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Wow... this was kind of painful to get through, but I kept at it just because it has won some awards and got pretty high ratings from my goodreads friends. It turns out that a fantasy book (or any book, for that matter) can be well conceived and well written, you need to have a marginal interest in the fictional world in order for it to work for you. I thought I could care about dragons, but I just... don't. I could only keep track of a few of the characters and the dragon terminology (I did fin
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A beautifully constructed fantasy set in a world where humans and dragons exist and have been living under a carefully constructed peace treaty for almost four decades. Seraphina is the daughter of famous lawyer, an expert in the law of said treaty, and a talented musician. As the story begins, she has recently taken on a position in the castle, as the assistant to the court composer, and is busy auditioning musicians and planning the musical accompaniment for the weeklong ceremony celebrating t
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This was good. The dragons were like Vulcans, and I *love* Vulcans. It was a nicely realized world, and I didn't think the characters or their actions were cliche or predictable at all. They were all quite likeable.
That said, it was definitely a YA book and I probably won't seek out any of the future volumes. ...more
That said, it was definitely a YA book and I probably won't seek out any of the future volumes. ...more
Dragons and a mystery! Pretty great!
Wonderful YA fiction, just exactly what I needed last week. Engaging and innovative fantasy plotline, yet still easy to identify with the main character, Seraphina. I can't wait for the next in the series!
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I thought this was a well conceived and written story. I liked that the author avoided some of the cliches of fantasy stories involving magic, dragons, etc. That, coupled with a dash of mystery as well. The narrator did a good job of telling the story and differentiating each character.
Lexile 760L
IL: UG - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 18.0
IL: UG - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 18.0
Oct 01, 2012
Sherrah
rated it
it was amazing
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Jun 11, 2015
Autumn Skye
marked it as to-read
Jun 29, 2015
Jen
marked it as to-read
Mar 04, 2018
Rossie
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Jan 11, 2019
Dawn
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