I wanted to start off 2024 with a dragon who is rather unique, but also very fascinating. Kaida is the main character from Emily Schneider's book Scales of Ash and Smoke. What makes her an interesting dragon character is the fact that she actually hates dragons. She is a human who has been enslaved to dragons and tortured by them her whole life. Kaida discovers her power of turning into the very thing she despises, after getting rescued by the shape-shifter dragon prince.
Kaida has to learn about her dragon self and her dragon magic if she wants to properly defend herself when her slave owner comes after her. She must evolve past the fact that she now hates what she is. The first book shows Kaida's personal growth as she realizes she can still be herself, whether a dragon form or a human. Her dragon form is gorgeous and also powerful. Her magic is wielding lightning. A pretty epic dragon to start off 2024. And purple is my favorite color.
(Image artwork of Kaida and the cute Kaida sticker belong to author Emily Schneider)
All the dragons in Scales of Ash and Smoke really stood out to me. Aside from each dragon possessing a cool unique type of magic, they were also different from other dragons I have read in most books. I couldn't help but love Emily's unique vision of bipedal dragons, meaning, they are dragons who walk on two legs and stand upright like humans do. I can't wait to meet more characters from this crazy dragon world as I dive into the rest of her trilogy in the future. If you'd like to check the series out for yourself, you can click on the image of the book cover below.
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