The Dragon's Promise
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- Author：Elizabeth Lim
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Summary
A journey to the kingdom of dragons， a star-crossed love， and a cursed pearl with the power to mend the world or break it。。。
Princess Shiori made a deathbed promise to return the dragon's pearl to its rightful owner， but keeping that promise is more dangerous than she ever imagined。
She must journey to the kingdom of dragons， navigate political intrigue among humans and dragons alike， fend off thieves who covet the pearl for themselves and will go to any lengths to get it， all while cultivating the appearance of a perfect princess to dissuade those who would see her burned at the stake for the magic that runs in her blood。
The pearl itself is no ordinary cargo; it thrums with malevolent power， jumping to Shiori's aid one minute， and betraying her the next—threatening to shatter her family and sever the thread of fate that binds her to her true love， Takkan。 It will take every ounce of strength Shiori can muster to defend the life and the love she's fought so hard to win。
Princess Shiori made a deathbed promise to return the dragon's pearl to its rightful owner， but keeping that promise is more dangerous than she ever imagined。
She must journey to the kingdom of dragons， navigate political intrigue among humans and dragons alike， fend off thieves who covet the pearl for themselves and will go to any lengths to get it， all while cultivating the appearance of a perfect princess to dissuade those who would see her burned at the stake for the magic that runs in her blood。
The pearl itself is no ordinary cargo; it thrums with malevolent power， jumping to Shiori's aid one minute， and betraying her the next—threatening to shatter her family and sever the thread of fate that binds her to her true love， Takkan。 It will take every ounce of strength Shiori can muster to defend the life and the love she's fought so hard to win。
Reviews
Rochelle
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I hardly ever DNF books but I DNF'ed this book at 65% 。 I just could not get into this story。 I gave it a good try but I did not find it as good as Six Crimson Cranes at all。 I found the first third to be disjointed and a forced story in the dragon realm。 Then what I did get through when she came out of that realm felt like all the "so what" parts of the story。 Marriages， and her fathers approval。 Then a good piece was trying to save Takkan from a possible fate， but dealing with the possible rel I hardly ever DNF books but I DNF'ed this book at 65% 。 I just could not get into this story。 I gave it a good try but I did not find it as good as Six Crimson Cranes at all。 I found the first third to be disjointed and a forced story in the dragon realm。 Then what I did get through when she came out of that realm felt like all the "so what" parts of the story。 Marriages， and her fathers approval。 Then a good piece was trying to save Takkan from a possible fate， but dealing with the possible relationship damage caused by that。 This was not a story that seemed to stay in a clear direction but a story that had forced elements to it that just did not add much value to the overall plot。 。。。more
Martine
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2。5/5
Crystal Paige
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Disappointment。 Multiple plots。 Main character was in the water for half of the book， just for it to mean nothing for the other half。 I️ was bored really the entire way。 Shiori was careless and damsel in distress most of the time。 2 stars for this one。 Read the first book though。
Chona
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The author never failed to feed me those amazing adventures of Shiori， but she did on how the MC made decisions and uses her power。 I really have to stop midway reading and imagines slapping her。 I think its such a poor character development。 I also thought I'd be witnessing how powerful she is as a sorceress， a bloodsake。 The second book is about the dragon's promise， but its more like - Shiori's promise to Raikama。 Like， I thought I'd be reading more of the dragon's realm and scenes about her The author never failed to feed me those amazing adventures of Shiori， but she did on how the MC made decisions and uses her power。 I really have to stop midway reading and imagines slapping her。 I think its such a poor character development。 I also thought I'd be witnessing how powerful she is as a sorceress， a bloodsake。 The second book is about the dragon's promise， but its more like - Shiori's promise to Raikama。 Like， I thought I'd be reading more of the dragon's realm and scenes about her and Seryu。 I expected he would have a greater role in Shiori's pursuit。 As i wrote on my review on the the Six Crimson Cranes， I really looked forward on their story。 But theirs ended up early and its disappointing。I really really like Takkan's character here。 Supportive， a great listener， loving， and a patient man。 Green flags everywhere！The scenes with Bandur reminds me of the "Spin the Dawn" duology。 A bit boring but the connections of both duology is such a good idea。 The ending is fine。 I like how her life end up with。 Half a year to the human's realm and half to the moon。 But it must be sad on Takkan's side during the other half of the year。 But still， I am very satisfied about their happy ending。"Your heart is your home。 Until you understand that， you belong nowhere。" ✨ 。。。more
Jenni
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I loved this book just as much as the first one！
Elisa
