Thank you to the author for an eARC and physical copy in exchange for an honest review and promotion. All opinions are my own.

IT CAN'T END LIKE THAT! *pterodactyl screech* I want another book. Rasia and I had some growing pains, but ultimately this book and these characters are amazing. arc bipoc-author mental-illiness-suicidal-ideation ...more7 s Jennifer (bunnyreads)491 80

I was lucky enough to get the first book of this duology, Bones to the Wind, in my batch for the spfbo contest last summer. It was a fun story, featuring one the more unique worlds that I have gotten to explore, and I was pretty stoked to continue on with this series. Thank you to Tatiana Obey for the e-copy and thinking of me for the follow-up book.


Dragon Your Bones picks up directly after the first book with Rasia, Kai, and their group, hunting their injured Dragon, and Nico, and co. after a small side-trip to rescue the other kids, returning to the Grankull to complete their Forging.

World-
Still one of the most creative worlds – its a desert world where the people live around bones of a once great dragon. The dragon bones have magic that allow the soil to grow things.
The drop-in style and terminology are a lot easier to envision now we have the first book under our belts. Also, the focus this time around is in and around the Grandkull, the politics and how things are run etc. with more of the day-to-day survival in this story.

I really enjoy how alive this world feels- the conversations, the family dynamics- its noisy and natural and when you put the book down, it feels just having a houseful of company that suddenly leaves after Thanksgiving.


Characters-

The set-up is similar to the first book with the alternating povs between Kai, Rasia and Nico- settling into longer bouts of each as the story progresses.

Nico, plans to bring the dragon graveyard to the Grankull. Her hope is that it will to unite the clans, the tents, and the scavengers- giving them all a safe place to live. But when the title of Ohan, slips through her fingers, she has to find a new way to achieve what she set-out to do.

Rasia- in some ways, doesn’t change much, she is still confident, and jumps in, ready to tackle anyone or thing that she doesn’t agree with, on a moment’s notice. But she does learn to stop and think about things, after the fact, even going so far as to admit when she was wrong.

Kai- felt he went backwards for a time. All that self-worth he gained, was gone in an instant on his return to the Granskull, under the eyes of all who always thought he had no worth. Totally understandable, but broke my heart, and frustrated me all at one. Because I wanted him to prove to those people what he had gained without them there to hold him back.

I did miss Zephyr - he is in this book but I just wanted more of him.

While a lot of the story involves Nico, and her plans to unite the tribes I felt the heart of the story belonged to Rasia and Kai. They’re the driving force behind this series. Their relationship and everything to do with it is what kept me turning the pages.

That’s not to say Nico doesn’t have an engaging story. She does. But, for me, as much as I loved the political power-plays in her character arc, so much of that part of the story was in the background, along with her relationships. So, while I enjoyed her chapters, it was Rasia, and her unpredictable fiery personality, that always kept me coming back. Also, Kai, because everyone loves an underdog and I wanted him to succeed.


The magic is of the softer, on-the-fly variety. But it feels very mystical and cool.

The story-

Events move fast in these books, covering a lot of ground in a short amount of time. A small complaint I had was that a lot of things happen off-screen and we’re told about them later (Nico sending messages to other clans to stop assassins attempting. Nico picking up the children in dessert so all the kids make it home).

But that said, the main focus of these stories is the characters- the relationships and their growth. So, while the setting and everything around that part of the story is cool as heck, and you can’t help but want more- it’s not really as important as the rest. More than anything else, this story/series is still a coming an age story. It’s an exploration of the journey into adulthood, where these kids/young adults are coming to terms with themselves, their place in society, and their loved ones.

Age lets me appreciate their journey because I recognize their struggles from my own life, my children’s, and others around me, and I love these characters all the more for it.


Dragon Your Bones is a coming-of-age story that is willing to do and be, something different. It isn’t afraid to talk about life, sex, and everything in between- the good and the bad. And it manages to have a lot of fun while doing so. I enjoyed this series a lot. 2023 fantasy tbrinder-request-books6 s Musings on Living392 55

Sooo goood! I need more!!! Please let this not be the end of this amazing world!

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