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The only appropriate response to finishing this book is F*CKING BRILLIANT AND WHERE IS BOOK 2?
PREORDER WHEN SHE REIGNS NOW
1. Preorder from your indie bookstore or retail site
- BONUS: Preorder a personalized & stamped copy from One More Page & receive an exclusive When She Reigns sticker from Hey Atlas Creative
2. Forward your receipt to Jodi
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So you read Before She Ignites and immediately thought - MORE DRAGONS - right? Right. Well, Jodi Meadows DELIVERED in As She Ascends. There are dragons, dragons, and even more dragons.
And, dang it, now I really want a pocket dragon!
In all seriousness, As She Ascends is a second book in the series that takes an incredible first book and turns it up 10 notches.
What I love about The Fallen Isles triology is how clearly defined the titles are in light of the story development. Before She Ignites is a look at Mira as she’s slowly learning more about her world and the people she trusted most. As She Ascends is Mira taking matters into her own hands and saving the freaking dragons.
Mira has an excellent grasp on her perception of the established order, ethics, and morals in her close world. As She Ascends takes the world she thought she knew and turns the stone over on corruption and oppression. If you can’t draw the parallels with Mira’s world and our own, get yourself a book club and have a discussion.
Alongside Mira’s journey, we also get Aaru backstory chapters. SAY IT A LITTLE LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK. I think all the Before She Ignites fans were dying to get their hands on how Aaru landed in the cell next to Mira; this gentle silent man can’t possibly have a horrific past right?
I am not sure how Jodi manages to give each character their own narrative but the entire crew gets their own piece of the puzzle here, including the dragons. Just enough so that when she does something horrifying to them, you feel it deep in your soul.
As She Ascends takes us deeper into the world of the islands, including social rules, spirituality, and their history. We also get to see more about the divide between the islands and the mainland.
Mira is back, ready to take on her oppressors, even if they are her own parents. Her motives are clear - save the dragons, keep the people she lives safe, and learn who she is along the way.
1. Preorder from your indie bookstore or retail site
- BONUS: Preorder a personalized & stamped copy from One More Page & receive an exclusive When She Reigns sticker from Hey Atlas Creative
2. Forward your receipt to Jodi
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So you read Before She Ignites and immediately thought - MORE DRAGONS - right? Right. Well, Jodi Meadows DELIVERED in As She Ascends. There are dragons, dragons, and even more dragons.
And, dang it, now I really want a pocket dragon!
In all seriousness, As She Ascends is a second book in the series that takes an incredible first book and turns it up 10 notches.
What I love about The Fallen Isles triology is how clearly defined the titles are in light of the story development. Before She Ignites is a look at Mira as she’s slowly learning more about her world and the people she trusted most. As She Ascends is Mira taking matters into her own hands and saving the freaking dragons.
Mira has an excellent grasp on her perception of the established order, ethics, and morals in her close world. As She Ascends takes the world she thought she knew and turns the stone over on corruption and oppression. If you can’t draw the parallels with Mira’s world and our own, get yourself a book club and have a discussion.
Alongside Mira’s journey, we also get Aaru backstory chapters. SAY IT A LITTLE LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK. I think all the Before She Ignites fans were dying to get their hands on how Aaru landed in the cell next to Mira; this gentle silent man can’t possibly have a horrific past right?
I am not sure how Jodi manages to give each character their own narrative but the entire crew gets their own piece of the puzzle here, including the dragons. Just enough so that when she does something horrifying to them, you feel it deep in your soul.
As She Ascends takes us deeper into the world of the islands, including social rules, spirituality, and their history. We also get to see more about the divide between the islands and the mainland.
Mira is back, ready to take on her oppressors, even if they are her own parents. Her motives are clear - save the dragons, keep the people she lives safe, and learn who she is along the way.
PREORDER WHEN SHE REIGNS NOW
1. Preorder from your indie bookstore or retail site
- BONUS: Preorder a personalized & stamped copy from One More Page & receive an exclusive When She Reigns sticker from Hey Atlas Creative
2. Forward your receipt to Jodi
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I think Jodi Meadows has turned me into a fantasy reader.
