The next generation of shape-shifting dragons from the popular author of the Dragonfire novels.
Zoë Sorensson is perfectly normal,... read full description
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Oct 26, 2011
Wendy Darling
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Aerial dragon battles. A girl with a cool mystical powers. Cute boys on motorbikes. What more could you ask for in a fun and fluffy paranormal book?
Flying Blind took me completely by surprise. The story follows Zoë Sorensson, the only female dragon shapeshifter in existence, who has important duties to assume when she comes to maturity. The problem is, her powers haven't bloomed properly and the few times they begin to appear--in the form of a mesmerizing flame in the pupils of her e More...
Flying Blind took me completely by surprise. The story follows Zoë Sorensson, the only female dragon shapeshifter in existence, who has important duties to assume when she comes to maturity. The problem is, her powers haven't bloomed properly and the few times they begin to appear--in the form of a mesmerizing flame in the pupils of her e More...
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May 19, 2011
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"I, Zoe Sorensson, do solemnly pledge not to willfully reveal the truth of my shape-shifting abilities to humans. I pledge not to reveal myself without due consideration, to beguile those who inadvertently witness my abilities, and to supply those names of the humans whom I have entrusted with my truth to the leader of the Pyr, Erik Sorensson."
Zoe Sorensson is far from normal-or human. She's a More...
"I, Zoe Sorensson, do solemnly pledge not to willfully reveal the truth of my shape-shifting abilities to humans. I pledge not to reveal myself without due consideration, to beguile those who inadvertently witness my abilities, and to supply those names of the humans whom I have entrusted with my truth to the leader of the Pyr, Erik Sorensson."
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Jan 15, 2012
Anoolka
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It pulled me in right away only to lose me the more and more the main character acted like a brat. I know, I know - there was dark magic at work and confusing dreams and new powers, but it did not make reading through all that a pleasure. I am glad I went on because the second part gets better again, once things clear up and the heroine begins acting more mature and badass. (And stops swooning about boys for a minute.)
I love the whole idea of how the dragons and dragon lore works here. I li More...
I love the whole idea of how the dragons and dragon lore works here. I li More...
Jan 30, 2012
K
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The dragon-y stuff: pretty cool. The character stuff: not so much.
Zoë is a Pyr and, more specifically, the Wyvern. Or she’s supposed to be. The book tells me this is a big deal. She’s the only female dragon shape-shifter and as her generation’s Wyvern she'll be able to help her kind, albeit from a distance. She only knows this is her supposed future because others have told her, she’s fifteen already and has never been able to shift. She gets her period (mmm-hmm) which means that *so More...
Zoë is a Pyr and, more specifically, the Wyvern. Or she’s supposed to be. The book tells me this is a big deal. She’s the only female dragon shape-shifter and as her generation’s Wyvern she'll be able to help her kind, albeit from a distance. She only knows this is her supposed future because others have told her, she’s fifteen already and has never been able to shift. She gets her period (mmm-hmm) which means that *so More...
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Dec 05, 2011
The Sweet Bookshelf
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Only one female dragon shifter?! OK! I'm game! I'm a fantasy fan and it has been awhile since I've read anything good. I was intrigued with the preface of dragon shape shifters. If you've never read anything dragon, then you should. They are cool!
Zoe is a young teenage girl who is suppose to be the Wyvern (only female dragon Pyr) but she hasn't shifted yet. She doesn't have any powers and everybody is wondering what's going on. She gets invited to an annual dragon boot camp More...
Zoe is a young teenage girl who is suppose to be the Wyvern (only female dragon Pyr) but she hasn't shifted yet. She doesn't have any powers and everybody is wondering what's going on. She gets invited to an annual dragon boot camp More...
Nov 09, 2011
Michelle
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When I first heard of Flying Blind its sounded really good and when I received it from Allison & Busby I was really happy however this was short lived.
Upon starting Flying Blind I wasn't impressed with the main character Zoë, to me she appeared self centred and wanted everything to revolve around her and the only good side I saw of her was protecting her friend from bullies, which then again got turned around to her.
