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Welcome to Bletchley Park… with dragons.

London, 1923. Dragons soar through the skies and protests erupt on the streets, but Vivian Featherswallow isn’t worried. She’s going to follow the rules, get an internship studying dragon languages, and make sure her little sister never has to risk growing up Third Class. By midnight, Viv has started a civil war.

With her parents arrested and her sister missing, all the safety Viv has worked for is collapsing around her. So when a lifeline is offered in the form of a mysterious ‘job’, she grabs it. Arriving at Bletchley Park, Viv discovers that she has been recruited as a codebreaker helping the war effort – if she succeeds, she and her family can all go home again. If she doesn’t, they’ll all die.

At first Viv believes that her challenge, of discovering the secrets of a hidden dragon language, is doable. But the more she learns, the more she realises that the bubble she’s grown up in isn’t as safe as she thought, and eventually Viv must What war is she really fighting?

An epic, sweeping fantasy with an incredible Dark Academia setting, a clandestine, slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance, and an unputdownable story, filled with twists and turns, betrayals and secret identities, A Language of Dragons is the unmissable debut of 2025, from an extraordinary new voice.

Yay I'm excited!

same! I have the FL edition and I listened to a clip of the audio and was super interested :)

Im going to start this today! :)

I have FL edition too! I'll get to it sometime hahaha

I didnt get very far, stopped partway through chapter 2. Im really liking it so far! I didnt read the synopsis lol so I know nothing about what it is. I really enjoy the narrator for the audiobook too, im loving her voice and accents

Yeah I have no idea what it's about either haha

Same Brianna and Maddie, I have the FL edition as well. Also, I have no idea what this story is about either.

Chapter 1
(view spoiler)[ I have a feeling she did something to Sophie's test were she wouldn't pass and she would.

I really liking this story even if I am only on chapter 2 (hide spoiler)]

Sarah A wrote: "Same Brianna and Maddie, I have the FL edition as well. Also, I have no idea what this story is about either."

We are all going in blind.

Sarah A wrote: "Chapter 1"

I agree! I am on chapter 8 now and I honestly feel like this has 5 star potential! We shall see! I am also really glad that I went in knowing nothing, its just so good

(view spoiler)[These dragon scenes are insane, when she was breaking Jumana out of the library and when that dragon attacked at the train station. So intense. I have nothing bad to say about this book. And I am also listening to the audiobook and the narrator is top tier. (hide spoiler)]

59%
(view spoiler)[ I am really loving this book, but I have so many questions. Like what is Atlas hiding? When will Viv realize her government is lying to her? I also hope they can all work together to figure out a way they can all be pardon. (hide spoiler)]

I can't wait to start! I still have to start it but I moved it to my TBR shelf so this way I keep seeing it haha all I need to do is a few chapters a day so I want to focus it!

I havent read anymore since my last update but I have really been enjoying it so far! I was busy this weekend but hoping to get through some more this week and probably finish it :)

55% (view spoiler)["Lying is a sin, Father." Im squealing🤣 (hide spoiler)]

This book actually gives me the same feelings that I get when I read Harry Potter and that has never happened before. I love it so much

Brianna wrote: "This book actually gives me the same feelings that I get when I read Harry Potter and that has never happened before. I love it so much"

Oohhh that's amazing!

Sarah A wrote: "59%
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(view spoiler)[I agree! I definitely think Atlas is working with the rebels, or at least a rebel supporter (hide spoiler)]

63% (view spoiler)[Im so curious who this "someone" who told Chumana not to kill Viv is. Could it be her parents? Or someone who worked with her parents? (hide spoiler)]

Finished:
(view spoiler)[ wow can we just talk about the last quarter of this book. So much happened, Atlas dying (maybe). How does Ralph thinking he is hitting his leg instead hits him in the chest? Was he trying not to kill him. Viv jumping from a plane, are you crazy! This book is differently one of my favorite reads, so far this year. (hide spoiler)]

Brianna wrote: "63% [spoilers removed]"

I was thinking the same thing. (view spoiler)[ I was hoping it was her parents. (hide spoiler)]

Brianna wrote: "55% [spoilers removed]"

This part was the best!

I'm going to start it tonight! Even if it's just the first chapter to get an idea!

86% 😭😭😭(view spoiler)[Not Ursa!!!! I am super glad she joined the coalition though. I was honestly on the fence if she would or if she would betray them all. I love that Viv is such a relatably morally grey character. Like you want her to do the right thing but also can see why she is struggling so much with making the right choice. (hide spoiler)]

Sarah A wrote: "Finished:
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(view spoiler)[I agree! I loved this book so much! I was not expecting that from this book at all. I also listened to the audiobook and the narrator was amazing. I want to listen to more of her books (hide spoiler)]

Finished!(view spoiler)[Wow that ending was such a bang. I did read a post on the authors insta where she was writing the sequel so I'm excited for that! I could not believe that she would kill off Atlas, and then the last line!!! I also love Ursa so much and I can't wait for her to get more page time, she's such a cutie! (hide spoiler)]

Sarah A wrote: "Chapter 1
(view spoiler)[ I have a feeling she did something to Sophie's test were she wouldn't pass and she would.

I really liking this story even if I am only on chapter 2 " (hide spoiler)]

Yeah I'm very curious what happened!

It's a quick read! I've done 75 pages in half an hour! It seems interesting and set in an unexpected time period.

So I DNFed this book at 170 pages :(

Oh wow! not into it?

Nope, I couldn't get into it. I didn't care about the characters or the plot or the translation stuff :(