If you love high fantasy as much as I do, this is your next up-all-night read.Ī copy of this book was provided by the publisher, Random House, for review. I did not want to put it down, and I can’t wait for the second book to come out. It’s hilarious, intriguing, exciting, and extremely compelling. I don’t even want to tell you more about this book because you really should just go read it. Also, I have to point out that there’s a gay character and an asexual character, so the representation is there. I’m just as obsessed with brilliant Vespir as I am with cocky Ajax. I’ve read other books with alternative POV chapters and have found myself slogging through one character’s chapters to get to another’s. Each of the main characters is complex and interesting, and it never feels like you’re spending more time with one of them. She easily handles an impossible task – in 448 pages, she deftly alternates between five point-of-view characters while also explaining an entire empire’s history and customs. You didn’t know you needed a book that’s The Hunger Games meets Game of Thrones? Well, you did, and Cluess has far exceeded that simple tagline. These five misfits tackle four challenges to see who will be the next emperor. A royal family’s dragon trainer, Vespir, is called to the challenge, and when her younger sibling is called instead of her, Hyperia does what she must to ensure she can compete. Younger siblings Emilia, Lucian, and Ajax find themselves thrown into the competition, one of them more prepared than the others. When the emperor dies, the eldest children of the five royal houses are typically called to compete for the title. House of Dragons, by Jessica Cluess, is a story told from five points of view.
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