I had an okay time reading this one—it was a quick, easy read that I finished in a day. That said, it was a bit of a frustrating follow-up. The story picks up a whole year after the first book ended, which was jarring given how intense that cliffhanger was. I really wanted to see the immediate aftermath, but instead, I felt like I was constantly trying to catch up with everything that had happened off-page.

Plot-wise, not much actually seemed to happen, and by the end, there were still so many loose threads left hanging. It didn’t feel like a satisfying continuation, but more like a placeholder.

Thank you to the publisher for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

I was so excited for this follow up to A Fire in the Sky. I was really looking forward to the resolution of the cliffhanger and a lot more Fell. Tamsyn has a good but slow growth journey in this but that's really all of it. I was left wanting more. More Fell, more of the pride, more development of Stig, etc. I think it was a combination of the time jump, how long it took for Fell to be back in the fold, and (to be honest) Stig's over-the-top malice that threw me for a loop here. We also kind of...lose a character about 75% of the way through and never hear from her again. I don't know. Did I enjoy it? Sure, it just wasn't what I was expecting.

Thank you Avon and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this much anticipated sequel!

Thank you so much to Avon and Netgalley for sending me an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I read A Fire in the Sky last year and had such a great time. Enemies to Lovers? Arranged marriage (of a not-princess/royal whipping girl)? Dragons? I really enjoyed the read and the cliffhanger KILLED me. So I was so excited to get an early release of the second book in order to find out what happened next!

But without any spoilers, if you're coming into book two excited to continue the love story now that all the secrets are out....you're not really going to to get it. I almost feel like I missed several chapters between the first book and this one. I'm not going to lie to you guys, I genuinely think this book needed to be like....a hundred or so pages longer at the beginning to give some context to the rest of the story, because I was so thrown off at the start of reading that I thought I was reading a sequel to a different book. I went back to book 1 to make sure I hadn't missed anything.

All that to say, once I got over the shock, I enjoyed this book, and it ended well. I'll probably continue on if there is more in the series, but I definitely liked book 1 better.

This was a semi-rough read. The initial one year time jump gave a horrible disconnect to begin with, leaving the reader with a sense that they missed a book in between. I wanted to see those important moments in real time. It also felt a bit like starting all over.

It wasn’t until over 30% into the story that I was finally reeled in, found something familiar to grab on to, and felt an emotional attachment again. Beyond that it was up and down but the flow was better. Tamsyn’s struggles and realization of, essentially, same trauma just different venue forces her into that inner empowerment. The correlations she makes has a weight to them. That’s where this series shines.

But there were also too many loose threads. As much as I love that this isn’t a 500+ page multipled by 5 or more dragged out books, that it’s compact, I also feel like the build was faulty and weak. There was a fight scene that logistically made no sense. Characters that were introduced and abandoned or just sent off without closure. And an epilogue that leaves us questioning if this really is a duology because it’s not a satisfying ending at all.

Overall, I don’t know. It was a baffling experience.

Not a whole lot happens in this one. The story picks up a year after book one, and honestly, it was kind of confusing at first. here are still a lot of loose ends, which I'm hoping will be addressed in a possible third book. I thought this was supposed to be a duology, so the epilogue threw me off. It felt like it was setting up something more, which gave me hope for a continuation.

I don’t know… while I enjoyed certain parts, the book as a whole felt a bit disjointed. Still, it does seem like it’s setting things up for another book — if that’s actually happening. That epilogue definitely left me curious.

Thank you NetGalley for the eARC.

While it seemed book two started off slowly, I realized that it was me, becoming familiar with Tamsyn and Fell once again. I can only imagine how Tamsyn felt knowing her mate was still alive until searching for him, the telltale sign was gone. In those times, it is hard to imagine what she went through, determined to not only find Fell, but to stay alive in the process. The danger, suspense and twists made this a book I enjoyed.

This book was whiplash from the first..

I don’t mind the book starting off different than I had anticipated but.. there’s just a lot of… a lot?
There’s a bunch of different goals and plot points aside from the ‘main’ one.

Weird love triangle almost felt a liiiiiittle cheaty

I wish the last 15% of the book was spread out lounger than it was.

