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Synopsis:
Five royal houses will hear the call to compete in the Trial for the dragon throne. A liar, a soldier, a servant, a thief, and a murderer will answer it. Who will win?
When the Emperor dies, the five royal houses of Etrusia attend the Call, where one of their own will be selected to compete for the throne. It is always the oldest child, the one who has been preparing for years to compete in the Trial. But this year is different. This year, these five outcasts will answer the call….
THE LIAR: Emilia must hide her dark magic or be put to death.
THE SOLDIER: Lucian is a warrior who has sworn to never lift a sword again.
THE SERVANT: Vespir is a dragon trainer whose skills alone will keep her in the game.
THE THIEF: Ajax knows that nothing is free–he must take what he wants.
THE MURDERER: Hyperia was born to rule and will stop at nothing to take her throne
Review:
This was pretty cool. Imagine like a Game of Thrones, Eragon and Dragon Heart combined and had a baby, this would be it.
House of Dragons focuses on 5 different people from around the world who are pitted against each other to win the crown. You witness friendships form, were enemies are made and the desperation to win but with dragons!!
What I like about this book the most was that romance wasn’t the main thing, our characters had lives and goals, strengths and weaknesses that were bigger topics then love. Not all of us care about love okay? It’s gay, I’m over seeing it everywhereeee.
Though it took a while to get a grip on the story, which is fair cause there are five main characters, the remainder of the book doesn’t let you down. Each character is more interesting and loveable than the last and then you have the anxiety of them facing off against each other, I mean what a way to keep you on the edge of your seat?!?!
The writing was pretty gripping too, there were only a few moments were I over the same phrases getting used repeatedly but other than that this was brilliant!!!!
Dragons, murder, a crown, betrayal and friendship wrapped up in a delicious little book burrito.
Rating: 5/5
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978059330447