Dawn clashes with the dark, until moonlight fades away.
The dawn shall conquer.
The white light will fail . . .
However, there is hope . . .
Hope in another.
As the winding up days of the final showdown between the dragons commences, new alliances come to the fore, old alliances are strengthened, and the destiny of Terradin balances on the thin knife-edge of an elven queen with the power to make or unmake an entire world.
And then suddenly the unthinkable happens, and Auri discovers a secret so devastating that it shatters everything she knows. Everything she is.
Before the end comes, before the final battle-horn knells and the fire of the Rebel Dragons descends, she must somehow find the courage to be the White Queen of elven legend, the strength to face down the darkest shadows of Terradin, and the graces to heal all that seems irreparably broken.
For herself, and for the one person that she just can't live without.
I’ll admit that at first I found it hard to connect and re-enter the world that Dusty has created. But I slowly was able to jump back in and once I did I once more found myself reading with bated breath. I was cheering for Auri at all times, watching things happen and wishing I could somehow influence them. Not to mention silently watching and realizing how much that all the characters but especially Auri has changed. It was interesting to see the changes from how she was in the beginning to how she is now and yet still seem some things that are the same. We also see more about Liren, his priorities and character. (Dusty, can you get me one of him? I would love that. Thanks!!) But seriously, it was amazing and awe-inspiring to see how completely devoted he is to Auri and the things he is willing to do as well as his fears. It blew me away.
While Dragon Lights is very much a grim book, it also has it’s hilarious moments. Those moments that give you glimpses into why they are fighting and what for. It makes everything worth it - the pain, the grieving, everything. Even as you know that you aren’t in the book, you experience everything as if you are a part of the book.
There is also a bit of a surprise that I wasn’t really expecting, but it was a happy one. It made the book that much less grim and more a joyous book. But it only helped relieved some of the grimness not all of it.
The ending ended the book well, but it also left readers with plenty of questions. It also leaves the reader anticipating the next part of Dragon Lights with excitement!
I have been a fan of this series since I stumbled upon it on Amazon. Suspense, romance, love, adventure, fantasy, it's all there. Great books, all of them, but I must say book three is by far the richest, fullest of them. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be a dragon, lol? I believe that as the characters in the story line have matured, so has Dusty as a writer. She draws you in and doesn't let you go. I could not bring myself to put this book down, unless absolutely necessary. In fact, after the first reading, I turned around and read it again. I can hardly wait for part two of Dragon Light.
To learn to be queen of one nation, hard. Two? Harder. All mankind, animals, dragons, and elves? Follow Auri as she becomes the queen that was foretold to save them all.