Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Summary

This is book follows Ember Hill, a dragon disguised as a teenage human living on Crescent Beach. She has moved there with her twin brother, Dante. She is tasked with learning how to assimilate with humans before she is assigned her permanent position with the dragon organization, Talon.

This book also follows Garret, a human trained to hunt dragons. Shoot now, ask questions later. He is sent in undercover to uncover dragons and eliminate them before they cause trouble for the humans.

What I Liked

• Did you read the summary above? Dragon. Dragon Slayer. Need I say more?
• This world was just so imaginative. Grounded in the world I know, but with these whole new worlds within it. Talon, the dragon organization, has its own unique intricacies and politics, which were really cool to discover as Ember discovered them. St. George, the dragon slaying organization, is similar to any military organization, except steeped in centuries of history.
• This book kept me on the edge of my seat. I read it on breaks, at lunch, and any free minute I had until I finished it. I can’t think of many more specific things, but the tension between the two main characters (Ember and Garret) is enough to keep you going!

What I Didn’t Like

• I didn’t understand her desire to rebel. She often wanted to get free and fly, but I couldn’t quite see why. I guess this could just be because I’ve never been a dragon though so…
• Sometimes she makes stupid decisions. But it’s not a really big issue.

In Conclusion

If you like dragons, or fantasy, or Julie Kagawa (Iron Fey series anyone?) then this book is for you! The book takes place over a summer, so there’s not really any high school drama – I know some people avoid those books.

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