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. Summary via Goodreads I've been a huge fan of Julie Kagawa's books since The Iron King (highy recommend that book if you like the Fey btw, it's fantastic) and Talon did not disappoint. Published in 2014 by Harlequin Teen, Talon is a great novel about romance, rules, and dragons (plus dragon killers). The characters are lovable (but a little predictable) and the story flows along very nicely. I'd recommend this book to anyone who has previously read a Julie Kagawa book, or for those of you looking for a good read that involves dragons. This book does dwell a little more on the romance aspect than the dragon aspect, but overall it's still a very good book and I'm eager to read the second book. A little more discussion below the cut, so if you've finished the book then continue reading! -Talia I personally didn't like Garret. Maybe this is just my second lead syndrome kicking in, but I loved Cobalt/Riley waaaaaay more than I loved Garret. I understand that Garret made Ember feel human and all, but I just didn't really like his character. I guess that's just me though, because a lot of people like Garret's character. I tend to lean towards the darker and mysterious character's haha. I am glad that Ember left with Cobalt, although I'm not too pleased that she has to go back and rescue Garret. I really liked how Ember was to be put in and trained as a Viper and I think had she stayed, that would have played out interestingly. I am quite curious to know why Dante and Ember are so valuable though and why Talon seems to think that Ember is worth taking back and not just killing. Who were their parents? And the fact that they're twins--what does that have to do with anything? I want to see how the Dante-Ember confrontation will play out in Rogue. I thought it was pretty predictable that Dante was going to betray Ember though, and I'm surprised she didn't see it. Family can sometimes be blinding. I'm definitely hoping that we get a lot more Ember-Cobalt interaction in the next novel (I don't care that this ship is probably super hopeless I will go down with it) and I'm very interested to see how Dante will track down Ember. Will he manage to convince her to go back by telling her of their past? Perhaps. Let me know what you thought of this below and your hopes for the next book!
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