Dragonfly is a crafted book with action, adventure, hope, and frenemies. Overall: If the reader understands what he or she is going into then I have no doubt that he or she may enjoy the book far more than I did.

I still find it unprecedented that Tashi managed to escape death countless times by sheer luck. The reader will fall in love with many of the character as I have done-the giant, the female warrior, the intelligent professor-and will steady become comfortable of the faults of others-Tashi, Ramil-and begin to appreciate their growth throughout the book. Princess Taoshira is appalled when she is ordered to marry Prince Ramil ac Burinholt in order to unite their lands. The action finally picks up near the end of the book as the main climax of a revolt and through several skirmishes. Dragonfly (Dragonfly, book 1) by Julia Golding book cover, description, publication history. There is a lingering sluggishness throughout the book as well as excessively dialogues at times-though infrequent if the reader does not believe that political bickering and enemy gloating counts as such. He has his own understanding of justice, a willingness to please, and the habit of petting hair.

As for a subcharacter-the strong giant-I saw a bit of George from Of Mice and Men in him. A combination of western life and eastern tradition. There are many mentions of origami-as a token of affection and giving of their love-with brightly colored robes. Tashi is described to be wearing a white face powder with kohl marked around her eye (like a Geisha). I did, however, find some similarities to that of Asian cultures. I myself have never read the book so I will neither agree nor disagree with this comparison. Some call Dragonfly similar to that of The Princess Bride. It took me several chapters for me to finally be resigned with this fact. Show More and a sling was her weapon of choice.

Dragonfly by julia golding