Long ago, dragons were hunted to near extinction by the Order of St. George, a legendary society of dragon slayers. Hiding in human form and growing their numbers in secret, the dragons of Talon have become strong and cunning, and they're positioned to take over the world with humans none the wiser. Ember and Dante Hill are the only sister and brother known to dragonkind. Trained to infiltrate society, Ember wants to live the teen experience and enjoy a summer of freedom before taking her destined place in Talon. But destiny is a matter of perspective, and a rogue dragon will soon challenge everything Ember has been taught. As Ember struggles to accept her future, she and her brother are hunted by the Order of St. George. Soldier Garret Xavier Sebastian has a mission to seek and destroy all dragons, and Talon's newest recruits in particular. But he cannot kill unless he is certain he has found his prey--and nothing is certain about Ember Hill. Faced with Ember's bravery, confidence and all-too-human desires, Garret begins to question everything that the Order has ingrained in him--and what he might be willing to give up to find the truth about dragons.
In a world where dragons pass as humans to secretly grow their numbers, Ember and Dante Hill prepare for destined positions in the world of Talon only to be hunted by a dragon-slaying soldier. The plot contains mild profanity and violence. Book #1
Since this book is about dragons, and written by one my favorite authors, I was counting on it blowing my mind to a point of no return, which I guess it kind of did. But… Yes, there are some but’s.
Don’t get me wrong, I loved the plot. It was brilliantly executed and the little twists and turns were amazing.
What I realized, however, after finishing the book was that with all the action (if you may call it that), character development wasn’t very present. Sure, the most important change was there. But, to be truthful, neither Ember, Riley/Cobalt, or Garret were very memorable to me. That said, there is a lot of potential there, and I’m eager to see what happens to them in the next installment.
It was totally a plus to read the story in different POVs. It didn’t feel forced and I doubt it’d have worked as well if it’d just been Ember.
I don’t know how I’ll live until Rogue is out, but I’ll try to manage. The fact that an excerp of The Call of the Forgotten #3 will be featured in Rogue isn’t doing much for my feels.
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