The writing in this book was spectacular, unfortunately there wasn’t a plot to follow, making this a difficult book to read.

Readers were so invested in Tamsyn and Fell’s story, so for us to not get that after they worked so hard to get together in the first book made it difficult to read this one. Not to mention, the tone promise was almost too different from the first book so that it felt like I was reading an entirely new book not the second book in this series. This made it difficult to connect to the story, the characters, and in turn, a challenge to continue to want to continue reading.

The plot structure was also non-existent, and I couldn’t get into a story that didn’t have a point. What was the purpose of this story? It was unclear, and hard to follow, thus hard to want to pick it up.

This book also had a couple points where there was unnecessary description to set up a scene, I can commend the author on imbuing us with the show not tell but it was unnecessary. One such incident was at the 54% mark, where we’re given the description of the skelm and your heart is racing as you try to figure out what happens next, until there’s about 4 pages of description/reminding us who the skelm are and it made me put my kindle down, because as the reader, I can remember who these people are, what I need is to follow the heart-thumping scene and to keep pace with the events, not be given a description that I don’t need.

Overall, the writing made up for the lack of plot and lack of character development, but not enough. It unfortunately wouldn’t be something I’d recommend on my booktok.

Maybe it's just me, but I found A Scar in the Bone to be a confusing and disappointing follow up to A Fire in the Sky.

This book was pretty entertaining, but started to lose me in the last half. The characters started out really engaging and captivating in the first half, but I felt myself losing interest along the way. Bummer, because it started so strong!

This picks up a year after where A FIRE IN THE SKY left off. I really liked the first book… this one? Not nearly as much. We don’t get another POV until over 75% of the way through, the pacing felt awkward, and the ending felt too abrupt.

The second this hit my hands I couldn't resist the chance to not sit and DEVOUR it! I love everything that Sophie writes and I was so eager for this book. Just all the stars and I am sad it is already over.

Rating -🐉🐉🐉🐉 3.5/5
Genre- Romantasy, Adventure
Spice - 🌶️🌶️ 2/5
Pace -medium-fast
vibes- finding oneself, finding your voice, breaking free of control

Tropes- Enemies to lovers, Shifters, secret princess, found family


Summary: Tamsyn has discovered what she is, but is still discovering who she is. For the last year, she has been living with the other new generation dragons and training to be able to survive around both humans or dragons. Without Fell though, her life feels empty. His twin brother wants her for his own, but she can't shake the mate bond with Fell that still feels alive.




Review (spoilers): I think A Scar in the Bone has a bit of second-book syndrome. The book felt like it only had character development but no plot development. Tamsyn decided who she was going to be and we met a number of new characters but the plot only inched forward otherwise. Fell was absent and buried for most of the book and my one character critique would be that he seemed to somehow be just as developed with his magic as Tamsyn who had been training the whole time. Do I still want to read the next book? Absolutely! I think that this is shaping up to be a great series.

This sequel is action packed and emotional! The character development for Tamsyn stole the show for me! You feel her heartache and gain such an appreciation for her ability to survive despite the trauma she endures. The portrayal of her feeling alone even among the pride made me want to hug my girl! I loved watching her come into her own and taking control!

Without giving anything away, just know you are in for adventure, suspense, and some more romance! And the reunion scene….just WOW! That was intense! I was also excited to see a certain character get what they deserved! I loved getting more info on the world and dragon lore as well. The ending isn’t a bad cliffhanger but the epilogue has me ready for what will happen next and hopefully get answers to some unanswered questions!

Thank you to Avon/ Harper Voyager, NetGalley, and the author for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

A Scar in the Bone is the sequel to Sophie Jordan’s A Fire in the Sky. The following review contains spoilers for the first book, but not for the second. Proceed with according caution.

It has been a year since Tamsyn and her husband Fell discovered that they were actually dragons and met a pride of others like them – including the twin brother Fell didn’t know he had. Almost immediately afterward, he and his brother were attacked by a rival pride while out flying and Fell was lost. Tamsyn is only now beginning to climb out of the depths of her grief. She’s hoping to make herself valuable to the pride who have taken her in. Although they have housed her and trained her all this time, she still doesn’t feel like one of them.

Part of the issue is her inability to leave her cares for the human world entirely behind. She finds herself straddling two seemingly incompatible worlds. She does not know how she can be both while humans are still determined to hunt dragons to extinction. Still, she cannot help but worry for what she has left behind: her sisters and those who inhabit the lands her husband protected. They are under grievous threat, and from someone Tamsyn had once believed she could trust.

