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Empire of Dragons #3
Blaze of Glory
The Empire is going to war, and Aura Blackstone is caught in the middle of a rebellion she never wanted to join.
After the calamity of the Riders Games, Aura enters the rebel base with the goals of uncovering their secrets, exposing their plans, and ending the uprising before it tears the Empire apart. But surviving among the rebels is far more dangerous than she imagined, especially with her mother watching her every move and the truth of their blood-tied bond making every betrayal cut deeper.
Meanwhile, Kenric remains on the Empire’s side as it prepares for battle. While strengthening his own abilities and fighting to protect Aura’s name from accusations of treason, he must also face the expectations of his family, the strain of past friendship, and the hope that Aura will find her way back before the war consumes them both.
As dark secrets come to light and new abilities awaken within her, Aura must decide what kind of dragon rider she is truly meant to become. But with the Empire crumbling, the rebels closing in, and her faith in herself beginning to fracture, ending the war may cost her more than she is ready to give.
How to Train Your Dragon meets Eragon in this sweeping conclusion filled with battles, magic, found family, and romance as Aura discovers the true meaning of courage, belonging, and the bond between a rider and her dragon.
After the calamity of the Riders Games, Aura enters the rebel base with the goals of uncovering their secrets, exposing their plans, and ending the uprising before it tears the Empire apart. But surviving among the rebels is far more dangerous than she imagined, especially with her mother watching her every move and the truth of their blood-tied bond making every betrayal cut deeper.
Meanwhile, Kenric remains on the Empire’s side as it prepares for battle. While strengthening his own abilities and fighting to protect Aura’s name from accusations of treason, he must also face the expectations of his family, the strain of past friendship, and the hope that Aura will find her way back before the war consumes them both.
As dark secrets come to light and new abilities awaken within her, Aura must decide what kind of dragon rider she is truly meant to become. But with the Empire crumbling, the rebels closing in, and her faith in herself beginning to fracture, ending the war may cost her more than she is ready to give.
How to Train Your Dragon meets Eragon in this sweeping conclusion filled with battles, magic, found family, and romance as Aura discovers the true meaning of courage, belonging, and the bond between a rider and her dragon.
380 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 13, 2026
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Julie Janis
9 books62 followersJulie Janis crafts imaginative fantasy adventures filled with rich magic, thrilling action, and swoony romance for readers of all ages to enjoy. When she’s not dreaming up new worlds, she’s reading from her endless TBR list, exploring mountain trails, rewatching The Lord of the Rings, or indulging in her love of ice cream. She lives in Utah with her husband, son, and their lively Toy Australian Shepherd.
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November 11, 2026
3 stars ⭐️ Clean Fiction - YA Fantasy (dragons with some magic abilities received from them)
Despite being interested in seeing how this series would end, I had a bit of a hard time getting into this final book! It may have just been me, but it took me a few days to read it, which is definitely not my normal reading speed.
Aura has been forced to grow through this series through her own unfortunate choices (stealing a dragon egg) to the events in this book and being a spy. This series is definitely best to binge-read as very little of the previous events and characters from the prior books are re-explained. I suggest reading these back-to-back to follow along with all the details.
Towards the middle of the book, the plot took a twist that made me uncomfortable in a creepy-Frankenstein sort of way. How this element would be handled at the end would be the final verdict for my rating about this final book and the series. After finishing this book, though, I can say that it didn’t go either way that I thought it might. Even though I didn’t care for this element being added in, it worked for the overall ending, I suppose. But, because of it, I’m going to suggest ages 15+ now for this series because this final story added in a darker feel to it because of the villain, her actions, and what she does with her powers.
I do have to nitpick one thing: Quite a few parts felt a little too easy for Aura or events that happened too easily for the sake of moving the plot forward (such as when the villain explains a lot of her plan—that always goes so well for villains in cartoons, I’m just sayin’). These scenes felt like boxes to check and because each one was wrapped up pretty quickly, it felt too easy and like there wasn’t really a struggle for Aura despite her emotions seeming like it was difficult.
One thing I liked about this book is that it highlighted same-gender friendships. Often times, there’s two girl best friends or two close guy friends, but the romance is the main part of the story and thus we see the main couple together the most with only glimpses of side friendships. In this book, the main couple is apart from each other for the majority, so we got to see their different friendships (with all the complicated emotions involved) and I thought that was neat.
