Eona: The Last Dragoneye - bookrastinating.com

preloaded digital audio player

Published April 19, 2011 by Brilliance Audio.

ISBN:: 978-1-4558-1347-6

(1 review)

Eon has been revealed as Eona, the first female Dragoneye in hundreds of years. Along with fellow rebels Ryko and Lady Dela, she is on the run from High Lord Sethon's army. The renegades are on a quest for the black folio, stolen by the drug-riddled Dillon; they must also find Kygo, the young Pearl Emperor, who needs Eona's power and the black folio if he is to wrest back his throne from the selfstyled "Emperor" Sethon. Through it all, Eona must come to terms with her new Dragoneye identity and power - and learn to bear the anguish of the ten dragons whose Dragoneyes were murdered. As they focus their power through her, she becomes a dangerous conduit for their plans. . . .

8 editions

Kadomi reviewed Eona: the last Dragoneye by Alison Goodman

Review of 'Eona' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

This direct continuation of the story begun in Eon kind of disappointed me. The scope seems much bigger. Eona has now revealed her gender to everyone and supports the rightful heir to the throne, Kygo. But in order to learn to use her new powers they need to free the only other Dragoneye left, Lord Ido, the villain from the first book.

This leads to my least favorite trope ever, the love triangle. Torn between Kygo and Ido, the latter the guy who tried to sexually assault her in the first book, but now he's suddenly hot? Whatever. I disliked Eona for large stretches of the book, and didn't really care about the side characters this time round. The trans woman Dela for example was far more interesting in the first book.

At least there's a satisfying conclusion, so it was not all disappointing. Still, that's only 2.5 stars rounded …

This direct continuation of the story begun in Eon kind of disappointed me. The scope seems much bigger. Eona has now revealed her gender to everyone and supports the rightful heir to the throne, Kygo. But in order to learn to use her new powers they need to free the only other Dragoneye left, Lord Ido, the villain from the first book.

This leads to my least favorite trope ever, the love triangle. Torn between Kygo and Ido, the latter the guy who tried to sexually assault her in the first book, but now he's suddenly hot? Whatever. I disliked Eona for large stretches of the book, and didn't really care about the side characters this time round. The trans woman Dela for example was far more interesting in the first book.

At least there's a satisfying conclusion, so it was not all disappointing. Still, that's only 2.5 stars rounded up to 3 for me.