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i really liked this book！！！ it had amazing writing， good character development and i really liked the plot！！ it was a good second book in the dulogy and i truly had a great time reading it！ i don’t have much else to say but i highly recommend this series:）
Jessebell
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2。5
haley the book fiend
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honestly…this was a veryyy mediocre sequel to an absolutely incredible book that i love very much。。 disappointed is an understatement。 i will be pretending it’s beautiful predecessor， “six crimson cranes”， is a stand-alone from this point forward <3
Alex Gale
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Let’s start off with that we all know the real MVP is Seryu！ He truly loves Shiori and it was a shame they weren’t the end game。I absolutely adored this series！ This is the first series I read by this author and it was so worth it。 All the characters were endearing and， going back to Sox Crimson Cranes a bit， I loved the villain to protector role that Raikama played。 Her backstory was perfection。 Shiori did frustrate me at times， but in the end I couldn’t help but loving her。 Everyone just felt Let’s start off with that we all know the real MVP is Seryu！ He truly loves Shiori and it was a shame they weren’t the end game。I absolutely adored this series！ This is the first series I read by this author and it was so worth it。 All the characters were endearing and， going back to Sox Crimson Cranes a bit， I loved the villain to protector role that Raikama played。 Her backstory was perfection。 Shiori did frustrate me at times， but in the end I couldn’t help but loving her。 Everyone just felt like a real family。 Not picture perfect， just right。 I can’t wait to read more by this author。 。。。more
Megan ❀
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You ever read a sequel that just feels so pointless？
Stacy
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I loved Six Crimson Cranes so much I couldnt wait for this one。 And the first half was really cool in the dragon world with Seryu。 But once we returned to the shore？ Things got really boring。 I stopped enjoying Shiori as the protagonist。 Despite all that she went through， she still walks around without a care to her actions。 I was hoping for more interactions with her and her brothers but we spend most of the time with Takkan。 He isn't a bad character， but he's cliche and boring。 The second half I loved Six Crimson Cranes so much I couldnt wait for this one。 And the first half was really cool in the dragon world with Seryu。 But once we returned to the shore？ Things got really boring。 I stopped enjoying Shiori as the protagonist。 Despite all that she went through， she still walks around without a care to her actions。 I was hoping for more interactions with her and her brothers but we spend most of the time with Takkan。 He isn't a bad character， but he's cliche and boring。 The second half with the demons felt drawn out and boring as well。 And it felt like a whole separate book from the beginning。 Even some of the characters that were important in the first half never come back！ I'm unsure why it was written this way。 And the ending felt WAY too conveniently wrapped up。 It was an okay book， but the first one was way better and could've just ended there。 。。。more
Dtphoenix
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3。5
Kayla
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DNF 4%
Frayda
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2。5/5 :（
Rissa
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It is so sad to say that I dont enjoy this book :（ it is better for six crimson cranes to be just stand alone
Yael
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It was fun， it was cute :）
savannah
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not enough dragons for me but it was good！
Fabulous_shortie
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I really wanted to love this book this was one of my most anticipated releases of this year。 I absolutely loved six crimson cranes but this just didn’t hit the same。 For a book called the dragons promise I expected Seryu to have a dominant role in this book and we all love him。 Unfortunately there wasn’t enough of him， the dragon kingdom part should have been the main part of the book！ Shiori felt a bit annoying in the first part， it felt out of character for me。 The book felt too tied to the bl I really wanted to love this book this was one of my most anticipated releases of this year。 I absolutely loved six crimson cranes but this just didn’t hit the same。 For a book called the dragons promise I expected Seryu to have a dominant role in this book and we all love him。 Unfortunately there wasn’t enough of him， the dragon kingdom part should have been the main part of the book！ Shiori felt a bit annoying in the first part， it felt out of character for me。 The book felt too tied to the blood of the stars duology like if you haven’t read that duology this book would be confusing。 It felt too similar where I found myself bored。 The events felt too similar where Bandur and Gen were brought up， it felt too MCU。 I totally understand that the books take place in the same world but I just didn’t vibe with it。 The only thing that kept me reading was the well-being of Takkan and Shiroi。 They were cute but Shiroi x Seryu 💔 also the last 80 pages felt so dragged out like I was fighting to finish。 What made six crimson cranes so extraordinary was it’s creativity， magic， and originality。 This has the same exact feel of Unravel the Dusk， dragged out。 If this was an author I didn’t love this would probably been a 2。5 star but I love Lim and her writing so it’s a 3。 Her first books are masterpieces but the second ones always tend to be just okay， I would love to see Lim write a stand alone！ 。。。more
