It wasn't the writing style I expected after reading, which was honestly the saving grace of that book, but it wasn't such a step down either. This was a really great book for a middle grade book as well. It was nice not to have something so heavy-handed. It wasn't discussed at large which was nice, they were just sort of there, naturally, as characters learnt stuff about our world and their own. I'd also like to mentioned that I did enjoy the underlying messages about society and the idea that human killed off the dragons. They all had interesting motives and personalities and I loved reading about all of them and even felt sad when some of them died. I could easily picture what type of person they were and all that jazz. She had a strong personality that just bled through the page. It has a few downsides like a chosen one arc and prophecy but it's even done better then most and I really didn't mind it. It sounded so authentic and the banter was very enjoyable. I loved how all the characters has such clear and defined voices and dialects.

It was super fun well paced and the villain was great. Around page 70 is when I decided that this could actually be a great read, and it was. This book took me a bit to really get into it. I really enjoyed this book and am quite sad the the sequel can only be found used, and is selling for nearly $200. I'm not a huge fairy person, nor did I like but I still wanted to see if I could jump aboard the Laini Taylor Hype Train when I found this for less than a dollar at a second hand shop.

Blackbringer by Laini Taylor