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Upon starting Flying Blind I wasn't impressed with the main character Zoë, to me she appeared self centred and wanted everything to revolve around her and the only good side I saw of her was protecting her friend from bullies, which then again got turned around to her.
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Jul 29, 2011
Book Binge
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Zoe is a little distressed. Here she is at the ripe old age of 15 and she still doesn’t have either boobs or her period. She’d love to get the boobs more than the period but with puberty comes the ability to turn into a dragon. You see she is the only female Pyr (Pyr are shape shifting dragons) and since the male offspring of the older Pyr started getting their abilities when they hit puberty she assumes she will too.
Funny (read: strange) things do start to happen when she wakes up one More...
Funny (read: strange) things do start to happen when she wakes up one More...
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Jun 21, 2011
Bailey (IB Book Blogging)
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Flying Blind is a beguiling YA debut that I couldn't put down! It is a feverish and intense read that will have you staying up way past your bed time. I cannot wait until the next installment in this highly addictive series!
Zoë is a fierce and intelligent protagonist that I was rooting for the whole time! It was wonderful seeing her reawakening to her dragon powers, and how she dealt with them. Zoë is a courageous friend who is willing to go to any lengths to protect those she More...
Zoë is a fierce and intelligent protagonist that I was rooting for the whole time! It was wonderful seeing her reawakening to her dragon powers, and how she dealt with them. Zoë is a courageous friend who is willing to go to any lengths to protect those she More...
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Mar 18, 2011
Lilibeth
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As it turns out, this first book in a spin-off series of the Dragonfire Novels exceeded my expectations and went beyond.
Zoe knows that she’s a failure when it comes to conjuring the makeshift powers of the Almighty Wyvern. Being the only female dragon shape shifter is suffocating, especially when she does not meet expectations. Finally, in a scene at her high school, Zoe discovers this new rage that triggers parts of her Wyvern powers. Along with this new discovery comes a field trip t More...
Zoe knows that she’s a failure when it comes to conjuring the makeshift powers of the Almighty Wyvern. Being the only female dragon shape shifter is suffocating, especially when she does not meet expectations. Finally, in a scene at her high school, Zoe discovers this new rage that triggers parts of her Wyvern powers. Along with this new discovery comes a field trip t More...
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Jan 01, 2012
Haley
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Zoë is supposed to be the Wyvern of the dragon shape shifters called the Pyr. The Wyvern is the only female Pyr. There is only ever one at a time. She is supposed to have special abilities, and Zoë, whose 15 and a half, has been waiting for her powers to appear. When her friend, Meagan, gets bullied after gym, Zoë steps into defend her, accidentally almost shifting partially. Her talons and eyes only, but still, she has broken the covenant to keep shifters secret. Her Dad sends her to boot More...
Jul 11, 2011
Shdnx
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(Contains minor spoilers - although they would hardly come as a surprise to anyone who begins reading it -, and it's assumed that you've read the book description.)
I love dragons. I really do. Actually, the best thing about this book was that it was about dragons. Unfortunately, this was also the only good thing about it, and it was the only thing that made me keep reading, hoping it would get better. It didn't. If we subtract dragons, the book is a junk. A huge disappointment.
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I love dragons. I really do. Actually, the best thing about this book was that it was about dragons. Unfortunately, this was also the only good thing about it, and it was the only thing that made me keep reading, hoping it would get better. It didn't. If we subtract dragons, the book is a junk. A huge disappointment.
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Jun 12, 2011
Paranormal
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3.5 Stars
Zoë Sorensson has more to worry about than the typical teenage girl. She is the Pyr's Wyvern, a lone female dragon shifter with special powers. Problem is Zoë has yet to come into her powers and the Pyr need their Wyvern. Unfortunately her abilities start to arise while trying to protect a friend against a bully and the most important rule is never to expose her kind to humans. Now suspended from school, Zoë is on her way to shifter boot camp with her fellow Pyr friends. More...
