A review by katymat18
Fireborne by Rosaria Munda

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

At the end in the author’s note Munda attributes the inspiration of this book to draw from Virgil’s Aeneid and Plato’s Republic. But I have to say the whole time I was reading I saw the Dragonlord’s as the Romanov’s, the last imperial family of Russia before the Russian Revolution, and Lee to me felt like the “lost” princess Anastasia if she survived her families massacre. Which, while keeping that in mind, made this story so incredibly intriguing to me. The politics, the ties that bind whether it be blood or a found family (think blood vs water, nature vs nurture), and the dragons! I mean who doesn’t love dragons! Fireborne is an incredible story - just what a ride - honestly I couldn’t put it down. 

All in all, if you are looking for a new fantasy read that has complicated familial ties, and makes you really think which is the better side - or in my case just be as utterly torn as the characters in the story then this is the book for you! I can’t wait to dive into the sequel. 
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