WHAT MAKES IT GREAT: Lesbian dragon/human master/indentured servant slow build romance with built-in (older/teen) kidfic. I mean, come on.
In a post-alien-invasion dystopian future where individuals need to prove their value to the community to survive, Yên sacrifices herself for her aging mother, and is sold to the dragon Vu Côn, who puts her to work as a tutor to her two children. Vu Côn is strange and terrifying, and so is her home--which was created and inhabited by the former invaders, the Vanishers--but oddly compelling, and the strange attraction is mutual. But learning to understand and trust each other is complicated by secrets, Yên’s longing for her home and family, and the struggle to heal humanity from the many strange plagues the Vanishers left behind. All this in 145 pages, but there’s plenty to expand on (especially with the romance).
WHERE TO FIND IT: Novellas are often easier to get your hands on digitally, so I’d go for an ebook or audiobook here, probably. (It's short!) My library also has it; maybe yours does too.
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WHAT MAKES IT GREAT: Lesbian dragon/human master/indentured servant slow build romance with built-in (older/teen) kidfic. I mean, come on.
In a post-alien-invasion dystopian future where individuals need to prove their value to the community to survive, Yên sacrifices herself for her aging mother, and is sold to the dragon Vu Côn, who puts her to work as a tutor to her two children. Vu Côn is strange and terrifying, and so is her home--which was created and inhabited by the former invaders, the Vanishers--but oddly compelling, and the strange attraction is mutual. But learning to understand and trust each other is complicated by secrets, Yên’s longing for her home and family, and the struggle to heal humanity from the many strange plagues the Vanishers left behind. All this in 145 pages, but there’s plenty to expand on (especially with the romance).
WHERE TO FIND IT: Novellas are often easier to get your hands on digitally, so I’d go for an ebook or audiobook here, probably. (It's short!) My library also has it; maybe yours does too.