A Language of Dragons is a debut novel that blends historical fantasy with political intrigue, set in an alternate 1923 London where humans and dragons coexist under a tenuous peace agreement. The main protagonist, Vivien Featherswallow, a linguist specialising in dragon tongues, becomes embroiled in a complex web of rebellion and codebreaking as she seeks to save her family and prevent war.
I loved the complex world building in this and became so engrossed in it that I found it quite hard to put it down. Enjoyed the setting of Bletchley Park, which cleverly tied in to fact and set the scene perfectly. Main character Vivien is flawed naturally and goes through a difficult time of personal growth throughout the plot and I was really rooting for her to heal and succeed in the task given to her by a duplicitous prime minister. The story brought several tears to my eyes at one point and I am very much hoping this is the first book but not the last as I definitely need to know what happens/happened to some characters. And did I mention - dragons!!!!

“A Language of Dragons” by S. F. Williamson is a young adult fantasy that analyses the importance of languages and culture and how translation can affect the meaning of words. But it is also a novel about freedom and revolution, rights and inequalities. The author did a magnificent job depicting the reality of a world filled with corruption and wrongdoings.

Vivian Featherswallow is the morally grey character par excellence. She’s a young girl who would do anything, sacrifice anyone to achieve her goal: become a renowned polyglot and get an internship studying dragon languages. A loop hangs over her head, the threat of becoming Third class is an ever-present fear that has led her to always be the best.
I loved how Williamson portrayed Viv: she remains faithful to her ideals until the very end, yet her growth is realistic and it doesn’t happen fast. Her character’s development made the plot even more appealing and interesting, I can’t wait to learn more about her!

Even the secondary characters, like Atlas, Sophie and Marquis were well-written and perfectly lifelike. I loved the relationships that bloomed between all of them and how they evolved throughout the story.

The writing style didn’t meet my expectations, I don’t usually like books written in first person and it affected the author’s prose. The descriptions didn’t let the reader grasp the settings and what surrounded the characters, making it two-dimensional.
“A Language of Dragons” is set in an uchronia during the first post-war. The world building focuses on the relation between dragons and humans and how society works. It was such an intriguing context, especially when the reasoning concerned linguistic concepts.

This novel can be easily described as dark academia and it embodies the very essence of “A Language of Dragons”. It isn’t set in a college or university, the background is quite different, but Viv’s research let the reader explore the depth of her knowledge and the accuracy with which the author described her study process.

All in all, “A Language of Dragons” is a compelling young adult perfect for fans of Babel by R.F. Kuang or A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid.

Politics. A Rebellion. War. A corrupt government. Class-system based society. Dragons.

I was a bit hesitant going into this book and I’m not sure why, but probably because of the Babel comparison and the dark academia part, which isn’t really my favourite or something I gravitate towards.

However, this book surprised me with its plot and writing and I very much enjoyed it! Didn’t expected to be so invested tbh.
The characters were great! The dragons (!!!) were great! Very much loved how they were depicted in an alternative 1920s London/UK setting.

As great as this book is, after all, it's YA. It's clear in the general tone of the book & the writing, Vivien’s (FMC) reasoning for her actions, her (limited) view of society, as well as in the actions of other characters.
I can see how some readers might find her annoying and maybe stubborn. I personally think she acted 100% according to her character & personality and had a nice development of such throughout the book. She got constantly challenged in her views by the majority of the characters, and dragons for that matter, and eventually came around.

Furthermore, I think the unsteady pacing made the romance, which was barely existing in the first half but then picked up in the second, feel a bit rushed and maybe not really consistent compared to the rest of the story.

Some things that I don’t really agree with in terms of marketing:
Is it academia? Yes. Vivien is a polyglot and language and linguistic are *her* thing and a big part of the book. But I wouldn’t consider this book to be dark academia.
The romance is a subplot, or maybe even a sub-subplot, and labeling this as ‘slow burn enemies-to-lovers’ is misleading in my opinion. Saying the romance is slow-burn is a (big) stretch. They are barely even rivals, which can’t be said about the relationship between Vivien and other characters, but they are definitely not enemies.

“A Language of Dragons” is a phenomenal debut and I am very excited for the sequel!

