A Language of Dragons
von S. F. Williamson
In an alternate London in 1923, one girl accidentally breaks the tenuous truce between dragons and humans in this sweeping debut and epic retelling of Bletchley Park steeped in language, class, and forbidden romance. Perfect for teen fans of Fourth Wing and Babel.Dragons soar through the skies and protests erupt on the streets, but Vivien Featherswallow isn’t worried. She’s going to follow the rules, get a summer internship studying dragon languages, be smart, be sweet, and make sure her little sister never, ever has to risk growing up Third Class. She just has to free one dragon.By midnight, Viv has started a civil war.With her parents and cousin arrested and her sister missing, Viv is brought to Bletchley Park as a codebreaker—if she succeeds, she and her family can all go home again. If she doesn’t, they’ll all die.As Viv begins to discover the secrets of a hidden dragon language, she realizes that the fragile peace treaty that holds human and dragon societies together is corrupt, and the dangerous work Viv is doing could be the thread that unravels it.
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A Language of Dragons
von S. F. Williamson
In an alternate London in 1923, one girl accidentally breaks the tenuous truce between dragons and humans in this sweeping debut and epic retelling of Bletchley Park steeped in language, class, and forbidden romance. Perfect for teen fans of Fourth Wing and Babel.Dragons soar through the skies and protests erupt on the streets, but Vivien Featherswallow isn’t worried. She’s going to follow the rules, get a summer internship studying dragon languages, be smart, be sweet, and make sure her little sister never, ever has to risk growing up Third Class. She just has to free one dragon.By midnight, Viv has started a civil war.With her parents and cousin arrested and her sister missing, Viv is brought to Bletchley Park as a codebreaker—if she succeeds, she and her family can all go home again. If she doesn’t, they’ll all die.As Viv begins to discover the secrets of a hidden dragon language, she realizes that the fragile peace treaty that holds human and dragon societies together is corrupt, and the dangerous work Viv is doing could be the thread that unravels it.
Aktuelle Rezensionen(2)
Rezension von RojdaI looooveeee dragons 🐉💚
Rezension von Anna(yes yes, I am just as surprised about my rating but it is what it is) Politics. A Rebellion. War. A corrupt government. Class-system based society. Dragons. I was a bit hesitant going into this book and I’m not sure why, but probably because of the Babel comparison and the dark academia part, which isn’t really my favourite or something I gravitate towards. However, this book surprised me with its plot and writing and I very much enjoyed it! Didn’t expected to be so invested tbh. The characters were great! The dragons (!!!) were great! Very much loved how they were depicted in an alternative 1920s London/UK setting. As great as this book is, after all, it's YA. It's clear in the general tone of the book & the writing, Vivien’s (FMC) reasoning for her actions, her (limited) view of society, as well as in the actions of other characters. I can see how some readers might find her annoying and maybe stubborn. I personally think she acted 100% according to her character & personality and had a nice development of such throughout the book. She got constantly challenged in her views by the majority of the characters, and dragons for that matter, and eventually came around. Furthermore, I think the unsteady pacing made the romance, which was barely existing in the first half but then picked up in the second, feel a bit rushed and maybe not really consistent compared to the rest of the story. Some things that I don’t really agree with in terms of marketing: Is it academia? Yes. Vivien is a polyglot and language and linguistic are *her* thing and a big part of the book. But I wouldn’t consider this book to be dark academia. The romance is a subplot, or maybe even a sub-subplot, and labeling this as ‘slow burn enemies-to-lovers’ is misleading in my opinion. Saying the romance is slow-burn is a (big) stretch. They are barely even rivals, which can’t be said about the relationship between Vivien and other characters, but they are definitely not enemies. “A Language of Dragons” is a phenomenal debut and I am very excited for the sequel! Thank you to Harper Fire/HarperCollins UK for providing this book for review via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.