Here's my parental warning that I always put in books that I think warrant them. At first this book wasn't bad just talking about people hooking up without details. There is mention of same gender relations. About halfway through the book is where the relationship between two people changes. And yes this get descriptive. I will say it's not too spicy. I've read worse but a lot of those times I had no idea what I was getting into. As far as your teen reading this it really depends on how conservative you are. And I grew up very conservative so I wouldn't even let my 18 year old read this. But technically, they are adults then & don't listen to us. Some of you might let your 16 year old read this but that's on you. I should also mention the dark way this book treats death. People die left and right in this book and the characters are supposed to treat it like it's A part of life. People are literally burned along with their belongings & their names read once & then everyone moves on. I always recommend parents read a book before they allow their kids to.
If you love books about dragons, schools, and characters who learn things about themselves they never knew you will love this. It's an enemies to lovers, right vs wrong, corrupt politics, & bullies who'd rather kill you so they can take your spot. I personally love dragon rider books. I've been reading them for years. This one has rich world building and previous battle history. On top of this Violet is a very intelligent girl who has a joint and ligament condition. Her bones also break easily. Violet is the daughter of a dragon rider general (mother) and a scribe. Violet was all set to take the scribe test & become one until her mom interfered. Violet only had 6 months to train for what others train for all their lives. Of course, she passed the written tests it's the physical part that she has to worry about. Personally I can't stand her mother! I think she resents the fact that her daughter has something wrong with her. Plus, Violet reminds her mother of her dad. I think she expected her to die and not make it through the first year. Now Violets mother was part of the military that had to kill all the resistance parents. They were ordered to kill them in front of their children. Which is totally barbaric. Xaden took 107 scars on his back to protect that many kids who lost their parents that day. If any of them rise up against the leadership Xaden dies. Xaden is a 3rd year wing leader. And the leader of Violets squadron. Now here comes love interest number two Dain. Rain is Violets best friend who grew up with her. He's a year older but already a squad leader. But here's Dain's big problem he does everything by the rules. Yeah, I know you can see the train wreak coming. Xaden tells Violet he's going to kill her but he has plenty of opportunities and doesn't. In fact, he's intrigued by her. He gives her opportunities to get him in trouble but she doesn't tell his secrets. Violet gets help from a diary her brother gave her. It allows her to beat her opponents in hand to hand combat. Because of her last name & because she's weak there are plenty of people who want Violet dead. Zander starts to get Violet to think about challenges she can't physically complete for a legal way to accomplish them. Whereas Dain keeps trying to talk her into running back to the scribes & hiding from her mother. And when Violet saves a little dragon from 3 bullies she is rewarded by the most powerful dragon wanting to bond with her. She's surprised to learn the little dragon has bonded to her as well. This makes the military officials go crazy. They want her to choose one. What Violet doesn't know is her dragon is mated to Xaden's. And because of this they can all telepathically talk to one another. Xaden desires he has to help train Violet or she won't pass the other trials. Plus she's so little she can't stay on her dragon. He has others he trusts train her, protect her, etc. Violet quickly falls for Xaden who tells her not to after their first time together. When Violets signed power (magic she & her dragon power) comes out it scares her because she ends up causing an avalanche that kills the bully that was trying to kill her. Violet is a very compassionate person. Something the harsh world she lives in doesn't understand. When the war games come something feels off to Violet and she should've read more into the look Dan's dad gave him before they all left to pack. That would've sent red flags off in my head. When Xaden changes plans & has Liam & Violet go with him instead of Dain she should've noticed Dain's demeanor. Because when they stop for a water break they are warned by gryphon fliers that the town they are flying towards has venin, mythic creatures, coming to attack. Violet's dad used to read a fairytale book to her about them when she was younger. Violet is furious because Xaden has been keeping secrets from her. He was part of the people stealing supplies. But until she sees the cabin for herself when they get to their destination she never would've believed they were real. Plus something is seriously wrong the keep is empty. Hundreds of soldiers are gone. All that is left is a note from Dain's dad with an impossible choice. They can leave all the people in the town unprotected & relinquish Xaden's wing leader title or stay & fight. Fighting is basically a death sentence. There are four venin and they are immune to dragon fire. Plus even with their numbers venom channel with dark magic which is stronger than the magic they wield. There is a big cliffhanger at the end!
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