A Language of Dragons was absolutely incredible! From start to finish, I was completely hooked by the story. This book is a perfect blend of everything I love. The story takes place in England in the 1920s but with dragons!

The world-building was fantastic, and I loved how the author wove in references to key moments in history, such as World War II, the Enigma code, and the Welsh Not. The historical elements felt authentic and engaging, adding layers of depth to the story. The nods to these real-world events were subtle yet impactful, making the story feel grounded in a familiar history while still allowing the magical and fantastical elements to shine. The way dragons were incorporated into the narrative made sense within this historical context, and it added a sense of wonder that kept me turning the pages.

What really stood out to me, though, was how the book also tackled more serious and thought-provoking issues, especially for a YA novel. A Language of Dragons explores themes of morality, segregation, and political corruption, and I was genuinely impressed by how beautifully these topics were handled. The book didn’t shy away from complex issues, and the way it wove them into the narrative felt natural and meaningful. It never felt heavy-handed but instead invited reflection and discussion, which is not something you often see in YA fantasy. It was refreshing to see such deep, nuanced themes being explored while still maintaining an engaging, accessible story.

Overall, A Language of Dragons was a book that captivated me from beginning to end. Its combination of a rich historical setting, magical elements, and thought-provoking themes made it a standout read. I couldn’t put it down, and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a YA fantasy that offers more than just the usual tropes. It’s a perfect blend of history, fantasy, and intellectual depth, and it left me eagerly wanting more.

Grazie a Netgalley per L’ARC del libro.

“a language of dragons” is a very good first installment in a series that has a lot of elements that I personally e joy, such as dark academia vibes, a distopic world (we are in a 20th century steampunk England) and, of course, dragons. Please forget dragon rider or Smaug: this dragons are not made for the human mind and the main danger in the book is the shadow of a incoming war between human and dragon that lives on a fragile peace. Vi is the main character and she study the dragon language, but her parents get arrested for being part of the rebels community: she now has a choice; help the evil prime minister in the discovery of dragon secrets or her family will die.
The pace was good and I liked that it was not uneccesary long! I found Vi a little bit tedious but in the end she was coherent to herself, while I found her cousing and Atlas great characters and the overall idea of the book a great combination of “Babel” with “Eragon” vibes, but in London in 1923.

‘A Language of Dragons’ by S.F Williamson is a freaking masterpiece! Dark(ish) academia meets Bletchley Park meets… dragons?

Vivian Featherswallow is a really interesting protagonist. She’s ambitious and knows what she wants - study dragon languages and be the youngest to do it. And then her parents are arrested for treason and her priorities shift. She ends up taking a ‘mysterious’ job and her life and the lives of her family are literally on the line!

In this world, dragons and humans live alongside each other in a London where humans are split into three classes and can never mix. I found the world building really powerful and so interesting so learn about the segregation at play.

And we have such diverse characters with really unique motivations. We meet some actual rebels and Viv’s world view is really challenged. She has a lot of tough decisions to make and unlike in so many books she actually really thinks about them.

This was just fun! (Apart from the ending, I’m not sure if I’ll ever forgive Williamson for that.) Relationships are done so well here. This is a must for fantasy, academia and dragon fans. It’s a love letter to languages and translating.

A Language of Dragons is an examination of classism, forgiveness, and the sanctity of language. It’s messaging, while a little heavy handed at times for my liking, would suit it’s intended YA audience perfectly, and is wrapped up well in an intriguing and engaging plot, full of dragons, balls, murder attempts and rebel alliances.

**“People shouldn't fear their prime ministers, Vivien. Prime ministers should fear their people.”**

We join Vivian Featherswallow as she quickly pivots in the early chapters from having potential to earn an internship studying dragon tongues, to having potential to earn a death sentence for releasing a criminal dragon and starting a civil war. In an attempt to save herself and her family, Viv accepts an offer from the Prime Minister to join the war effort, and work at Bletchley Park on a mysterious ‘codebreaking’ job. As she works on translating the secret dragon language and learns more about the class system which has afforded her and her family privilege, Viv slowly starts questioning whether she is in fact on the right side of history.

