About

Miss Percy's Travel Guide to Welsh Moors and Feral Dragons is the second book in the Miss Percy Guide series written by Quenby Olson.

Miss Percy's Travel Guide to Welsh Moors and Feral Dragons book cover

Blurb

Miss Mildred Percy, former wallflower and current adventurer, is now in charge of a dragon. Along with Mr. Wiggan and Mrs. Babbinton — our stalwart companions from the first volume of Miss Percy’s adventures — she embarks on a journey across Wales, in search of the mysterious Nyth y Ddraig, or Nest of Dragons.

But traveling with a young dragon in an unfamiliar land proves more difficult than anticipated. Between angry mobs, midnight rescues, and recalcitrant sheep, they battle (figuratively) their way across the countryside, defend themselves against enemies old and new, and discover something remarkable hidden in the mountains of Wales.

Review

My reading preferences started shifting from traditionally published works to indie books about four years back. I was tired of reading too many epic series that featured heavy themes. Self-published books offered lot more variety, new subgenres like progression fantasy and even epic settings tended to avoid gratuitous suffering. Kindle Unlimited played a huge role too, since I could easily move on if I wasn't liking a book.

In the past year or so, I've come to enjoy another subgenre — cozy fantasy. This isn't new, just a shift in trending reader preferences and very much a needed one given the alarming world events.

Coming to the actual review. This was a good sequel, especially the revelations and hints in the last quarter of the book. Lots of travel, consumption of delicious food, worldbuilding tidbits in the epigraphs and enough action to keep you interested (asides were a bit overdone though). Return of some side characters from the first book was a surprise, and one of them turning a new page was even more unexpected.

The older protagonists shone in this book as well and the slow burn romance continued. I liked many of the newly introduced characters. Fitz continued his entertaining antics and got new friends too. The ending had me looking forward to the third book.

My rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟☆

What others are saying

From Sarah Bell's review on goodreads:

An excellent sequel containing all the things I loved about the first book! I continue to love the writing style with its many parentheses and tangents and humorous asides. (However, I recognise that this is very much aligning with my sense of humour and might not be for everyone.)

From Linda's review on goodreads:

Very enjoyable sequel. Quite a bit more adventure and drama in this book, the world of dragons and magic is fully open. The Welsh countryside and people are beautifully and lovingly described.

Bingo

/r/Fantasy/ 2022 bingo categories:

  • Historical SFF
  • Name in the Title
  • Published in 2022
  • Self-Published OR Indie Publisher
  • Family Matters