Basically all the parents suck in this series. Some of this could be because we’re reading the perspective of a 14/15 year old who is rebelling and causing trouble for everyone, but no, really all the parents and adults are terrible. This is definitely a “teen saves the world because the adults are awful” kind of plotline which I would usually dislike, but somewhat worked in this book because most all the adults are bad so yes, I want to ignore their opinions and have the kids fix the world instead. 🤷🏻♀️😅
So. Hmm. Pros and cons. I definitely liked the first book and being introduced to the dragons and the world the most. The last two books in the series might not have been my favorites, but I would say that I enjoyed the trilogy overall. This third book got a touch creepy/dark (literally) for my tastes, however, so I would suggest this series for ages 15+, personally, and those that enjoy more epic adventure fantasy books.
Main Content-
Magic/Fantasy-
In this world, when a dragon is hatched, they are bonded to a human or the dragon will become “savage” and cause major destruction; Once someone is bonded to their dragon, they can communicate telepathically and the dragon gives their rider some of it’s power (this is called “Manifesting” and once this happens, the rider can often “channel”/control fire, water, shadows, or have telekinesis based on the type of dragon; both of these elements are seen and are experienced on-page frequently including in fights and training); If a rider uses too much of their power under stress, they can pass out and go to “the Void” which can kill them.
Aura has a power to gather light at throw it at someone/something (used and trained often throughout the book) and can also pause in mid-air; The villain of the series has the opposite of Aura’s powers and is able to create shadows that can seriously harm or kill people (described a handful of sentences at a time; see spoiler below about the villain’s abilities and plans); The villain wants to use Aura’s powers as a weapon; The villain is training women to be able to subdue savage dragons.
*Spoilers for this book, about the villain’s plans/army* *Major Spoilers* .
*Spoilers* .
Kenric teasingly asks Aura “what kind of goddess” she is because of her powers; The villain says she wants to be “worshipped” for what she’s done.
Mentions of souls being pulled from humans via someone’s powers from their dragon; Mentions of luck & being lucky; A few mentions of those who have passed watching over their loved ones; A few mentions of miracles; A couple mentions of a chapel for a coronation; A mention of Aura praying (but not towards Who); A mention of fate.
Language + Attitudes-
Multiple uses of in-world fictional phrases/curses such as ‘stars’, ‘thank the stars’, ‘stars save me’, ‘stars above’, ‘what/why in the stars’, ‘scumming’, ‘dragon’s breath’ are either sighed or exclaimed; A few curses are said, but not written out; Other minor words like: ‘dumb’, ’stupid’, ‘idiot’, ’shut up’, and ‘butt-hurt’ are said; Eye rolling & Sarcasm; Aura lies when posing as a double agent.
Negative + Dangerous situations-
Remembering events from Book #1 (including fighting & seeing deaths, bodies, and blood; up to a few of sentences); Aura and other characters are grieving the loss of friends and family members; Near death situations + thinking they are going to die, Fighting, Being attacked, Being held at sword-point, Being knocked out and drugged, Being chained-up, Injuries, Pain, Blood/Bleeding, Passing out, & Throwing up (up to a handful of sentences); Fighting & Killing savage dragons (up to a handful of sentences); Dragons are injured and in pain (up to a few sentences); Seeing others deaths (including via poison and through battles; humans and dragons), deaths/bodies, others being killed or killing, battles/fights, attacks and raids, injuries, & blood/bleeding (up to a handful of sentences); Grief & Sobbing (including Aura for a family member and what could her life/family could have been).
*Spoilers for Book 2, about the villain* *Major Spoilers* .
Characters have strained relationships with a parent; Aura also has a strained relationship with her former best friend (with causes many emotions ranging from Aura missing her to not wanting to be friends anymore due to the girl’s change); Overhearing a side character being berated by his father & slapped; Mentions of strained family relationships (between parents and siblings), someone being disowned by his family, & manipulation from a parent.
