Dragon's Promise

, #2

Paperback, 496 pages

English language

Published July 23, 2022 by Random House Children's Books.

ISBN:
978-0-593-30095-4
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'A dazzling fairytale' Stephanie Garber, on Six Crimson Cranes

A dragon's kingdom. A star-crossed love. And a cursed pearl with the power to mend the world, or break it . . .

Shiori's quest continues in the soaring Sunday Times bestselling sequel to the New York Times bestselling young adult fantasy Six Crimson Cranes.

Princess Shiori made a deathbed promise to return the dragon's pearl to its rightful owner, but keeping that promise is more dangerous than she ever imagined.

She must journey to the kingdom of dragons, navigate political intrigue among humans and dragons alike, fend off thieves who covet the pearl for themselves and will go to any lengths to get it, all the while cultivating the appearance of a perfect princess to dissuade those who would see her burned at the stake for the magic that runs in her blood.

The pearl itself is no ordinary cargo; …

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reviewed Dragon's Promise by Elizabeth Lim (Six Crimson Cranes, #2)

On handling dragons and demons to fulfill a promise.

The second book (or part) of the Six Crimson Cranes series, this one has Shiori facing a series of challenges as she sets out to do what she promised her stepmother at the end of the first book: return the dragon's pearl she holds back to its owner. But standing in her way are a Sea Dragon King who wants the pearl, a Daemon King who wants the pearl and her blood, and parts of her kingdom who don't like magic and only want her reduced to ashes.

While the first book developed the character of Shiori, as she struggled with her task to free herself and her brothers from a curse, this one is more action-packed with Shiori facing task after task with not much room for her relationship with her father (the Emperor), her brothers or with the prince who is her betrothed. We do get to see …

reviewed Dragon's Promise by Elizabeth Lim (Six Crimson Cranes, #2)

Review of "Dragon's Promise" on 'Goodreads'

Rating for younger teens: 5 stars
Rating for adults: 3.5 stars? Maybe?
I’m not going to claim that this duology is the best YA I’ve ever read, but it’s pretty great. I think it’s strength is to have a girl at the center who never really shirks her attachments to others. While there are conflicts with family - her father, her stepmother, even her brothers on occasion - there is always a sense of love for them. I also like that, especially in the second book, the romance never takes over. She is allowed to care for male characters outside of her family, and she remains as strong in her affection for them as she does her own family, but she isn’t entirely defined by any of those relationships. It’s rare to see any of that in YA these days. I’m also glad to see a female protagonist who gets …

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