This hurts me because I loved the first book

Imagine my surprise going into this and thinking I would have one more book and I don’t! I love this story. I love this world and now I need to go read the other series in this world. Tamsyn discovered at the end of the last book that she is in fact a dragon…but also she is fire breather. Now with Fell gone she must learn how to be a dragon. From her struggles in her new living situation with in the dragon pride. She also needs to learn how to keep her identify a dragon a secret and learn to control her self in case of extreme circumstances. I do think it was interesting the other possible love interest that was chosen for her and the constant “for the good of dragonkind” type talk. I love Tamsyn perseverance. One thing I wish we did get more of is Fell but you know the parts we do get were fantastic. I enjoyed them.
I really can’t wait for this release so I can get the physical copy and the audio!
Thank you to Avon and Harper Voyager for the complimentary copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

1. I read this thinking it was a trilogy. So the ending was a lovely surprise. lol
2. Reading it thinking there would be more almost made the end more satisfying.
3. I could predict some things but in other ways Sophie totally surprised me.
4. I love it when bad guys are just bad guys and then things workout for the good ones.
5. I loved it.

Dragons, rivalries, love and twin brothers made this story a page turning ride. I loved the first book and felt nothing but closure and satisfaction reading book two. Here's hoping for more in this world with no actual expectations. She gives us all the closure with hints of the possibility of more.

First and foremost, I LOVED A Fire In The Sky because I truly fell in love with Tamsyn and Fell and their developing romance. And the ending of that book wrecked me! I NEEDED to know more! With A Scar In The Bone, although it took a long time to get there, the relationship between Tamsyn and Fell did not disappoint. I wish that this book had started where the last one left off instead of the one year time jump. The jump was definitely different and I enjoyed reading about Tamsyn's struggles within the pride, but I wanted MORE of her and Fell. Whereas AFITS felt like BOTH of their stories, this one felt entirely like Tamsyn's with a little side of Fell. I'm hoping that in the next book, we get more of an understanding of what happened between Fell and his brother, both as children and one year prior. There's a lot of depth to the story and I want to explore it more! I love this world and want even more of it!

3.5 stars, rounded up -- After enjoying the audiobook of book 1 a lot (it had one of my favorite narrators, Fiona Hardingham!), I was really excited to get the chance to read an ARC of book 2!

A Scar in the Bone continues expanding on a brutal world where dragons have nearly been hunted to extinction, and sometimes those dragons can turn into humans, too. I think the most surprising thing about this sequel was the time jump between book 1 and 2. A very specific thing has happened and it was jarring to me. I thought I had misremembered how A Fire in the Sky had ended (I hadn't). Because of this time jump, the pacing of this book in the first third or so was a little slow. That aside, this book did grab my interest and kept me reading since I was curious how it would all come together.

Despite everyone she knows being separated from her, having to learn how to live with the hidden dragon pride, and the growing threat of the outside world, I liked the journey Tamsyn goes through in this. She grapples with loss quite a lot, yet I think this shows how resilient she has become since book 1. But this comes with a lot of self-doubt and leaves her vulnerable to being swayed by people and forces that were manipulative. I was glad that this plot element didn't fully take that turn... Though there were some moments I wasn't sure if she would get through everything, her inner monologue and self-realization of worth at key times was nice to read!

The expansion of the lore of dragons and dragon-kind from the POV of Tamsyn living in the crags was interesting. I think there's a lot of threads left throughout and in the epilogue that make me wonder if this is a duology or a trilogy or more? To resolve plot threads, I think there should be more books to wrap things up, but it did seem open ended to me.

Overall, I enjoyed this one at the same level I did for book one. I bet the audiobook will be a really enjoyable listen if they have the same narrator from the first. The style and prose kept me reading so I think readers will find a lot to keep them interested in picking this up. This is out October 14 of this year and the hardcover copy has a really pretty cover with sprayed edges!

Thank you to the publishers HarperVoyager and Avon and NetGalley for the digital advanced readers copy. This did not affect my review in anyway.

This was one very unexpected books, and I feel like I could almost sum it up as a fighting training montage we see in movies. The overall plot of the book didn’t seem to move very far, and we’re now given even more unanswered questions.

I’m not sure if I’ll continue the series, or where the series even goes from here, if it will follow the same main characters or give us new ones. It just became a little muddled by the end of the book.

