
A Language of Dragons
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Narrated by:
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Henrietta Meire
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By:
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S. F. Williamson
In an alternate London in 1923, one girl accidentally breaks the tenuous truce between dragons and humans in this sweeping debut and epic retelling of Bletchley Park steeped in language, class, and forbidden romance. Perfect for teen fans of Fourth Wing and Babel.
Dragons soar through the skies and protests erupt on the streets, but Vivien Featherswallow isn’t worried. She’s going to follow the rules, get a summer internship studying dragon languages, be smart, be sweet, and make sure her little sister never, ever has to risk growing up Third Class. She just has to free one dragon.
By midnight, Viv has started a civil war.
With her parents and cousin arrested and her sister missing, Viv is brought to Bletchley Park as a codebreaker—if she succeeds, she and her family can all go home again. If she doesn’t, they’ll all die.
As Viv begins to discover the secrets of a hidden dragon language, she realizes that the fragile peace treaty that holds human and dragon societies together is corrupt, and the dangerous work Viv is doing could be the thread that unravels it.
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Really enjoyed this one!
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addicting
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The characters, particularly Vivien, are intriguing, and the exploration of dragon languages and their impact on society is thought-provoking. However, the plot occasionally felt a bit predictable, and the pacing could have been more consistent.
As someone who works with languages myself, I found the concepts presented here fascinating if a bit uneven. “Every act of translation requires sacrifice” does to some degree strike me as true but the idea that “There exists no direct correlation between the words of one language and another, and no translation can be entirely faithful to its original” feels somewhat (perhaps reasonably as this is fiction?) dramatic.
Despite these minor drawbacks, "A Language of Dragons" shows real promise, especially as a debut novel. Williamson has crafted a unique and captivating world, and I'm eager to see what she does next.
I’ll also add that the audio version of this was very well done in my option, with several vocal variations that made the story both easy to follow and enjoyable.
A promising start with room to soar
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language is so important
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And there were dragons!
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This one is really, really good. Better than (dare I say it) Fourth Wing.
Plus + no sex. (Romance.. but not anything that isn't safe for 13+)
It's a great story, awesome world building, good conflict, good writing, and very much a book I'd love a sequel to but doesn't need one.
You are not left hanging. It leaves you curious for more and wanting more.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Loved everything about this book
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Not Anne McCaffery
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Could of been better but okay for what it was...
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Great story mild romance
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must listen
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