Review: Great!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 1, 2014
Received this ARC in exchange for an honest review via the publisher via Netgalley.I really enjoyed reading this. There was magic, dragons and rivalries going on and it was great to read about the interesting things that happened to the main character Bryn throughout her time at the Institute. In the beginning this book reminded me of the House of Night series and Harry Potter because like the trackers in that series a girl is kind of stalked by a guy who tells her she is going to be going away to an Institute and to not really trust anyone and she has no idea what he is talking about. Then she discovers she is a dragon who is disliked by most everyone at the Institute. To me the Institute (inside the rooms and outside) and the outer areas (the town) resembled Diagon alley from Harry Potter and the structure of the dragon hierarchy was a bit similar to the houses in Harry Potter, there were a lot of differences but the houses is a good analogy.I liked Bryn and how she was not afraid to speak her mind about anything and I found the rivalry between her and another dragon to be really funny at times (read this book and you will understand). Most of all I loved how Bryn was sort of friends with said rivalry's girlfriend. Bryn also had to be careful to not speak her mind too much because of her parents situation (read this book). Her parents were cool and I liked how protective her dad was of her and it was fun to read about when Bryn was told that she was dragon and her parents taught her a few things (that beginning scene was fun). Zavien, Bryn's friend and throughout the plot helps her adjust to living at the Institute and teaches her a few things. I loved Bryn's friends Clint and Ivy, they are a couple, and they could be funny at times. Clint kind of reminded me of an overprotective brother to Bryn.The last 60 - 70% of the book had more action than in the beginning. Overall I really enjoyed reading this.