Eona
Allison Goodman
Penguin, 2011
544 pages
Eona is the first Mirror Dragoneye in centuries – powerful, yet
untrained. Caught in the middle of a civil war, her powers are coveted by both sides,
and her past is the key to victory or total destruction. To save her country
she will have to work with her greatest enemy and perhaps forfeit both the
power of her dragon, and the life of the man she loves.
While not set in Ancient China, the book feels like a missing chapter in
Chinese history. The ancient cities and customs are mirror of Imperial China,
as are the gender roles and many of the cultural beliefs. Eona is an absolute page turner from beginning to end – a mystery
wrapped in a puzzle and surrounded by magic and a war of succession. The
struggles and emotions seem real, the battle scenes are mesmerizing in their
execution, and the whole novel is richly detailed – truly this is a teen novel
that adults will also enjoy. Readers new to Eona’s story must start with the
first novel in the duology, Eon, as
the author wastes no time recapping events from the previous story.
Book Count: 27
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