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I enjoyed this book right from the beginning. I hope I'm not spoiling anything by saying that Jacinda is a draki..in human terms she's a dragon. A freaking dragon! I'm one to read fantasy novels but this is a first about dragons.

The story includes Jacinda being ripped apart from her draki pride and living a normal HUMAN life with her human twin sister Tamara and mother in the desert.

What Jacinda wants more than anything in the world is to be draki, but living in the desert hinders her abilities. As most YA novels go, you can't have a protagonist without a love interest, and that love interest comes in the form of "beautiful boy" Will. Unfortunately, Will is a draki hunter, and that's not only Jacinda's only worry. It also comes in the form of Cassia, the draki's son of the alpha who wants her back than anything else.

I enjoyed reading this book, truly I did. I enjoyed the struggles that Jacibda had to go through, keeping herself hidden and making herself seem human enough. What I disliked was how much of a hypocrite Jacinda became. One minute she vows never to see Will again, then the next thing you know she's locking lips with him. And on and on and in it went. If she couldn't stay away then why didn't she just admit that to herself. It drove me a little crazy. It's quite simple, if you want something go get it. If you're in endangering yourself and your family then stay away. But she obviously couldn't because of their undeniable pull towards each other. Why did they fall in love in the first place? That I couldn't understand. The make out sessions were hot and heavy and considering Sophoe Jordan is also an adult romance writer there's no question she has skills. I hope some questions are answered in the next book. This was an entertaining read and I'd love to read more about the drakis.

I loved this book. It was so new and had a lot of suspense that kept me reading all night. I couldn't put the book down until I was finished and then had to search and see if there was going to be any more of them. Of course I knew there would be seeing as it ended on a very big cliff hanger. I loved the characters, all of them... even the bad ones. The scenery, the emotions and the dragons... they were all described so well I felt like I could see and feel what was happening. This one kind of reminded me a little of Fire by Kristin Cashore with how the creatures were so beautiful and colourful. This was a different world to read about and it was addicting. I love my vampires and werewolves but I must say I have to add dragons to my list... even though at first I thought it sounded a little weird. I am so glad I gave it a try; it is a very good read. The romance is your normal YA book, but being an adult I still get pulled in. I can't wait to find out what happens in the next book. If you like fantasy/paranormal/romance this is a great book!

I hate when I read reviews and people have compared books to "Twilight" saying that the book that they read is a blatant rip-off of "Twilight" and whatnot, because a) "Twilight" ain't the most original story out there and therefore it should not be the book that all other books are compared to and b) the majority of the time the book that the reviewer has said is just like "Twilight" isn't. At. All. A lot of time I go out of my way to defend these books because, as mentioned, in the majority of cases they are not like "Twilight" and in my opinion, I think that by comparing them to "Twilight" people who are completely anti-"Twilight" will set these books aside thinking that they are cliche-ridden books with lots of teen angst and sparkly hot male characters and not read them- and I think that in not reading them they are missing out on some really great stories.

Now you may be wondering where this is all leading to? Well, I must admit... I found the first half of this book to be entirely reminiscent of "Twilight" (hangs my head in shame, I know, I know... I am totally being hypocritical) and then the second half of the book seemed entirely reminiscent of Claudia Gray's "Evernight" series.

Now how was this book so similar to "Twilight"? Well first off, Both Bella and Jacinda move before they feel pressure to do so, second, they go to their new school and meet a boy, a boy who happens to hang out with a crowd that the entire school seems to worship/ hold in awe, the boys family. Though all of the girls at the boys schools throw themselves at said boy he never shows any interest in them until new girl comes along. New girl and boy start to develop feelings for one another, but boy keeps telling girl that she shouldn't hang out with him because he is dangerous. One of one's family members takes a weird interest in girl and tries to intimidate her whenever possible (ie. Rosalie and Xander). Both boys (and their families) disappear from school for days at a time (one uses the excuse of fly fishing, one uses the excuse of camping). When boy is gone from school girl becomes overly dramatic moaning and groaning about how she misses said boy and how her life is a little less bright without him in it.

And how is this book similar to Claudia Grays "Evernight" series? Both boy and girl are keeping major secrets from one another. Girl is a paranormal/ fantastical being and boy is a hunter, a hunter who kills said paranormal/ fantastical being. Despite knowing about one another's secrets, both fall in love and all seems doomed because of their families/ occupations. Both girls also have boys of their paranormal/ fantastical race who wants to be with them, pretty much at whatever cost, and both boys get kinda jealous when girl chooses "the enemy" over him.

All in all? I think that despite the similarities between "Twilight" and the "Evernight" series this is still a good book, but I just wish that it had been a bit more unique. I must say that I do prefer Jacinda over "Twilight's" Bella because Jacinda actually has a personality, though I prefer Bella's/ Edward's family over Jacinda's family, mainly because, for the most case, Edward's family was supportive of him (I cannot comprehend whatsoever what is going on in Jacinda's mothers head. Yes, I understand that she wants to keep her daughter safe, but pretty much forcing her daughter's draki to die? Not cool. They could have moved to a town like Forks! Where it was always rainy and tree-y and everything, where Jacinda could have really thrived, instead she forced them to move to the dessert where Jacinda was pretty much in pain 99.9% of the time). And the ending? Well, I wouldn't consider this to be a full story whatsoever. There are a ton of loose ends that were not tied up, nor even touched upon! It seriously just ended, probably with one of the worst cliffhanger endings I have ever read before. When all is said and done, I will read the second book in this series, which comes out in September, "Vanish", here's to hoping that it is more unique than this book!

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5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT GREAT GREAT
Amazing book. It kept me on the edge, it was hard to put it down. One of my favorites by far. I can't wait till Vanished comes out. Read more

Published 11 months ago by Mejoemch

5.0 out of 5 stars Best read of the year
This book caught me by surprise. I wasn't expecting such a compelling read. Jace is so believable and her personality is compelling. Read more

Published 12 months ago by alternate reality

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't wait for the sequel!
I picked up this book based on the other very positive reviews. I wasn't disappointed!! The story is a different take on a paranormal theme involving dragons, who have evolved... Read more

Published 15 months ago by K. Wark

5.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too
Jacinda has never wanted the life laid out for her. Forced to be with a boy she does not love, to have children for the sake of the pack, she wants nothing to do with any of... Read more

Published 20 months ago by TeensReadToo

5.0 out of 5 stars Marvelous!
Imagine a world where dragons aren't quite extinct. A world where evolution granted these mystical creatures a talent to appear human. It's the world Jacinda lives in. Read more

Published 20 months ago by Tynga's Reviews

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