Alison H. (Alison-H) - reviewed on 5/5/2011 + 54 more book reviews

I confess I was a bit disappointed by this book. I enjoyed "Eon" and thought there was a lot of potential for "Eona", but for me it never quite got there.

The pacing of the story felt off. A lot of things happen to and around Eona in very quick succession. As you'd expect everything builds towards a big climactic battle but then the story ends a page later.

After all the buildup to the bonding/union in the first story, Eona spends relatively little time actually working with her dragon in this book and I found it disappointing that none of the revelations come as a result of the interaction between Eona and her Dragon. Most of the forward momentum to the plot comes from Eona being told things by others, not from anything she learns herself.

Further more I don't really feel like Eona experienced true character growth. Yes, she does a lot of new things, but there doesn't seem to be any of the internalization, acceptance, understanding that I would consider to be indicative of actual character growth. In fact almost every time someone points out that she's changing, Eona stubborn rejects the idea.

I don't mean to say that the book isn't worth reading; it is, if Eon left you curious. I suppose its more to say that I'd recommend borrowing it from the library or a friend over buying it yourself in hardcover.

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