This book moves at a fast clip, and doesn’t require a great memory of book one to fall back into the world. I liked the POV structure of the chapters because they served a greater purpose to the story, rather than just alternating between characters. The prologue allows the reader a different perspective to something they would remember from the first book (or would be helpful background if they didn’t). In just a few pages the reader was equipped with a view of the world Tamsyn is living in, and information she couldn’t know. I thought it was a really smart decision by the author that does a ton of work on multiple levels for the story.

The writing creates a vivid world through great visuals. I felt like my feet were on the ground next to the characters, seeing what they saw, and experiencing things with them. This book maintained a fast pace while immersing the reader. I find books are usually either descriptive, or fast, and when they’re both it’s because the writing is really specific in its goals. There were a few details that I felt may have been left off, or answers to problems that appeared conveniently. I think these things were sacrificed to keep up the pace, but in the grand scheme of the book, this didn’t bother me. Things working out so we could move on to what happens next kept me interested.

I really liked this book. I think I liked it more than the first one, which only gets my hopes up for a third. There are characters I want to know a lot more about, and I hope we get a chance to read more about them.

The incredible and enchanting sequel that will leave you wanting more of Tamsyn and Fell’s romantic story, Part 3 must come soon!

Interesting plot and world, just confused at times in a way that it felt like the author was mixed up with when the MC was in human or dragon form, maybe? I'll definitely read the next book, though, I definitely liked it enough to need more. That epilogue got me jonesing for more answers! Oh, also still pretty sexy, heh.

After being sent an ARC for A Fire in the Sky I could not wait to read this sequel and was ecstatic to be sent an ARC of that as well. (YAY for reduced wait!) I am happy to say that I was not disappointed.

I love this love story and the evolution of the main character, from a literal whipping girl who just tries to keep the peace and make herself small to a power to be reckoned with in her own right. I am recommending it to anyone who will listen.

If you’re looking for a fantasy romance with action and adventure, without being too heavy on the spice, please pick up this series.

I enjoyed reading this sequel. The story had additional world building and a lot more character development for our FMC. While I do wish there was more world building and more page time for other characters in this book as well, it was still a very enjoyable read for me. Couldn’t put the book down!

I really hope to read more of Tamsyn and Fell’s story!

A Scar in the Bone by Sophie Jordan is the second book in A Fire in the Sky series.
I loved the first book in this series and couldn’t wait to read this one. It was great!
Since it had been a year since I read the first book, there was the initial trying to remember exactly what happened. But the author did a great job of recapping enough of the first book to bring it all back, which I appreciated. There is a one-year time jump in the book, but she fills in the blanks from that year throughout.
Tamsyn, the FMC, after losing her husband Fell, is in the dragon pride with his twin brother Vetr. She knows no one and nothing about dragon kind. So, she has been really lonely since losing Fell. I was really rooting for Vetr for most of the book, and then there is the plot twist. I saw it coming to an extent, but there was still the shock value that left me perplexed.
I really enjoyed this book, and I really hope there is a book three. I love these characters; it will be a must read for me.
Thank you Avon and Harper Voyager and Netgalley for the early copy.

What a disappointment.

After LOVING and devouring the first book in this series I was SO excited to get approved for an ARC of the second. Sad to say that I was severely disappointed with the plot of this book. The practically cheating ordeal really was not my cup of tea, not to mention who the cheating was with (avoiding spoilers but YUCK). I nearly DNF’d right there because I was so disturbed with where the author was taking this.

When I eventually got past the cheating, I was further disturbed by the lying and deceiving portion of the storyline. What was lied about just truly shook me in a not good way, and I truly didn’t enjoy any part of this book until the last 25% or so, but even the parts I did like felt rushed and unfinished. The ending of this book was just so anti-climactic, and the way the epilogue was written with little excerpts was odd, unecessary, and I didn’t particularly like it. Overall, I’m really sad I didn’t end up liking this, it was just a rushed and terrible plot, and I would rather have just left it at the first book.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this to review!

I thoroughly enjoyed seeing more about the different dragons and people to further build out the world, especially seeing Tamsyn struggle with feeling like she still doesn't belong because she's not exactly like the other hybrids. There were a few continuity issues or perhaps errors that I found specifically in the last 20% or so of the book so keep an eye out for those.