Zelle
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AHHH after finishing this book I can’t help but 🥺🥺🥺🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹。 this book， this story， these characters， the setting is so absolutely charming and beautiful and wonderful in every way possible。 this story is such a fairytale and that makes me love it SO much。 there are A LOT of things that happen in this book and it’s a little overwhelming at points HAHA it’s just one thing after the other and these characters do not get a break but it all just flows together so perfectly！！！ i’m the #1 fan of short c AHHH after finishing this book I can’t help but 🥺🥺🥺🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹。 this book， this story， these characters， the setting is so absolutely charming and beautiful and wonderful in every way possible。 this story is such a fairytale and that makes me love it SO much。 there are A LOT of things that happen in this book and it’s a little overwhelming at points HAHA it’s just one thing after the other and these characters do not get a break but it all just flows together so perfectly！！！ i’m the #1 fan of short chapters but these long chapters did not even phase me。 okay let’s kinda start from the beginning。 being in Ai’Long with Seryu got me 😿😿 he did EVERYTHING for her bro my heart broke for him :（ their relationship hurts my heart so much he really loves her。 THIS IS THE QUOTE THAT GOT ME TO TAB MY FIRST EVER BOOK （also i’m kinda sad that I didnt tab my favorite parts of books until now but it’s ok more books to read and more books to tab）: “Takkan and I are connected by the strands of fate。” “Then I’ll have to find you when you’re reborn—before your strands have time to know with his again。” LIKE BRO WHAT THAT QUOTE HAD ME CRYING AND REREADING IT FOR DAYS。 okay moving on of course her reuniting with her brothers and Takkan made my heart happy again but then onto another adventure bro like shits crazy and that was like a whole different thing that had me questioning if I even know what’s going on 😭 but it’s ok i’m here for the vibes。 the very end of the book was like WOW。 it was just so cute and just gave me the beautiful fairytale vibes。 Takkan and Shiori having their strands tied together forever 🥺 SO CUTE。 this book is so fun and makes me so happy I loved it so much :） 。。。more
Najwa
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Saya suka seryu
Mary
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This was a bit of a disappointing follow-up to a book I absolutely loved。 It's too long by about 2/3， meandering， and repetitive in ways that mean it loses steam multiple times。 Shiori is a great character， though， and I love that Lim picked a lesser-known folk tale to reimagine。 Plus， talking dragons， snakes， and paper birds are never bad things in books。 This was a bit of a disappointing follow-up to a book I absolutely loved。 It's too long by about 2/3， meandering， and repetitive in ways that mean it loses steam multiple times。 Shiori is a great character， though， and I love that Lim picked a lesser-known folk tale to reimagine。 Plus， talking dragons， snakes， and paper birds are never bad things in books。 。。。more
mawr
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dnf 330/482 （68%）
Fatma Abdullah
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Dnf ch 27Since the start of the book I was met with disappointment， it is hard to reach the level of the first book which I rated 5 starsShiori kept having near death experience EVERY chapter！ I thought maybe its the Dragon king's castle， would get better once she's out。。 No。 I was surprised when she left back to land and got excited cause surly it would be better。。 No。 Shiori was back to her annoying self as if the first book didn't happen。 Her bolting out the ceremony in ch 27 was it for me， I Dnf ch 27Since the start of the book I was met with disappointment， it is hard to reach the level of the first book which I rated 5 starsShiori kept having near death experience EVERY chapter！ I thought maybe its the Dragon king's castle， would get better once she's out。。 No。 I was surprised when she left back to land and got excited cause surly it would be better。。 No。 Shiori was back to her annoying self as if the first book didn't happen。 Her bolting out the ceremony in ch 27 was it for me， I've had it。I shall not rate this book because for one Idk what it'll be， I didn't read the whole thing， but my mind stars kept decreasing with every couple of chapters。。 I did not like it 。。。more
Lindy Lu
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I really loved Six Crimson Cranes and was looking forward to this book but unfortunately my favorite character Seryu was only in the first part of the book。 After he left the story I had a hard time staying interested。
Nora Brussaard
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Enjoyed most of it but there was so much happening and it made me skip pages to get to the end。。 I don't think this ending was necessary it should have ended way earlier Enjoyed most of it but there was so much happening and it made me skip pages to get to the end。。 I don't think this ending was necessary it should have ended way earlier 。。。more
Annika
