What followed there and the dynamics of the court and even Seryu’s family was extremely intriguing. 🌎 Plot, World building & Atmosphere: The Dragon’s Promise started off on an interesting note with Shiori and Seryu heading to the kingdom of the dragons to meet Seryu’s grandfather.
And now that I have, I must confess myself rather disappointed. 💭 Initial Thoughts: I absolutely loved Six Crimson Cranes and despite being a little skeptical of a sequel (there were unresolved threads, but not so many as to leave the reader on a cliffhanger), I had been looking forward to reading this for the past several months. The breach in the Holy Mountains is growing and the demons within are stirring – Shiori’s quest to reunite the pearl with its true owner may be the answer to all these problems, but only if she can do so in time. The curse on her brothers has been broken, but Shiori’s magic is common knowledge now and there is unrest across the country due to it, some going as far as to demand that she be burned at the stake. Things are far from back to normal in Kiata though. Upon finally finding the information she needs, another quest lies ahead of Shiori and she will need the aid of her brothers and Takkan to complete it. It will take every ounce of strength Shiori can muster to defend the life and the love she’s fought so hard to win.ĭetermined to keep the deathbed promise she made to her stepmother, Shiori journeys to the underwater kingdom of dragons and must navigate its dangerous court in order to find the true owner of the dragon’s pearl and return it to them – easier said than done when humans and dragons alike want it for themselves.
The pearl itself is no ordinary cargo it thrums with malevolent power, jumping to Shiori’s aid one minute, and betraying her the next – threatening to shatter her family and sever the thread of fate that binds her to her true love, Takkan. She must journey to the kingdom of dragons, navigate political intrigue among humans and dragons alike, fend off thieves who covet the pearl for themselves and will go to any lengths to get it, all while cultivating the appearance of a perfect princess to dissuade those who would see her burned at the stake for the magic that runs in her blood. Princess Shiori made a deathbed promise to return the dragon’s pearl to its rightful owner, but keeping that promise is more dangerous than she ever imagined.
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