Zoë Sorensson has more to worry about than the typical teenage girl. She is the Pyr's Wyvern, a lone female dragon shifter with special powers. Problem is Zoë has yet to come into her powers and the Pyr need their Wyvern. Unfortunately her abilities start to arise while trying to protect a friend against a bully and the most important rule is never to expose her kind to humans. Now suspended from school, Zoë is on her way to shifter boot camp with her fellow Pyr friends. More...
May 07, 2011
Tori [Book Faery]
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FLYING BLIND's beginning was the embodiment of what I needed in a YA right now: it was refreshingly unique, combats bullying in a satisfying, physical way, and leaves a sweet taste my mouth when I think about teenage girls pining for their "soul mates." Alas, the entire book does not continue on such a strong note--especially the last 15% of the novel.
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FLYING BLIND's beginning was the embodiment of what I needed in a YA right now: it was refreshingly unique, combats bullying in a satisfying, physical way, and leaves a sweet taste my mouth when I think about teenage girls pining for their "soul mates." Alas, the entire book does not continue on such a strong note--especially the last 15% of the novel.
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Mar 28, 2011
Debbie
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Flying Blind book one of The Dragon Diaries
Deborah Cooke
Penguin Group – Publish date June 2011
272 Pages – ISBN 13: 9780451233882
Zoe Sorensson is well aware of magic and myth so well aware in fact that she’s part of it. Zoe is the prophesied Wyvern, the only female Pyr, a dragon shape shifting species created to protect the earth. But being aware and becoming the Wyvern seems to be escaping this otherwise typical 15 year old, you see these so called powers of the Wyvern a More...
Deborah Cooke
Penguin Group – Publish date June 2011
272 Pages – ISBN 13: 9780451233882
Zoe Sorensson is well aware of magic and myth so well aware in fact that she’s part of it. Zoe is the prophesied Wyvern, the only female Pyr, a dragon shape shifting species created to protect the earth. But being aware and becoming the Wyvern seems to be escaping this otherwise typical 15 year old, you see these so called powers of the Wyvern a More...
Dec 07, 2011
Kt from A Book Obsession..
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Zoe has always known she would be special, being the only female Pyr, or dragonshifter. However, she wishes her specialness would hurry itself along as she is drastically behind all of her male counterparts. In hopes of hurrying things along for her, Zoe's father sends her to the Pyr's boot camp. However, things are not as they seem as boot camp turns out to be a giant trap. More than ever, Zoe will need to learn to believe in hers More...
Zoe has always known she would be special, being the only female Pyr, or dragonshifter. However, she wishes her specialness would hurry itself along as she is drastically behind all of her male counterparts. In hopes of hurrying things along for her, Zoe's father sends her to the Pyr's boot camp. However, things are not as they seem as boot camp turns out to be a giant trap. More than ever, Zoe will need to learn to believe in hers More...
May 24, 2011
Yan
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There is only one Wyvern of the Pyr and Zoe Sorensson is that lone female dragon shape-shifter. That is when and hopefully all her powers start to manifest. It is already proven that Zoe can shift when in a fit of rage, Zoe shifted to defend her friend against bullies. But controlling her powers and not letting the white hot blind rage take over will be Zoe’s biggest issue. Maybe the camping trip with the other shape-shifters will help things along.
In her debut young-adult series, De More...
In her debut young-adult series, De More...
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Jan 07, 2012
Christina
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To be completely honest, I didn't like the beginning of the book all that much. It starts with Zoë dreaming of a hot guy (nothing wrong with that), then she goes into a little about the Covenant (information is good, especially for those who haven't read the Dragonfire series). But what really bothered me was how much Zoë complained about her non-existent boobs and period. It's a bit immature for a fifteen-year-old. More...
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To be completely honest, I didn't like the beginning of the book all that much. It starts with Zoë dreaming of a hot guy (nothing wrong with that), then she goes into a little about the Covenant (information is good, especially for those who haven't read the Dragonfire series). But what really bothered me was how much Zoë complained about her non-existent boobs and period. It's a bit immature for a fifteen-year-old. More...