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The Dragon‘s Promise is the second book in the Six Crimson Cranes series。 Princess Shiori made a promise to return the dragon pearl to its rightful owner， but keeping this promise is dangerous。 She must go to the kingdom of dragons， navigate political intrigue among humans and dragons alive， fend off thieves and defend everyone and everything she loves。 It will take every ounce of strength Shiori can muster…⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Dragons are my favourite mythical creatures EVER so I loved that The Dragon‘s Pr The Dragon‘s Promise is the second book in the Six Crimson Cranes series。 Princess Shiori made a promise to return the dragon pearl to its rightful owner， but keeping this promise is dangerous。 She must go to the kingdom of dragons， navigate political intrigue among humans and dragons alive， fend off thieves and defend everyone and everything she loves。 It will take every ounce of strength Shiori can muster…⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Dragons are my favourite mythical creatures EVER so I loved that The Dragon‘s Promise is partly set in the kingdom of dragons。 🥰🐉 I think that‘s why I actually enjoyed the sequel even more because the dragon kingdom inside the sea was fascinating。⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I enjoyed being back with the characters and and I love Shiori and Takkan together！ Everybody needs a Takkan in their life。 😊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I‘ll be honest， I thought the book started off strong and then I got a bit bored towards the end。 However， I thought that the writing was beautiful and it was a satisfying conclusion。 And the cover is gorgeous！ So if you enjoyed the first book， I‘m sure you‘ll enjoy the second book too 😊️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀*rated 3。5 stars* Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my review copy！ 。。。more
Noura
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I want there to be more。 The ending to this book， while full of love， light and happiness， also left me with an aching。 What's next？ Without giving away any spoilers， I had sort of expected MORE to happen by the end of The Dragon's Promise， which leaves me to ask if this will be a trilogy？ Unlike Six Crimson Cranes， The Dragon's Promise felt rushed， severely so。 Not to the point where I thought the book was bad， not at all， but it did leave me wanting。 So many open ended details are left for us I want there to be more。 The ending to this book， while full of love， light and happiness， also left me with an aching。 What's next？ Without giving away any spoilers， I had sort of expected MORE to happen by the end of The Dragon's Promise， which leaves me to ask if this will be a trilogy？ Unlike Six Crimson Cranes， The Dragon's Promise felt rushed， severely so。 Not to the point where I thought the book was bad， not at all， but it did leave me wanting。 So many open ended details are left for us that I truly hope there will be another installment in the series and that we will see more of Shiori， Takkan， the Six Brothers and the Emperor; and Megari， of course。 This was so enjoyable to read， and I hope there is more in the future， maybe an offshoot series featuring Seryu？？ That would be WONDERFUL！ I love that Dragon Prince and his haughtiness。 。。。more
Marni
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This was a lovely duology。 It was a casual read for me， which did not require a lot of mental effort to follow， and was relatively linear and straightforward。 I enjoyed it a lot and would recommend it as a palate cleanser between more involved titles。 It was refreshing and mystical all at the same time。
Grittney
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Shiori continues her journey in trying to find the rightful owner of the dragon pearl she now posseses。 A fantastical quest to the Dragon realm， back home， and then to the birthplace of demons， Elizabeth Lim does not disappoint in the second half of this duology。 I was so happy to finally read this。 Shiori is such a brave main character。 There was a couple times I was angry at her choices and had to put the book down， but I understand her motivation behind them。 I don't think I've ever anticipat Shiori continues her journey in trying to find the rightful owner of the dragon pearl she now posseses。 A fantastical quest to the Dragon realm， back home， and then to the birthplace of demons， Elizabeth Lim does not disappoint in the second half of this duology。 I was so happy to finally read this。 Shiori is such a brave main character。 There was a couple times I was angry at her choices and had to put the book down， but I understand her motivation behind them。 I don't think I've ever anticipated the kiss so much。 This is a truly wondrous tale。 I highly recommend this， especially if you have read Six Crimson Cranes。 。。。more
Jes
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This book was so much fun from start to finish。 Immediately you're plunged right into where Six Crimson Cranes left off and continue Shiori's quest to reunite the pearl with its rightful owner。 Along the way， so much more of her stepmother's story is revealed and put in place by the different places in her journey to the Wraith。I loved all of the story that took place under the sea in the dragon's palace and was really surprised to see the dragon character developments。 Shiori proves over and ov This book was so much fun from start to finish。 Immediately you're plunged right into where Six Crimson Cranes left off and continue Shiori's quest to reunite the pearl with its rightful owner。 Along the way， so much more of her stepmother's story is revealed and put in place by the different places in her journey to the Wraith。I loved all of the story that took place under the sea in the dragon's palace and was really surprised to see the dragon character developments。 Shiori proves over and over again that they underestimate her， except for Seryu。 I was also surprised where their relationship ended up。 （Team Seryu here）Eagerly awaiting the next installment。 。。。more
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