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A review by latad_books
The Last Namsara by Kristen, Ciccarelli
4.0
I liked this story of dragonkiller Asha (known as the Iskari) who's ordered to kill THE dragon, Kozu. She and Kozu have a history, as he burned her when she was young and learning to deal with dragons. Asha's father, the king, assures her that she will not have to marry his head general if she kills Kozu. And she really, really doesn't want to marry the man, as he's pretty much awful.
Asha is determined to kill Kozu, but incident after incident conspire to keep her from her target. They also serve to slowly show Asha that there are many things she hasn't been told by her father, and that she's been manipulated constantly from a very early age into believing and committing acts that will actually deeply harm her kingdom.
I ended up opening this book because my child was reading it, and though I found Asha frequently ridiculously stubborn, I liked her and her relationship with her cousin, and loved the idea of dragons needing stories. Though this story wasn't groundbreaking or hugely different from others I've read, I did enjoy it.
Asha is determined to kill Kozu, but incident after incident conspire to keep her from her target. They also serve to slowly show Asha that there are many things she hasn't been told by her father, and that she's been manipulated constantly from a very early age into believing and committing acts that will actually deeply harm her kingdom.
I ended up opening this book because my child was reading it, and though I found Asha frequently ridiculously stubborn, I liked her and her relationship with her cousin, and loved the idea of dragons needing stories. Though this story wasn't groundbreaking or hugely different from others I've read, I did enjoy it.