Jun 16, 2011
Kathy
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Zoe is fifteen and a half and waiting both for puberty and for her dragon powers to kick in. See, she's the Wyvern - the only female dragon. One has to die before the next one can be born. Unfortunately, that makes it hard to get the training needed to be the next Wyvern. She and the other dragons her age go to summer boot camp over spring break. But a stranger with a good story shows up and they are all very suspicious of each other. Turns out the mages who had been lying low had developed a ne
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Nov 23, 2011
Scooper
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Favorite Lines: “The Pyr are all guys–men and their sons–except for me. The story is that there’s only one female dragon at a time, and that she’s the Wyvern and has special powers. Yours truly–I’m supposed to be the Wyvern. The issue with there being only one female dragon shape shifter at a time is that the last one died before I was born. And it’s not like anyone has her diary. Zero references for me. Zero advice. Zero anything.” (p.5)
Flying Blind is the young adult spinoff from De More...
Flying Blind is the young adult spinoff from De More...
Nov 25, 2011
Metaspinster
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I dunno. This book got good ratings, and some good reviews from people I usually agree with, but it annoyed the crap out of me!
The lead just seemed whiny and self-involved, and I couldn't make myself care (or get an inkling of) where the plot was going over a third of the way through. Also, the fact that there's only one female dragon at a time - and her role is to facilitate communication and the development of other (male) dragons' gifts--and as an oracle, i.e. a woman likely to go More...
The lead just seemed whiny and self-involved, and I couldn't make myself care (or get an inkling of) where the plot was going over a third of the way through. Also, the fact that there's only one female dragon at a time - and her role is to facilitate communication and the development of other (male) dragons' gifts--and as an oracle, i.e. a woman likely to go More...
Dec 15, 2011
Ema
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I really enjoyed this book!
I loved all the fantasy and magical elements in it so much. I'm just now getting into Paganism and some of the New Age practices so I was pleasantly surprised that runes, tarot cards, and magic had a huge role in this book.
This book did not bore me for one second, either.
The female characters in it were wonderful. I was rooting for Zoe the whole time. She transformed into a brave young woman. I also ended up loving Isabelle, who was extremely intellig More...
I loved all the fantasy and magical elements in it so much. I'm just now getting into Paganism and some of the New Age practices so I was pleasantly surprised that runes, tarot cards, and magic had a huge role in this book.
This book did not bore me for one second, either.
The female characters in it were wonderful. I was rooting for Zoe the whole time. She transformed into a brave young woman. I also ended up loving Isabelle, who was extremely intellig More...
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Aug 15, 2011
Billie
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I read this book pretty quickly, because the story line grabbed me, and also I was kind of waiting for something to happen, which really didn't until the end.
The book was interesting, but at times I did feel a bit lost. I didn't fully understand the world, and things were not explained very well. At the beginning all the main character does is focus on her "crush" Nick. Then we shifts to another guy for about More...
I read this book pretty quickly, because the story line grabbed me, and also I was kind of waiting for something to happen, which really didn't until the end.
The book was interesting, but at times I did feel a bit lost. I didn't fully understand the world, and things were not explained very well. At the beginning all the main character does is focus on her "crush" Nick. Then we shifts to another guy for about More...
Jun 06, 2011
Stacy
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I gave it 3.5 stars
Deborah Cooke's YA novel FLYING BLIND follows the children of the characters from her Dragonfire Series with the main voice being Zoe who is the daughter of Erik who is the leader of the Pyr. If you are not familiar with the Dragonfire series don't worry, you will have no issues following along in FLYING BLIND as its a whole new series and you don't need to know any of the events of the Adult series. More...
I gave it 3.5 stars
Deborah Cooke's YA novel FLYING BLIND follows the children of the characters from her Dragonfire Series with the main voice being Zoe who is the daughter of Erik who is the leader of the Pyr. If you are not familiar with the Dragonfire series don't worry, you will have no issues following along in FLYING BLIND as its a whole new series and you don't need to know any of the events of the Adult series. More...
Feb 10, 2012
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It’s time to spread your wings and soar high into the sky…
Zoe is a wyvern, the only female dragon-shifter who’s supposed to have really awesome powers, but unfortunately for her, those “powers” haven’t appeared yet, and to make it worst, she hasn’t shifted yet. She was then invited to a dragon “bootcamp” so she could find out more about the wyvern and the secrets to its powers.
