However, things did get rather serious and intense – almost too much so for the age range that would otherwise be enjoying these books. The concept was fun and the overarching plot throughout the three books as to how humans should interact with dragons was done really well. Creel thinks this plan is utter nonsense, but what with one thing and another she ends up in front of a dragon’s cave…Īs Creel interacts with the dragons, there are many magical and non-magical shenanigans. In the beginning, Creel has been orphaned and is living with her uncle and aunt and they are all very poor, so Creel’s aunt decides it will be a great idea if they send Creel to the dragon, and then surely someone will feel obligated to come rescue her, and that someone will of course be rich and handsome and single and he will marry Creel and take her and her entire family to live happily ever after in his castle. At any rate, Creel is both strong and nice and I enjoyed traveling with her throughout the series. Authors frequently seem to have difficulty with writing a strong female character who is also NICE, like yes, you can be both strong AND nice and I’m not sure why this is so difficult to grasp. Yes, she’s independent, intelligent, determined, and sticks up for herself, but all in a not-obnoxious way. The main reason that these books worked was because the main character, Creel, is likable. Overall, these were enjoyable for a one-time read, but they didn’t really end up being books that I loved or that I wanted to add to my permanent collection. I’m always a sucker for dragons, and I’ve been meaning to read this middle grade fantasy series for a while.

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