Thanks to NetGalley & Macmillan Children's Publishing Group for the early copy in exchange for an honest review.

What a great read! The two protagonists had great chemistry with each other and it was sweet seeing their relationship develop. I didn't really care *too* much for the dragon/human politics but their relationship was enough to keep me interested.

I will say it started falling off a little bit toward the end and wasn't as interesting but it was still fun.

Thank you to Macmillan Children's Publishing Group | Feiwel & Friends for the ARC. What a fun book! With the grumpy/sunshine banter between Samansa and Kirek, to the fantasy politics (which mirrors modern politics), to the growth between the two main characters, this book was a hit! A.M. Strickland always writes a banger!