It's about dragons (!!!) and is a high fantasy book - which is right up my alley. The Rage of Dragons also has great reviews on StoryGraph (4.24) and Goodreads (4.31) as I'm writing this. All of this prompted me to read it. It's the first book in a quartet.

It's an African inspired series, that had a lot of interesting concepts you usually don't see in a lot of fantasy series. The names, like Tau and Zuri, as well as certain rituals (will not spoil it) are some examples. I struggled to get through the prologue, and didn't really see the point in it either. The story it tells could've been told in many better ways that didn't feel like an info dump.

But after the prologue I got hooked pretty quickly, and it was hard to put down. I really liked Tau as the MC, and the plot and worldbuilding was interesting and always had some tension. I never knew where the story was going! 
After a while i stopped liking Tau, and came to love other characters more. I don't think he's supposed to be super likeable, but I struggled to continue reading because of him. It didn't help that this book had so much action, like sword fights and practice, that I got bored. There was no drama between friends, which is quite common in any friendships, and no plot besides the action. If you love action, this book is definitely for you! But beware that there is a lack of romance and women in this series. Even though I disliked Tau and the overwhelming amount of action, I finished the book as the worldbuilding was amazing and I wanted to see Tau's development.

Overall, I don't plan on reading more in this series, but I think this is a book many people will enjoy!