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Reverting Scales: Clawing Eyes
Naydrus and her mate have a lot of work to do to take their hatchlings back home. However, the golden hatchling seems to bring about the ire of the world, awakening things mindless or long since dormant.
As the dragoness' family tries to return to their haven, monstrous, mutating horrors and greedy hominids come after them. Naydrus can only depend on her mate to get them home safely when the entire continent seems intent on devouring them.
As the dragoness' family tries to return to their haven, monstrous, mutating horrors and greedy hominids come after them. Naydrus can only depend on her mate to get them home safely when the entire continent seems intent on devouring them.
337 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 8, 2025
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October 26, 2025
When I first read book 2 from this series just 3 months ago, I didn't expect a sequel to be launched so soon. I was visiting Amazon for some other reason when the suggested books had this 3rd installment of the series.
Naturally, I just HAD to buy a copy ASAP.
First off, we have yet another stunning cover. On this occasion, the book offers credit and where to locate the artist online which is very cool because the art is amazing and spot on for the theme in the book.
Readers that are hurting for a story about an established newly married couple raising children will get their 'married life' fix here. Nearly half of the book focuses on Naydrus's POV making decisions about parenting methods, an equivalent amount juggles the POVs of the 3 dragonling children and the remainder are an assortment of minor characters that in one way or another have their lives affected by the hordes of shell eater monsters.
For strange reasons, shell eaters have stopped fighting each other and are all trying to devour the golden child named Tehrmol. While he's the most level-headed and least 'weird' of the children, both domesticated dragons and various humans feel an unnerving presence when he is nearby. Like he was some sort of reincarnated demigod. Estival the female purple child is aggressive like her mother but more fearful and tolerant of hominids. The third child Zev (uhh.. I'll check the spelling some time and fix this) suffers from the same hallucinations Naydrus has experienced her entire life, alongside something else.
Book 2 hinted a spoilery event tying the long-deceased Gar's hidden agenda with the current timeline. While still unconfirmed, I had my suspicions because it was very obvious in Book 2. Although this theory is not 100% official in Book 3, I suspect it will be revealed. Part of the key resides whether Gar's brother Aryvar continues playing a pivotal role in the story. Which given how Book 3 ends, I would say yes. He's going to eventually blurt something out loud.
Much to my glee, we finally discover the wherebouts of some of Naydrus's biological family. Let's just say without spoiling too much, the sibling reunion went the way I would have expected given Naydrus's abrasiveness. While in this book we don't get to meet a large plethora of new dragon species outside of an unnamed grey stone variety, the grumpy D.Er named Keflek offered great comical relief in a book that while still Middle Grade, feels increasingly mature and veering into horror.
Horror, you say? The scenes started getting a bit repetitive after a while, but the variety of horrifying mutations on shell eaters sometimes reminded me of Envy's 'true form' in Fullmetal Alchemist. This sequel is certainly getting darker than its precedessors and could disquiet readers.
Now, here comes the nitty gritty. These books are like, really immensely addictive. There's justy some authors that are capable of making a phonebook impossible to put down. It's a talent that seems almost natural and I am certain I will come dragging my feet, eager for my next 'fix' the instant book 4 is published.
However! Here comes the bad news. I am used to the author's unusual writing voice and don't mind its inherent uniqueness, so not an issue. What is a recurring problem in this series is that I constantly see typos of the kind that won't be spotted by spellcheck. Most are of the homophome kind, some confuse the genders of the character. I will locate some typos I located some other time because I injured my arm today and moving it is painful. In one scene Tehrmol's name is mispelled, which surprised me because it's the one and only typo in the entire book that would have been flagged by spellcheck.
The book could really benefit from line editing. If the costs are too high (which wouldn't surprise me because this book must be veering around 90,000 words), both Microsoft Word and the Edge browser have a dictation software. Edge's one can be kinda glitchy, but it offers a nice array of different voices. This is an easy fix that shouldn't take too long and would immensely improve the reading experience.
Everything points this series will get a book 4 sometime. I really hope the author considers setting up an Amazon author account so that fervent readers that are already hooked can click a follow and get an email whenever the next book has come out. Offering a small website mentioning some cool facts about each dragon species even if it is solely by text would also be great. Carrd has a free version with minimum clickable links if money is a concern. I think if the book was a bit more available, casual visitors would give it a shot and end up addicted.
Well, my arm is hurting a bit and I probably shouldn't write too much more because of the risk of spoilers. Just that this is a solid series, love it despite it's faults and will certainly read the sequel!
Naturally, I just HAD to buy a copy ASAP.
First off, we have yet another stunning cover. On this occasion, the book offers credit and where to locate the artist online which is very cool because the art is amazing and spot on for the theme in the book.
Readers that are hurting for a story about an established newly married couple raising children will get their 'married life' fix here. Nearly half of the book focuses on Naydrus's POV making decisions about parenting methods, an equivalent amount juggles the POVs of the 3 dragonling children and the remainder are an assortment of minor characters that in one way or another have their lives affected by the hordes of shell eater monsters.
For strange reasons, shell eaters have stopped fighting each other and are all trying to devour the golden child named Tehrmol. While he's the most level-headed and least 'weird' of the children, both domesticated dragons and various humans feel an unnerving presence when he is nearby. Like he was some sort of reincarnated demigod. Estival the female purple child is aggressive like her mother but more fearful and tolerant of hominids. The third child Zev (uhh.. I'll check the spelling some time and fix this) suffers from the same hallucinations Naydrus has experienced her entire life, alongside something else.
