Kesia struggles with her self-worth and is constantly fighting to redeem herself. Interweaved into this lightheartedness are broad themes of worth and redemption, strength and conviction, and faithfulness. True, there's war and conspiracy, death and betrayal, but there's also the lighthearted side of life: Kesia muddling through confusing human social customs Zilpath's gentle teasing Shance constantly making a fool of himself for love the banter between Kesia and Zephryn, Kesia and Shance. But really, the best thing about Lawless is how fun it is.
It's also more interesting when the dragonshifters themselves constantly rediscover parts of their culture and lives that have been stolen away from them due to the war. I love the way Ippolito has created a dragon culture that's almost tangible and the world comes alive. Unlikely partners, it would seem-and yet all three must work together to find the truth-and hopefully, stop the war. On the human side, Captain Shance Windkeeper has been conscripted into the war, hiding his distaste for it with alcohol and sex everytime he can. On the dragon side, Kesia, convicted murderer, serves as a soldier for the Pinnacle in hopes of redemption her fleetwing and tactical partner, deposed Prince Zephryn, too has little choice in his involvement. The dragon-human war has dragged for years with no resolution. Fleetwings? Talents? Congruency? Scepters? What? But confusion soon cleared and then it was off on an adventure! I had a rocky start with it-liking the snarkiness between Kesia and Zephryn, but stumbling a little to figure out what was going on. To be honest, I went into Lawless a little warily.
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