If the dragons aren’t happy, I’m not happy.) (Unhappy endings are fine as long as the dragons are all happy at the end. And this is coming from someone who enjoys dark fantasy and not entirely happy endings.

This book by no means starts off on a light, happy note, but the beginning is downright cheery when compared to the ending. I cried four times in the last hundred pages of this. I cried once while reading the entirety of Cinder. But, around page two hundred, this book takes a much darker turn and keeps going from there. A girl who isn’t entirely human loves someone who doesn’t know that, things are bad, they get progressively worse, etc. Īt first, while reading this book, I thought maybe it would be somewhat similar to Cinder. And then you can have your heart crushed as it just gets worse for them. Even if you can’t relate to the situations they’re in, you can connect to them and sympathize. The characters are so well-developed and interesting. I’m going to stop here so I don’t spoil any of the deaths for you, because I think you should read this book, and I don’t want to ruin any of the plot twists. And then you cry so hysterically that your cat comes to make sure you’re okay. This book has characters you don’t even know you’ve connected with until they die. Don’t get me wrong, the book was amazing, but I still haven’t stopped crying. I have no idea what book they read, because I still haven’t stopped crying. One review of this book claimed that it was a cute, heartwarming story that would be great for a read-aloud with young children.

Monstrous by MarcyKate Connolly