Karissa E. (ophelia99) reviewed Wings of Fire: A Winglets Collection: Prisoners / Assassin / Deserter (Wings of Fire, Bks 1 - 3) on + 2527 more book reviews
This book consists of three short stories from various times in Wing of Fire world, all of them take place before the War of the Sand Queens. My nine year old son has loved this series for years and after reading the first few books I also grew to really like it.
I didn't enjoy the first story all that much; this one was all about Starflight's sister Fierceteeth as she languished in a SandWing prison. Fierceteeth was immature and unlikable and I didn't find her story to be at all interesting.
I really enjoyed the second story that gave Deathbringer's background. He has been such a mysterious dragon in this series and I loved hearing about how he was raised and how he became the assassin dragon he was in the Wings of Fire series.
The last story was another good one. This one was about Six-Claws (the dragon who Sunny thought was her father early on in the Wings of Fire series). This gives excellent insight into how The War of the Sand Queens began and the toll it took on the dragons.
Overall it was nice to have all three of these short stories in one book. I enjoyed it and think it was a good expansion on the WIngs of Fire series. I would recommend to Wings of Fire fans. I think middle grade age kids might enjoy this as a stand alone, but the writing is aimed at a easier reading level so I am guessing adults won't enjoy this much unless they are a huge fan of the series.
I didn't enjoy the first story all that much; this one was all about Starflight's sister Fierceteeth as she languished in a SandWing prison. Fierceteeth was immature and unlikable and I didn't find her story to be at all interesting.
I really enjoyed the second story that gave Deathbringer's background. He has been such a mysterious dragon in this series and I loved hearing about how he was raised and how he became the assassin dragon he was in the Wings of Fire series.
The last story was another good one. This one was about Six-Claws (the dragon who Sunny thought was her father early on in the Wings of Fire series). This gives excellent insight into how The War of the Sand Queens began and the toll it took on the dragons.
Overall it was nice to have all three of these short stories in one book. I enjoyed it and think it was a good expansion on the WIngs of Fire series. I would recommend to Wings of Fire fans. I think middle grade age kids might enjoy this as a stand alone, but the writing is aimed at a easier reading level so I am guessing adults won't enjoy this much unless they are a huge fan of the series.
