My kids really enjoyed this book. Action and dragons for the win! The only problem was the formatting

A young girl--a thief--who lives on the streets, is breaking into the king's personal quarters of the castle. She heard of a magnificent jewel worth more than the kingdom itself, and thanks to the the voice (always in her head), she receives warnings and guidance to the things she seeks.

Cara doesn't know who the voice is, or why it's there, but they converse in her thoughts and trust each other. It isn't until Cara meets a tall young man at a fortuitous time, that she finds out who and what the voice is. Malik (the young man), searches for people like Cara, and invites her to join a guild.

The voice in Cara's head is a long-fabled dragon, and the guild is for dragonseers! But dragons are myths, or all died in a war. How can this be?

Cara is a bright, friendly girl, but Silverthief tried to poison Cara's mind against all other humans and dragons out of jealousy; making Cara isolated, lonely, and secretive; putting her and others in mortal danger.

I like the concept and world-building, and I feel the series has potential, but for this book, I needed more evidence to show Silverthief accepted the others. She's too self-centered to change quickly.

The story wrap-up was very quick; leaving me feeling unsettled and still distrusting Cara's dragon to such a degree, that I still feel uncertain about the book overall.

The book illustrations were lovely, giving it a castle and dragon theme.

3.6/5 Stars

Thanks to Random House Books for Young Readers and NetGalley for the preview of this book pdf; the review is voluntary.

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