Book 2 hinted a spoilery event tying the long-deceased Gar's hidden agenda with the current timeline. While still unconfirmed, I had my suspicions because it was very obvious in Book 2. Although this theory is not 100% official in Book 3, I suspect it will be revealed. Part of the key resides whether Gar's brother Aryvar continues playing a pivotal role in the story. Which given how Book 3 ends, I would say yes. He's going to eventually blurt something out loud.
Much to my glee, we finally discover the wherebouts of some of Naydrus's biological family. Let's just say without spoiling too much, the sibling reunion went the way I would have expected given Naydrus's abrasiveness. While in this book we don't get to meet a large plethora of new dragon species outside of an unnamed grey stone variety, the grumpy D.Er named Keflek offered great comical relief in a book that while still Middle Grade, feels increasingly mature and veering into horror.
Horror, you say? The scenes started getting a bit repetitive after a while, but the variety of horrifying mutations on shell eaters sometimes reminded me of Envy's 'true form' in Fullmetal Alchemist. This sequel is certainly getting darker than its precedessors and could disquiet readers.
Now, here comes the nitty gritty. These books are like, really immensely addictive. There's justy some authors that are capable of making a phonebook impossible to put down. It's a talent that seems almost natural and I am certain I will come dragging my feet, eager for my next 'fix' the instant book 4 is published.
However! Here comes the bad news. I am used to the author's unusual writing voice and don't mind its inherent uniqueness, so not an issue. What is a recurring problem in this series is that I constantly see typos of the kind that won't be spotted by spellcheck. Most are of the homophome kind, some confuse the genders of the character. I will locate some typos I located some other time because I injured my arm today and moving it is painful. In one scene Tehrmol's name is mispelled, which surprised me because it's the one and only typo in the entire book that would have been flagged by spellcheck.
The book could really benefit from line editing. If the costs are too high (which wouldn't surprise me because this book must be veering around 90,000 words), both Microsoft Word and the Edge browser have a dictation software. Edge's one can be kinda glitchy, but it offers a nice array of different voices. This is an easy fix that shouldn't take too long and would immensely improve the reading experience.
Everything points this series will get a book 4 sometime. I really hope the author considers setting up an Amazon author account so that fervent readers that are already hooked can click a follow and get an email whenever the next book has come out. Offering a small website mentioning some cool facts about each dragon species even if it is solely by text would also be great. Carrd has a free version with minimum clickable links if money is a concern. I think if the book was a bit more available, casual visitors would give it a shot and end up addicted.
Well, my arm is hurting a bit and I probably shouldn't write too much more because of the risk of spoilers. Just that this is a solid series, love it despite it's faults and will certainly read the sequel!
October 22, 2025
Those who read the previous books in the series already know the drill: the prose is at times rough, and the writing is occasionally awkward, with some of the character interactions feeling a bit unnatural. But all of it is more than made up for by the weirdly compelling characters and world.
If you thought that Naydrus had it tough, this book describes the misfortune that befalls her children, especially as the shell eaters seem to be following them no matter where they go. A significant part of the story is told from the perspective of one of Naydrus’s hatchlings, each having a distinct personality and some unique oddness about them, following the tradition set by their mother in befuddling everyone who attempts to understand what they are.
For me, the shelleaters are another point of fascination with the story. In Clawing Eyes, we’ll see a great deal of them, with each monstrosity being more grotesque and inventively deformed than the last. In general, the book continues peeling back the veil of mystery on the history of the world and its inhabitants, providing some additional insight into the mysterious dragon gods, and even introducing a species, previously thought to be no more than a myth, that would seemingly end up playing a key role in the story.
All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed the story; however, I believe the prose should be mentioned separately. The author should coerce someone into proofreading their books. I haven’t encountered many outright typos, but it’s not a rare occurrence to see “insist” being used instead of “persist”, or even something as esoteric as “the air” being spelled as “their”. I believe that the world and its characters have great potential, and I want the stories about them to be enjoyed because of the prose, rather than despite it.
If you thought that Naydrus had it tough, this book describes the misfortune that befalls her children, especially as the shell eaters seem to be following them no matter where they go. A significant part of the story is told from the perspective of one of Naydrus’s hatchlings, each having a distinct personality and some unique oddness about them, following the tradition set by their mother in befuddling everyone who attempts to understand what they are.
For me, the shelleaters are another point of fascination with the story. In Clawing Eyes, we’ll see a great deal of them, with each monstrosity being more grotesque and inventively deformed than the last. In general, the book continues peeling back the veil of mystery on the history of the world and its inhabitants, providing some additional insight into the mysterious dragon gods, and even introducing a species, previously thought to be no more than a myth, that would seemingly end up playing a key role in the story.
All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed the story; however, I believe the prose should be mentioned separately. The author should coerce someone into proofreading their books. I haven’t encountered many outright typos, but it’s not a rare occurrence to see “insist” being used instead of “persist”, or even something as esoteric as “the air” being spelled as “their”. I believe that the world and its characters have great potential, and I want the stories about them to be enjoyed because of the prose, rather than despite it.
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