⭐⭐⭐/🌶️🌶️ Scar In The Bone by Sophie Jordan is book 2 in the A Fire In The Sky series. The journey continues with more dragons, drama, and politics. I like the story, but it seemed like not a lot actually happened in this book. It was more of a "set-up" book for hopefully what will be an epic book 3.

🦴Dragons
💙Spice
🦴Arranged marriage
💙Betrayals
🦴Broody MMC
💙Fated mates

This was great! I love watching everything unfold and Tamsyn growing into herself and her future. Difficult choices lead to difficult consequences, and she must decide how to proceed in order to survive. Is the love worth the outcome? Ahh.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for an arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.

SPOILERS IN REVIEW

I read an arc of A Fire in the Sky last year and it was truly one of my favorite reads, not even for just the year but overall so I was shocked when I didn't enjoy this book as much. I felt like nothing really happened until about 60% through the book. While it was cool to get to know a little about the other dragons, I feel like we didn't really and we mainly just followed Tamsyn feeling like an outsider and that's the only dialogue we got for like 50% of the book. I do understand that Fell was gone for most of this book but I feel like we didn't really get to see their relationship actually play out in either book. The first book we at least got to see how they felt physically but as soon as they were split up we didn't get to see them together until the last like 20% of the book but even then it felt lacking. I missed the feeling I got when reading the first book and I hope that there will be another book because I feel like there's still a lot of loose ends and I'd like to get a little more world building and resolution. If there is another book I will read it as I like this series, but I hope that there is more action and romance involved.

As the old saying goes, the sequel isn’t as good as the first, or something like that. A Fire in the Sky was a great read for me, so it is always hard to follow an act like that one. I do think that formatting or adding events prior to the start of A Scar in Bone might help readers off on a better start. I also wonder if the book was more of a “filler” as the plot was missing for the greater first half.

Thank you to the publisher and the author for the opportunity to read A Scar in the Bone before release.

I was really looking forward to this one, especially after how much I enjoyed the first book—but unfortunately, I struggled with it. The first 60% felt really slow to me, and I had a hard time connecting with the storyline the main character was going through. The absence of another key character left a noticeable gap, and it made it tough for me to stay engaged.

The pacing does pick up in the last 40% with a heavy dose of action, but by then, I was already feeling disconnected. I wish the first half had been trimmed down significantly to make more room for those action scenes and a stronger ending. I especially wanted more action with Stig—if that had been more developed, it would’ve definitely pulled me in deeper.

If there are more books in the series, I’d consider continuing, but I wouldn’t be rushing to grab the next one. That said, if you loved book one and decide to pick this up, don’t be afraid to skim through the beginning if it starts to drag. You might find the payoff in the latter half worth it.

I had to go grab the first book before reading this one, and man, am I excited for this little series! The first book left off on a cliff hanger a bit so I was excited to have this book to read immediately. The story does start a little slow, but will pick up quickly. I love this magical world and learning more about the witches and dragons, and enemies to lovers is my favorite trope!
The fact that Tamsyn is a dragon now is so cool, especially seeing her deal with the devastation of losing her mate. Her journey to a warrior and getting him back was so much fun and people are going to love this addition to the story!
However, this book was a bit slow and some of the things that the characters did seemed a little out of sorts and forced for them. The first book was definitely better, but this one is good. I’m interested to see where this goes from here.

This fast paced spicy romantasy sequel picks up one year after the events of A Fire in the Sky. Tamsyn now lives with a pack of dragons. While they tolerate her at best, she is an outsider among them for having lived as a human for her whole life. Fell, her husband and dragon mate, is gone and Vetr, the leader of the dragon pack and Fells brother, wants her to move on from mourning. Of course the best person to move on with is him! When Tamsyn finds out her former home is being terrorized she has to choose between the safety of hiding with the dragons or fighting for humanity.
Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for the opportunity to read and review this book which I am giving 3⭐️.
I enjoyed this book in the same way that I enjoyed the first one. This is fast paced spicy fantasy fluff. These are quick reads if you need them, are they full of substance or meaning? No not really but they are addictive and sometimes that can fun. I appreciate that this book ended in a way that it can either be a satisfying conclusion or a teaser of things to come in another book. A note that all the buildup to the reveal of another characters return is completely spoiled by the fact that each chapter is listed as Tamsyn. Well why would this be happening unless another POV character was going to pop up. The element of surprise for the reveal is so obvious because of that. I would suggest removing that part from each chapter until the reveal actually happens.

3.5! This series has been such a fast paced and easy read for me. The plot is really engaging and the political movement was interesting to follow. There is a lot more backstory and information about dragon shifters which was one of my favorite parts.

Things started to go in ways I didn’t really expect them to but in the end I really enjoyed it. There is one major twist as far as the romance in this book that took me by surprise and I wasn’t really feeling it. The betrayal on that portion just went a little too far for me. I really wanted more of Fell and Tamsyn.

