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- Content warnings: Racism/bigotry, Colonialism, Xenophobia, Ableism, Classism, Homophobia/transphobia, Violence, Slavery, Sexism, Manipulation
To Shape a Dragon's Breath
by Moniquill Blackgoose
Book 1 in Nampeshiweisit
A fifteen-year-old Indigenous girl bonds with a dragon and gets shipped off to a colonial dragon academy that wants to assimilate her, kill her dragon, or both - and she absolutely refuses to play along.
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Length511 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5 · Sweet / tender
PacingSlow
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Polyamorous
- Polyamorous / Multi-partner
- Slow burn
- Low
- Sweet / tender
- Thought-provoking
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- Scholar/intellectual
- Mutual pining
- First time / discovery
- Perspective shift
- Intellectual connection
- Longing glances
- Found family feels
- Academic rivals
- Tension
- Growth-focused
- Playful banter
- Found family
Fantasy promise
- Ya fantasy
- Dragon romance
- Academy / campus
- Alternate history
- Dragons
- Small town / village
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- High fantasy
- Coastal / island / beach
- Academy / school
Reading experience
- First person
- Slow
- Thoughtful
- Immersive
- Moderate
- Medium
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- Bookworm/scholar
- Indigenous MC
- Atmospheric
- Monster tamer / beast bonded
- BIPOC MC
- Emotional
- Lyrical
- Reluctant hero
- Queer
- Introspective
- Literary
- Outcast/loner
- Magical
- Character-driven
- Dragon rider
- Sapphic
- Hopeful
- Bisexual MC
- Chosen one burden
- Neurodivergent MC
- The long game
- Underground rebellion
- Battle of wills
- Morally complex
- Series binge material
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Book details
- Length
- 511 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book