Welcome to Bletchley Park… with dragons.
London, 1923. Dragons soar through the skies and protests erupt on the streets, but Vivian Featherswallow isn’t worried. She’s going to follow the rules, get an internship studying dragon languages, and make sure her little sister never has to risk growing up Third Class. By midnight, Viv has started a civil war.
With her parents arrested and her sister missing, all the safety Viv has worked for is collapsing around her. So when a lifeline is offered in the form of a mysterious ‘job’, she grabs it. Arriving at Bletchley Park, Viv discovers that she has been recruited as a codebreaker helping the war effort – if she succeeds, she and her family can all go home again. If she doesn’t, they’ll all die.
At first Viv believes that her challenge, of discovering the secrets of a hidden dragon language, is doable. But the more she learns, the more she realises that the bubble she’s grown up in isn’t as safe as she thought, and eventually Viv must What war is she really fighting?
An epic, sweeping fantasy with an incredible Dark Academia setting, a clandestine, slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance, and an unputdownable story, filled with twists and turns, betrayals and secret identities, A Language of Dragons is the unmissable debut of 2025, from an extraordinary new voice.
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First line:
I'm dreaming in Draconic again.
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Source:
Source:
eARC from Netgalleyin exchange for an honest review
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Publication Date:
January 7, 2025
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Rating:
4 Translations out of 5
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A Language of Dragons takes place in an alternate London after the end of World War I in which dragons coexist with humans. Throughout the book, Viv's world gets upended multiple times, leaving her questioning her world view and her morals. Does she keep helping the Prime Minister in order to save her family or does she join the rebel cause to help free the oppressed dragons and third class citizens?
Viv is a deeply flawed FMC who is struggling with all the decisions that have led her to this spot at Bletchley Park and all the decisions she has to make going forward. I don't always agree with her thinking or her choices, but as a reader I can see how she got there. Our supporting characters too, are great. Marquis is a loyal cousin, even when he is disappointed with Viv's decisions. And Atlas is smart and passionate. The only thing that I wish I would change is we didn't see most of Viv and Atlas's letters which I felt would have given us a better insight into their relationship and into Atlas himself.
I am so excited for the sequel and to get more interactions with the dragons. I'm also excited to see how Viv's language skills are put to use from here on out! A Language of Dragons is a fabulous debut fantasy novel that young adult and adult readers will both enjoy.
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