A review by the_fabric_of_words
Dragonfell by Sarah Prineas
5.0
This is a new-telling of an old concept, a dragon-shifting human who's unaware of his abilities.
Rafi doesn't know he's a dragon in a human boy's body, but he can reach into his father's blacksmith forge with bare hands and not burn himself, and he enjoys climbing up to the previous dragon's lair, where he hoarded blue and white china teacups, and leaning precariously over the edge.
When Rafi's accused of being dragon-touched by the evil Mister Flitch, he sets off to find real dragons and befriends a girl, Maud, who also loves and wants to study the beasts.
But dragons have no place in Mister Flitch's world, of coal-fired machines and mines and automobiles. Rafi and Maud discover it's Mister Flitch's henchmen who are flushing dragons out of their lairs and in all probability taking their sparks...but what is he doing with the sparks?
No spoilers! Enjoy the read.
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Rafi doesn't know he's a dragon in a human boy's body, but he can reach into his father's blacksmith forge with bare hands and not burn himself, and he enjoys climbing up to the previous dragon's lair, where he hoarded blue and white china teacups, and leaning precariously over the edge.
When Rafi's accused of being dragon-touched by the evil Mister Flitch, he sets off to find real dragons and befriends a girl, Maud, who also loves and wants to study the beasts.
But dragons have no place in Mister Flitch's world, of coal-fired machines and mines and automobiles. Rafi and Maud discover it's Mister Flitch's henchmen who are flushing dragons out of their lairs and in all probability taking their sparks...but what is he doing with the sparks?
No spoilers! Enjoy the read.
Visit my blog for more book reviews, free teaching materials and fiction writing tips: https://amb.mystrikingly.com/