In a kingdom that has fallen into chaos, one young woman—and her dragon—are thrust into the role of bringing balance to the land.From the moment Dayie washed ashore as an infant, everyone in her tiny village treated her as… different. She didn’t belong, no matter how hard she tried. So when a vicious, invasive plant called Deadweed overruns her village, she’s blamed and sold to the Dragon Traders … the Dragon Traders for fear of her powers and the mystery surrounding her origin.
After years of service to the ruthless Dragon Traders, Dayie wants her freedom. To repay her debt, Dayie steals a dragon egg. But she winds up with far more than she bargained for when her egg hatches before she can get it to them. Now she must hide her hotheaded young dragon Zarr or risk losing him: either to the Dragon Traders or the Deadweed that’s creeping ever southward.
When the Dragon Traders travel further south to evade capture and Deadweed attacks, Dayie meets a mysterious Dragon Rider named Akeem, who tells her magic is behind the spread of the Deadweed, and that she’s been bonded with Zarr—for life. Now Dayie faces a choice: give up her dragon for her freedom or take her place with Zarr in the Training Hall of Dagban. There, she may have the chance to avenge her parents’ deaths and solve the mystery of ever-spreading Deadweed.
Dayie’s destiny awaits, if she’s brave enough to follow it…
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Beautiful story. A long road full of uncertainty, pain and love too. Very well done. It is enchanting, an awesome story. I received a complimentary review copy of the book and I am voluntarily leaving a honest review.
She was washed up as an infant on the shore of a small village. She is always treated differently but when deadweed comes she is sold to traders. She goes to steel a dragon egg but it batches before she can buy her freedom. Life is about to change forever for them. Will she give her Dragon away? What will happen? Can she stop the deadweed? See what will happen
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OMG, I was captivated from the beginning! Dayie had it hard from the very beginning, but her ability to survive gave her a strength that was unsurpassed. Thump/Zarr was so cute (even when he was HUGE). I love the way she pushed forward at the Dragon Training Academy. The feel of this book reminds me so much of The Dragon Riders of Pern by Anne McCaffery. I read everyone of those books as soon as I found them. This series is like that. The riders have a special personal relationship with their dragons and it makes for a dramatic and loving relationship. I have such a yearning for the next book it’s almost like an addiction. I want so much more of these riders and their dragons. I requested an advanced reader copy from Booksprout and am under no obligation to leave this review.
I was really surprised by the story and its turns and twists. Far from what I expected in a very good way!
I recommend the book to any fan of dragons and good fantasy.
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A New Epic Adventure
I’d been hoping for a new epic adventure story. A new world with new and interesting magic, rules, culture, and tradition. This one fits the bill. The story is engaging and fun and I’m excited to see where it will take me from here.
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Things to Know:
– YA
– Fantasy
– 1st book in a trilogy
After receiving an arc of Dragon Called from the publisher through Netgalley, I was very eager to dive into this new book from Ava Richardson because I adored The Alverian Dragon Akademy Trilogy which were the first books by Ava Richardson that I had read.
I’d read the blurb to this book before I had read it and from the description of the book, I was very excited to read the character’s journey.
I assumed that the tone and some of the elements from past books of Ava’s that I had read would be the same, but I was wrong.
I enjoyed the story and it was entertaining, but it didn’t completely enthrall me or keep me wanting to turn the pages as much as her previous series had.
I had a lot of trouble with the first few chapters of the book and kept on wanting to put it down and walk away. Mostly, as I stated previously, because I had expected a story somewhat similar in tone to the books that I had previously read.
I think what I truly didn’t enjoy about the books was that the dragons were different to the ones that I had met in The Alverian Dragon Akademy Trilogy. Personally, I much prefer the dragons in the previous series I’ve read.
I guess I’d also expected romantic tension between main characters like in the previous series and had found none of it. I admit that when I’m reading fantasy, I like to experience some romance alongside it or at least feel the tension, a preclusion to romance, something like that and I found none of that in this book.
However, with that said, it was an enjoyable book and I do urge readers to give it a read and form their own opinions. After all, some may prefer this kind of story, it’s just not particularly my own cup of tea.
Recommended
Dragon Called by Ava Richardson is a wonderful story to read. This is book number one in this wonderful start to a brand new series. I highly recommend this story to everyone who loves general fantasy and dragons in their stories.
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Dragon Called by Ava Richardson. Dayie washed up on the shores of her tiny village when she was an infant, and everyone treated her differently ever since. When she’s older she’s traded to the Dragon Riders because people fear her and blame her for the Deadwood attacks. She steals a dragon egg, it hatches and they bond for life.
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Dayie the slave and her stolen hatched dragon Zarr made quite the interesting and peril journey. After fighting the plant that was taking over bc she lulled it in to submission with her song like she did othe plants and animals, she became one of the Seven to protect the lands. Great story
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. Dragon Called is the first book in the Deadweed Dragons series and this was just such a great way to start off a new series. I just didn’t want it to end. I just fell in love with these characters and getting to go along on their journey. I can’t wait to read more wonderful stories from this author.