Still reading I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons by Peter S. Beagle. It’s still light and fluffy fun, but it’s starting to feel kind of muddled. Like, I thought I was getting a story about a dragon catcher that hates his job, but that’s been sidelined in favor of a story about a prince that doesn’t want to rule. There’s been a sprinkle of “legendary dragon? nah, that doesn’t exist anymore” foreshadowing, but the plot’s been very low stakes otherwise. Not sure if it’s a framing issue (there’s a lot of POVs) or a narrative one, but maybe it’ll all come together later on.

I’m in the “I liked it” group, but I don’t blame you. Not a huge fan of episodes (in any show) that bring the plot to a halt for backstory.

Finished The Truth of the Aleke by Moses Ose Utomi. Twistier and grimmer than the first book; hoping the third (when it comes out) will have a satisfying conclusion. One note: if you decide to read this one by itself, with the thought that you might read the rest of the series later, just be aware that it spoils the ending of the first book.

Started I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons by Peter S. Beagle. Light and fluffy fairy-tale-type story so far, without the melancholy undertones I remember The Last Unicorn (understandably) having. Reviews seem mixed about the second half, so we’ll see how I feel about it when I get to that point!