🔥 Ash of My Dragon by Thomasina Bloom is an unforgettable fantasy that scorches with emotion and soars with adventure. Bloom weaves a tale of dragons, danger, and desire, crafting a world that feels alive with magic and peril.

The characters are fierce, complex, and heartbreakingly human, and their journeys of love, loss, and self-discovery will stay with you long after the final page. The romance is intense, the stakes are epic, and the pacing keeps you hooked from the first spark to the last ember.

If you enjoyed Fourth Wing or Spark of the Everflame, this is a must-read. I'm desperate for Book #2 already!

The strict social hierarchy between the elite dragonlords and the mortal humans sets up a perfect "underdog" storyline for our FMC, Embryne. As a fellow dragon-obsessed-girl I LOVED the way this story went.

At times, the romantic angst and certain "alpha" interactions felt a bit over-the-top, even for the genre. HOWEVER that absolutely didn't ruin the read for me, I still thoroughly enjoyed it.

I absolutely consumed this glorious fantasy book with romance. I got a different take on dragon bonding which I loved and appreciated. If you touch a bonded dragon you die! I enjoyed the close proximity of the island. I am still thinking about this book and I think I may need to read it again while I wait for the next because it is so good!

Ash of My Dragon surprised me in the best way — and then refused to let me put it down.
This book looks like it might be familiar dragon-fantasy territory at first glance: rigid hierarchies, dragonlords with god complexes, and a powerless girl at the bottom of the food chain. But Thomasina Bloom doesn’t play it safe for long. The story digs its claws in early and keeps tightening the grip.
Embryne is exactly the kind of heroine I love to watch become. She starts small, quiet, and overlooked — not secretly overpowered, not snarky-for-the-sake-of-it — and when the world cracks open around her, it actually feels earned. Her connection to dragons is emotional before it’s epic, and that made all the difference for me.
The dragons themselves? Not just shiny fantasy accessories. They’re dangerous, opinionated, and woven into the power structures of the world in a way that feels deliberate and cruel. The class divide between dragonlords and everyone else is uncomfortable in the way it should be, and the book doesn’t rush to soften it.
The romance is a slow, simmering threat rather than a distraction heavy on tension, restraint, and implications. If you’re expecting instant chemistry or over-the-top spice, this isn’t that. If you like longing, power imbalance, and “this could go very wrong,” you’ll eat it up.
My only reason for not giving a full five stars is pacing in the middle there were moments where I wanted just a little more forward momentum but the payoff more than made up for it. The ending left me equal parts satisfied and feral for the next book.
If you like:
dragons that feel ancient and dangerous
a heroine who grows instead of magically winning
slow-burn romantic tension
fantasy worlds that don’t apologize for being brutal
…this one’s worth your time.
I will absolutely be continuing the series.

Ash of My Dragon delivers one of the most unique takes on a dragon bond I’ve ever read. The world building is easy to grasp, nothing overly complicated. There are clear explanations woven naturally into the story as it unfolds. It’s not trying to reinvent the wheel, but it gives you enough structure to stay grounded while the character dynamics do the heavy lifting.
And those characters are all fascinating. There’s rarely a clean line between who’s a villain and who isn’t, which fits perfectly with the morally gray tone the book leans into. That ambiguity extends to the dragons as well. Their nature is destructive, violent, and unpredictable. Just like many of the magical creatures in this world. But our FMC has a soft heart and instinct to nurture. She ends up bonded (kind of) to a dragon whose existence clashes with everything she is. This makes their relationship very compelling.
What really stood out to me was how intimate that bond felt. Not in a romantic way exactly, but the lines between friendship, love, and something deeper blur in a way that feels tender. Their communication and connection never came across as awkward or strange, even though it’s between a human and a dragon. Instead, it felt earnest and emotionally rich. It was one of the strongest elements of the book.
The romance between the FMC and MMC, however, needed more space to breathe. I understand the FMC is young, and honestly, I would’ve preferred her to be in her early twenties rather than seventeen. Because of that, I was fine with the romance staying minimal, but it also meant I couldn’t rate the book higher. The potential is there, and the emotional groundwork is starting to form, but at her age it’s simply not appropriate to push it further. Still, you can tell they’re beginning to care for each other, even if our FMC feels like an unreliable narrator at times. Something I suspect will matter a lot in the next installment.
I found the dragons to be the most standout characters. I’d love even more of their perspectives and presence moving forward.

woww this book was absolutely amazing! I personally found it so emotional, with literally ALL the characters in the book having such amazing character arcs (and the plot could also not get any better)! This book will forever have a place in my heart because oh my, was it SO INCREDIBILY GOOD. Its so heartwarming to see the characters develop and I would absolutely LOVE if there could be a second book. I just felt the ending was a bit rushed and I would have loved to read more about Embryne and Vachilleus's story and Embryne's own deeper character development that can bring out a deeper meaning behind her stories and challenges that she had to overcome to become the strong dragonlord/fire sprite she is today!

But overall, I absolutely LOVED this book so much! Would give it six stars if I could!!