Because of this, readers frequently commented on how much they enjoyed reading about her.Īside from that, fans often described this YA fantasy book as intelligent and thoughtful. Seraphina, they said, is a protagonist who acts life-like: she laughs and cries, but also acts foolish, struggles to summon courage and can stay steadfastly loyal. Filled with dragons, this novel captured readers with its multi-dimensional and relatable protagonist as well as its deep world-building. Seraphina is the first story on our list of YA dragon shifter books. While they begin to uncover hints of a sinister plot to destroy the peace, Seraphina struggles to protect her own secret, the secret behind her musical gift, one so terrible that its discovery could mean her very life. Seraphina is drawn into the investigation, partnering with the captain of the Queen’s Guard, the dangerously perceptive Prince Lucian Kiggs. An unusually gifted musician, she joins the court just as a member of the royal family is murdered - in suspiciously draconian fashion. Seraphina Dombegh has reason to fear both sides.
As the treaty’s anniversary draws near, however, tensions are high. Folding themselves into human shape, dragons attend court as ambassadors, and lend their rational, mathematical minds to universities as scholars and teachers. (Feb.Four decades of peace have done little to ease the mistrust between humans and dragons in the kingdom of Goredd. Agent: Maura Kye-Casella, Don Congdon Associates. Are those diagnosed with the HTS gene really destined to kill, or is their behavior the outcome of being treated like criminals? The first half is slow, as Davy feels the impact that the HTS label has on her privileged life, but the action becomes more immediate when Davy, Sean, and Gil are recruited for an elite government school designed to exploit their violent instincts. Jordan skillfully hints at a rapidly disintegrating, near-future America, using chilling chapter interstitials%E2%80%94texts, fragments of interviews, lists%E2%80%94that illustrate a society prepared to sacrifice civil rights for an illusion of safety.
Among them are the sweet, smart Gil, and Sean, a lifetime "carrier" who's more protective than violent.
She is "uninvited" from her private high school, assigned an unsympathetic caseworker, and forced to attend school in a "Cage" with other HTS kids. Merging a contemporary setting with a believable speculative premise, Jordan (the Firelight series) introduces Davy Hamilton, who appears to have it all%E2%80%94a gorgeous boyfriend, a future at Julliard%E2%80%94until she is diagnosed with "Homicidal Tendency Syndrome," a genetic predisposition toward violence.
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