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I love fantasy novels. I love the way they take me from my real world and lead me to a world that everything is possible. I love to see how different this fictionally world from my world. And I absolutely am amazed by the world Adrienne Woods created! Our main character is a sixteen-year old girl named Elena. She soon realizes that all the stories about magic is true. She then finds herself in a school full of magical people. To be honest, the plot reminded me a bit of Harry Potter at first but as the story continues, I realized they were not alike at all!

Now we are in Paegeia!! There are two species: Dragons and Dragonians, a rider of Dragons. And Elana is a Dragonian. We see Elana as she attends to Dragonian classes and makes some great friends. As for the romance part, I am not sure I really liked Lucian. I mean he is a prince (Literally! a prince! God! ). But I felt like everything happened too fast in their relationship. But then I felt like I have some issues regarding that, we have been introduced to BLAKE! (Oh yeah!) I ship him with Elena so hard. He is mysterious and dark, exactly the kind of boy I like to read in books. I am excited to see what happens next!

The only thing I did not like was that there was a lot of teenage drama. It totally is expected since it is a YA novel but I guess I am looking for more mature voices even though it is a YA.

To sum up, the story was full of action and I couldn't stop till I finish it! I recommend it to anyone who enjoys Young adult fantasy novels.


Plot: 4
Writing: 5
Romance: 3
Characters: 4

I've always loved dragons and this book really drew me in and was unputdownable. I'm so excited for what's next in the series! Elena is such a great character too!

I am in love with the book! I love the story.. so amazing... I love it.😍

I was really excited about reading this book, and it definitely didn't disappoint me. I really enjoyed the characters and the story, and I would recommend this to anyone. The author created an amazing world and an amazing storyline, and I really loved the book.

The Good: This story is imagined so well with so much added in that you can feel yourself wondering if just maybe its real. The main character Elena comes into this new world of dragons and riders not 100% sure about it. Her honestly about being scared and not quite all about it helps the plot, which is fantastic in it's own right.

The Bad: There are a bunch of grammatical and spelling errors sadly which take away from the books cohesiveness. My other problem is the love story, it seems forced and unnecessary when everyone can see the plot that will come around. Boo for that.

The Epilogue: If you loved Eragon (who didn't) and most other dragon stories you will fall in love with this new world!

This book had so much potential to be something amazing and it really fell flat for me. It had terrible execution with such a great plot line. The cover was gorgeous though.

The story was very confusing and slow to start even with the action scene in the beginning chapters. I found it hard to continue reading on, mostly because I did not care about what was happening. I love dragons and the fact that I lost interest is really sad.

The main character, Elena (I had to look up her name since I forgot it), is not very likeable and constantly portrayed as being very weak. She cried a lot and was shown as a damsel in distress too much. Elena did not question anything that happened to her and never once grieved over the loss of her father, instead, she got herself a boyfriend.

The romance was forced and there was no spark or connection between the characters at all. It was hard not to groan or wince at some of the dialogue. Both characters were boring and dull. There was also a lot of dialogue that didn't even make sense. For example, "What was your favorite subject back home?" "Art, the drawing type."
"You're really funny. I love that part of you." There was no joke in that exchange at all. There was nothing funny about any of it. There was also way too many adverbs in every paragraph.

Overall, the main character whined and complained before going on a suicide mission that came out of nowhere and made no sense to her character development.

I would not recommend this book, just because of how much trouble I had finishing it and getting through it. It's unfortunate because I was really excited for a new dragon fantasy YA...it just fell really really short.

This book started out with alot of information dumping. It was a bit disjointed for my tastes, almost as if you were expected to know what was going on, and I felt like parts of the story were left out. There was alot of information thrown at the reader but none of it was complete. I am hoping that the plot and storytelling gets flushed out in the remaining books. There is a lot of good potential with the series. This book is OK, not bad but I had some problems with it.

The heroine, Elena is a damsel in distress for most of the book to the point of being irritating. She kind of snaps out of it by the end of the book, but I have a problem with weak, self-loathing main characters who can't handle life and the challenges thrown at them but then they suddenly save the day. She doesn't slowly develop into a strong person through out the story, she just wakes up one day after crying all the time and decides shes going to be the hero. There is also some really heavy, sappy insta-love. Not my favorite. Atleast it is held to just kissing.

