Dragon Legend
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Summary
The second adventure in the ROARsome DRAGON REALM series for 9+ readers！ Perfect for readers looking for edge-of-your-seat adventure。
Billy Chan and his friends are not having a very relaxing summer。 Their friend， Dylan， has been kidnapped by the evil Dragon of Death and it's up to them to travel through time， back to the dangerous Dragon Realm， in order to save him。 Luckily they have their own dragons on side， but they'll need to collect eight magical pearls if they're to amass enough power to destroy the Dragon of Death and her followers for good。 So begins an epic quest that will take them to the depths of the Frozen Wasteland and the imperial palaces of Ancient China。 But can good triumph evil。。。？
DRAGON LEGEND is the second book in the DRAGON REALM series by Katie and Kevin Tsang， co-authors of SAM WU IS NOT AFRAID
Billy Chan and his friends are not having a very relaxing summer。 Their friend， Dylan， has been kidnapped by the evil Dragon of Death and it's up to them to travel through time， back to the dangerous Dragon Realm， in order to save him。 Luckily they have their own dragons on side， but they'll need to collect eight magical pearls if they're to amass enough power to destroy the Dragon of Death and her followers for good。 So begins an epic quest that will take them to the depths of the Frozen Wasteland and the imperial palaces of Ancient China。 But can good triumph evil。。。？
DRAGON LEGEND is the second book in the DRAGON REALM series by Katie and Kevin Tsang， co-authors of SAM WU IS NOT AFRAID
Reviews
Michele Knott
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Picking up where book one left off， this book jumps right into the action and doesn't let up！ Definitely one for your dragon enthusiasts！ Picking up where book one left off， this book jumps right into the action and doesn't let up！ Definitely one for your dragon enthusiasts！ 。。。more
Suzy
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Amazing book with such a cliffhanger！ So excited for book #3。
Lije
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I have read there first two books and it was ✨Amazing✨ I am exited to see what happens in dragon city。 My only problem was the story line was kinda confusing。 First a giant crab then a giant scorpion then a giant fish that they had to go In his mouth。 Then a enormous worm that are bigger then a dragon。 Other then the storyline these books were amazing
Hayleywolf
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Personally one of my favorite series。 I love the dragon realm books！ This book has a gripping storyline and good plot twists。 By the end though I really wanted to slap spark， but I won't tell you why。 Read it yourself！ Personally one of my favorite series。 I love the dragon realm books！ This book has a gripping storyline and good plot twists。 By the end though I really wanted to slap spark， but I won't tell you why。 Read it yourself！ 。。。more
Ludmila Marton
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3。5 stars。 Fun， intriguing and magical story。 Writing style and character building a bit basic， more suitable for slightly younger children。
Bethany Sawford
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Another action-packed adventure with Billy Chang and friends as they time travel to defeat evil。 The fast pace， twists and turns and incredible dragons are sure wins for Key Stage 2 fantasy readers。 The world-building is immersive and the characters are interesting - I listend to the audiobook and the voices were brilliant。 Can't wait to read the next one after that ending！ Another action-packed adventure with Billy Chang and friends as they time travel to defeat evil。 The fast pace， twists and turns and incredible dragons are sure wins for Key Stage 2 fantasy readers。 The world-building is immersive and the characters are interesting - I listend to the audiobook and the voices were brilliant。 Can't wait to read the next one after that ending！ 。。。more
Julie ~
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J'ai passé un chouette moment au côté de Billy et ses compagnons， mais comme pour le premier， je ne sais pas si je lirai la suite。 L'histoire a beau être divertissante et agréable à lire， je trouve que ça manque un peu de profondeur （pas forcément de nuances， puisqu'elles apparaissent dans ce second tome）。 Bref un jeunesse vraiment dynamique et plaisant à lire dans tous les cas :）。 J'ai passé un chouette moment au côté de Billy et ses compagnons， mais comme pour le premier， je ne sais pas si je lirai la suite。 L'histoire a beau être divertissante et agréable à lire， je trouve que ça manque un peu de profondeur （pas forcément de nuances， puisqu'elles apparaissent dans ce second tome）。 Bref un jeunesse vraiment dynamique et plaisant à lire dans tous les cas :）。 。。。more
Lucrezia Gaion
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A great sequel to a rollicking adventure。 This fantasy world is great。 If you like dragons， this one is for you。