Many mentions of wars/battles, the collapse of a kingdom, nearly dying/being killed, deaths (of friends and loved ones), & grief; Mentions of the possibility of deaths, being killed, or a dragon being hurt or killed; Mentions of violence, raids, & fights; Mentions of threats (of harm and being killed); Mentions of criminals & jails/cells; Mentions of injuries, blood/bleeding, & pain (humans and dragons); Mentions of nightmares of past traumatic events; Mentions of past kidnappings (including of children) & women and girls being kidnapped by the rebel group; Mentions of a child being trapped in a cave with a possible savage dragon; Mentions of throwing up; Mentions of hatred; Mentions of lies & lying; Mentions of rumors & gossip; Mentions of jealousy; Mentions of alcohol & drinking (at a party); A couple mentions of assassins; A couple mentions of cigars & smoking.
Romance/Sexual-
1 hand kiss,
1 cheek kiss,
1 kiss lasting a couple sentences,
3 kisses lasting a few sentences,
1 kiss lasting 5-6 sentences;
Remembering kisses (up to a few sentences);
Wanting to kiss (up to a couple sentences);
Seeing a couple kissing (up to a couple sentences).
Touches, Dancing, Hand holding, Warmth, Tingles/Sparks, Blushes, Nearness, & Noticing (up to a few sentence); Jealousy.
A new side character has a very obvious crush on Aura (despite her telling him she has a boyfriend), but he is mostly harmless.
Mentions of kisses & kissing; Mentions of girlfriends/boyfriends & courting; Mentions of flirting, crushes, & blushes; Mentions of jealousy; Mentions of handsome & cute guys; A few mentions of girls’ figures and curves (including Aura wearing an outfit that “enhanced” her curves and made her look older); A couple mentions of making “moony eyes” at someone.
Despite being interested in seeing how this series would end, I had a bit of a hard time getting into this final book! It may have just been me, but it took me a few days to read it, which is definitely not my normal reading speed.
Aura has been forced to grow through this series through her own unfortunate choices (stealing a dragon egg) to the events in this book and being a spy. This series is definitely best to binge-read as very little of the previous events and characters from the prior books are re-explained. I suggest reading these back-to-back to follow along with all the details.
Towards the middle of the book, the plot took a twist that made me uncomfortable in a creepy-Frankenstein sort of way. How this element would be handled at the end would be the final verdict for my rating about this final book and the series. After finishing this book, though, I can say that it didn’t go either way that I thought it might. Even though I didn’t care for this element being added in, it worked for the overall ending, I suppose. But, because of it, I’m going to suggest ages 15+ now for this series because this final story added in a darker feel to it because of the villain, her actions, and what she does with her powers.
I do have to nitpick one thing: Quite a few parts felt a little too easy for Aura or events that happened too easily for the sake of moving the plot forward (such as when the villain explains a lot of her plan—that always goes so well for villains in cartoons, I’m just sayin’). These scenes felt like boxes to check and because each one was wrapped up pretty quickly, it felt too easy and like there wasn’t really a struggle for Aura despite her emotions seeming like it was difficult.
One thing I liked about this book is that it highlighted same-gender friendships. Often times, there’s two girl best friends or two close guy friends, but the romance is the main part of the story and thus we see the main couple together the most with only glimpses of side friendships. In this book, the main couple is apart from each other for the majority, so we got to see their different friendships (with all the complicated emotions involved) and I thought that was neat.
Basically all the parents suck in this series. Some of this could be because we’re reading the perspective of a 14/15 year old who is rebelling and causing trouble for everyone, but no, really all the parents and adults are terrible. This is definitely a “teen saves the world because the adults are awful” kind of plotline which I would usually dislike, but somewhat worked in this book because most all the adults are bad so yes, I want to ignore their opinions and have the kids fix the world instead. 🤷🏻♀️😅
So. Hmm. Pros and cons. I definitely liked the first book and being introduced to the dragons and the world the most. The last two books in the series might not have been my favorites, but I would say that I enjoyed the trilogy overall. This third book got a touch creepy/dark (literally) for my tastes, however, so I would suggest this series for ages 15+, personally, and those that enjoy more epic adventure fantasy books.
Main Content-
Magic/Fantasy-
In this world, when a dragon is hatched, they are bonded to a human or the dragon will become “savage” and cause major destruction; Once someone is bonded to their dragon, they can communicate telepathically and the dragon gives their rider some of it’s power (this is called “Manifesting” and once this happens, the rider can often “channel”/control fire, water, shadows, or have telekinesis based on the type of dragon; both of these elements are seen and are experienced on-page frequently including in fights and training); If a rider uses too much of their power under stress, they can pass out and go to “the Void” which can kill them.
