Review: A new lore for dragons.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 13, 2012
J.C. Harker has created an interesting world named Uutta Toivoa for her dragons to live in, where the bond between dragon and human is physical as well as psychic. Here, dragonlings can be swallowed into the back of the person they are bonded with allowing the person to fly using the dragonling's wings. There are some parts of the story, such as the main character having scales that isn't explained in the book and other teasers that suggest a hierarchy and prejudice in the society the main character lives. The exclusion of these items is why I'm giving this four stars rather than five because by the end of the story it is quite clear that the author has all of this information mapped out, it just isn't revealed to the reader. If you were a fan of the show "Lost", these unanswered questions might appeal to you, but for me the drama would have been heightened if I knew why certain things were the way they were in the story. This isn't to say that there's no back story, just that what's there didn't answer all of my questions. It might be different for you.Other than that though, I'm intrigued by the world and will look to venture further into Uutta Toivoa in hopes of getting some answers as the world seems well thought out and more original than not, based on what's revealed.I'd still recommend this to any lover of dragon lore because J.C. Harker has some new twists on the genre.