**”Living between four walls doesn't mean you're warm or fed,' Sophie says. 'Going to school doesn't mean you learn.”**

The plotting in this was pretty good. I was kept engaged and on my toes, with many of the twists really feeling like surprises. I was also intrigued in the concepts of the echolocation, understanding the class system and political landscape, and learning about the different kinds of dragons. The concept, world and plot all in all felt strong and unique.

**Every act of translation requires sacrifice - it is the harsh truth that made me fall in love. There exists no direct correlation between the words of one language and another, and no translation can be entirely faithful to its original. So, while a person can more or less bridge the gap between languages using words, there is always some deeper meaning left unsaid, a secret invisible to those who only have one language with which to navigate the world.**

In terms of themes explored, important topics were handled extensively and sensitively, if a little heavy handed at times. I’ve seen A Language of Dragons comped to Babel a lot and the discussions around the nature of translation and conveying emotion through communication highlighted the root of those comparisons. I’ve also seen this book paired alongside Fourth Wing though, and while yeah, there’s dragons, and a war, in themes and tone this felt more like a Hunger Games relative to me. It was a group of young adults thrust together from different classes by adults with political standing, who ultimately have to decide whether to fight amongst themselves or come together and take a stand. Tell me that’s not the Hunger Games…

The biggest area where this fell flat for me was the characters, and their relationships. The characters, while relatively well developed, were not likeable. Viv was annoying and whiny, taking no accountability for her actions. Her views were massively flawed, and while I understand that you’re *meant* to disagree with her and learn from that, when it’s the protagonist and you’re meant to be rooting for them, it makes it hard to connect with the character.

**And it's only now, when the study of dragon tongues in being banned for the Second Class, for people like me, that I care.**

I also wasn’t a fan of the relationships. The romance was marketed as slow burn, enemies to lovers and it was literally the furthest thing from that. I saw no connection between the two, they barely interacted before it was full cringe, and the conflict between them escalated out of nowhere and was resolved just as quickly. Other relationships within the story seemed more realistic and believable, such as between Viv and her estranged bestie Sophie, but they weren’t given enough space to make a real impact.

Overall I had a decent time with this. I can recognise that I’m not the intended audience, and a YA reader may not have the same feelings that I did about the characters or relationships, so for that reason I’d still recommend it to younger folks in my life, especially because of how well it handles some important personal and political themes. If a sequel to Language of Dragons is published, the world and plot could be enough to tempt me back in to find out where the story goes…

This book was absolutely amazing!
This book has a very interesting setting and worldbuilding. Historical fiction and fantasy are well balanced and the story was exciting throughout.
I think the definition “Fourth wing meets babel” applies pretty well to this book. It combines the interesting dragons from Fourth Wing with a political, linguistic theme from Babel.

My highlight: a pink dragon!

I was very intrigued by the idea of code breakers based at Bletchley Park ( I live not far away) who are facing not enemies we typically associate with it but instead it’s Dragons ! Well maybe that’s not quite correct as our young protagonist Viv lives in a society that is harshly divided and this book is very much about her experiences as she comes to terms with not only her own inadequacies and failures but also just what should be done to save so many from poverty and war !
This reads very much as YA with just a smidge of emotion and romance . The young characters are pretty much put in a no win situation but Viv stumbles on something that could without a doubt be catastrophic but I liked her dedication and belief that linguistics could be the answer. I think the society and the way it is set up with three classes perhaps didn’t completely always make sense but applaud the author for originality . This could possibly appeal for those who enjoy a mixture of Naomi Novak and JK Rowling perhaps with its Dragons and the idea of teenagers trying to save the world .
This voluntary take is of a copy I requested and my thoughts and comments are honest and I believe fair

A Language of Dragons is an absolute rollercoaster of a read! The world-building is so immersive and beautifully crafted that I could almost feel the dragons soaring above London. The political intrigue, the corrupt government, and the dynamic between humans and dragons had me hooked from the first page. Vivian's character, though at times a bit frustrating, is still incredibly compelling, and the romance is just the right amount of sweet and raw. I loved every second of it (even if I wished it was longer)! If you're a fan of historical fantasy with a dragon twist, this one's for you.

This book interested me because it had so many aspects that I enjoyed reading; dark academia, alternate history, romantic elements, and dragons! Unfortunately, it wasn't quite what I was looking for, though I still found it entertaining. It had plenty of action in parts, and the concept of dragons in the alt-history setting and focus on linguistics was really interesting. Overall, if you enjoy dragon books and alao enjoyed Babel, I could see this being a nook for you.

