Aimee Gunther reviewed To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose (Nampeshiweisit, #1)
The remote island of Masquapaug has not seen a dragon in many generations—until fifteen-year-old Anequs …
Heartfelt characters, poignant analogy to colonial steamrolling of the first peoples
4 stars
Well done, an enjoyable read. Set in Victorian-era, but one with dragons who are bonded to humans. Classic bureaucracy, dragons and their dragoneers are regulated like driving cars. This clearly collides with an indigenous girl and her new dragon and the colonial occupiers who view her and her people as less-than-human savages.