Short tangent before I dive into this. Tomorrow, Sylvia Ney @ Writing in Wonderland is hosting an amazing and fantastic blogfest. It’s not your typical ‘post something you wrote’ type blogfest. Instead, it’s a massive blog-hop giveaway. Everyone participating is hosting a giveaway to help her celebrate having more than 400 followers. I’m participating, so stop by tomorrow for the give-away ^_^

Okay, book review time. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I picked this up. Middle-grade story about dragons…okay, sure, I’ll give it a try. I wasn’t disappointed. First of all, not directly related to the story but something I loved – ever chapter had it’s own dragon picture leading in, and the artwork was a lot of fun. It was a nice touch.

But that was more like the pretty icing-flowers on the cake. The story itself was fantastic. A dragon with a mark that makes him a threat to the leader of the dragon clan. A girl who dreams of dragons. A lot. To the point where it gets her bounced from one foster home to another for being ‘too weird’.

Both characters struggle to embrace their uniqueness without being ostracized from their worlds. As the story moves on and their lives come together, they grow as individuals and become close because of who they are, not what.

I enjoyed the unique approach to dragons in this world, and how the fantasy aspects mingled with a reality I’m already familiar with. This was a fun read, and would be a fantastic book for pre-teen kids who want to give fantasy a try, but aren’t too big on other-world settings.

And if you’d like to order a signed copy of the book, or you just want to get to know the author, you can hop on over to Eisley Jacob’s blog. ^_^