Titan’s Nest - T. D. Orel

★★★★★

A fun dragon rider adventure with a piece-of-work dragon haha

Narrative Voice: 3rd person (limited, dual)
Cussing/profanity: 1/5
Drug/alcohol use: 1/5

Kissing: 0/5

Sex/nudity: 0/5

Violence/gore: 2/5

I’m a sucker for dragon rider books, and once I saw the new, gorgeous cover art, I had to read it!

I’m also a sucker for “sorting” in this case, each kingdom has their own elemental aptitude, from fire and water to plant life and shadow, and of course, a corresponding color palette which makes visualizing so pretty.

There was a plot twist early on that I was totally not expecting, which was fantastic, and I really enjoyed the parallel stories on both sides of the conflict.

Speaking of parallels, I love how the two POVs are opposites. Their last names, color palettes, and fury. It’s never addressed [yet?], so it’s like a genius Easter egg, and I love things like that!

With plenty of dragons, dragon training, battles, and of course, elemental magic aka fury, this is a fun dragon-riding story done right!

Can’t wait for the sequel!

5/5 would recommend

*7 damn, 2 dammit, 3 bastard