To bring in 2025 properly, it’s time to discuss one of the biggest new releases in the UK at the moment (believe me, I’ve seen it around just about everywhere) - THE LANGUAGE OF DRAGONS!

Vivian Featherswallow is in trouble. At 17, all she wants to do is to be able to study dragon languages at university, and to ensure that her beloved younger sister, Ursa, won’t ever have to face the degradation of being relegated to the Third Class, the long-suffering and underprivileged working class of Brittania. When her parents are found out as anti-government rebels, it takes less than twenty-four hours for Vivian to accidentally start a civil war. With the fate of her family on her shoulders, on the verge of dooming them all to execution for treason, Vivian’s linguistic skills land her a job at secretive government facility Bletchley Park, and is tasked to decode a secretive dragon language that might turn the tables of the war. But what is the government planning to do with this newfound knowledge - and what is Vivian potentially risking if she agrees?

It would be a lie to say that THE LANGUAGE OF DRAGONS is the first YA novel to be based around Bletchley Park - the site of confidential codebreaking operations to outsmart the Nazis during the Second World War - but this one takes a fun speculative edge to a really compelling historical basis. Sometimes authors have to bend historical contexts a little to ensure their characters, who may not be middle-class white men, can take centre-stage, but since Bletchley Park was a government site which did hire young women to crack secret military codes, it’s already a brilliant temporal setting, which really lets protagonist Vivian shine.

Fundamentally, the novel’s greatest strength is the way in which it takes its readership, young as it assumes them to be, seriously. Sometimes I think publishers forget just how intelligent children and young people are - despite the fact that they’re undergoing rigorous examinations from the age of about 14 - and nothing makes this clearer than with the linguistic details established throughout. Much of the development of Vivian’s translations borrow from real theories and concepts within translation studies - lingua francas, synonyms, linguistic adjustment based on societal relationships, and other such topics - and none of these are dumbed down when being explained; instead, we see how these are relevant to communication, and we undergo the translation process alongside Vivian, ensuring we follow her train of thought and see how this process is undergone. Alongside understandings of how the translator is fundamentally a creator of a text in the same way that a writer may be (for it is the translator’s choice in how they adapt tone and choose words, especially when there might not be a direct counterpart in their own language), there are some interesting conversations that take place concerning the ethics of translation and the personal nature of dialect: by using dragons as this context of the ‘other’, rather than falling back on human languages which might have troubling colonial connotations, this establishes such a contrast between dragon and human society which ensures these more complex linguistic theories, which young people may not have encountered unless in a classroom, and places these theories and themes into a strongly established context.

A key factor with THE LANGUAGE OF DRAGONS, in a similar way that I have seen with other novels being published recently, is that marketing copy produced for the book doesn’t seem to really correlate with the text itself. Much of the copy for THE LANGUAGE OF DRAGONS describes it as an enemies-to-lovers romantasy, when in actual fact it is more of a historical dystopian which utilises dragons to, as previously mentioned, communicate linguistic differences in a streamlined way. Much of the plot revolves around corrupt government officials and a class system established to keep the working class in a subjugated place - while this is a plot which works compellingly in correspondence with its historical setting, it doesn't fit with the romance-heavy implications of the ‘romantasy’ portmanteau. Similarly, while Vivian and her love interest don’t see eye to eye when they first meet, I wouldn't particularly argue that they are enemies. Vivian does definitely have enemies over the course of the novel - aforementioned corrupt government figures aside, there is a soldier figure who uses his societal position to torment Vivian and her family, and who is consequently genuinely sinister - but her love interest is arguably not one of them. I want to stress that none of these factors are issues - in fact, I prefer many of the narrative decisions in the text itself as opposed to the marketing, for I tend to find romantasy unfulfilling - but I would have preferred for the marketing for the novel to reflect its actual content, as opposed to being maximised for SEO and algorithmic optimisation.

