I genuinely loved this book, actually. I don't know if it's supposed to be funny but there's a lot of humour in here, really made me laugh places. Tense in other places though. It honestly feels like a soap opera in a war torn fantasy setting, and that vibe works. The characters are lovable and well written, I saw other people complain that they hate how modern the characters talk because it's a fantasy setting, i do not understand that because each world can sound differently and this is just how this world sounds. 

Now the dragons. The dragons are my absolute favourite part of this book and probably book series. Their characterisation, their different personalities, the sarcastic too and fro between Tairn and Violet. How they talk in each other's heads... all this makes for something endlessly enjoyable.