Aura has a power to gather light at throw it at someone/something (used and trained often throughout the book) and can also pause in mid-air; The villain of the series has the opposite of Aura’s powers and is able to create shadows that can seriously harm or kill people (described a handful of sentences at a time; see spoiler below about the villain’s abilities and plans); The villain wants to use Aura’s powers as a weapon; The villain is training women to be able to subdue savage dragons.
*Spoilers for this book, about the villain’s plans/army* *Major Spoilers* .
*Spoilers* .
Kenric teasingly asks Aura “what kind of goddess” she is because of her powers; The villain says she wants to be “worshipped” for what she’s done.
Mentions of souls being pulled from humans via someone’s powers from their dragon; Mentions of luck & being lucky; A few mentions of those who have passed watching over their loved ones; A few mentions of miracles; A couple mentions of a chapel for a coronation; A mention of Aura praying (but not towards Who); A mention of fate.
Language + Attitudes-
Multiple uses of in-world fictional phrases/curses such as ‘stars’, ‘thank the stars’, ‘stars save me’, ‘stars above’, ‘what/why in the stars’, ‘scumming’, ‘dragon’s breath’ are either sighed or exclaimed; A few curses are said, but not written out; Other minor words like: ‘dumb’, ’stupid’, ‘idiot’, ’shut up’, and ‘butt-hurt’ are said; Eye rolling & Sarcasm; Aura lies when posing as a double agent.
Negative + Dangerous situations-
Remembering events from Book #1 (including fighting & seeing deaths, bodies, and blood; up to a few of sentences); Aura and other characters are grieving the loss of friends and family members; Near death situations + thinking they are going to die, Fighting, Being attacked, Being held at sword-point, Being knocked out and drugged, Being chained-up, Injuries, Pain, Blood/Bleeding, Passing out, & Throwing up (up to a handful of sentences); Fighting & Killing savage dragons (up to a handful of sentences); Dragons are injured and in pain (up to a few sentences); Seeing others deaths (including via poison and through battles; humans and dragons), deaths/bodies, others being killed or killing, battles/fights, attacks and raids, injuries, & blood/bleeding (up to a handful of sentences); Grief & Sobbing (including Aura for a family member and what could her life/family could have been).
*Spoilers for Book 2, about the villain* *Major Spoilers* .
Characters have strained relationships with a parent; Aura also has a strained relationship with her former best friend (with causes many emotions ranging from Aura missing her to not wanting to be friends anymore due to the girl’s change); Overhearing a side character being berated by his father & slapped; Mentions of strained family relationships (between parents and siblings), someone being disowned by his family, & manipulation from a parent.
Many mentions of wars/battles, the collapse of a kingdom, nearly dying/being killed, deaths (of friends and loved ones), & grief; Mentions of the possibility of deaths, being killed, or a dragon being hurt or killed; Mentions of violence, raids, & fights; Mentions of threats (of harm and being killed); Mentions of criminals & jails/cells; Mentions of injuries, blood/bleeding, & pain (humans and dragons); Mentions of nightmares of past traumatic events; Mentions of past kidnappings (including of children) & women and girls being kidnapped by the rebel group; Mentions of a child being trapped in a cave with a possible savage dragon; Mentions of throwing up; Mentions of hatred; Mentions of lies & lying; Mentions of rumors & gossip; Mentions of jealousy; Mentions of alcohol & drinking (at a party); A couple mentions of assassins; A couple mentions of cigars & smoking.
Romance/Sexual-
1 hand kiss,
1 cheek kiss,
1 kiss lasting a couple sentences,
3 kisses lasting a few sentences,
1 kiss lasting 5-6 sentences;
Remembering kisses (up to a few sentences);
Wanting to kiss (up to a couple sentences);
Seeing a couple kissing (up to a couple sentences).
Touches, Dancing, Hand holding, Warmth, Tingles/Sparks, Blushes, Nearness, & Noticing (up to a few sentence); Jealousy.
A new side character has a very obvious crush on Aura (despite her telling him she has a boyfriend), but he is mostly harmless.
Mentions of kisses & kissing; Mentions of girlfriends/boyfriends & courting; Mentions of flirting, crushes, & blushes; Mentions of jealousy; Mentions of handsome & cute guys; A few mentions of girls’ figures and curves (including Aura wearing an outfit that “enhanced” her curves and made her look older); A couple mentions of making “moony eyes” at someone.
