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After the Dragons by Cynthia Zhang

This is a sweet story about what it means to belong and when to both stop and start trying. Overall uplifting, it also benefits greatly from the addition of dragons.

I wanted to know more about the dragons, but in such a short book I still got an impressive amount of info. Kai and Eli as split narrators worked well to get two different perspectives on wading through life and on interactions with the dragons. It almost felt a bit like the dragons were much like stray cats in large cities - although of course, a bit more tied into the faltering ecosystem.

Many thanks to Stelliform Press for the early Review Copy!