Dragon Lights Part One by Dusty Lynn Holloway

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“There will always be bad, dear heart. But there is much that is good as well.” -Dusty Lynn Holloway, Dragon Light Part One

Auri is trying desperately to prepare for the battle she knows is coming. But things seem to just keep coming and she’s not so sure that she and Liren, not to mention all of the other people she loves will make it out alive. But will she give up or will that make her fight all the harder? Find the official description on Goodreads.

I’ll admit that at first I found it hard to connect and re-enter the world that Dusty has created. But I slowly was able to jump back in and once I did I once more found myself reading with bated breath. I was cheering for Auri at all times, watching things happen and wishing I could somehow influence them. Not to mention silently watching and realizing how much that all the characters but especially Auri has changed. It was interesting to see the changes from how she was in the beginning to how she is now and yet still seem some things that are the same. We also see more about Liren, his priorities and character. (Dusty, can you get me one of him? I would love that. Thanks!!) But seriously, it was amazing and awe-inspiring to see how completely devoted he is to Auri and the things he is willing to do as well as his fears. It blew me away.

While Dragon Lights is very much a grim book, it also has it’s hilarious moments. Those moments that give you glimpses into why they are fighting and what for. It makes everything worth it - the pain, the grieving, everything. Even as you know that you aren’t in the book, you experience everything as if you are a part of the book.

There is also a bit of a surprise that I wasn’t really expecting, but it was a happy one. It made the book that much less grim and more a joyous book. But it only helped relieved some of the grimness not all of it.

The ending ended the book well, but it also left readers with plenty of questions. It also leaves the reader anticipating the next part of Dragon Lights with excitement!

So what did you think about the third installment of the series? Did you think it lived up to the previous books?

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Dragon Ties by Dusty Lynn Holloway

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"Time seemed to hold little meaning. It just kept moving forward, never holding still like she wished it would." -Dusty Lynn Holloway, Dragon Ties

Dragon Ties continues the story of Terradin and the war. Auri has made her choice, one that will hurt those around her even as it brings joy. But there is no time for her to enjoy the love that she has found and return it. The war is still going on with Obsidian and Auri is the only one that can stop it. Can Auri stay strong and save those around her? Or will she and the land crumble into nothing. Find the official description on Goodreads.

Dragon Ties is an amazing addition to the Chronicle of Shadow and Light series. Throughout the book we find out more about the characters that were the focus of Dragon Dreams but it also allows readers new perspectives and new insights to characters that readers may have overlooked in the first book of the series. Auri fears failure, and that just makes her seem so much more realistic and helps the reader to form a deeper connection with her. We also gain Liran's perspective and learn more about the elf and the depth of feeling he has for Auri. I found myself empathizing with Liran much more than in the first book and I found myself more strongly connected with Auri than Nachel in Dragon Ties.

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Dragon Dreams by Dusty Lynn Holloway

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“He had been taught to be strong, but she had learned to be stronger.” -Dusty Lynn Holloway, Dragon Dreams

First in the series, Dragon Dreams follows Auri, an elf, and a human raised by a dragon named Nachel. Every night Nachel has the same nightmare. Auri, laying dead on a battlefield, killed by the Rebel Dragon Leader, Obsidian. Sent by his foster-father to find her and save her, he searches desperately, hoping to find a land that has long been hidden and do so without dying. But will he be able to save Auri? Or are the dreams set in stone. Find the official description at Goodreads!

This book was amazing! It grabs reader’s attention from the very beginning and also draws the readers into the story. Not only that, but it’s emotionally charged from the very beginning. I kept being drawn deeper and deeper into the story because of the level of emotion that was displayed and the insights that we are given into characters through their thoughts and actions. It wasn’t hard to find myself taking their place and feeling their pain as well as their joy, although that was few and far between.

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