Amazing book!!! Totally recommend the novel to those who like a good fantasy novel.

Intense psychological thriller with an incredible plot and developed characters. Never guessed the ending! Great read!!!!

This series is what inspired the How to Train Your Dragon movies. However, these 12 books are COMPLETELY different. This book is about a small, well below average Viking boy who is training his dragon to become part of his fathers tribe. But to do so he will have to get his tiny, selfish dragon to listen to him, survive the trails of becoming a Viking, try not to die, hope none of the other Vikings kill him and defeat a dragon the size of 3 planes put together… No pressure right?!? I loved these books! I remember borrowing them from one of my friends when I was 10 and reading them over and over again. They are so funny, filled with adventure, selfish dragons and a whole lot of awesomeness! Now these Vikings are obviously violent, so there are swords, axes, spears and such. People die, but their deaths are never really mentioned other than “Most of them survived”. Dragons do bite people, and each other and get killed in the book (I think they die more than the people) and there is some mention of dragons bodies after their deaths. My only complaint with this book is the art. It does not live up to my standards. I am used to the art in books like, Map to Everywhere and A Hero’s Guide to Saving their Kingdom, so I forgot how scribbley the art is in this series. (I personally just like clean lines and clear drawings.) Nothing is “wrong” with the art, I just don’t like it and thought I would tell you about it. (This is MY review) The only picture that a kid might be horrified by is one guys read-end flying through the air after a dragon attacked him. Gross but not inappropriate. Over all, I still love this series and I do suggest it to boys and girls who love dragons, adventure and crazy Vikings! I also totally suggest the movies even though the only thing they have in common with the books is the names, dragons and Vikings.

This book is too sweet! It has family and friendship, music and science, and is just such a cute story!!!! (Though some parts are sad and make you want to hug someone!!!!!!!!!) This book is about 2 siblings trying to figure out how to cope after their famous quarterback dad disappears. The brother has found a distraction by playing the tuba, the perfect dramatic instrument; while his sister throws herself into a science project to she if she can cure memory loss through jelly-fish experiments. But when the siblings notice their teachers acting strange, they will have to team up to save the day, save their family and possibly save a bear. This book is adorable! It has a great message about friendship and family while stilling being funny and uplifting! It is a very clean read with lots of interesting parts and cute friends. I love the story line and I think this book is totally clean for kids 8 and up. However the book does have some sad parts. The siblings dad is gone and no one knows where he is. The kids aren’t really coping well. Also there are weird teachers in the book. Nothing inappropriate but they are strange. (SPOILER! Near the end of the book, the teachers are part of some pop star dance group and all dress up as cats in leotards with tails and ears… Weird but not gross or anything. Just strange.) Over all, this book is so sweet and a great story for kids! I really love this book and will be looking for more by this author.

It held my interest, typical Shalvis romantic love story with a twist.

Awesome. I wasn't sure I was going to like this one because the first 24 chapters didn't seem to be my style of writing, but then BAM. The essence of the story and characters came to life. The rest of the book was a page turner as you would expect from a James Patterson thriller. Five stars, for sure.

Love the writing, love the action, love the characters. Overall an amazing piece by an amazing woman.

If you are looking for a story that follows a path this sure isn't it. I made myself finish it just to see if there was any explanation or resolution. I like fantasy and science fiction but have no idea what this was.

A fast paced and fun book, it makes me wish I could play chess as well as it's written!

I really liked the book just wished it was longer