Shanzah
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review/rant （i don't even know）//dragon legend:this book has kept me company in possibly one of the worst times in my life， and for that its sweet little characters would be close to my heart and with me for a long time。 i didn't know middle-grade fantasy would provide such a perfect source of escape until i read this beautiful book with such beautiful characters and ahh i loved it。 it's already making me nostalgic。 even though i might've missed out on the prequel and that story altogether， i do review/rant （i don't even know）//dragon legend:this book has kept me company in possibly one of the worst times in my life， and for that its sweet little characters would be close to my heart and with me for a long time。 i didn't know middle-grade fantasy would provide such a perfect source of escape until i read this beautiful book with such beautiful characters and ahh i loved it。 it's already making me nostalgic。 even though i might've missed out on the prequel and that story altogether， i don't regret reading this one， because the authors did a commendable job at making it read like a standalone， in case the reader， like myself， hasn't read the prequel already。 i loved the diversity in it， but i would've loved to see some bipoc representation too。 and that ending。 that friggin ending！ it left me open-mouthed （literally， not metaphorically） a good while because i was so heckin' shocked。 i was like， what on earth。。。？ it ended on the worst cliffhanger probably ever。 i really really hope i get to read the next book in the series because i hate cliffhangers， and this one left me not even able to guess my own version of what happens next。 no。 it left me with all sorts of itching questions and oh the absolute NEED to know what happens next with this beautiful group of friends， ugh。 but i love！ps: i don't rate books except when i really have to （read on goodreads） but i think this one might be a solid 5-star， which i'm never generous enough for。pps: so so thankful to @mtmctours （on instagram） for including me on the tour for this book some while back and providing me a copy in return。 ♡ 。。。more
Lenoire
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Billy Chan and his friends travel to the Dragon Realm to save Dylan from the Dragon of Death。 They will need to collect eight magical pearls to have a chance against the super powerful immortal Dragon of Death。 They will need to travel through the Frozen Wasteland and to the imperial palaces of Ancient China to collect the pearls。I thought the second novel was more entertaining than the first one。 However， I still feel like the team dynamic is lacking and most of the time the characters are just Billy Chan and his friends travel to the Dragon Realm to save Dylan from the Dragon of Death。 They will need to collect eight magical pearls to have a chance against the super powerful immortal Dragon of Death。 They will need to travel through the Frozen Wasteland and to the imperial palaces of Ancient China to collect the pearls。I thought the second novel was more entertaining than the first one。 However， I still feel like the team dynamic is lacking and most of the time the characters are just adding to Billy's train of thought instead of being independent people。 I am not the target demographics so， younger readers might not notice slight faults between character development and team building between characters。 I did like that this book contained more humor than the previous novel。 Young readers who are fascinated with dragons would enjoy this book。 。。。more
Lloyd Piper
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Ok so you should always review your books after you finish them， because for some reason I have chosen to give this a 4* rating 。 。 。 Yet I can only remember epic things from the book？！ I am not sure why I marked it down， but I will stick with my initial reaction and leave it at 4。The ending was very twisty and really has setup the next book which I have sitting on my shelf along with the 4th book！！！！！ But I am starting book 3 tomorrow and can't wait to see where it goes from this books epic con Ok so you should always review your books after you finish them， because for some reason I have chosen to give this a 4* rating 。 。 。 Yet I can only remember epic things from the book？！ I am not sure why I marked it down， but I will stick with my initial reaction and leave it at 4。The ending was very twisty and really has setup the next book which I have sitting on my shelf along with the 4th book！！！！！ But I am starting book 3 tomorrow and can't wait to see where it goes from this books epic conclusion！ 。。。more
Jon Webber
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Good Sequel
Molly
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Amazing creative book！
Arrash Mazdai
