Early Review: The Color of Dragons

The Color of Dragons
By RA Salvatore and Erika Lewis

Published By: Harper Teen
Publication Date: October 19, 2021
Date Read: September 5, 2021
Genre: YA – Fantasy-
Source: eARC from Harper Teen
Format: E-Book
Pages: 416

From Goodreads:
A sweeping, action-packed, romantic pre-Arthurian tale of the origins of magic (and Merlin) by powerhouse adult fantasy author R. A. Salvatore and Erika Lewis, perfect for fans of The Falling Kingdoms and Seraphina

Magic needs a spark.

And Maggie’s powers are especially fickle. With no one to help her learn to control her magic, the life debt that she owes stretches eternally over her head, with no way to repay it.

Until she meets Griffin, the king’s champion infamous for hunting down the draignochs that plague their kingdom.

Neither has any idea of the destiny that they both carry, or that their meeting will set off a chain of events that will alter every aspect of the life they know—and all of history thereafter.

Perfect for fans of Goldenhand and The Girl of Fire and Thorns, this epic, romantic tale from New York Times bestselling author R. A. Salvatore and debut author Erika Lewis will enchant readers and draw them into a thrilling world of star-crossed lovers, magic, destiny, and the paths we choose.

Anyone who has followed me for any amount of time will know I am a huge fan of fantasy and am completely and utterly obsessed with dragons. So when I heard about this book, I jumped at the chance to read this one early and review it. I am so, so glad that I did. I loved this book. It is everything in a YA Fantasy that I love.

The Color of Dragons follows the story of Maggie, a young girl living in the slums of a kingdom ran by a horrific ruler, who will hurt his people if it means keeping power. When Maggie finds herself face to face with a dragon she feels an instant connection to it. When magical powers are unleashed within her, Maggie finds herself living in the Palace and trying desperately to save the life of her dragon.

This book is set in a pre-Arthurian world. It’s a king of prequel to any Merlin/Arthur tale that you have heard. I am a huge, huge fan of Arthurian mythology and tales so this just made me love this book even more. It essentially tells the story of how magic is born and how the power that Merlin yields comes to be. I really loved this, I love anything magical so to have this tale of a world with no magic and then having the discovery of powers was just completely awesome.

The Color of Dragons was a fast-paced, action packed tale and it had everything in it that I love. Magic, dragons and romance. My one small gripe about it was I felt like the romance felt a little forced at times. It suddenly went from the two main characters not really liking each other to suddenly they were ready to betray everything for each other and it seemed a little far-fetched to me… even for a fantasy romance. Other than that I loved every moment of this book. If you love YA fantasy and/or Arthurian tales, this one is not to be missed!

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