As a protagonist, Vivian is a realistic and compelling teenager, which is to say that at times, she can be genuinely very annoying, but there’s a heart to her which reiterates that it’s due to naivety rather than a wilful immaturity on her part. Much of her narrative arc concerns her coming to terms with how the government oppresses others so that she might have the privileged life that she does (oddly a strong theme at the moment considering the recent release of WICKED Part 1), and when it becomes the time to prioritise between personal comfort and morality. While her naivety stretches for longer than I would have imagined (I’m not sure how much I like the decision of Vivian being an early university attendee, both on account of this continuing naivety and the way that it strikes me as an attempt to write NA as opposed to YA), the tough situation she finds herself in after being blackmailed, imprisoned at Bletchley Park to keep her rebel family alive, is a compelling one.

The key issue with the novel, however, is its length. I’ll preface here that I do love far longer novels as opposed to shorter word counts, but THE LANGUAGE OF DRAGONS is huge: it has a page count I would associate more with a second-world YA fantasy (think something along the lines of THE EMBER IN THE ASHES or WE HUNT THE FLAME), and while some of it is necessary for worldbuilding to establish the tenuous nature of politics in this alternate 1920s world, it does become detrimental to the overall narrative. Both the beginning and the end are narratively - and literally - explosive, but the middle sections have a tendency to drag between dramatic scenes, especially in scenes requiring heavy amounts of action, which in contrast to their purpose really slow the pace down. It’s a word count which could have ideally been tightened in the editing stage, and which is a sad detriment to a novel which otherwise has some really high stakes.

Overall, even without the market trend for dragons at the moment (thanks, FOURTH WING!), it’s a nice development in the market to see an alternate version of an important historical event, with a female protagonist whose strengths come from her intelligence and knowledge, both in and out of an academic setting. Sometimes, female protagonists who don’t sling swords about and get into physical fights catch criticism for being ‘weaker’, but this is a really fun way of established multi-faceted strengths, and, I must say, it’s refreshing in an online environment full of ‘I’m just a girl’ encouraged anti-intellectualism. The novel finishes on an open ending, but since it has just released, it’s unclear yet whether HarperFire has contracted a sequel yet: after all, with the amount of page count utilised for worldbuilding, it would be a shame if they didn’t.

Thank you to HarperFire for an eArc in exchange for an honest review. THE LANGUAGE OF DRAGONS was published in the UK on the 2nd of January, so remember to support your brick-and-mortar bookshops, especially indies!

A Disappointing Execution of a Promising Premise

This book had all the ingredients for a compelling story—dragons, academia, distopia, high stakes, and the potential for rich character development. Unfortunately, it fell short in several key areas, leaving me frustrated and unsatisfied by the end. One of the biggest issues was the inconsistent tone. The writing often felt like it was aimed at a middle-grade audience, with simplistic dialogue and pacing. However, the story was packed with graphic depictions of war, bloodshed, and violence that felt jarringly out of place for that style. This tonal whiplash made it difficult to fully immerse myself in the narrative. The protagonist (FMC) was another major stumbling block. She was insufferably unlikable—privileged, prejudiced, and constantly making selfish decisions. Her lack of empathy made it nearly impossible to root for her, and her so-called "character development" felt shallow and unearned.
The romance didn’t help matters either. It was a classic case of instalove—an immediate attraction that escalated to declarations of love within what felt like a week. There was zero chemistry between the characters, making their relationship feel forced and unconvincing. On top of that, the plot was riddled with holes. Why were children tasked with winning a war? How did they manage to build a fully functional plane with no prior knowledge or resources? So many elements defied logic or went completely unexplained, making it hard to suspend disbelief. To make matters worse, the villain was one-dimensional and cartoonishly evil, which stripped the story of any nuance or complexity. Without a compelling antagonist or meaningful stakes, the conflict felt hollow. While I appreciate what this book could have been, its execution left much to be desired. Between the unlikable protagonist, nonsensical plot points, and lackluster character development, I found myself struggling to finish it. Sadly, this is one I wouldn’t recommend.

A brilliant start to 2025s year of reading for me. This is part alternate history, part epic fantasy. The source of the conflict is the uneasy relationship between two sentient species - humans and dragons. Both have come up with ways to manage their own people and as the story progresses, you see injustice and corruption on both sides.

