Of Cinder and Bone is the first book of the homonym serie of books, written by Kyoko M. It starts from the premise of a world where dragons were a reality and currently, they are extinct; honestly, this was my main hook to pick this book and I can say it worked perfectly.

We are brought into the story of Jack (I negate to call him Rett, sorry) and Kamala, two brilliant scientists whose proposal is trying to bring back a dragon using technology. The whole process and the frustration after the failures are vividly painted, and in general, there’s something I want to bring the focus on: we are on a sci-fi story, but the characters are really well written, and for me, the trio formed between Jack, Kamala and Faye is marvelous.

Apart from that, I find the way they deal with the trauma after the dragon is stolen and how they have to confront the adversities a real strength of the book. I don’t want to spoil the book outside of some details, but the main characters feel real. Not superheroes or a supermen, just normal humans.

Plotwise, this book is really fast. All the time things are happening, and there aren’t many moments to rest, which is something I personally thanked. From the start to the end, the full plot will go without a pause. For a 400 pages book, it felt really short.

I recommend this book for the fans of Jurassic Park, as it is heavily inspired by this film, and for people who love sci-fi which is situated in the near future/ a near world. Solid book in definitive.