Shadows of Karakan: An Isekai Progression Fantasy

Draka, Book 2

De: AvaritiaBona

Narrado por: Katherine Littrell

A human magically reborn into a dragon's body navigates friendships, alliances, and feuding gangs in the second book of this charming isekai series.

In the months since Draka woke up as a dragon in another world, much has changed. She's formed friendships, built alliances, navigated the magic and politics of her new home, and discovered how to wield some of her more useful draconic abilities. But even as her powers evolve, she finds herself contending with ever more perilous trials.

For one, the dragon's mind inside her own is growing stronger, becoming a near-constant force, with its own memories and desires. For another, Draka's friendship with Herald has landed her directly in the crosshairs of some dangerous factions. And after a betrayal by someone she thought she could trust, she's battling not only the dragon's desire to kill but also her own craving for vengeance.

Now, Draka must learn to control her baser urges and truly embrace her dual nature—before she ends up destroying the remaining links to her humanity and the only people she cares about in this new life....

The second volume of the hit LitRPG fantasy series—with more than a million views on Royal Road—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

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great addition to the series

I like it it's a slow burn and things feel natural instead of crafted in the series. the narrator is amazing and has a soothing voice. she even makes draka FEEL like a dragon when she uses her voice.

it is also nice not to have a series that feels like they need to wrap up everything at the end of each book or have massive cliffhangers at the end. it just ends after some random meeting. not after skme big bad evil was defeated so you can never tell when a big climax is going to happen (again a massive plus in my oppinion)

each character feels unique and hand crafted. so many books base their characters off tv show characters and such. this one feels like each one had been actually crafted off of the authors vision for them rather than pirated from another place. very very light on numbers and skills (again another plus) and makes it feel more like the characters struggle rather than some numbers vs numbers thing.

Good continuation of the series

Feels pretty slow-paced, but that's not a bad thing and I enjoy the worldbuilding. I enjoy the MC's inner monologue and turmoil, and it feels very realistic to someone having her experiences. In a rarity for monstrous LitRPGs, she feels less human and *more* like a dragon now than when the series started. I will say, as much as I like the MC the supporting cast feels a bit flat.

A bit grim in the beginning

While I do know and understand this book has darker themes, I felt like it could have eased in and not bashed us over the head with it.

unique

The book contains some very dark themes, but manages to be quite wholesome at the same time. Some sentences seem to repeat themselves and doesn't feel perfectly written but overall it's a very enjoyable book.

hmm

10 hours in and the same topics keep coming up, repeating the same thing over and over. the character development or lack there of is boring. the story is good tho so ma

The "drama"

The major plot line is diverted for an intervention during a crisis rather than worrying about the raping, torturing, slavers. We get a bunch of people worrying more about a slaver's goons feelings.

I get that there needs to be a resolution to the inner group dynamics, but how about dealing with that after you find the rats that are in your midst and the actual threat to your life/limb.

It makes no sense. Why the hell would a group of medieval mercs care anyway, they should be more worried about people dying than playing therapist to a dragon.