Author: Ava Richardson
Series: Sea Dragons Trilogy # 1
Genre: Fantasy/Dragons/
Publisher: Relay Publishing
Publication Date: March 28th, 2018
Edition: Kindle Edition, 294 pages
Source: NetGalley
Purchase/Pre-Order: Amazon US
Synopsis:
Will adapting to a changing world make one young woman lose touch with where she came from?
Far from the kingdom of Torvald, on the Western Isles near the coast, Sea Dragons rule the skies. Lila is the daughter of the Raider leader, destined to take his place one day aboard their plundering ships. Her people value only what shiny trinkets they can get their hands on, but she aspires to much more than that: Lila wants the Raiders to become Dragon Mercenaries, dragon riders who help protect merchant fleets and navies from attack. Her father Kasian is skeptical, but a young monk named Danu—with a quest of his own—comes bearing a prophecy claiming that Lila is the lost heir of Roskilde, a born Dragon Rider.
With Danu’s guidance, Lila finds the unruly dragon she’s destined to bond with—but the mismatched pair soon learn that much more than just their futures is at stake.
Review:
This was a fantastic book. It has everything it promises. Dragons, a girl on a quest to become a Dragon-rider, a young mage trying to get our MC to follow her rightful path as pertained by a prophecy. And no annoying shoe-horned romance. That is one of my most favorite things about this book, no romance. Not even a flirtation or budding attraction. Danu mentions once that Lila is beautiful, but more in the context of her character, and her status of being a lost princess than it is being attracted to her.
Lila is a wonderful character, she is stubborn, smart, and resourceful. She is such a well -rounded character. There isn't really anything that comes to mind that I didn't like about her character. Lila is basically a pirate, though I think they do more just theft than murder. It was pretty unclear. She has a lot of compassion, that's what leads me to believe that they just loot ships and coastal villages.
Danu was also a really likable character. He's quite different than Lila, he was raised on a fairly secluded island of Witches from a young age, kind of a monk's life. Lila is basically a pirate, though I think they do more just theft than murder. It was pretty unclear. She has a lot of compassion, that's what leads me to believe that they just loot ships and coastal villages.
Crux, for a dragon, has quite the personality. He's a little snarky at times, very noble. Again these main characters are fantastic, the plot and the world are all fantastic.
I have a couple smallish complaints. The side characters were a little forgettable in my opinion. I don't remember most of their names, or what they might look like, or really much of a personality. And some of the vocabulary used seemed out of place for a middle ages setting.
Example, a character, I think it was Lila, responds with a "whatever" The way it's used more commonly. And it just didn't fit. I don't know much about middle ages vocabulary, but I am fairly certain that word didn't exist in that context back then. I'm also not very clear when it comes to what any of the characts to look like, other than Danu who is often described as being "stocky" and Lila is mentioned to have blue eyes. Everybody else though, I have no idea what anybody looks like.
Those complaints are so small and might be something that I missed because I fell into the world so much that appearances just fell to the back of my mind as something that wasn't very important.
I highly recommend this book. It is a great read.
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