I'm disappointed, and almost DNF'd it 1/3 of the way in. I was bored, frankly. I finished solely in order to participate in an upcoming book club at my local used bookstore.

I will give credit where credit is due, however, and say that I liked the magic system and the dragons. I actually think the dragons had more depth and dimension than all the other characters combined, including the main characters. The magic system seems pretty simple and straightforward with rules that feel believable, and I quite liked the ley line setup for magic. It's interesting.

These are the only reasons I bumped it to two stars, making the book *okay* instead of outright bad. 

This was my first experience with cozy fantasy, and I have a feeling it wasn't the best place to start. 

As other reviewers have said, far better than I could, there was entirely too much telling, and very little showing. The characters are all one-dimensional, and there is not a single character arc to be found. Not one. It feels very convenient and sitcom-ish as far as the people are concerned.

The so-called villain is a cartoon, recalling the Queen of Hearts in Disney's Alice in Wonderland -- but if she were the "We have Disney at home" version. The Disney version is more terrifying. 

There's also very little attention to detail. In a world where we might assume there are no stretch fabrics, how would a person wear form-fitting clothes and be able to move well? Do we need long, flowery descriptions? Nope. But, some basic understanding of fabrics available in a traditional fantasy setting and who might wear what wouldn't go amiss. Granted, it's fantasy. You can technically do what you want, because it's all made up anyway, so maybe I'm just nitpicking.

Anyway. I am somewhat interested in what happens with the dragon eggs. I'm not sure if I will pick up the next one or not. This is Thorne's debut, so I assume she'll grow and refine her talent (she does have talent), and maybe the next one will be better.