Dragon's Bait (Laurel-Leaf Books)

by Vivian Vande Velde

Wrongly condemned of witchcraft, fifteen-year-old Alys is tempted to take revenge on her accusers when the dragon to which she has been sacrificed turns out to be an ally.

• ISBN13: 9780152166632
• Publish Date: 1 April 2003 (first published 1 September 1992)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Houghton Mifflin
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 208
• Language: English

Reviews

I'm not sure what I thought this was going to be but it wasn't good. The characters were bland, the plot was mindless and the romance was a vague blur in the distance.

I could've like Alys but she was all over the place - she wanted revenge, she didn't want revenge - there was no burning need for vegeance or payback - she just kind of plodded along with whatever the dragon said. As for the dragon, who knows what the hell he wants - it's never explained why he does anything nor are we given any background or explanations about his magic or dragonness. Why can he change into a human when other dragons can't? Why can't he be out during the day? What kind of dragon is willing to give up his hoard? Etc, etc, etc. It was all just kind of a nothing story.

1.5 stars. Because the concept was good if nothing else.