There is something so particular about these books that I really enjoy. The lore of the dragons is so detailed and beautiful but told in a unique way through the folklore and stories of the fourteen realms. Bond does an incredible job of providing the lore in bitesize morsels at exactly the right time but also incorporating and element of an unreliable narrator to this because it is the stories that people tell as opposed to being the absolute truth and history.

I really enjoyed Saralene and Maddileh’s relationship and seeing their feelings blossom was a joy to read about. I also found Meinylyth to be so fun and her sense of humour had me bursting out laughing at multiple points as I was reading.

Whilst it feels as though Maddileh, Saralene, and Meinylyth’s stories are concluded for now, there is definitely room for more stories to be told of this world and I would gladly eat them up if Bond were to tell them.

These books are unlike anything that I have read before with so much attention to detail being paid to craft and exceptional character-work. I would highly recommend this series to all fantasy lovers and especially those who love dragons and sapphics with swords.