Since the beginning of 2016, I have been reading and reviewing one book a month based on the results of a poll on Patreon. All of these monthly reviews can be viewed here.
The May theme is books featuring dragons. Reading time has been scarce until recently, but I’ve been reading Aliette de Bodard’s The House of Binding Thorns and Robin Hobb’s Assassin’s Fate—and enjoying the dragons in both of them so much that I wanted to read more books featuring dragons this month! The May book selections were as follows:
- Cast in Shadow (Chronicles of Elantra #1) by Michelle Sagara
- The Floating Islands by Rachel Neumeier
- Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
- The Tropic of Serpents (Memoirs of Lady Trent #2) by Marie Brennan
The May book is…
The Floating Islands by Rachel Neumeier
When Trei loses his family in a tragic disaster, he must search out distant relatives in a new land. The Floating Islands are unlike anything Trei has ever seen: stunning, majestic, and graced with kajurai, men who soar the skies with wings.
Trei is instantly sky-mad, and desperate to be a kajurai himself. The only one who fully understands his passion is Araene, his newfound cousin. Prickly, sarcastic, and gifted, Araene has a secret of her own . . . a dream a girl cannot attain.
Trei and Araene quickly become conspirators as they pursue their individual paths. But neither suspects that their lives will be deeply entwined, and that the fate of the Floating Islands will lie in their hands. . . .
Filled with rich language, and told in alternating voices, The Floating Islands is an all-encompassing young adult fantasy read.
I’ve wanted to read The Floating Islands for awhile so I’m looking forward to it! (It actually came as a pleasant surprise to me that it fit this theme—I discovered this when browsing through dragon book lists and reviews on Goodreads, searching for suitable books already on my shelves.)