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New Words Learnt - 0Book Cover - 4/5Well， time certainly didn't do my opinions on Dragon Mountain any favours， as going into this I was rather sceptical that I would enjoy it， but after finishing this book and reading over my review of the first， it seems that I DID enjoy Dragon Mountain， despite small issues here and there。 The same can be said with Dragon Legend， and I actually enjoyed it more than the first。 There is no slow introductory start， instead we start straight away with the gang and New Words Learnt - 0Book Cover - 4/5Well， time certainly didn't do my opinions on Dragon Mountain any favours， as going into this I was rather sceptical that I would enjoy it， but after finishing this book and reading over my review of the first， it seems that I DID enjoy Dragon Mountain， despite small issues here and there。 The same can be said with Dragon Legend， and I actually enjoyed it more than the first。 There is no slow introductory start， instead we start straight away with the gang and the dragons， albeit one or two differences here and there。 The humans are more coherent and bonded， so their interactions are more organic and enjoyable， so that was a nice change。 Dylan was less pathetic here and more useful， though I'm still waiting for his character arc （if there is one） to be completed。 Billy had less mood swings， so another positive change。 Ling-Fei and Charlotte were more or less the same， but the bond together made them less annoying and more tolerable。However， something I've noticed not just with this book but with some other books in the same age range and genre is that they like to TELL a lot more than SHOW， and try to （forcefully in my opinion） garner empathy from its readers at least once in every chapter， if not more often。 I wasn't buying any of it though。 Maybe because I'm out of the age range and life has made me quite cynical and sardonic but still， I like my children's fantasy just as well as the next person， and these are the things that bother me。 To try to show Billy's thoughts and emotions through his actions and words than to blatantly explain each and every single one he has， and so often it is the most simplest of things that one would've taken for granted。Mostly though， it's good。 The writing again is pleasant and easy to read （no new words learnt though :/ ） with vivid descriptions， the places they visit is quite imaginative and creative， the action scenes were well written， the story continues its dark themes and I enjoyed the twists despite my unwillingness to accept some of them。 I got the third and final instalment （I think it's a trilogy， nope actually I just checked and there's a fourth on it's way， so let me just correct that。。。）， I got the next instalment （Dragon City） and will read that soon as I am quite invested in the story。EDIT 1 - Oh yeah， before I forget， this book definitely would've benefited from a map of some sort。Won't do a Dragon-o-meter for Da Hao （aka Dimitrius） or the Dragon of Death here because I think we get to know both a lot better in the next book。 Would also like to add +1 Power onto both Spark and Buttons' previous ratings。 。。。more
Tara Aldredge
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Billy， Charlotte， and Ling-Fei travel back in time with their dragons to try and find their friend Dylan and stop the Dragon of Death。 It’s a race to find the remaining magical pearls to defeat her。 They are determined to stop the Dragon of Death and save the world， but they are in constant danger。This is a fun adventure of magic， friendship， and trust。 Billy is a likeable character who tries to do his best and to see the best in others。 Recommend reading the first book first – this picks up rig Billy， Charlotte， and Ling-Fei travel back in time with their dragons to try and find their friend Dylan and stop the Dragon of Death。 It’s a race to find the remaining magical pearls to defeat her。 They are determined to stop the Dragon of Death and save the world， but they are in constant danger。This is a fun adventure of magic， friendship， and trust。 Billy is a likeable character who tries to do his best and to see the best in others。 Recommend reading the first book first – this picks up right where the first book ends。 。。。more
Hannah
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I read these as a kid in my class has found them to help him love reading， which is a massive relief and fills me with joy！ They’ve got plots which kids will love， though I’m not really an adventure story lover myself。
Riki
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This was a solid sequel， with an unexpected development I never saw coming。 It still feels a little too kiddie for my liking， but my son loved it， and he's the target age， so it's a well-deserved 5 stars。 This was a solid sequel， with an unexpected development I never saw coming。 It still feels a little too kiddie for my liking， but my son loved it， and he's the target age， so it's a well-deserved 5 stars。 。。。more
Integral
