I received an eARC from the publishers through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. It has not affected my opinions.
Genre: Fantasy Age Range: MG Star Rating: 5 stars Series: first book in companion series
*SPOILER ALERT: contain SPOILERS for THE DRAGON REALM SERIES*
Blurb:
It’s been five years since the Dragon Realm fell into the Human Realm and both populations are now living side by side. But dangerous magical creatures are threatening to disrupt the peace and it’s up to a new group of heart-bonded humans and dragons to protect the world – the Dragon Force .
Under the watchful eye of seventeen-year-old Billy Chan, Lance Lo , his younger sister Zoe and new friends enrol at Camp Claw to learn all the skills they need to become protectors. But when Camp Claw is mysteriously attacked and an evil plot is exposed, it’s up to the latest recruits to prove they’ve got what it takes to save the day .
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Review:
INFINITY’S SECRET returns us to the world of Dragon Realm, but this time it’s five years on after DRAGON DESTINY and the human and dragon realms have become one and something new.
Katie described this series to me, last year, as “dragon avengers” and that certainly feels right. There is a new force of dragons and humans working together to save the world, and our heroes join that group. There’s a “magic school” vibe to it, with the heroes exploring the world of Camp Claw where humans learn about dragons, magic, and fighting. And there’s a big bad lurking in the background.
The big bad is, at first, no seen, just their presence felt through things going wrong without a reason why. There’s a pressing feeling that “something is bad and will get worse” – I really enjoyed trying to piece it together. (And when it was revealed! Eeeeee, it’s way too spoilery to talk about but !!!!)
The narrator of this book is Lance, whose sister Zoe gets the heart bond and her powers so quickly. I loved that the book explores the mixed feeling of happiness for another and jealousy and not having that yourself. Lance watches his little sister get everything he’s dreamt of with no way of knowing if he will get the same.
While this is a new series, it is also a continuation of the previous, showing what happens to the world after it changes so drastically. This means that Billy and the crew from that series are here, as mentors rather than the focus. It’s so nice to be with familiar friends again even if we spend most of the time exploring with a new cast.
And the ending! I need the next book right now, thank you.
Read my reviews of other books by Katie and Kevin Tsang:
Dragon Force (this series):
- DEVOURER’S ATTACK (#2)
Dragon Realm (precedes this series):
- DRAGON MOUNTAIN (#1)
- DRAGON LEGEND (#2)
- DRAGON CITY (#3)
- DRAGON RISING (#4)
- DRAGON DESTINY (#5)
- A DRAGON REALM ADVENTURE (#5.5)
Space Blasters:
For Young Adult books by Katherine Webber (Katie Tsang), see We.
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