The MC, Viv, is a seventeen year old girl who is trying to win a place as a dragon linguist at university college London. However it's not just ambition which drives her, there's fear too. Viv is a second class citizen. You class is decided when you take your final exams and there are only so many places for advancement. Fail your exams or not pass well enough and you slide down a class for the rest of your life. However, Viv ends up embroiled in an unlikely act of rebellion when everything goes wrong and finds herself indentured as a codebreajer ibstead with her family's lives on the line. War is coming - which side is Viv on.
This was brilliant, engaging, a little bizarre and utterly magical. It had a smattering of political fantasy, a lot of self examination and of course dragons. I gulped it down in two days and can't wait for book 2. Highly recommend.

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I absolutely loved this book, I read in a day. I received the Arc copy, but I also knew I would love it so I purchased it as well. I hope there is a second book!

A Language of Dragons is getting a lot of buzz, especially in my country as it is getting translated around the time of publishing here. Unfortuantely, in my opinion, it doesn't really deserve it.

We meet Vivien as her family is preparing for an important dinner for her mother who wants to share her research. Instead they get outed as traitors, rebels. Vivien wants to do everything she can to save them. Of course she gets caught and instead is forced to work for her government.

This could have had potential. Except our main character is naive and stupid. And the world building isn't quite there.

In this world you can be born in three classes. Of course first class is the highest and third class the lowers. If you fail your exam at 16 you get demoted a class. I still don't even get what the incentive is for doing the exam of you are third class. It is not like they can go any lower and it doesn't sound like they can go up. Then there is the peace agreement with the dragons. Everything about this shouts from the start that this is terrible for its people and the dragons. Everyone else shouts it. But our main character is so naive that she believes everything the government force feeds her. Which makes it even worse is that her parents ARE rebels en believe completely different things. You can't live in those close quarters and not have an inkling of your parents being rebels.

What I think is even worse is that for the majority of the book we aren't even anywhere near the atrocities that are happening to her people. No she is in a building with other teens that have to prove their worth by working for the government. And in that situation she has to realise how bad their government is. Everything is constantly in her face but the shoe never quite drops. I'm not even sure that by the ending the shoe has dropped. She's only choosing the right thing because that was in her best interest. Not because she is in anyway a good person. The depth that a story like this needs, in world buidling and in the characters, was lacking.

This is also being sold as a dragon book. For a society that has dragons it is severely lacking. What is even the point of everyone learning dragon languages if there are rarely dragons around for them to use them with. We do get dragons, don't get me wrong, but it is far removed. And the only true mentions are the british and bulgarian dragons. Also why would the dragons even keep to our country borders? Like why? Honestly by the end I just wanted the dragons to burn it all down.

The more I write down things the more I find things that I want to complain about. But I am going to stop it here. I think I made my point.

I’m not usually one for alternate history but I couldn’t resist requesting A Language of Dragons.

This was a very fun YA story about a girl who lives in Great Britain during the 1930s. Some unfortunate circumstances mean she finds herself in Bletchley Park but instead of listening to German codes she studies Dragon Languages.

It was fast paced to the point that I wished some things had been explored more deeply like the relationships between the characters and the actual work they do at Bletchley Park.
I loved the dragons however there isn’t as much interaction with them as I would have hoped.

Definitely looking forward to the second installment to see how the story ends.

Many thanks to the Publisher and Netgalley for providing me with an e-ARC for review!

“𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨.

this book has dragons in it so naturally I’m going to read it and let’s just say for a debut novel this was freaking amazing, I’m massively in my fantasy era so this hit the spot for me.

this actually blew me away with how good it was, with the world building, politics and dark academia vibes, some found family thrown in there and a little sprinkle of romance and we can’t forget the talking dragons so this was just perfect and the writing was easy to follow but the cliffhanger? WHAT IS THAT! This book isn’t out yet until January and I already need the next book .

You all need to add this one to your tbr if you’re a lover of fantasy 🐉

A Language of Dragons hit every spot for me. It was cleverly written and intricately explored themes of politics, rebellion, class, translation and academia.

Set in an alternate 1920s, we follow Violet Featherswallow as she accidentally incites a war when she helps a dragon.

I LOVE that concept of Dragons, languages and academia being mixed and the wonderfully immersive way it was written.

This is an amazing YA debut and I'm so excited for the sequel.