Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted over at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about but haven’t yet read. Most of the time they’re books that have yet to be released, but not always. It’s based on the Waiting on Wednesday meme, which was originally hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.
This week my Can’t-Wait-For Book is The Brass Wyvern by Bronte-Marie Wesson!
Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Queer Protagonists
Representation: Queer MCs, polyamory
Published on: 13th February 2025
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How, exactly, do you steal a dragon?
The holy city of Muqdah is falling. For days, the priests of the First Temple have argued amongst themselves — despite the cracks growing in the city’s magical shields. But fighting the Imperial army could mean the sacrifice of Muqdah’s dragons. Only one among their number believes it worth the risk … and the lone voice of a pregnant woman falls on deaf ears.
In the great Imperium, a slave named Zuri escapes into the night. Arriving on the doorstep of the Brass Wyvern, she discovers kinship, safety — and an unexpected purpose. When the bedworkers there hear of her captors’ caged dragon, a plan is hatched: free the beast, right history’s wrongs.
As Imperial magic and ancient bloodlines collide, an oppressed people start to make their voices heard. But not everyone sees eye-to-eye on justice, and a royal heist is easier said than done.
The Brass Wyvern is a witty fantasy epic with anti-colonialist vibes, queer love, feminine rage, found family, and of course — sweet, sweet revenge.
Um, what about that premise am I NOT supposed to adore?! Courtesans and dragons! A dragon HEIST! A Completedy Done pregnant MC! Anti-colonialism and REVENGE! Yesssss!
And look at that cover! Is that our pregnant MC? Possibly not, she doesn’t appear heavily pregnant, so this could perhaps be Zuri? Either way, look at her beautiful horns!!! (The throat paint/tattoo, plus the jewellery on one horn, makes me INTENSELY excited for all the worldbuilding details.) Are we dealing with fantasy species??? We must be, right? Could the horns signify a connection to the dragons somehow…?
The author has said this has ‘love networks, not a love triangle’, which makes me starry-eyed – I’ve never been interested in love triangles, but I didn’t know how much I wanted a love network until I heard the term!
The early reviews have been praising the worldbuilding, the Feels, and the ‘chaotic gays’ – which are all things that are very high on my wishlist! And though I wasn’t able to find many quotes, there are a couple of excerpts on the author’s instagram where the prose seems up to my (outrageously picky) standards!
*INTENSE GRABBY-HANDS*
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