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The plot of Dragon Legend picks up right events in Dragon Mountain。 It's a fast， high stakes read。 The ending is quite heart wrenching though。 The plot of Dragon Legend picks up right events in Dragon Mountain。 It's a fast， high stakes read。 The ending is quite heart wrenching though。 。。。more
Safiullah
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The mysteries in this book are fantastic。 This book is full of surprises。 I love how the characters try to help each other even if it's impossible。 The end is a little sad but is brilliant。 The mysteries in this book are fantastic。 This book is full of surprises。 I love how the characters try to help each other even if it's impossible。 The end is a little sad but is brilliant。 。。。more
Ms。 Yingling
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I have just gotten to the point where fantasy novels have gotten a bit samey。 Now， my students won't necessarily have this reaction， since they haven't read as many as I have， but I can't buy all the books。 Even if there were enough money， there's not enough SPACE， and I already have a ton of books about tweens finding out the have magical powers and using them to Save the World。 I will buy this， but didn't have the mental energy to review properly。This had a couple good twists-- it is set at a I have just gotten to the point where fantasy novels have gotten a bit samey。 Now， my students won't necessarily have this reaction， since they haven't read as many as I have， but I can't buy all the books。 Even if there were enough money， there's not enough SPACE， and I already have a ton of books about tweens finding out the have magical powers and using them to Save the World。 I will buy this， but didn't have the mental energy to review properly。This had a couple good twists-- it is set at a summer camp， dragons are involved （they are HUGELY popular in my library right now）， and there is also some time travel。 I enjoyed the first one， Dragon Mountain。 https://msyinglingreads。blogspot。com/。。。 。。。more
Helen
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Best book ever
Flora
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Great read for MG， I think my kids will love it。 Look forward to reading book #3 now！
Helen
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I love dragons， and so I'm always attracted to dragon stories。 This doesn't disappoint。 Only problem is that I have to wait until September for part three！ I love dragons， and so I'm always attracted to dragon stories。 This doesn't disappoint。 Only problem is that I have to wait until September for part three！ 。。。more
Tammie
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Read- May 2021- This book added a lot to the series。 I don't think it will ever be my favourite series but it is enjoyable。 Read- May 2021- This book added a lot to the series。 I don't think it will ever be my favourite series but it is enjoyable。 。。。more
Beth Knight
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Outstanding MG adventure with a devastating twist。
Gavin Hetherington
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I didn't think this series could get any more exciting after the first book， but boy was I wrong！Dragon Legend picks up right after the shocking events at the end of 'Dragon Mountain'， and I am so glad we wasted no time getting back into the action。 We follow Billy， Ling-Fei， Charlotte and Dylan as they continue their adventures with their bonded dragons， hoping to stop impending doom that the Dragon of Death promises。 What I love about this book more than anything else is the exploration of the I didn't think this series could get any more exciting after the first book， but boy was I wrong！Dragon Legend picks up right after the shocking events at the end of 'Dragon Mountain'， and I am so glad we wasted no time getting back into the action。 We follow Billy， Ling-Fei， Charlotte and Dylan as they continue their adventures with their bonded dragons， hoping to stop impending doom that the Dragon of Death promises。 What I love about this book more than anything else is the exploration of the Dragon Realm。 Katie & Kevin Tsang introduce us to a whole new world that is so richly described， it made me crave a piece of it despite it only existing in pure imagination - and what imagination the authors have！ There are wonderful characters to meet along the way， both good and bad， and it feels as though the world the Tsangs are building is becoming more vibrant and real。I will always love the friendship the main characters have with one another， as well as the bonds they have with their dragons。 Exploring their powers and learning a bit more about each character is such a treat in such an action-packed and adventurous sequel。 There were moments where I was so unsure of how the characters would get out of the seemingly-impossible situation， and I was always pleasantly surprised by the outcomes。And AGAIN we have a killer ending！！ I didn't think we would possibly get more cliffhangers after the previous book， but the final few chapters felt like being stood on by Tank or something。 It builds to what promises to be an extremely exciting third book in the series and I'm more impatient than ever to see what happens next。 。。。more
