This book reached out and grabbed me and wouldn’t let go,
with its passion, partially fueled by magic dragons, igniting the page, along
with a generous helping of the f word.
This is an R-rated, super-addictive romantasy, which has Harry Potter
elements to it but is definitely not for children. Think more along the lines of
Game of Thrones. Also, I’m not sure how much it would appeal
to men, so that I’ve now narrowed the audience down to adult women. Much of the plot is predictable, but it’s
still a thrill ride of the first caliber.
Twenty-year-old Violet is the first-person narrator who has to choose a
quadrant in which to train for service to Navarre, and she has spent her entire
life preparing to become a scribe—keeper of the archives. However, her mother, a high-ranking military
leader, insists that Violet become a Rider—of dragons, that is. Many don’t survive the first test, which
involves walking across a narrow, high parapet, where one misstep means falling
to one’s death. Those who do survive
this and many other daunting tasks will have the opportunity to bond with a
dragon who will endow them with magical powers.
As for the romance angle, it will be steamy enough to raise your heart
rate.
