Another great read from Struan Murray. Full of action and suspense this tells the story of Alex. Struggling to keep her feelings inside after the death of her father and coping with an over protective mother.
One strange night, she meets Oliphos and discovers she is 'dragonborn' and most go to Skralla to learn to release her dragon.
However, things don't go as planned, and Alex needs to overcome her fears to release the dragon inside and learn more about Drak Minds.
A slower start to this one, but then I was gripped and really disappointed when it ended. Hope there's another book in this exciting series.

Another great book from Murray. Great characters, a likeable main character, and some amazing story twists!
I liked the unusual take on dragons, where they can take human forms, but some don't ever realise they are a dragon.
There's so much excitement in this book and saying too much would spoil it, so just read it while I desperately wait for book 2!

I have been captivated to read this ever since I first heard about it. I love a good kids book, and I love a fantasy book with dragons in, and so this sounded right up my street. I had just finished a hard-hitting emotional memoir so I needed a bit of fun to perk me up.

I have read quite a lot of dragon books recently, adult and kids, and whilst all very good, they all tend to stick with known dragon lore. Whereas Struan has given us the traditional dragons but within a new and exciting form, which was a lovely surprise.

There's definitely an element of A.F Steadman's Skandar series about it, and it had the magical feeling of the Narnia books too.

It's fun and exciting but it doesn't hide away from difficult topics, such as death, loss, and grief.

Struan has beautifully created a wonderful world. He's so descriptive that you can see everything; the island, the dragons, even the fear. It feels like such a real place and you're right in there with them.

A lot of adults won't read children's books, thinking they wouldn't enjoy them, but they're missing out. Because I love a good thriller book or crime novel, but sometimes I want a dragon, and Struan gives us plenty.

As an adult reader, it can be hard to identify with child characters, especially as this book has a lot of children in it, but they're all fabulous. I'm not going to say I identify with children who happen to be dragons, but Alex is a well rounded protagonist who you really root for. She's surrounded by lots of others, good and bad, teacher and pupil, and they all work so well together.

Its great fun, thrilling, exciting, funny, magical, scary, but it has a really big heart. It's quick and easy to read. I did it in a few hours, but I can definitely see it being a book children get their parents to read them at night. It's destined to become a classic fantasy story.

I sure hope it's the start of a series. There's so much still to say and do, and I want to be a part of it.