A Scar in the Bone (A Fire in the Sky, # 2)
By: Sophie Jordan
Expected Publication: October 14, 2025 by Avon
352 pages
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Dragons
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Goodreads description--MAGIC AWAKENS.DARKNESS SWELLS.
AND A HERO RISES.
It’s been a year since Tamsyn transformed from the enemy in Fell’s bed to the wife he sacrificed himself to save. From an ordinary girl to Penterra’s best hope to keep magic from disappearing forever.
With Fell torn from her side in the dangerous swirling mists of the Crags, Tamsyn is alone among the dragon pride. An outsider learning to survive in her new home, she trains until her muscles burn and her blood spills. And slowly, a warrior emerges.
But is Fell truly beyond Tamsyn’s reach? Their bond pulls at her, as does the fierce drive to protect both humans and dragonkind from a relentless enemy determined to destroy her – and all magic.
Magic stirs in the darkness, strengthening all who believe in it. But will it be enough to save the pride, the kingdom, and a love fated to endure for centuries?
In this explosive sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling A Fire in the Sky, the fate of magic rests on one warrior’s shoulders – but it could cost her everything …
🔥Fated mates
🔥Magic, dragons, and witches
🔥Spice
I don't want to spoil anything. Let's just discuss where A Fire in the Sky left off. Tamsyn had just revealed her dragon form to Stig when he freaked out, and Fell had to step in to save her. In doing so, they discover that he's a dragon also. The two fly off, and if I remember correctly, have a brief fight with skelm dragons. They find their way to a cave in the Crags, and all of a sudden a group shows up with a man claiming to be Fell's brother. A Scar in the Bone starts with Fell and Vetr's mother's perspective when she dies. Then it switches to Tamsyn, and the reader is quite confused because Fell is not with her. It almost seems as if the reader is supposed to understand why. I think this is a poor writing trick. It just caused me to stop reading and have to go back searching through the end of the previous book to make sure I'd missed something. And any time I'm pulled out of a story that much is not a good thing.
Tamsyn and Fell are separated, and for all she knows, he's dead. I only reveal this because pretty much that is revealed in the book description. Tamsyn is alone in the dragon pride. She has to learn to survive. She's told the bond will fade with time, but it's been over a year and Tamsyn still feels his presence. She regularly questions if he's still alive, but it repeatedly told it isn't possible.
I was almost as frustrated as Tamsyn. Dragon terms were used as if the reader is aware of the definition of those terms. This is so annoying. I get that the pride had trouble accepting Tamsyn as one of them since she was raised by humans, but then Tamsyn (or Sophie Jordan) treats the reader in the same manner as Tamsyn and doesn't define some of these terms that are being thrown around. It's a lot annoying.
Who we are rooting for and who we are rooting against isn't quite clear-cut in this book. Obviously, we're rooting for Fell and Tamsyn, but are we rooting against Vetr and the other members of the pride? Are they evil or do they simple misunderstand the humans as much as the humans misunderstand them? Obviously, Stig has crossed into evil territory. I get that he was obsessed with finding Tamsyn and destroying her. He too felt betrayed by her in a way. But his level of depravity felt at odds with his character in the previous book even though his father was a creepy dude. I suppose he was hiding his true nature is the gist of the message we're supposed to get. But it just felt jarring that he's transformed into evil overlord so completely. Especially, when Alise while not claiming to be happy didn't disparage him. How could she be so wholly blind to who he had become?
Where are things going from here? I'm not quite sure. I will say this book had almost no spice compared to the other book. I don't mind that myself. I don't need spice and have a lower tolerance for it than most. I find it odd given it is advertised in the description though.
I only highlighted one quote where an agenda that doesn't make sense was included. I only mention this vaguely because it didn't fit with the story (given the need for "breeders"). It's one of those woke agenda things. And again, I'm being vague on purpose because Amazon will flag me for being specific.
A Scar in the Bone was decent. I wasn't blown away. I didn't have the issues with story pacing that I had in the first book since I knew this was part of a series. But I did have issues with the lack of information being shared or the way information was being shared. It's also hard to know who exactly we're rooting against and who we're rooting for with some characters. A Scar in the Bone still gets 3.5 Stars from me since it wasn't without issues. I want more romance in the next book (doesn't have to equal to spice, but togetherness...relationship). Have you read A Scar in the Bone? What did you think? Let me know!
This review is part of my All Things Halloween event--a month of fantasy, paranormal, supernatural, mystery/thriller, etc reviews and books.
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