The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli

The Last Namsara (Iskari, #1)

by Kristen Ciccarelli

A gripping YA crossover series from a spectacular new voice in the genre

Destroyer. Death bringer. Dragon-slayer. I am more weapon than girl.

Asha is a dragon-slayer. Reviled by the very people she's sworn to protect, she kills to atone for the terrible deed she committed as a child.

One that almost destroyed her city, and left her with a terrible scar.

She wears her scar with pride, but to others, her skin tells a story of devastation, of fiery deaths, of Asha's irredeemable wickedness.

Only the death of Kozu, the First Dragon, will bring Asha true redemption and unite her father's fractured kingdom. But no one battles Kozu and lives, so to defeat him she will have to do some very wicked things . . .

Reviewed by Joséphine on

2 of 5 stars

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Actual rating: 1.5 stars

Initial thoughts: Dragons aside, The Last Namsara bored me from the beginning to the end. I honestly don't see the appeal of it. I mean, I didn't hate it and it was a passable audiobook to listen to since the narrator was good but... there wasn't much of a point and the plot was overly simple for such a long book. There were stories interspersed throughout the book to add to the world building and give insight into their culture. Somehow that didn't work for me either. It felt like pieces patched together, hoping but failing to construct a grand narrative.

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  • 7 January, 2018: Reviewed