OK enough about what I didn't like, the story was decent. It kept me entertained for the most part, I mean dragons, magic powers, quests, who wouldn't want to read about that. Elena finds out that dragons are real when she and her father, who have been on the run her entire life are attacked by dragons. Elena wakes up a few days later in Paegeia, injured only to find out that her father is dead and that he was a dragon himself. Elena has a "dark mark" which means she should be a Dragonian, but children of dragons don't usually become Dragonians (aka dragon riders) or have marks. The darker your mark the more powerful a person usually is. Elena makes quick friends with her dragon roommate Sammy and human roommate Becky. She quickly falls in love with a prince, and when evil forces steal an ancient artifact Elena finally steps up and decides she is the one who can find it.

This book was OK, I liked it enough to want to continue the series. I kind of feel like I know where the storyline is heading, but I'd like to see if my predictions are true.

Oh I love this book soooo much. It was captivating. Elena has a tough life. She doesn't know here mother, and her father died right after telling her that he was a dragon. She escaped and was brought paegeia, this is a hidden country filled with dragons and dragonians and even some human who's family was wealthy enough to get them into the school.
There are dragons all around so many different ones, moon-bolt, ramicon, and many more all with different gifts. Elena bears the mark of a dragonian but it's supposed to be impossible for her to be able to claim one since her dad was a dragon. I hope that isn't true...I need this next book immediately!

I absolutely looked this book!!!! I couldn't put it down from the first chapter. very well written.

Loved this fantasy YA novel!
It's like How to Train a Dragon but for an older generation with more detail, adventure and romance!
Elena thinks dragons only exist in stories, what will she do when she finds out they are real and exist in her world?

This was a fast read. I enjoyed it but the plot is a little basic and can be guessed. New girl gets thrown into new world. She is this super important person and didn't even know it. New girl gets the guy of her dreams while also secretly crushing on bad boy. New girl saves the day. I can guess and most of the important things for the rest of the series as well without having read them yet. Now even though this is your typical kind of plot it is a good story. It just could use some unexpected twists. Over all cute story. Love that this is about dragons. I dont think there are enough books with dragons and dragon riders.

Thank you netgalley for this advanced readers copy for an honest review.
This story was beautifully written and I loved the idea, I just wish there was more action. Otherwise this was a fantastic story!

I recieved a copy of this book via NetGAlley in exchange of an honest review.

I’m not much of a fun of books about dragons, but the beautiful cover and the synopsis got my attention. The story’s not really what I was expecting, it was even better.

I was expecting a medieval setting, instead we get world that is a more advanced but still full of magic and fairytale like creatures. It is a beautiful and colorful world, perfect for the mysteries and excitement the book presents. The author writing style is great and the story flows easily. The whole installment narrated by Elena who is new to this magical place so we experience every little detail alongside with her. Her reactions and emotions come through spectacularly. It’s strange how easily magic and technology work together in Paegeia, but if we break down the story, the bare core of it a simply fairytale where the heroic prince who saves the day is replaced with Elena.

Beside the beautiful world the book has a fantastic cast, too. Elena, the heroine, has no clue about magic and dragons so everything is quite a shock to her. The acceptance comes slow and hard and however much hers is the most realistic reaction I ever read about, sometimes she acts so dumb and infuriatingly hysteric. Then in no time she accommodates to her new life and genuinely tries to understand her new surroundings. That is until the first hardship, when she returns to the dumb, hysteric girl from the beginning of the book, some instance she even acts as a brat. So even if she portrays the most realistic reaction from someone who just finds out about the supernatural world I was expecting a stronger and more resilient main character. Becky and Sam, her room-mates personalities aren’t constant trough the story. My first impression about Becky was that she is a quirky, scatter-brained, mouthy and more of a laid back person, later she shows a more badass but also entitled side of herself. Sam transforms from strong and free-spoken to a skittish and gentler character. But they have a really strong friendship and they quickly include Elena in it, too. They are also extremely loyal, understanding and have a rebel spirit. Then there is Lucian, the quintessential prince charming with more determination and stubbornness than anyone. He is a stereotype through and through. I wasn’t too happy about his advances but as my other reviews show I usually like the dark ones.
Blake stays an enigma and acts like somebody with multiple personalities. There are also a lot of interesting secondary characters, whom add to the book complexity.

