Adrienne Woods

Dragons! I loooooooooooove dragons! Seriously, there aren't enough (good) books about dragons! :D

Ahem, on to the review...

Lately, I haven't been reading a lot of books where the main hero(ine) is so young, but I must say that I enjoyed it very much. It was a great read.

The book started with a bang, introducing us our lovely Elena and her father, dragons and setting the stage for our exploration of Paegeia.
As we moved into different settings, all environments and scenes were detailed enough without being too much, letting your mind just enjoy the story.

Character development was good. Elena needs to adjust big time when she sets foot in her new world, having to cope with magic, dragons and prophecy.
Luckily she finds great friends in Sammy, Becky and Lucian.
Blake, the resident bad boy and the dragon everyone is just waiting to turn dark, hovers at the edge, treating Elena with disdain.
The characters felt real, believable (yes yes, even the dragons :p) and were fun to read about.

Pacing and flow were good, there was a good balance between action and conversation. While the book started fast-paced, it does slow down enough for the beginning of the story to fully unfold without being too overwhelming.

The book itself was well written with no (noticeable) errors.

All in all a really nice surprise, I very much enjoyed this instalment and look forward to reading the second book (my poor TBR list).… (altro)

This book was free on Amazon. In some ways it reminds me of the Harry Potter series or the Rangers Apprentice series--though the main character (Elena) is a bit older than Harry Potter when he first discovers his heritage. I think the Rangers Apprentice characters were closer to Elena's 16 years of age.

The cover seems a bit of a misnomer to me. The sword and the girl's face fit (if Elena is the girl and the sword is the one mentioned in the book). But Elena's not a dragon so having half the face of the girl on the cover be a dragon doesn't fit.

I think I've already figured out a major arc or two (things that I assume will be revealed in later books of the series). Whether I read on to find out if I'm correct or not, I'm not sure yet. I did like the friendships that developed in this book, but I can see some troubles ahead if my arcs prove true.… (altro)

This is based on the story LOVE IS A MERCILESS GOD by Carissa Andrews within the anthology. Evangeline is an angel sworn to protect Liam. The number one rule you're told not to break is to have feelings for your charge. Oops! Looks like she broke that rule! When he was a child, somehow Liam was able to sense and hear her. They'd have conversations all the time, and she'd guide him. She loved their time together. Hey as he aged somehow he stopped hearing her. That was until the fated day his jerk of a girlfriend broke his heart and left him. In that moment he prayed with all he was worth to every god, goddess, Angel or being for help. What he didn't know was with that one simple prayer he opened himself up to good and evil to respond. This is the story of the journey of Liam and Evangeline in that moment he could once more hear her thanks to that prayer. For then they had to escape evil that was coming too. Even though she went against the main rule, she couldn't leave Liam to all that was coming. What ramifications will occur? Take the journey with these kindred souls. It's a great read!… (altro)