Sifa Poulton
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I received an eARC from the publishers through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 It has not affected my opinions。The second book in the Dragon Realm series， DRAGON LEGEND is an action packed ride aimed at children on the lower end of MG。With a missing friend， a big theme of this book is working as a group and trusting one another。 From gaining "power boosts" when working to protect one another， to conversations about wanting to trust the boy， JJ， they've ended up with instead of Dylan。 I received an eARC from the publishers through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 It has not affected my opinions。The second book in the Dragon Realm series， DRAGON LEGEND is an action packed ride aimed at children on the lower end of MG。With a missing friend， a big theme of this book is working as a group and trusting one another。 From gaining "power boosts" when working to protect one another， to conversations about wanting to trust the boy， JJ， they've ended up with instead of Dylan。Unlike the first book， I wasn't expecting it to be set in our world， but in the portal fantasy realm of dragons （hence the series title， shhhh， I don't always cotton on to these things。。。） I liked that the kids， mainly Billy （as he's the main character and so we get a glimpse into his private thoughts and conversations） were missing their parents and talking about wanting to see them。 Often， parents can get forgotten in all age ranges of children's fiction （if they're not dead， because most children's hero/ines seem to be orphans）， and so to see these kids longing for their family shows a happy， loving relationship we often don't get to read about。We go deeper into the world this time， to a frozen land， and transparent sea， and a sea of blood （ick， yuck， I'm squeamish and that setting was *shivers like a big blob of jelly*）。 It was fun to see the authors stretch their creative muscles to bring a range of new landscapes to life， differentiating this book from the last。 PLUS， we go back in time to Ancient China and the Forbidden City！The promo around this series seems to be saying it's for readers 9+， and yes， every child is different， but the 9+ year olds I know found this series 。too young for them。 It's a very easy to read story， and with more simplistic story lines and themes than some other books sold as MG。 It's the 7-8 year olds who have been enjoying this series more。 If you're looking for kids at that younger end of MG， then I highly recommend this series。The third book， DRAGON CITY， comes out in September。 I somewhat dread what the authors' deadlines must be like to churn these books out in 6 monthly increments， but on the other hand I am glad I get to continue the story sooner！ It ends of quite the cliffhanger。。。 。。。more
Chrys
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So much fun！ This takes up where the first book finishes and the pace is fast。 As with the first book， I love the emphasis on friendship and doing the right thing。 Being brave even when faced with unimaginable dangers and championing love and hope。 Not letting the darkness harden your heart。Can't wait for the next installment。 So much fun！ This takes up where the first book finishes and the pace is fast。 As with the first book， I love the emphasis on friendship and doing the right thing。 Being brave even when faced with unimaginable dangers and championing love and hope。 Not letting the darkness harden your heart。Can't wait for the next installment。 。。。more
Dreximgirl
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This picked up immediately after the previous one left off and it was pretty much non-stop action from there on。 There were a couple of good twists， and while I did see them coming I am much older than the intended target market and I think it will surprise younger children。 The chapters are a really good length and encourages you to read more and more。 I cannot wait until the next book！I was sent this book by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。
Caitlyn
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I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and Simon and Schuster in exchange for an honest review。 In this instalment， we follow the children and their dragons into the Dragon Realm as they search for Dylan and the Dragon of Death。 Their search leads them on a quest to collect all 8 of the magic pearls and prevent them from falling into the possession of the Dragon of Death and her followers。I was quite disappointed in book 1 of this series， but a lot of other people seemed to enjoy it， so I I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and Simon and Schuster in exchange for an honest review。 In this instalment， we follow the children and their dragons into the Dragon Realm as they search for Dylan and the Dragon of Death。 