October 13, 2026
What a perfect ending to this fun, action-packed trilogy! 😆 Blaze of Glory was both intense and sad at times, and cute and sweet at others. I loved all the bonds Aura made with the people around her, and how they all played an important part in the final battles. Change has been made in the empire, but it comes with costs. This book added some new magical elements that were so cool, and of course I always love the dragons! I highly recommend this YA series to all ages who love adventure, young love, discovering yourself, and, well, dragons! 😁
Review of advance copy received from Author
Hi! I'm so glad I got to read this series! I have to congratulate the author. Honestly, this is a great example of lower YA to middle YA. I can't wait to share this with my cousin; I think Aura would be an amazing character for her to learn from and admire. Without further ado, let's start with the review!
About the Narrative:
When I read Aurelia's POV, it gave me a 180° shift in her personality. Her narrative became much more confident and angry (or rather, passionate). I mean, that's what grief does to you, but I still loved that she didn't lose herself, especially through the little details, like using her bow and makeup.
I liked that her POV felt a little more clouded. By this, I mean the shift between dialogue and action felt less robotic and had a much more natural flow. Her grief also seemed to make her descriptions more pragmatic and cold.
From Kenric's POV, I loved how it adapts and showcases his denial and avoidance regarding the grief over his friend's death and his family issues, it felt like the only thing keeping him from breaking was the war and Aurelia coming back to him.
About Aurelia:
What felt ironic is that even when she could show her femininity, or at least her own personal image, she still couldn't truly be herself.
I didn't expect her to grow so much throughout the last three books. I loved that she didn't deny or dismiss the shades of gray involving her mother and the war, and how she used her critical thinking to distinguish the right thing to do.
She's badass and strong, I'll give her that. Playing a double agent while using every resource available to learn and master being a dragon rider takes serious guts.
There's also a quote in the first few chapters where Aurelia acknowledges things that really highlight her growth. The Aurelia from Book 1 was hopeful, wishing for a change that would allow women to bond with dragons and become dragon riders. But by this book, she seems deeply burdened by the fact that she actually brought that change about. It was no longer just a hope or something purely good, but a heavy burden and responsibility.
About Kenric:
It's interesting that his character development wasn't just about maturing, but actually evolving. He didn't just get angrier; he started questioning everything and taking the opportunity to learn from those answers. His character also lost those typical "young love" traits due to the storyline and the war, but I loved that he never lost faith in Aurelia or her loyalty. He stood his ground and kept fighting.
About the World-Building & Storyline:
In this book, we get to see (and read) about the dangers warned about in Book 1: the savage dragons, the rebellion, and the Emperor's stance on "no female dragon riders." The storyline connects beautifully with the reveal of new places and is very dependent on whose POV you're reading from.
While Kenric's POV describes the cities and kingdoms, Aura's showcases the details of where the rebellion stays and where their missions take them. Although I didn't catch a ton of descriptive world-building (I got so caught up in the story and read so fast! 🫣), I have to say that having concise descriptions actually helped keep the plot feeling strong and fast-paced.
About the Character Dynamics:
Okay, I don't know why, but it's funny to think that in Book 1, Aurelia would have loved someone like Brody, someone who was nice to her or at least seemed to respect her abilities as a rider. Now in Book 3, simply because he's on the enemy side, she's so alienated toward him. I did get that he was very overbearing and creepy in Aurelia's POV, but it still felt ironic that the guy who wasn't sexist toward her skills from the beginning turned out to be with the rebellion!
And her friendship with Mabel? Dang! At first, I was honestly mad. I didn't get how she became so faithful toward Aura's mom. Like, girl?! Your best friend lost her father figure to that crazy lady—what do you mean you still believe in her cause?
On the other hand, I loved Jett. He was such a anchor and support for both Kenric and Aurelia.
Final Thoughts:
I don't think I can compare this series to many other books. I don't usually read a lot of lower YA because I tend to get bored quite easily, but that was never the case here. From Book 1 to 3, the story kept me hooked and the characters kept growing and evolving.
If you're a reader who loves dragons, complex political secrets, villains who make you think, an MMC who knows when and how to stand his ground, and an FMC who is strong because she never hides who she is, then Aurelia's story is definitely for you!
