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Dragon Flight
by Jessica Day George
Dragon Flight continues the adventures of Creel, a former farm girl turned highly sought after seamstress...who also happens to befriend dragons. While her crush, Prince Luka, is on a diplomatic mission to the desert nation of Citatie, he sends Creel word that Citatie is planning to invade Fereval with an army riding dragons. Stunned by the news, Creel sets off with dragon and human friends to stop her homeland from being the site of a second Dragon War.
Once again, JDG delivers a compelling and beautifully written adventure. There was so much action involved I blazed through this novel much like I did the first. It was a definite page-turner. I liked the development of Creel and Luka's relationship in this book. The first one teased at a romance, but never explicitly stated it. This one made Creel's feelings better known, though she still had trouble expressing her feelings to Luka himself.
There were a lot of interesting developments in the dragon community as well. New mates, new magic, epic battles, plus babies! The interactions between Creel and these new dragons from a foreign land were engaging and funny. The best character development in this story was that of Marta. She turned from a smart but flighty seamstress into an epic badass, especially in the final battle. I love that she refused to be left behind while her betrothed left for a spy mission. And no adventure was going to stop her from working on her wedding gown. I had a whole new respect for Marta by the end.
There was one aspect of this book that bothered me a great deal. And before I bring it up, I want to acknowledge that JDG created this entire universe out of nothing. That being said, I didn't like the description of the Citatians. They were described as having pale skin and hair. Yet these people lived in a desert. I know that this world may not have the same geography as our world, but I can't believe that a desert people wouldn't evolve to have dark skin, hair, and eyes. I don't know if JDG wanted to give Creel and Marta a better chance of blending into the crowd, but I found the Citatians to be a big disappointment. JDG even calls the king's adviser a vizier, which seems to indicate she was drawing on a Middle Eastern motif. I would like to think that if an author is willing to draw on a non-European culture for background they should also draw on the physical characteristics of that culture. Had it not been for that, I would have given this book a 5 star review like I did the first book.
Overall, I loved the story and characters. I'm glad JDG caved to the fan pressure to continue Creel's story into not only a second book, but a third. I'm halfway through book three and can't wait to see how the story ends.
Once again, JDG delivers a compelling and beautifully written adventure. There was so much action involved I blazed through this novel much like I did the first. It was a definite page-turner. I liked the development of Creel and Luka's relationship in this book. The first one teased at a romance, but never explicitly stated it. This one made Creel's feelings better known, though she still had trouble expressing her feelings to Luka himself.
There were a lot of interesting developments in the dragon community as well. New mates, new magic, epic battles, plus babies! The interactions between Creel and these new dragons from a foreign land were engaging and funny. The best character development in this story was that of Marta. She turned from a smart but flighty seamstress into an epic badass, especially in the final battle. I love that she refused to be left behind while her betrothed left for a spy mission. And no adventure was going to stop her from working on her wedding gown. I had a whole new respect for Marta by the end.
There was one aspect of this book that bothered me a great deal. And before I bring it up, I want to acknowledge that JDG created this entire universe out of nothing. That being said, I didn't like the description of the Citatians. They were described as having pale skin and hair. Yet these people lived in a desert. I know that this world may not have the same geography as our world, but I can't believe that a desert people wouldn't evolve to have dark skin, hair, and eyes. I don't know if JDG wanted to give Creel and Marta a better chance of blending into the crowd, but I found the Citatians to be a big disappointment. JDG even calls the king's adviser a vizier, which seems to indicate she was drawing on a Middle Eastern motif. I would like to think that if an author is willing to draw on a non-European culture for background they should also draw on the physical characteristics of that culture. Had it not been for that, I would have given this book a 5 star review like I did the first book.
Overall, I loved the story and characters. I'm glad JDG caved to the fan pressure to continue Creel's story into not only a second book, but a third. I'm halfway through book three and can't wait to see how the story ends.