I found the subsequent parts less compelling.  The second third deals with what happens when Alex's family splinters and how she finishes high school.  I did enjoy this section though the pacing was much slower.  Sadly the last third of the book where the dragons reenter society and how Alex deals with the implications was much less fun.

I think the major problem about the last section of the book was how the internal logic seemed to make little sense to me and have no real point.  And I really didn't like the ending at all.  That said, I truly loved the beginning and did love Alex and the aunt as characters.  I found the author's work to be well written with interesting societal commentary even if the parts didn't fully come together for me in the end.  Arrrr!