About the Narrative:
When I read Aurelia's POV, it gave me a 180° shift in her personality. Her narrative became much more confident and angry (or rather, passionate). I mean, that's what grief does to you, but I still loved that she didn't lose herself, especially through the little details, like using her bow and makeup.
I liked that her POV felt a little more clouded. By this, I mean the shift between dialogue and action felt less robotic and had a much more natural flow. Her grief also seemed to make her descriptions more pragmatic and cold.
From Kenric's POV, I loved how it adapts and showcases his denial and avoidance regarding the grief over his friend's death and his family issues, it felt like the only thing keeping him from breaking was the war and Aurelia coming back to him.
About Aurelia:
What felt ironic is that even when she could show her femininity, or at least her own personal image, she still couldn't truly be herself.
I didn't expect her to grow so much throughout the last three books. I loved that she didn't deny or dismiss the shades of gray involving her mother and the war, and how she used her critical thinking to distinguish the right thing to do.
She's badass and strong, I'll give her that. Playing a double agent while using every resource available to learn and master being a dragon rider takes serious guts.
There's also a quote in the first few chapters where Aurelia acknowledges things that really highlight her growth. The Aurelia from Book 1 was hopeful, wishing for a change that would allow women to bond with dragons and become dragon riders. But by this book, she seems deeply burdened by the fact that she actually brought that change about. It was no longer just a hope or something purely good, but a heavy burden and responsibility.
About Kenric:
It's interesting that his character development wasn't just about maturing, but actually evolving. He didn't just get angrier; he started questioning everything and taking the opportunity to learn from those answers. His character also lost those typical "young love" traits due to the storyline and the war, but I loved that he never lost faith in Aurelia or her loyalty. He stood his ground and kept fighting.
About the World-Building & Storyline:
In this book, we get to see (and read) about the dangers warned about in Book 1: the savage dragons, the rebellion, and the Emperor's stance on "no female dragon riders." The storyline connects beautifully with the reveal of new places and is very dependent on whose POV you're reading from.
While Kenric's POV describes the cities and kingdoms, Aura's showcases the details of where the rebellion stays and where their missions take them. Although I didn't catch a ton of descriptive world-building (I got so caught up in the story and read so fast! 🫣), I have to say that having concise descriptions actually helped keep the plot feeling strong and fast-paced.
About the Character Dynamics:
Okay, I don't know why, but it's funny to think that in Book 1, Aurelia would have loved someone like Brody, someone who was nice to her or at least seemed to respect her abilities as a rider. Now in Book 3, simply because he's on the enemy side, she's so alienated toward him. I did get that he was very overbearing and creepy in Aurelia's POV, but it still felt ironic that the guy who wasn't sexist toward her skills from the beginning turned out to be with the rebellion!
And her friendship with Mabel? Dang! At first, I was honestly mad. I didn't get how she became so faithful toward Aura's mom. Like, girl?! Your best friend lost her father figure to that crazy lady—what do you mean you still believe in her cause?
On the other hand, I loved Jett. He was such a anchor and support for both Kenric and Aurelia.
Final Thoughts:
I don't think I can compare this series to many other books. I don't usually read a lot of lower YA because I tend to get bored quite easily, but that was never the case here. From Book 1 to 3, the story kept me hooked and the characters kept growing and evolving.
If you're a reader who loves dragons, complex political secrets, villains who make you think, an MMC who knows when and how to stand his ground, and an FMC who is strong because she never hides who she is, then Aurelia's story is definitely for you!
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October 9, 2026I was privileged to receive an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.
I just spent 90 minutes uninterrupted reading the last 60% because my gosh I couldn't put it down. And until about the 70% mark I genuinely couldn't work out how we were going to get to a satisfying ending (knowing this was the last book in the trilogy). I am not a huge romance reader, but I feel like it was naturally integrated enough that it didn't feel like it was fake...it was earned. I'm trying to not spoil the ending but I think every reader will love it, it was simultaneously exactly how I expected it and didn't get there the way I imagined. Definitely recommend the whole series, and if you (like me) had been impatiently waiting for the 3rd book, definitely definitely definitely worth getting your copy ASAP!