A Fire in the Sky was a lot of fun, so I was very much looking forward to this sequel. My hopes were high, but unfortunately the start of this book dashed them pretty quickly. Immediately we learn that the male lead has died. We’ve not only lost the relationship that the entire last book was building toward, but also one of the two POVs. Even worse, Tamsyn’s resulting grief has brought her so low that nearly all of her character growth has dissipated. It really pulls the rug out from under the reader. This was right after I accidentally noticed a spoiler in the table of contents of all places. I perhaps would have made the same deduction from foreshadowing, but the prior knowledge took away from the emotional impact of some key moments.

I had enjoyed the first book enough that I was willing to overlook a rough start. The dragons were what I was most excited for. In the last installment, readers learned that there are different types of dragons, each with unique powers. As I was hoping, we got to see a lot more of those this time. Battle and training scenes were brought to a new level, and the wide variety of abilities were used in creative ways. However, I wanted more dragon. All the dragons we meet also have a human form, and they spend most of their time in that shape. This is even true for those who hate humans. Many of them may as well have been humans with magical abilities instead.

Overall, it felt like this book needed another round of developmental edits. It wasn’t until after the halfway point when the pace and plot finally picked up. Even then there were a handful of issues, leaving it unable to make up for the first half. Some paragraphs were self-contradictory. A couple of times narration seemed to forget which form a character was in and describe the wrong anatomy. Hardest to get over was the unclear arc of this book’s villain. The character in question has made a big change from the first book without adequately demonstrating how that happened. It takes too long for it to be believable, although it becomes so as the story progresses.

I wanted to like this one more than I did. Ultimately, I felt like the first one was better. This series is set in the same world as the author’s Firelight series, and I may still check that one out. I do like the magic system and the world that’s been created here, so I’m considering exploring more. I read the first book and saw a lot of potential for the series, but this installment hasn’t reached it.

I loved this book so much I devoured it in one day. Brilliant!

You know what I loved most about this book? Unlike most fantasy novels that drag on and on, this one gets right to the point. It is action packed, makes sense, and isn’t too complicated to follow.

I just love Tamsyn. She is such a strong character. I loved how she didn’t back down when she was treated badly by the Pride. I liked how she trusted her instincts and went to the ends of the earth for those she loved.

Vetr sucked but he was meant to suck. I can’t say much more without giving anything away, but Vetr deserves loneliness.

The ending was good. Quick, but the perfect ending. The epilogue makes me wonder though if there will be another book. If there is, count me in! I can’t wait to see what comes next.

My only note: I never want to read any variation of the word “breeding” ever again. Ick. I also wish we got the flashback of what happened to Fell once we got closer to the end of the novel. That would have helped reveal what really happened.

*_An ARC was received in exchange for an honest review. If you loved the first one, you will adore this one!

I was so so so excited to receive this ARC since I loved the first book. I wanted to love this book so much but I didn't. I was so confused at the beginning of the book not knowing that stuff happened and it was like a year after the first book. I didn't like how it took Tamsyn 75% of the book to want to go looking for Fell... I really missed Fell in this second book. I am going to continue the series but I'm hoping the next book is better.

While A Fire in the Sky was one of my favorite reads of last year, this book was a little disappointing, to be honest. Tamsyn was pretty unlikeable for the first 1/3 of the book or so, but at the end, I do recognize the growth and full return of the character. I enjoyed the dual POV in the first book so it was a pleasant surprise to see more of it in this book.

Some criticisms: The massive time jump was unexpected, leaving me scrambling to catch up in the beginning. And then the bulk of the book was spent on traveling, and it felt more like a filler... reaching substantive parts of the book was so refreshing, but I still feel like it didn't really make up for the other parts. I wanted and needed more romance! The author left a few unanswered questions/ open endings to give away to future books, which I am curious about. I'm unsure if there will be a next book, and I'll probably read it anyway because I'm committed, but I'm left feeling a little underwhelmed.

Thank you to Avon/ Harper Voyager & NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this book!

I knew this book would sink its dragon like claws into me just like the first book did. Wow! Sophie Jordan has a knack for writing deliciously enthralling fantasy romance. The growth of the characters in this book, especially Tamsyn was absolutely perfect!

"A Fire in the Sky" was the first book I read by Sophie Jordan & given how popular & enjoyable dragon romantasies have been lately, I was eager to read it & even more eager to get my hands on "A Scar in the Bone." After finishing it, what I can say is....it's not what I expected at all.

