ISBN: 1517470773
Pages: 468
Source: YA Bound Book Tours
Pages: 468
Source: YA Bound Book Tours
Publication Date: January 12, 2016
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy
Initial Reaction:
The children of dragons and humans, the dracons, control eighty percent of the world’s governments. Humans worldwide are either subservient or prey. On the small vacation island of Mabi, humans call for war.
Sixteen year old Dakota Kekoa lives a double life. By day, she pretends to be a human to infiltrate Mabi Academy, a 'human's only' high-school. At night, she works as a henchman for her draconic mafia family, utilizing her ability to steal and manipulate emotions.
When Dakota’s human friend is kidnapped, she takes on the mission to find her. This is not just any mission though; she is diving head first into the escalating conflict between humans and dracons. As more girls disappear and some are discovered dead, Dakota realizes her first honorable mission may also be her last.
My initial reaction after
reading this book was a lot of feels. This book is so many levels
of fun with its witty banter and the fact that it has DRAGONS. I can’t even
recall the last time I read a book about dragons so this book definitely made
an impact in that sense.
The story is addicting
and once I got started, I didn’t want to stop. It was so easy to find myself
sucked into the intricate plot line where so many things were happening that it
was difficult to keep track of it all.
Dakota is witty and
snarky which made reading from her perspective really entertaining. Her family
has strict standards that women with a small percentage of dragon blood must be
bred to continue on the dragon species. She is special since she is able to use
her power to work as a henchgirl for her grandfather. I found myself really
intrigued by her power – she’s something like a succubus where she can absorb a
person’s emotions and manipulate them.
Moving on to Wyvern…he
started off as this infuriating control freak. At the end, he’s still an
infuriating control freak but he has managed to worm his way into my
affections. His relationship with Dakota is just so adorable and even though it
did border insta-attraction, their relationship has the opportunity to grow
throughout the novel so it didn’t stay at the surface level.
The plot twists in this
book just never cease. From the suspense with the disappearing girls to the
constant political tension between the humans and the dragons – this book was
full of amazing twists and turns. However, I will admit that there are some
parts of the story that could have been improved but overall I enjoyed how
everything played out. That ending just leaves me desperate for the next book which
is titled Rex.
*I received a copy from YA Bound Book Tours for review. All opinions are 100% my own.*
3.5/5 stars
Foreverly Obsessed,
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