Monday, November 25, 2019

DRAGONSWORN by Marty Mayberry


Title:  DRAGONSWORN

Series:  Outling #2

Author:  Marty Mayberry

Publisher:  Hummingbird Press

Publish Date:   11.20.2019

Category /Genre:  YA, Fantasy

Recommended for:  12 – 18

Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC / errors excused

Received from:  Marty Mayberry

Goodreads link: Dragonsworn

Date completed: 11.23.2019



Description from the publisher:

I survived Orientation at Crystal Wing Academy—barely—and now it’s time to learn how to control my power.

After destroying a power-sucking slake before he killed my friends, I’m feeling stronger and more confident than ever.

Donovan and I are together, I’m pulling in more threads than before, and I have new abilities I’m excited to master… So, I might be flunking Magical Creatures & How to Tame Them.  Not everything comes easy, right?

When I stumble over a dead girl—one of eight Outlings at the Academy—and she’s marked with an O and a #7, it’s clear someone’s copycatting the Outling murders that took place one hundred years ago.

With the clock ticking down and more Outlings turning up dead, I’ll soon be next.  Last time, every Outling at the Academy was murdered.

But the killer is about to learn this Outling wizard won’t go down without a fight.

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DRAGONSWORN is the second book in the three-book Outling series.  The author says that while each book contains an individual story, there's an overarching plot connecting all three books/the series.  You'll better enjoy book two, if you've read book one.  I agree and I would encourage you to read both of these books if you enjoy suspense, sweet romance, and magic.  Don’t just read one or the other!



There is enough darkness to keep the older YA intrigued, but not enough to make the younger YA have nightmares.  This is a fine edge to keep on that Moonstone Dagger that I suspect Marty Mayberry may have strapped to her own thigh.



With plenty of fantastical creatures and humor the story is a quick-paced magical adventure with just a sprinkling of age-appropriate romance



Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC via Booksprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.



The Outling series:

1.      Crystal Wing Academy

2.      Dragonsworn

3.      Unraveler

Also from Marty Mayberry:

The Janie Davis Mystery series:


2.      Beware the Ruins (coming soon)


















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