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A review by mehsi
The Awakening Storm by Jaimal Yogis
5.0
Dragons! Magic! Family! Friendship! And more! This was so much fun and I am delighted that I found this book!
So during my vacation I was at a bookstore when I came across this book! Graphic novels, especially in English (and at a decent price even) are very rare. So of course I picked this one up. It had Dragons, a ton of mythology, adventure, and more! Sign me up!
In this book we meet a girl named Grace. She had a fun life so far.. until her dad dies. Until she has to move to Hong Kong where her new stepdad lives (no worries there is a bit of time between death and mom getting a new man, I was also confused when I read that in the blurb). She can barely speak Mandarin/Chinese. She is in a foreign country. At first she wings it, but then during a trip she gets gifted an egg. She doesn’t know what it is, but she finds out very quickly. Haha, I had a laugh at those scenes because HECK yes, I would have reacted the same way. Like, WELL, NOPE. But quickly she becomes friends with the little dragon. And I loved it! Grace was such a fun and interesting character, you just want to root for her. Give a hug at times because things aren’t easy and with the addition of a dragon things only get harder.
Because yeah, there are some people who want that dragon. Some very bad baddies. I have to say I was both shocked and saddened by the fact that it was THAT person behind things. I won’t spoil anything, but while I did have some suspicions on that person.. I still was in disbelief. The book gets quite exciting with chases, a boat trip gone very scary, big dragons, flying, and more! There is definitely not one boring moment while reading.
I loved reading about the dragons, get some more mythology, and see Grace’s dragon grow and learn more about him. Did you know that a dragon is very expensive to keep? XD
And as the story continues, and especially later, we get some shocking revelations!
I wasn’t sure about Grace’s new friends at first, but I really started to like them as the story continued and I am definitely hoping that all these kids get a dragon so they can form a team. Because hey, according to the legend there are more dragons and I definitely need them in my life! I need more adventure.
The art was really fun in this graphic novel. I love the style and definitely want to see what else Vivian Truong has done!
All in all, I would recommend this one to all! It was just so much fun and I need the next book soon!
Review also posted on https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
So during my vacation I was at a bookstore when I came across this book! Graphic novels, especially in English (and at a decent price even) are very rare. So of course I picked this one up. It had Dragons, a ton of mythology, adventure, and more! Sign me up!
In this book we meet a girl named Grace. She had a fun life so far.. until her dad dies. Until she has to move to Hong Kong where her new stepdad lives (no worries there is a bit of time between death and mom getting a new man, I was also confused when I read that in the blurb). She can barely speak Mandarin/Chinese. She is in a foreign country. At first she wings it, but then during a trip she gets gifted an egg. She doesn’t know what it is, but she finds out very quickly. Haha, I had a laugh at those scenes because HECK yes, I would have reacted the same way. Like, WELL, NOPE. But quickly she becomes friends with the little dragon. And I loved it! Grace was such a fun and interesting character, you just want to root for her. Give a hug at times because things aren’t easy and with the addition of a dragon things only get harder.
Because yeah, there are some people who want that dragon. Some very bad baddies. I have to say I was both shocked and saddened by the fact that it was THAT person behind things. I won’t spoil anything, but while I did have some suspicions on that person.. I still was in disbelief. The book gets quite exciting with chases, a boat trip gone very scary, big dragons, flying, and more! There is definitely not one boring moment while reading.
I loved reading about the dragons, get some more mythology, and see Grace’s dragon grow and learn more about him. Did you know that a dragon is very expensive to keep? XD
And as the story continues, and especially later, we get some shocking revelations!
I wasn’t sure about Grace’s new friends at first, but I really started to like them as the story continued and I am definitely hoping that all these kids get a dragon so they can form a team. Because hey, according to the legend there are more dragons and I definitely need them in my life! I need more adventure.
The art was really fun in this graphic novel. I love the style and definitely want to see what else Vivian Truong has done!
All in all, I would recommend this one to all! It was just so much fun and I need the next book soon!
Review also posted on https://twirlingbookprincess.com/