I just spent 90 minutes uninterrupted reading the last 60% because my gosh I couldn't put it down. And until about the 70% mark I genuinely couldn't work out how we were going to get to a satisfying ending (knowing this was the last book in the trilogy). I am not a huge romance reader, but I feel like it was naturally integrated enough that it didn't feel like it was fake...it was earned. I'm trying to not spoil the ending but I think every reader will love it, it was simultaneously exactly how I expected it and didn't get there the way I imagined. Definitely recommend the whole series, and if you (like me) had been impatiently waiting for the 3rd book, definitely definitely definitely worth getting your copy ASAP!
Review of advance copy received from Author
This was a great ending to this series. The plot was great, there were twist and turns, and everything was wrapped up well. I would recommend this series to anyone that wants to read a good YA fantasy with dragons.
Review of advance copy received from Author
The end we deserved!
Loved the book and how well every aspect was handled.
Loved the book and how well every aspect was handled.
Review of advance copy received from Author
I LOVED this whole series. It was refreshing to read a YA series where the focus was more on the adventure with just a hint of romance.
Review of advance copy received from Author
This book is amazing and I absolutely love the adventure this book took me on!
Aria has made a choice and now must have courage to continue while she is surrounded by danger. She has a broken heart and is grieving, yet she keeps moving and is totally awesome!
This is book three and was flawless. All the characters get to shine and have a voice. It's filled with lessons of how grief changes a person and the ache it leaves. I loved the memories from the other books that help Aria heal and learn to live with the headache of loss. I love that her friendships ground her and give her purpose.
Desi, Aria's dragon, is her anchor throughout her trainings and together they are spectacular!
Blaze of Glory is incredible and I loved every moment of it and it is a perfect ending to the series and wraps everything up beautifully by giving the world they live in a new beginning. Guys, the book may be ending but the world has been given a new beginning and it's lovely.
What to expect:
Dragons, forgiveness, grief, dragons, found family, sacrifice, humor, dragons, training, new powers, memories, clear communication, and did I mention Dragons?
The Dragons are so cool!!
It felt flawless. It took me on an adventure and I fell right into the story. I absolutely loved Aria and her brokenness, growth, her vulnerability, loneliness, grief... it is beautifully written! That kind of grief doesn’t go away, it stays and changes a person but slowly you lean to live with it, and Aria falls into that perfectly. The importance of friendships and renewed friendships is a lovely lesson. It is full of character growth and emotions, forgiveness, healing, grief, love, trust, faith, hope and enduring well. Also, Aria saves everyone by being totally awesome! It reminded me of the Blue Sword by Robin McKinley (one of my favorite books!) So the whole ending is perfect and I loved it. It was a perfect story to tie in books one and two and I loved all the nods back to certain moments and memories from the other books. I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Aria has made a choice and now must have courage to continue while she is surrounded by danger. She has a broken heart and is grieving, yet she keeps moving and is totally awesome!
This is book three and was flawless. All the characters get to shine and have a voice. It's filled with lessons of how grief changes a person and the ache it leaves. I loved the memories from the other books that help Aria heal and learn to live with the headache of loss. I love that her friendships ground her and give her purpose.
Desi, Aria's dragon, is her anchor throughout her trainings and together they are spectacular!
Blaze of Glory is incredible and I loved every moment of it and it is a perfect ending to the series and wraps everything up beautifully by giving the world they live in a new beginning. Guys, the book may be ending but the world has been given a new beginning and it's lovely.
What to expect:
Dragons, forgiveness, grief, dragons, found family, sacrifice, humor, dragons, training, new powers, memories, clear communication, and did I mention Dragons?
The Dragons are so cool!!
It felt flawless. It took me on an adventure and I fell right into the story. I absolutely loved Aria and her brokenness, growth, her vulnerability, loneliness, grief... it is beautifully written! That kind of grief doesn’t go away, it stays and changes a person but slowly you lean to live with it, and Aria falls into that perfectly. The importance of friendships and renewed friendships is a lovely lesson. It is full of character growth and emotions, forgiveness, healing, grief, love, trust, faith, hope and enduring well. Also, Aria saves everyone by being totally awesome! It reminded me of the Blue Sword by Robin McKinley (one of my favorite books!) So the whole ending is perfect and I loved it. It was a perfect story to tie in books one and two and I loved all the nods back to certain moments and memories from the other books. I thoroughly enjoyed it!
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