Member Review

I finished Ash of My Dragon at 2 AM and I’ve spent the last six hours staring at my ceiling.

If you’re obsessed with Fourth Wing, stop what you’re doing and buy this. It gives all the "touch her and you die" energy we crave, but with a twist that actually feels fresh.

The Premise: Embryne is a mortal housemaid who is just... obsessed with dragons. Same, girl. But in Smolderra, if a mortal touches a bonded dragon, it’s a death sentence. Does she do it anyway? YES. Does she do it to the most terrifying, brooding, "I have no emotions" General Vachilleus Creydor’s dragon? ABSOLUTELY.

Why I’m obsessed:
The First Chapter: I was hooked within the first ten pages. The stakes are immediate and the world building is so immersive.

Embryne: She’s sickly and tender hearted but has this hidden fire (literally). Watching her journey from a "nothing" mortal to someone ready to burn down the dragonlord patriarchy? Iconic.

The General: Vachilleus is the ultimate "he’s a red flag but his dragon is cool" love interest. The tension when he has to "punish" her... I was screaming.

The Lore: The source of the dragons' power is actually dark and twisted, and I loved following Embryne as she pieced it all together.

My only tiny note: The second half slows down a little bit as we get into the "on the run" travel vibes, but honestly, I throughly enjoyed.

This is going to be HUGE on BookTok.