We also spend a lot of time with the villain of the story, which wasn’t my favorite thing and it did not really work for me. the fact that this is a dragon who is more like a grumpy old man) throughout the whole novel. First of all, I feel like while the concept was super interesting, it got old fast, and it became too one beat, relying on the same thing (i.e. However, I do think that this story had a sort of YA or Middle Grade feel, despite the use of a lot of swear words in it. One of the stuff that kept me in the story was the fact that Colfer is really good at writing in a way that’s both engaging and quirky, but that doesn’t end up feeling performative or overbearing. It’s a really unique premise, that has a lot of charm and that ultimately works.Īs I said, I am a huge fan of Colfer’s writing and that was also the case here. Moreover, Colfer’s writing is always quirky and eccentric, which works perfectly for a story about a dragon living in the Louisiana swamp, slugging vodka and reclining in his La-Z-Boy. It’s completely outlandish, but that’s what makes it so funny and interesting. Highfire follows Everett Squib Moreau is a fifteen-year-old boy, living in Louisiana with his mother, trying to get by whose life gets turned upside down when he catches the crooked sheriff in an act of murder, and subsequently meets the last living dragon that happens to love vodka and Flashdance, but also happens to hate people.įirst of all, I really loved the concept of this book. The jury is in - I enjoyed this novel, even though it did not really impress me. When I saw that Eoin Colfer was writing his first Adult Fantasy novel, I was ECSTATIC to get my hands on it, especially when I became aware of the fact that the book is actually about a vodka-drinking, Flashdance-loving dragon. It’s highly inventive and engaging, and I remember reading it because a classmate in elementary school recommended it, so it’s one of the first series I really got super into. I am a huge fan of Colfer’s writing - Artemis Fowl was one of my favorite series growing up and one I was super attached to.
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