The Last Namsara: Iskari Book One Hardcover – 12 Oct. 2017

A kickass female dragon-slayer, DRAGONS, storytelling and magic: all these things should have made this a firm favourite, but I just didn’t love it as much as I wanted to.Asha (daughter of the King of Firgaard) is the Iskari, a legendary dragon slayer, feared by everyone who encounters her. The Legend of the Iskari is that she is a child of blood and moonlight, the bringer of death and destruction. She is due to marry Jarek, but her father offers her another option: bring him the head of the first dragon and he will release her from her promise. This leads Asha on a journey of discovery as she endeavours to fulfil her father’s wish and free herself from her fate.So why didn’t I love it? I found it a slow story. It wasn’t as fast paced as I expected from the blurb and there are times when a lot of storytelling is devoted to not a lot happening. I didn’t like Asha. I found her moody, elitist and often unlikable. I found that her moods and position changed so much that it made me uncomfortable.I didn’t find the romance between Asha and Torwin believable at first. I couldn’t see why he was so attracted to her (early Asha is vile to him).That out of the way, The Last Namsara, had some excellent features.The stories of the Dragons and the old magic were brilliantly written. I adored Kozu as a character and I wanted to see more of him and his interactions with Asha. The addition of storytelling as a powerful, old magic was wonderful; the stories were beautiful in their concept and the way they were written. The legend of the Namsara and the Iskari was a highlight of the novel for me.Part of the ending I guessed at but part was a complete surprise and left the story in an excellent place for the second book, which I will read because I do want to know how this story continues, I just hope the pacing of the second book is a little more exciting.

This. BOOK.I haven't fallen so hard for a book in a long time. Everything about it was perfection from start to finish and I devoured it so quickly that I am now suffering the biggest book hangover. The world was so well thought out, and the characters...Asha has stolen a fierce place in my heart, and I will forever be in love with Torwin's freckles.I raged. I laughed. I cried (thanks for THAT SCENE, Kristen). If this book makes you do anything, it makes you feel. Asha's journey is one I was so pleased to get to witness.I'm gonna keep this spoiler free, but I'll say with ease that The Last Namsara is definitely one of my favourite reads of this year...and of all time. I can't wait to read more of Kristen's work, because she is, at heart, a true storyteller <3

I will be honest I got this book because I liked the cover. Once I started reading I love it read it in one sitting definitely a 5 star book if you like dragons and kick was female characters this is the book for you

I loved this book. The world building is incredible - so well thought out and detailed.There are so many twists and turns as the story unfolds, it had me guessing right until the end.

This book was simply brilliant - adventure galore. Blog piece about it on whimsyandcosy at WordPress. It was a story of dragons and family.

Absolutely loved this book! Dragons, storytelling as a theme, world-building, and super schemey villains all made an excellent debut novel from this author! Excited to read more.

Bought as Christmas present

Read this book in one sitting - it’s got everything you could ask for in a book. Asha, the badass, vulnerable hero of the story is a beauty of a creation