I have two big problems with the story. One is the pacing or at least the pacing of Elena change. In the first ¾ of the book she struggles to adjust to her new life then in a blink of an eye she starts to plan her grandiose world saving mission. It’s too fast change for my taste. The other is a minor detail which is the fact that a lot of “mystery” or secret is really obvious and predictable. You can guess almost everything from the clouded stories if you play attention. Unfortunately it has the potential to ruin the further books. So I’m hoping for a twist in the installment.

Despite the little kinks I really enjoyed the story. It is well constructed, exciting, interesting and has a little bit of everything a fantastic fairytale needs. Looking forward to Thunderlight.

Thank you so much to Fire Quill publishing via netgalley for sending me a copy of Fire Bolt by Adrienne Woods .

From the very first page i was pulled into the world. Whats going on? Whats happening? Why are they leaving? You could feel the tension and urgency and the dragons.

Im a huge fan of dragon books if done right. I thought maybe i was a bit too old for this book. If i were a preteen or young teenager i think i would have loved it but since i have read so many fantasies its hard not to compare.
I was not thrilled with the writing style, after a while i got annoyed trying to figure out what was going on. I did however enjoy the details about the world and the characters and the dragons but then i got confused. All the characters and magic element was a good concept but it wasnt presented clearly. We follow someone that is clueless to all things magic and dragons so therefore we are clueless and i like to know what im reading more in depth then absolutely nothing until it is learned piece by piece.

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I have to say that I really enjoyed this book. I really liked this story, because to me it is pretty original. I haven’t really read any YA books about teenagers who found out that one of their parents is a dragon, then them going to a magical school.

Despite Emma reeling from the shock of not only learning that dragons are real, her father being one too, then losing him not long after; she finds herself in a school filled with these creatures! Emma is a strong girl though, making friends who help her acclimate to her new reality, and support her during her many trials and tribulations.

This is a book that you would like to read if you love magic, dragons, shapeshifters, strong characters, and a catchy plot.

I really enjoyed this book and am looking forward to the next in series. What an interesting blend of medieval fantasy tempered with some urban fantasy. I had such fun reading this book.

So, the story…Elena is constantly on the move with her father seemingly running away from something. On one particular night, they are attacked by dragons! In the next minute Elena finds herself in another world without her father, who has been killed. Apparently Elena is special and there are great expectations for her potential so she is enrolled into the School of Dragonia. Here, she learns of magic, dragons and Dragonians amongst other things.

Now, bear in mind that Elena is just your seemingly normal run-of-the-mill average teenager, who is clumsy and only excels at one thing (which she doesn’t like), which is riddles. She is the opposite of what you’d expect from a heroine.

Surprisingly, her new world is very similar to our world in that it has cars, museums, shopping malls, modern technology, etc., but on an advanced level. But half of her new classmates are dragons in human form and…they have dragons in this world. Her school reminds me a bit of Hogwarts with a mixture of regular and magical subjects.

The characters are interesting and I enjoyed their interaction, i.e. Sweet Sammy, Prince Lucian, Flirty Brian, Brave Becky and, of course, the mysterious Blake.

I read this book quickly as I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was very entertaining and well balanced.

Adrienne Woods created a whole new world for us to explore with an interesting back story to boot.

If you enjoy fantasy books with dragons, friendship and some romance, then you will enjoy this book.

Elena is an ordinary sixteen-year old. Sure, she has a large, dark birthmark on her knee, and her father insists on moving across the country every few months. But still, normal, right? Then her father's pursuers catch up to them, and Elena discovers that the two of them really are different. Her father is a dragon, and Elena is destined to be a great dragon rider. After an epic battle between her father and his attackers, Elena wakes up, orphaned in the world of dragons, an acceptance to the top dragon and rider school in the nation.

