The Dragonet Prophecy: Wings of Fire, Book #1

Okay, to be honest I kinda like the book. But I’m also a grown up. If this thing was a movie instead of a book it would have been given an R rating. Period, end of discussion. Such things as ‘eyeballs melting out of their sockets, leaving gaping holes in skulls’ and ‘dragons slowly and agonizingly burning to ashes, their faces melting away in a cascade of melted flesh’ and ‘acid burning through a dragon’s neck and it dies slowly, choking loudly and grasping for help’ kinda kill the idea that any child should read thisAlso the Scavengers (humans) are treated as nothing more than prey. A delicious snack to be gruesomely dismembered and chomped on whenever one pleases. In one instance, a dragon bites a human’s head off and spits it out and it rolls on the ground as its body collapses with a literal fountain of blood pouring from the severed neck.Also, the hero’s stance on killing is that it’s normal and part of life. Not that it’s just not bad. That it’s a good, natural thing. That for the world to function properly, you MUST kill your fellow crew mates, and death is something incredibly trivial. Not just death though. MURDER. Also there’s just something incredibly unsettling to read about a dragon’s neck being gruesomely snapped as his eyes bulge from lack of oxygen.To add to the list of problematic themes here, it’s just incredibly unsettling to read about the scavengers being treated as snacks. What little kid is going to read that and go ‘golly gee goodness what a great book’Don’t give this book to your kids, I beg of you. The last thing we need is a whole generation of children thinking that a little murder here and there is acceptable. Themes like this lead to internalized violence which will then be directed at the people near the children mostly all day: their classmates at school.Kids have impressionable minds, and this sort of book should not be marketed towards literal 12 year olds.If a grown up reads it, that’s fine. The plot is super simple and easy to follow and the writing is clear and concise. Which actually leads me to believe that the simplicity is what earned this book the age rating in the first place.All in all, and enjoyable read FOR A GROWN UP do NOT give this to your kids.

The Wings of Fire Book 1 is by far one of the best characterizations of dragons I have ever read. Finally someone who sees past the scales, the fire (or Ice) breathing and the sharp talons that most people seem to set up as the last confrontation. Sure, I'm not a Grade Schooler or Kid, but the messages and themes are really intense for young children. I will say for a kids book, there was a lot of death, more death than I had seen in any kids book I had read while I was little. And not the Harry Potter Death spell where they just died or they hinted that a character died, no full on (fairly graphic) death scenes. With that bad part out of the way, I never felt more connected with the main characters than I have with her main dragonets. Their feelings are genuine each with their own unique personalities and views on the world. Even though the story is basically told through Clay (not first person, but third-person limited/omnicent) it sets a great way for readers to understand this new world run by Dragons. Set against the backdrop of a war between Dragon tribes, these eggs were taken and isolated from the real world keeping their innocence and relative naivety intact so when they do get out into the real world they have confusion and see things with new eyes. Though without the epilouge, I would have continued, but now with that last surprise upon a mountain of surprise twist and turns, Book 2 and Book 3 will be in my hands soon. Great imagery, delightful characters and exquisite story, this author really knows her stuff. I find it very funny that ever female dragon practically falls in love with the main character dragonet Clay, but he is just so oblivious or dense to love(and he's a mudwing) that it just makes those situations even more hilarious. Clay is a great underdog type hero and I wouldn't have him any other way, (under, like under the mud, wow what awful puns) Clay is straight-up AWESOME! Even though he doesn't believe it, I think Clay will turnout to be a great Hero. Now if I can just settle with who would be the best candidate as Clay's love interest, than I'd be set. Sheesh! Peril and Tsunami are tied for first and even Sunny and Glory are tied for second, I'll just have to wait and see when Clay finally discovers what all the tail holding means. Anyways, "They're coming to save the day!" Dragonets of Destiny FTW!

Our son HATED reading with a passion. It was a daily struggle to get him to read anything. But one day he told us he was interested in dragons and I stumbled across this series while looking for dragon books. He LOVES this series and has started reading daily. He is seven years old and going into third grade and does well reading these solo but enjoys reading them with his dad every night. He does read them out of order (he likes to pick and choose his favorite color dragon to read next) but my husband says it's not too bad out of order. He says you miss some key information but since our son is really just reading it to learn about the dragons, it's not bad. If you want to follow the whole story though, definitely start at the beginning. But I highly recommend this for any child who loves dragons. It's a great series and we're slowly collecting every book in the series. They do have graphic novels as well but our son prefers the chapter books.

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It's such an amazing story. The characters are all unique and and interesting. This story passes the idea of a mysterious, magical and curious world that easily made me get into it. It reminded me of the time when I was younger lol ha ha. If you're looking for a story that constantly feeds your curiosity, I guess this would be the perfect one.

The book was in good condition. Loved reading it.

Awesome! At first it did not catch my eye but once i saw other peaple reading i guessed it would be good to try. Now i can't stop! I'm on book 11! If you think your to old think again! My Mom reads them! One more thing. I was thinking of a tribe called the StoneWings. They have big round heads, scales that are hard as stone and can spray a mist that can turn you to stone! It would be great if you will put them in your next book . I am Evan and I am 8.

I read warrior cats before this, and I got kind of bored of it, and I found about this series! The deaths are gruesome, the character development is amazing, all of the tribes are very creative, (rainwings my personal favourite.) and I overall would just recommend this for 12 and up due to described violence.