Flying blind was a really fun read, and I found More...
It’s time to spread your wings and soar high into the sky…
Zoe is a wyvern, the only female dragon-shifter who’s supposed to have really awesome powers, but unfortunately for her, those “powers” haven’t appeared yet, and to make it worst, she hasn’t shifted yet. She was then invited to a dragon “bootcamp” so she could find out more about the wyvern and the secrets to its powers.
Flying blind was a really fun read, and I found More...
Aug 30, 2011
Colleen
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This was a YA novel about a girl who is supposed to be the next Wyvern of her shapeshifting-dragon species, but she can't shift and can't figure herself out. Then she loses her temper when her best friend is picked on at gym class, sprouts a dragon claw in the chief mean girl's face, and is promptly shipped out to Minnesota for spring break to learn how to be a dragon. But of course it's all treachery and lies and infighting and Grave Danger (tm) ... and the obligatory crushes on the hunky boy
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Jun 14, 2011
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Favorite Quote: “Just as you are more then you seem to be, so is everyone else.”
Zoe is your average teenage girl, concerned with school and boys but she also has an added stress. She is the first female dragon shifter to be born in centuries, destined to become the Wyvern. But Zoe’s powers aren’t manifesting and since there is no ‘how to’ manual, Zoe isn’t sure what to do. When she accidentally reveals her powers More...
Favorite Quote: “Just as you are more then you seem to be, so is everyone else.”
Zoe is your average teenage girl, concerned with school and boys but she also has an added stress. She is the first female dragon shifter to be born in centuries, destined to become the Wyvern. But Zoe’s powers aren’t manifesting and since there is no ‘how to’ manual, Zoe isn’t sure what to do. When she accidentally reveals her powers More...
Jan 30, 2012
ParasolPirate
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I instantly fell in love with Zöe. Something about her humour immediately drew me in, and that was the main snare of this book for me. I really enjoyed her character, and could empathise with many of the issues she was going through as a teenage girl. (Being the last to hit puberty is never fun :P) I found her enchantment with the opposite sex to be entertaining rather than annoying, as it can so often end up being in books such as this.
The plot was nothing new. Cooke did put some twists an More...
The plot was nothing new. Cooke did put some twists an More...
Jun 26, 2011
Rex Robot Reviews
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Flying Blind is extremely refreshing and fun. This is the debut novel in Deborah Cooke's Young Adult dragon shifter series- a spin off of her Dragonfire series. I met Deborah at BEA after I read this book... she is amazing and so kind! I had no idea that this was a spin off series and ordered the first book in her Dragonfire series as soon as I was home from BEA. I'm so glad I met with her and spoke with her about it. The characters in this YA series are the children of the couples in her Parano
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Jul 17, 2011
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Zoe is a dragon shape shifter and the only female of her kind but has yet to fully come into her dragon powers, after defending her best friend against school bullies Zoe's inner dragon is unleashed and she is sent by her father to Dragon boot camp to help her learn some control with fellow dragon shape shifters Nick (who Zoe believes is her destined mate), Garret and Liam.
With no other female dragon shifters Zoe is quite alone and confused, not only does she have the normal teenage More...
With no other female dragon shifters Zoe is quite alone and confused, not only does she have the normal teenage More...
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Jun 21, 2011
Kelly
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Flying Blind is the first in Deborah Cooke’s DRAGON DIARIES series, the young adult spinoff of her DRAGONFIRE paranormal romance novels. The DRAGON DIARIES are set in the near future, and the heroine and her peers are the children of the protagonists of the DRAGONFIRE books.
Zoë Sorensson has always been told she has a great destiny: she is the Wyvern, which means she’s the only female Pyr (dragon shapeshifter) of her generation, and is supposed to have certain powers beneficial to her More...
Zoë Sorensson has always been told she has a great destiny: she is the Wyvern, which means she’s the only female Pyr (dragon shapeshifter) of her generation, and is supposed to have certain powers beneficial to her More...
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