This was an enjoyable quick read with a fun adventure and interesting characters! I am very satisfied with how the details started and the eventually got explained towards the end.

It feels like a cross between Stardust - our main character young man is going to an unknown land to seek riches for a girl he thinks he loves - and Eragon - a boy is picked up by old stubborn man who drags him along and there's dragons. There is enough story to feel like a completed standalone in this book, but there is definitely room for the next installment if you wanted to stay in this world!

My only complaint is there is the super typical YA instalove trope from the 2010s.

But besides that, I had a great time with this book!