Their search leads them on a quest to collect all 8 of the magic pearls and prevent them from falling into the possession of the Dragon of Death and her followers。I was quite disappointed in book 1 of this series， but a lot of other people seemed to enjoy it， so I decided to give this series another go。 Unfortunately， I didn't like this book anymore than book 1， so I don't think this series is for me。To start with the positives， there were some aspects that I thought had potential。 1） Throughout the story， there are hints that Billy is suffering from homesickness， really missing his family and being concerned about what might happen to them if his mission fails。 I was looking forward to seeing this explored in more depth and for these feeling to built into something that would lead to actions or consequences in the plot， but so far this has not been the case。2） There was some intrigue in the plot and the tension the unexpected ended created did make me interested to know what will happen next。3） I liked getting to see the exploration of more of the characters talents and how these were used to solve challenges that the characters faced。4） There was more humour between members of the group， which I felt had been missing in book 1。 This made them feel more like a genuine group of friends who had history together。However， there were several things that I didn't like。1） It still really bugs me that everyone has to have their say on the situation， even if it is just to repeat what the 4 characters before them have already said。 This repetition really slowed the pace of the story for me and I found myself getting annoyed with characters as I felt like I already knew what they would say before they said it。 About halfway through， I had a realisation that this structure felt similar in tone to picture book stories where each character has a phrase that they repeat so the reader is able to anticipate what will come next。 I wondered if the reason for having all the characters repeat the same sentiment one after another was for the enjoyment of younger children， so they could catch on to the rhythms。 However， one of my later points contradicts this as I really don’t think this story is for younger children。2） A similar point to the one above is that everyone agrees/is too nice all of the time。 Obviously， the bad/evil characters disagree with and act contrary to the good ones。 However， in the group of ‘good’ characters when someone suggests something， they either all agree straight away or someone worries for a moment and then is convinced。 I wanted the stakes to be higher， for characters to have conflict in both wanting to do the right thing but in different ways as I think this would have given me more character development。 At the moment， the differences I perceive between the characters have more to do with their talents than their personalities。 Yes some are louder， some are quieter， some are braver， some are more hesitant， but they all end up acting in the same way so these differing personalities have minimal weight。 3） Now we reach the point I alluded to earlier about being unsure who this book is aimed at。 As I stated previously， the simplistic nature of its plot and character development led me to believe it might be intended for a younger audience （thinking 7 – 9 year olds）。 However， the final battle contained some quite graphic violence that I’m more used to seeing in older MG/younger YA books aimed at 12 – 14 year olds。 A man is burned alive and you are not just told that this has happened， the book describes him screaming and the smell of charred skin。 Then， another character has their life force sucked out of them and the scene is described as their flesh bubbling like insects crawling around underneath it， them scratching their eyes， writhing in pain and looking like they’re being eaten from the inside out。 Another point to note is that these characters are not the bad guys， they are just innocent bystanders which makes the level of violence even more scary。I know there are some children who enjoy being grossed out and love a bit of horror， so I’m not saying there isn’t an audience for this。 However， from the tone set by the first book and the majority of this one， that was not the case here。 Prior to these scenes， the books had let me to believe they were fantasy adventures involving dragons， threat of evil taking over and mild peril for the characters but nothing on this scale。 Now I’m not sure who I’d recommend them to。4） Finally， I still want more Chinese culture and mythology from these books。 In the finale， we do see some recognisable Chinese locations and I hope there are more scenes like these。 However， for much of the book they are just in generic fantasy locations and with creatures that to my knowledge （apart from the dragons） are not specific to Chinese mythology。Overall， I do want to know what happens next in the plot， but the writing style is definitely not to my taste。 。。。more
Reference
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