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Jamie Collins
Oct 09, 2010 rated it it was ok
Shelves: fantasy, young-adult
I enjoy stories like this one. Not necessarily stories where the maiden is rescued by a handsome, mysterious hero, but those where help comes from an unexpected quarter - where someone who's supposed to be an enemy turns out to be a friend. I also like a turn-about, where the weaker party is called upon to do some rescuing of the stronger.

So theme-wise, I'm fine with this book. There's simply not enough to it. I don't read a lot of YA novels, but I did recently enjoy the only other Velde book I'
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emily
i remember adoring this as a young teen but even just reading reviews of it now i'm guessing it wouldn't hold up, lol. ...more
Bradley
Feb 03, 2013 rated it liked it
Could have sworn I have read this one before. Not too bad. =)
Clickety
Jul 01, 2008 rated it it was amazing
One of my all-time favorite books. The characterization for the dragon is spot-on, IMO. This was the first VVV book I read, and even after reading others (which I've also loved) it still remains among my top picks. ...more
Janalysis
Feb 08, 2008 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
katayoun Masoodi
Jul 18, 2008 rated it liked it
Shelves: ya, fantasy, don-t-own
Mir
Jan 20, 2009 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: ya, fantasy
Mir
Sep 16, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: ya, fantasy
Lorena
Sep 13, 2013 marked it as to-read
Shelves: for-kids
Phil
Mar 27, 2014 marked it as to-read
Shigi
Oct 21, 2016 rated it liked it
Meghan
Aug 09, 2016 marked it as to-read
Shelves: fantasy, young-adult
Carrie
Apr 03, 2019 marked it as to-read
Kaushalya
Jun 29, 2019 marked it as to-read
Tess
Jun 28, 2021 marked it as to-read