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The Dragon Of Trelian (2009)

by Michelle Knudsen(Favorite Author)

3.96 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0763634557 (ISBN13: 9780763634551)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Candlewick Press

series

Trelian

review 1: I picked this book up at the Library for the Summer Reading program. While there were some great elements to this story, it was a very forgettable tale. While this book was in the Young Adult section I think I would have placed it in the children's section. Generally a good fantasy book incorporates romance and suspense. When I think fantasy I think sword fights, magic, fated lovers, that kind of thing. As I said, the story was very forgettable, but from what I do remember I can tell you that there's a dragon that forms a bond with the heroine, there's a plot for assassination or war or something, and it takes place in a castle. If you need something for a rainy day, keep this book in mind. But you won't be missing anything if you don't read it.
review 2: Princ... moreess Meg is a complex teenage girl. On the one hand, she is a teenage girl who loves to talk about boys and princessy things, and on the other hand she is a wreckless adrenaline junky who accidentally bonded with a young dragon and often acts before she thinks. Meg keeps her dragon a secret from everyone until she meets Calen, the new mage's apprentice whom she instinctively feels she can trust. Calen is excited to find a friend because the life of a mage's apprentice is not all the fun and excitement he thought it would be. Just as Meg's older sister is about to marry the prince of Kragnir and end a war/feud that has lasted between their kingdoms for many years, Meg & Calen find themselves stumbling on a plot that will mess up everything. With the help of the dragon Jakl, Meg & Calen have to use all their strengths (even some they don't realize they have) and confront their weaknesses to stop evil from taking over their kingdom.Things I liked: I liked the magic Knudsen builds and the mystery of why Calen senses it differently than others. (Something that is not resolved in this book.) It felt unique enough that I wanted to know more about how it worked. I loved Serek's cat Lyrimon and how Calen is spooked out by Lyrimon's ability to mostly disappear and then attack him if he accidentally sits on it. I also liked how Knudsen grew both Meg and Calen through the adventure. They were both more mature and less annoying at the end of the book, and I want to read the next book.Things I didn't like: I know this is a book for kids/teens and that the description of how Meg feels about Wilem is authentic, but it still felt so sickeningly sweet it made me roll my eyes and want to gag. Sappy and moonstruck. At least she learns her lesson big time. The dragon bonding felt a little too much like Eragon for my taste. I like uniqueness, but then again, I guess it is hard to come up with all unique things when people have been writing about dragons for many centuries.I wasn't sure to know how to feel about Meg's rather malicious daydreams of how to punish certain evil people. Yes, it did make sense when you realize she is being affected by a dragon's feelings, but wow, nobody get her mad while a weapon is within reach! She just might rip up your flesh or burn you at the stake. SCARY!Notes on content: The characters swear by the goddess, (they have a Norse-ish/Roman-ish religion) so most people won't have problems with this language. There are no other language issues. There is some kissing, and there is a discussion about Meg's sister and the Prince wanting to be alone on their wedding night. She blushes at this conversation but no details are discussed beyond wanting to be alone. There is no other sexual content. Meg has VIOLENT daydreams about how she would like certain bad guys to die. A man is described as being soaked in blood after a creature slashes him. There is a magical battle with light-energy-stuff. And a dragon vs slaahr battle. (Slaahrs are big, ugly, and nasty creatures with screams that are made of nightmares.) That's pretty much it. less

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