The Dragon Tamer

Dragon Tamer is enjoyable fantasy. I appreciated the dialogue most of all, including how this author built characters with it. Recommended as an entertaining read.

Once I started reading this book I could not put it down. The action was exciting and the characters were lovable. I look forward to the next installment.

I enjoyed this book. The story is about a girl who finds out she had dragon blood and is sent to an academy to learn and she meets the prince: not a spoiler- it happens in like the first couple chapters. I liked the development of the characters although there were times I felt confused like details were missing but they were soon cleared up and the story flowed well. I am excited to move onto book two and finish the story. Over all it’s a very well written book and the relationships are well developed.

This was a fun book to read, it had some great characters and a really engaging story line. I definitely recommend reading this book!!!

This book surprised me! That's a pretty big deal, especially in a YA novel. Stories with dragons really seem to go one of two ways, but not this book. This book went it's own way.
1. Loved our heroine. She's determined, she's brave, and she's smart. There was a part in the middle of the book where she got kind of stuck doing nothing, which was frustrating, but she made up for it in the end. The dialogue was good, even though the story was lacking in side characters. The story felt a little too to-the-point without some of the character-building that's enjoyable in a story. She should have interacted with more people to add some interest.
2. Love the boy. There's always a boy, and we're always Supposed to love him, but frequently for me he falls short. This boy is adorable, he matches the story perfectly. He's a good character in his own right.
3. World-building. While the world-building was pretty basic, it was also Unique! I treasure a unique world. Dragons who are also humans who also rule the land. And the non-dragon humans are mad about it. And there's dragon school. Love it. It took some familiar elements and mixed them in new ways. I like to be curious about what will happen instead of predicting it from the first page. Everything did hurry on to the end (the book felt short). Some more description and dialogue would have helped.
Definitely made for a younger audience, with that simplicity and goodhearted feeling you often find in J-Fic novels. That's not a bad thing though, because I liked it. It was magical. A little like the early Harry Potter books, which are cute and happy and magical.

The Dragon Tamer: Alveria Dragon Akademy is the first book in a YA fantasy trilogy by Ava Richardson, author of The First Dragon Rider trilogy, The Sea Dragons trilogy, Upon Dragon's Breath trilogy and Return of the Darkening Trilogy.

The Dragon Tamer is the first book that I have read by author Ava Richardson but it is definitely not going to be the last. The Dragon Sickness, book 2 in the Alveria Dragon Academy trilogy releases 26 December 2018 with the third book in the trilogy, The Dragon Throne, releasing soon after on 27 February 2019.

During the wait between the second and third books release, I have every intention of reading all of Ava Richardson's past fantasy works.

Truth be told, I absolutely love it when I discover a new to me author who has plenty of books already out - because, not only does it allow me to become more familiar with the authors work and the worlds that they create, but it provides me with endless hours of reading pleasure.

The Dragon Tamer is an easily read book that captures the imagination. I read this book in the span of a day and at no point did I want to put it down or stop reading. I'm enthralled and captivated by this dragon world that Ava Richardson has created and can't wait to read the next books in the trilogy.

This book would appeal to fans of Tamora Pierce's Tortall Universe works, Mercedes Lackey's Heralds of Valdemar and Dragon Jousters series, and perhaps fans of P.C. Cast's YA fantasy works as well.

Highly Recommended

I thought I knew YA novels with Dragons to The Core but here I am left speechless by The Dragon Tamer by Ms. Ava Richards!
The story starts in usual was There is a girl that is an outcast in Her own village and things are getting worse for Her and Her family There. That sucks right? And some long hidden Secret is revealed and this thing set off all future events.
Looks like your usual YA read? Yep, but...
The author knows how to describe The World and events so readers will be devouring The book like The meal after long yours between eating last meal - trust me you won't be disappointed!
Characters were really Good and they were not Black or White but had gray shared in themselves which I really liked as that's how People are!
For fans of Fantasy, Dragons, YA, royal things.

I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Dragon Tamer is the first installment of the Alveria Dragon Academy series. In it, you will Kaelan. She is living in pretty crappy conditions with her mother and grandmother. It also doesn't help that her mother is very sick and they have found no cure to fix her ailment. So they send her off to the Dragon Academy while also spilling that her dad isn't the most popular dragon.

Along the journey to the school, she happens to run into the Lasaro - who just happens to be the prince of this kingdom. Upon seeing her he finally shifts into a dragon for the first time ever. After rescuing her from some other dragons, he comes to the conclusion that she is his tamer.

Now at this school, you have the dragons and the tamers. Tamers are supposed to help Dragons stay sane in a way because if they don't have a tamer then they eventually go rogue. Throughout school, the dragons and tamers alike go through some challenges to ensure that they a solid bond.

Unfortunately for Kaelan, she doesn't get to go to classes to become a tamer. Some of the masters looked down upon her because she's a peasant. They actually banned her from taking classes and kept her as a worker in the kitchen. Kind of like Cinderella a little? Even though they did this, it did not thing to keep these two from hanging out and creating a stronger bond.

Of course these two were adorable. I could sense the little tension between them and kept wanting them to become an item. I wanted something form them but the little hints at a possible romance blossoming between them was enough (I guess?). Then there's that damn cliffhanger that kind of took my heart out of my chest. I can't believe they said that to each other and now I need to dive into the next book - which luckily, I have the next ARC.

Overall, I loved this book. The dragons and the world building was so freaking entertaining. I wanted to know more about her family history and I'm hoping we get more in the next one. I mean he freaking spoke to her and I want to know what the heck is going to happen next with them!