by Sophie Jordan
Publisher: Avon
Pub Date: July 28, 2026
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Dragons
Format: ARC
Source: Publisher
Book Links: Goodreads Amazon Bookshop
New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan is back with an epic
romantasy set in the world of A Fire in the Sky, about a girl on the hunt for
the witch who cursed her, unaware of her own dormant power…waiting to emerge.
For ten long years, Arden has been invisible, trapped in her village by a spell
she cannot break. She listens to friends chatter, watches her family grieve,
but can never touch, speak, or be seen. Living like a ghost among those who’ve
forgotten her, she dreams of vengeance against the witch who cursed her.
Until one fateful day, her village is devoured in flame, and everything
changes.
From the wreckage rises a pride of dragons that can transform into humans.
Their piercing eyes slice through her curse, and for the first time in a
decade, Arden can be seen.
Swept off to the Crags by the enigmatic alpha dragon, Tage, Arden is forced
into a world of fire and power, where danger lurks in every shadow. Though she
plots her escape at every turn, Tage’s fiery intensity and undeniable magnetism
spark an unwilling response in her.
But Arden’s fate is bound to a secret she has yet to uncover, a magic older and
more perilous than she could ever imagine. With war on the horizon, Arden must
decide whether to trust the dragon she swore to defy, harness the wild magic
around her, or risk losing everything.
Sometimes all it takes to break a curse… is to cast another spell.
My Review: So excited to jump back into this world. Sophie's dragons are amazing as always.
Now, do be aware this could seem like a stand alone as it doesn't follow the same characters as the first two books. In this book it focuses on another set of characters. Same world, just a different view.
Arden is just trying to exist in a world where she doesn't. Least, not that anyone can see anyway. After one night as a kid she ran off and little did she know the words she let out was actually a spell. Thinking she was cursed by some witch, she goes on the hunt to find her and undo this curse. Unfortunately she won't learn the truth until it's too late.
From the sidelines in a way, she watches her family look for her and mourn her. Watches her sister get married, have kids and even witness the tragedy that will ultimately also take another from her. There isn't anything Arden can do about anything.
When more tragedy strikes Arden and she loses everything and everyone, she thinks it couldn't get any worse until a group of dragons come along. When they shifted back into human forms she notices they are looking at her, like they can actually see and hear her. Turns out magic can't hide from magic it seems and so they could all see her.
From there Arden has no choice but to go with them. Some want to get rid of her while the leader Tage has other plans. He his kind, he isn't the same as other groups of dragons set on destroying. He wants to be better, he doesn't just want to hurt humans or anything for no reason or simply that he can.
But what was supposed to keeping Arden as a guest turned into something way more.
This book was fast paced and I couldn't put it down. I loved being back in this world and getting another view of it. I loved every moment of it that I finished the book in a sitting and then immediately upset I didn't have another book to dive into.
Sophie will make you fall in love with dragons all over again. Especially if you've been around since the Firelight days. I loved her YA dragon series and now I get to love them all over again as an adult and I can't wait for more.