I love this book. It's the first in dozens that has forbidden me to put it down. So totally awesome.

Now I'm going to say something that may seem like it contradicts what I just said. It was a little cliche. Is a combination of a bunch of obvious elements from other stories. Harry Potter is a big one. It's a boarding school, in a castle, with magic. Next is How to Train Your Dragon: the multiple dragon species and traits, dragon riders, and history of how the dragon riders came to be. However, the book doesn't capture the trademark humor of the series or of the next influence - Percy Jackson and the rest of Rick Riordan's pantheons. I can see the influence of the Greek gods in the riddles, quests, and the creepy lady with the prophecies. Other myths and legends come into play, including King Arthur. And the final possible influence is an anime called Soul Eater, in which the weapons and their bearers are both alive and human, with some shape shifting abilities, in the same way the dragons and riders work together, shape shifting included.

Now, I love all those stories. I noticed flaws with many of them, but I love them. The reason I love Firebolt is because it takes the best of all of those tales and carves a new epic story out of them. Cliches are cliches because we love them in the originals and they work. The only things I didn't like are the lack of humor and the stupid teenage boy-girl drama. And that what's obvious to me isn't obvious to everyone else. Except maybe the Headmaster and the Council. Who knows what secrets they're keeping.

So, yes, I love this book. I couldn't put it down, and I will defend it's cliches if I need to. I hope other fans of YA Fantasy will love it to.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

Sometimes I let myself break the old adage, "don't judge a book by its cover" because sometimes there are really neat covers. And while they don't always give the best insights to the true worth of a book, sometimes they are.

Okay, I will fully admit. I got about six or seven pages into this book and fully contemplated putting it back. Probably not as a DNF, I loath not finishing books even if I dislike them. However, I was in a weird mood and decided to just keep reading, and I'm glad I did. Firebolt does it's best to put you in the middle of action as it begins, however compared to the rest of the novel, the first chapter seems a little flat.

I enjoyed learning more about the world, and characters. It is definitely a young adult book, focusing around school and relationships. Yet with a book I'd just contemplated putting off for another night, I ended up finishing it within hours. So I will let that also speak to how the book gets better the further you get. There is just so much that Elena doesn't know, which helps the audience learn with her. Which isn't my favorite way of learning in books, too often it was a 'Donnatella' (probably not the post for West Wing references, oops). This could also be seen in some of the pacing, we spent quite a bit of time learning and the action was packed into the very front and tail end of the novel.

However, what probably kept me reading was the way Elena coped with her loss. I was so incredibly nervous, after all to those of us who've lost someone integral in our lives, reading about loss from a character who obviously doesn't understand what they're supposed to be feeling is the worst. I was pleasantly surprised. Elena did try to push through the pain as I expected, but she cried. Her emotions got the best of her. She had panic attacks. She got upset mere moments after being happy. And this happened throughout the book. So I stayed. I stayed for a character who I could understand.

The most interesting part about all of plot of this novel to me is the prophecies. Prophecies can be so powerful in writing, and I for one was glad how Elena handled this aspect of the novel. I can already see the set up for the next novel, but I'm excited to see if my guesses come to pass, and the explanation behind them.

In short, this isn't a book I came away gushing about the second I put it down. Instead it's a creeper, it continues to grow on you. The world of Firebolt is obviously well thought out by the author, and I think that Woods just needed to get part way through the book to where she could actually being to weave the story. I expect the rest of the series to pick up in tempo, and think it's a good quick young adult book. What shines to me was how real Elena could be at times and I truly applaud Woods for her personification of this character.

Book: I feel like it should be a 3.85 to a 3.9, which is just silly so I'll give it my full four stars! I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the book, and I recommend giving it a shot!

Thank you to NetGalley, Adrienne Woods, and Fire Quill Publishing for an ARC in return for an honest review.

What a fantastic book. I am totally hooked and have now purchased all the others in the series. This genre is new to me but I'm loving it. It's just as good as Harry Potter and the Twilight Series.