Dancing with Dragons

1.5 ⭐

There are many sections of this book with colorful, beautiful imagery. The overall plot and where I could tell the author was wanting to go was charming. The scenery and the myriad critters had me reminded of The Isle Of Blue Dolphins in a lovely way.

However, the pacing was very odd. The first few chapters shoved so much plot into a small portion that it lost most, if not all, emotional impact and the rest of the book fell flat for me because I didn't find myself invested without that initial work. Also, there were many editing and grammar errors throughout, which I can typically overlook if not so glaring. I felt they took away even more when matched with the pacing and plot issues. To me, this felt like a book that was built around the scenery, with the plot floating along in a very shallow way, much like Gaia snorkeling in the shallow coral. I personally would have suggested this book go through at least another pass with an editor. Truly, the heart of the story is in the right place, the writing just held it back for me.