Talon by Julie Kagawa
Rating: ★★★ 2.5/5
Published October 28th 2014 by Harlequin Teen
I have mixed feelings about this book. I was so hyped over it because 1) THE PRETTY COVER and 2) It’s Julie Kagawa everybody and 3) HUMAN DRAGONS!
I was a bit disappointed in this book. The story was told beautifully, as expected from Julie Kagawa. She sure knows how to tell a story. It’s the reason why this book is getting 2.5 stars, because it was a really easy read. Everything flowed together.
I really wanted to like the book, but I couldn’t. Here’s why: (read on for possible spoilers)
A) PLOT
I never thought a book about HUMAN DRAGONS could be so horribly boring!
I expected a lot more:
But instead got this:
Man. What a wasted opportunity of an awesome premise. We basically have twin dragon siblings – Dante and Ember – and they’re sent into human civilization by Talon (essentially the Dragon Government) to “fit in”. Dragons have been hunted to near extinction by an organization called The Order of St. George, so they have to be extra careful.
From then on it’s basically a summer romance story involving Ember, Garett (a soldier in St. George), and Riley, a rogue dragon who left Talon.
Booooooooring until the last chapter or so, when things finally start to pick up and BAM – end of book 1! I’ll spare you guys all the fluff in the middle (can be summarized: love triangle).
B) CHARACTERS
The only cool characters, in my opinion, are Dante and Riley. The rest? Throw em in the trash, Julie! You can do better than that!
Would I read the next book? Maybe. There’s a decent cliffhanger at the end and I’m honestly curious to see how things turn out. Probably not though.
tldr: A plot that had potential but went wrong, but well written. You can skip this.
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