Every now and then I find a book that my children and I can enjoy and share together. We discuss our likes, our dislikes, and whether the book left us wanting more. Raising Dragons by Bryan Davis is one of those books that left us wanting more. It is an action-packed, nail-biting adventure for all ages.
Billy Bannister was an average teenage boy, or so he thought. His life begins to turn upside down when he has strange dreams and symptoms of scalding hot air coming from his lips. The kids at school gave him a name, "Dragon breath," and it was closer to the truth than any would have imagined.
When Billy accidentally sets off the fire systems at school and gets suspended, he sneaks into his own home to avoid being caught by his parents. In doing so, he overhears their conversation that explains everything. In one clean swoop of eavesdropping, he learns his dad is a real dragon cloaked in human skin. That would make Billy half dragon! He instantly feels betrayed, wondering why his father has kept such an important detail about his life from him all these years.
If that wasn't enough information to take in, Billy learns he isn't the only child of a dragon, the secret of who they are is out, and a band of dragon slayers is after them. The leader of the dragon slayers is evil in the worst way and will do anything necessary to achieve his goals. Can Billy, his dad, and others survive the wrath of the slayers? And in the heat of it all, can Billy learn to trust again?
From the very opening, I was thrown into the world of mystery, dragons, and Arthurian tales. The book kept me captivated until the very end. Davis does it with such ease by allowing the story to continue its flow and yet still allowing for those "AHA" moments when a clue or detail is pulled to light from earlier in the reading in order to further the plot.
The book was a fantastic read for all ages, and the best news is that the story doesn't have to end with the last page. There are three more books in the series, Dragons in Our Midst. The Dragon Adventure can continue.
I received this book courtesy of NetGalley, but in no way has that altered or influenced my opinions of this book.
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