THE MOUNTAIN CROWN strikes the perfect balance between subtle and direct. A lot goes unvoiced, but never unsaid, and while there may be a few easy answers, there are no easy solutions. Lowachee digs into how the trauma her characters endure impacts everything about how they see the world and negotiate their place in it. The more I think about it, the more I like it.
Highly recommended, especially if you want new angles to human-dragon bonds.