It starts a year since the end of AFitS & Fell's sacrifice & to be honest, I did not like the time jump at all , as I felt like it was super unnecessary given what did & didn't transpire in that year. I feel like Jordan was trying to make the sequel a "Tamsyn Comes Into Her Own" story which is fine & all but what made AFitS so enjoyable to me was the push & pull between her & Fell & that was severely lacking in this book. The romance in general was lacking in this book & I was disappointed. I still found this book very readable (I finished it in like 2 days) so brownie points to Jordan for that & I still found the MMCs endearing, I just wish there wasn't so much time spent on....things that would be spoilers. I'm not sure if there is gonna be a 3rd book or not but I hope so because I do want to continue immersing myself in this world, even if I didn't find ASitB as enjoyable as it's predecessor.

A Scar in the Bone is an amazing sequel to A Fire in the Sky by @sosophiejordan. It had the right blend of heartache, romance, adventure, and suspense - I could not put the book down! I finished this book in two days.

Tamsyn evolved so much throughout this book and I was all about it. She knows what she wants and is willing to do what is right for those around her. While she was looking for Fell, my heart just broke for her and it was so heartbreaking. Their bond is too deep, that I really hoped for the best for them.

The reunion of Tamsyn and Fell was SPICYYYYYY! AH! I loved it!
I really enjoyed this book. I am looking forward to the next one!

Let me just start by saying this will be a no spoiler review and I was so excited to read book two in this series after flying through book one. Fell is my man and the reason this book just did not work for me is that for one not enough of him BUT mostly because there was too much that just didn’t fit well. Yes the story had interesting parts but you begin with a huge time gap and then get not having made any progress. Fell is missing (not a spoiler check description) and there is just not the same pull into this story. I needed more from this book that had momentum that continued from book one. It didn’t for me. Am I curious about book 3 ? Yes

This series is one of my favorites I’ve come across over the last year, and I’m so glad A Scar in the Bone didn’t fall to the second book curse. It has everything: dragons, magic, witches, plot twists, bonds, found family. I loved every second of it.

I’ll be the first to admit that I kinda forgot what happened in book one, but once I started reading it came back pretty quick. My girl Tamsyn is still as strong as ever. Infuriatingly so. I really loved the dynamics between her and the pride and that she as able to find herself🖤

Vetr. I want to like you, but….you make it difficult😒

So excited for the next book to come out and see what happens after that epilogue!

*Thank you to Avon and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.*

Sophie Jordan delivers a darkly atmospheric, beautifully written fantasy romance with *A Scar in the Bone*. From the opening chapter, I was completely drawn into this haunting world of ancient customs, forbidden love, and the secrets that bind people to their fate.

The protagonist is fierce, vulnerable, and wonderfully complex. Her journey through grief, defiance, and unexpected passion felt so authentic and emotionally charged. The chemistry between the main characters is palpable, with just the right balance of tenderness and intensity.

Jordan’s lyrical prose and immersive world-building made it impossible to put this book down. The pacing is tight, the tension builds masterfully, and the gothic undertones lend an irresistible, moody edge to the entire story.

I highly recommend *A Scar in the Bone* to fans of atmospheric fantasy romance and anyone who loves stories that linger with you long after the final page. I’ll be eagerly awaiting whatever Sophie Jordan writes next.

I devoured A Scar in the Bone in one sitting—Sophie Jordan knows how to keep you hooked from the very first page. Picking up right where the last book’s cliffhanger left us, this sequel delivered everything I hoped for and more. Tamsyn continues to shine as a fierce, determined heroine whose loyalty and strength make you root for her through every twist. And Fell? Still brooding, still brutal, still absolutely magnetic—even though he was technically the villain.

Just when I thought I had a handle on where things were going, the twin brother reveal dropped and completely shook things up. I was on the edge of my seat wondering what it meant for the love story, the prophecy, and Tamsyn’s fate. Without giving too much away (because spoilers would be criminal), this installment is intense, swoony, and packed with surprises.

If you’re into morally gray love interests, heroines who refuse to back down, and high-stakes drama with a touch of fantasy danger—A Scar in the Bone is 100% worth the read.

Thank you for the ARC! I went into the second book expecting strong character and relationship development. Ultimately, I felt that it felt a little flat overall for me. The book was confusing to get into in the beginning and I felt like I had missed something at first from book 1. I do enjoy twists and turns but I don't think the direction of the plot went as smoothly as the other had intended.

Loved getting to learn more about the dragons, but imo that’s all this book was. The time jump to a year after the ending of book 1 threw me a bit at first and it felt like a completely different story. I was hoping Tamsyn would come more into herself over the course of the book, just felt lacking in this area until the very end.

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Seeing Vetr do some shady stuff to try and bond Tamsyn 👀 felt a bit off that Fell was essentially non existent through like ~75% of the book, especially after how book 1 went. Feels like there will be a book 3? Excited to see where this story goes if so.

Book Deets 📖
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Emotional Damage:💧
Genre: Romantasy
Format Read: 📱