So Let Them Burn is a story about sisterhood, trauma, and the aftermath of war and colonisation. Overall, I enjoyed the story and the relationship between characters. I liked the depiction of having a sibling, how you can love them to the ends of the earth, but still feel jealous and undermined by them and their accomplishments. I was pleasantly surprised by the demisexual representation and liked the banter and buildup to a romance between Faron and

Reeve

. The sapphic relationship, however, seemed somewhat underdeveloped, but I'm hoping to see it grow in the next book. 

What bothered me throughout the story, however, was the worldbuilding. Astral magic was explained reasonably well, but I feel like the same attention wasn't paid to developing the dragons (Also, there can't be only 10 fully bonded dragons. The math isn't mathing). I also had a difficult time trying to conceptualise what sort of time period the world was in. There were amazing flying ships with flat control screens, but scarce electricity and seemingly no other technological advancements. There were also bands and maxi dresses and ice lollies and ex-girlfriends but carriages and mule carts. It was very confusing and hard to wrap my mind around, and it distracted me from the story.