I think this is a duology? The ending does leave it to where the story could be finished but it also gives an opening to maybe explore new stories and characters. I’d love to read more about this world so I’m hoping there is more to come!

Thank you Netgalley, Avon & Harper Voyager for gifting me with an eARC, all thoughts expressed are my own.

3.75 ✨ rounded up!

To preface: this book has a very different plot than A Fire in the Sky. A Scar in the Bone depends more heavily on character driven plot, and less romance centered.

At the beginning of this story, I was incredibly confused. There is a time jump of a year, and Fell is missing/ presumed dead. Tamsyn is living with the pride of dragons led by Fell’s twin, Vetr. In the wake of Fell’s presumed death, Tamsyn is understandably wracked with grief and just trying to survive in the pride.

Tamsyn’s bleeding heart is a theme throughout the story, and leads to meaningful connections with others and true friends that support her when she desperately needs it.

As far as the romance goes, it’s saved for the very end, and we get a lovely “Who did this to you?” moment. HOWEVER, I do feel it worth mentioning that there is a slight potential cheating trope in this book earlier on. There are circumstances surrounding it, but I do feel that it is good to know going into it.

To be honest, I didn’t like where it was headed for 70% of the book, but then I was SOLD. The ending is so satisfying. But I also couldn’t tell if the story is over, or if there is more to come (thanks epilogue). I’m interested to see what could potentially happen next!

I thought this was very good and I will have to add this to the shop shelves. Thank you for the chance for us to review.

Whyyyy did this book have to start out like that?!? It was so unessesary. I was not expecting to pick up a year after the ending of the last book! And for Fell to be supposedly dead/missing?!? Not much happened in the first 60-70% of the book. The main reason I loved it so much is because of Fell. I was just let down because I had high expectations for this book. I loved the first one and loved that they both found out they were dragons in the end. I wanted to see all of that at the beginning of the book. I wanted to dnf this one immediately upon the first few chapters just because of that. As a reader I just expected so much more storyline. It would have been better if it picked up from the ending of the last book. And then his brother taking him and saying he was dead. We didn't need to have a full year gap. I'd give this 3.5 stars.

If you loved fourth wing then you would love this book. The world building was very well written. And it was wonderfully paced.

I will no longer be supporting this author due to her views on xenophobia and racism. Her comments on her recent Instagram post regarding this are also not okay.

I was hoping to like this one better than A Fire in the Sky, but I have the same issue with this book that I did with book 1, and that's just wondering what the point even is. There's very little plot progression, and I found the romance quite boring. I struggled getting into it at all until nearly 60%, and even then, the payoff just wasn't worth it to me.

All in all, it's not *completely* terrible, but this one's just not for me!

*** I was provided with a free ARC copy of A Scar in the Bone (via NetGalley) in exchange for my honest review ***

I really enjoyed the worldbuilding and setting of this book. The introduction of side characters like the dragon pride and the witches was a nice setup for a third book, and the magic system was fun to read about.
The choice to remove Fell from the story until the last part felt really inconsistent compared to the last book. I was disappointed with Tamsyn's lack of development, too, and I wasn't a fan of how quickly she gave up on Fell multiple times in the book. I also wish we had seen more romance between Tamsyn and Fell, not just lust.
I like that the scale of the story expanded to be more than a romance, and there is a lot of potential for a third installment.
Thank you so much to NetGalley and Harper Voyager for the eARC!

I absolutley loved this book! I was gripped into the story as soon as I started and finished it in one sitting. I loved the authors writing style because it made it very easy to read and follow the plot. The characters were very unique but there journey was amazing and extremely satisfying to read. I will be recommending this book to all of my family and friends.

I had no idea this book wasn’t a stand alone book. It sounded really interesting though. It would be so helpful if there were trigger warnings listed at the beginning of the book. It’s definitely a heavy story. If I had known of the triggers, I wouldn’t have read the book. I don’t think the authors writing is bad. This just unfortunately wasn’t for me.

Thank you NetGalley, Sophie and Avon and Harper Voyager for the eARC!

Rating: 🔥🔥
Publication Date: October 14th 2025

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This felt very much like a filler book as not much happened. I find the authors writing to be very easy to read so I did fly through it. Unsure if there’s gonna be a sequel after that ending as it wrapped up fairly well.

I am so disappointed by this book. I loved A Fire in the Sky but this sequel fell flat.

It starts off one year later and with Fell supposedly dead/missing. This change in story was so confusing and disorienting. What is the point of getting rid of Fell with no warning. Also nothing happens in this book. It was just all internal dialogue. The plot doesn’t start picking up until 50/60% in but by then I was just so bored and done with reading it.

i mistakenly requested this thinking it was a standalone so imagine my surprise when it was the sequel 😭 either my reading comprehension is terrible or this wasn’t stated clearly in the description?? (knowing me it is most certainly the former 🫣) i haven’t read the first one, but these sound incredibly intriguing!