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. 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.

But Elizabeth Lim is still awesome! I’d read her again.From the New York Times Bestselling author of Six Crimson Cranes comes a thrilling new adventure! 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… Fans of Shadow and Bone will devour this soaring fantasy. This isn’t the book I wanted, which does not make it a bad story at all. Maybe Seryu comes back? I don’t care to spend the time to find out. Also, reintroducing the demon king when he could have remained defeated was just boring since he wasn’t even a fun villain. I like them, but got enough of them in the first book. I would rather read about Shiori and Seryu’s quest to return the pearl. I gave it six hours and just don’t care anymore. In a 14 hour book, I would have liked more time spent on it. He was such an interesting and fun character and the Dragon Kingdom seemed cool. And it was spent with Shiori being hostile to him.

It’s extremely disappointing that his part in this book was so short and the part that he was in it…he was barely in it. It will take every ounce of strength Shiori can muster to defend the life and the love she's fought so hard to win. 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. 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. Fans of Shadow and Bone will devour this soaring fantasy. From the New York Times Bestselling author of Six Crimson Cranes comes a thrilling new adventure! 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.

The Dragon's Promise by Elizabeth Lim