I didn't know what to expect from this book but I'm so glad I gave it a chance. I admit that a lot of the criticisms of this book are accurate: the special snowflake main character, the convenient reveals, and the plotholes. Nonetheless, I LOVED THIS. This is not YA, but it gave me the same excitement for reading that the YA fantasy books I read back in the 2010s gave me. I was so invested in all of the characters and the romance. The tension between the two main characters was so good. I also loved the dragons and, while there were some plotholes, I found the worldbuilding still very compelling. I couldn't stop reading this.