And I am totally cool with that.
Before She Ignites is a diverse and accessible fantasy…with dragons. DRAGONS. Ok, but back to the rest of the story. Mira is a political figurehead in name only, so named for a treaty meant to provide structure for independence while unifying under agreed upon boundaries (like not trading or selling dragons, who are majestic creatures meant to roam free). She’s not supposed to have any power other than to be a pretty mouthpiece for whatever the all-knowing adults need her to say or do.
Problem is, adults sometimes break the rules and do really bad things. Selfish things. Things that do not align with the morals and ethical boundaries of their society.
Mira learns this the hard way when she happens upon such a conspiracy and it lands her in the worst of the worse prison. Mira has been taught to be pretty. To be proper. Her only friends in this world are people who are paid or assigned to be around her.
To say Mira does not have the skills to survive prison is an understatement. We spend most of the book uncovering Mira’s strengths and the things that she views as weaknesses. Mira’s anxiety, something she’s been taught to keep under wraps, becomes prominent - but so do her coping skills.
In addition to Mira, there’s a fantastic set of side characters, both in and out of prison. From her two best friends (who double as protector and mentor) to the morally-gray characters she meets in prison to the politicians who I can’t wait to see GO DOWN, I am invested in their stories the same as I am Mira. I also have my ‘ships ready but that’s for all of us to see how they play out in As She Ascends and book 3.
But wait, there’s more! You didn’t think I was going to forget about the dragons, did you? I appreciate that we don’t have the full scope of the world built out. I get bored easily when there’s a lot of worldbuilding, especially since the book isn’t fully set in the world. But I do appreciate getting to know the different types of dragons. That helped endear me to them and I left the book very concerned for their wellbeing. I NEED As She Ascends to be sure Lala and Crystal and Lex are doing ok.
1. Preorder from your indie bookstore or retail site
- BONUS: Preorder a personalized & stamped copy from One More Page & receive an exclusive When She Reigns sticker from Hey Atlas Creative
2. Forward your receipt to Jodi
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I think Jodi Meadows has turned me into a fantasy reader.
And I am totally cool with that.
Before She Ignites is a diverse and accessible fantasy…with dragons. DRAGONS. Ok, but back to the rest of the story. Mira is a political figurehead in name only, so named for a treaty meant to provide structure for independence while unifying under agreed upon boundaries (like not trading or selling dragons, who are majestic creatures meant to roam free). She’s not supposed to have any power other than to be a pretty mouthpiece for whatever the all-knowing adults need her to say or do.
Problem is, adults sometimes break the rules and do really bad things. Selfish things. Things that do not align with the morals and ethical boundaries of their society.
Mira learns this the hard way when she happens upon such a conspiracy and it lands her in the worst of the worse prison. Mira has been taught to be pretty. To be proper. Her only friends in this world are people who are paid or assigned to be around her.
To say Mira does not have the skills to survive prison is an understatement. We spend most of the book uncovering Mira’s strengths and the things that she views as weaknesses. Mira’s anxiety, something she’s been taught to keep under wraps, becomes prominent - but so do her coping skills.
In addition to Mira, there’s a fantastic set of side characters, both in and out of prison. From her two best friends (who double as protector and mentor) to the morally-gray characters she meets in prison to the politicians who I can’t wait to see GO DOWN, I am invested in their stories the same as I am Mira. I also have my ‘ships ready but that’s for all of us to see how they play out in As She Ascends and book 3.
But wait, there’s more! You didn’t think I was going to forget about the dragons, did you? I appreciate that we don’t have the full scope of the world built out. I get bored easily when there’s a lot of worldbuilding, especially since the book isn’t fully set in the world. But I do appreciate getting to know the different types of dragons. That helped endear me to them and I left the book very concerned for their wellbeing. I NEED As She Ascends to be sure Lala and Crystal and Lex are doing ok.
I haven’t liked anything BKV has written and I’m not sure why I keep trying.
