Seraphina

For the record, I don't like dragon books.That being said, this is a GREAT dragon book. Seraphina is half dragon, half human, an abomination in this world. She has to keep her true self hidden for fear of the repercussions if she doesn't. She has a band of silver scales around her arm and across her back. She  can speak to other half breeds with her mind. She can speak Dragon. Her uncle is a dragon, which are called Saars in this world. When one of the royal families is murdered and dragons are blamed, Seraphina decides to find out on her own if it is true. Dragons are in human form, but they are in a shaky truce with the humans and this murder could set off a war. Helping Seraphina on this quest is Prince Lucian Kiggs, the future husband of Princess Glisselda. Phina is Selda's music instructor and good friend. Do you see the love triangle forming people? Kiggs only wants the truth from everyone and the only thing Phina can't give him is the truth- about who she really is, about her uncle and grandfather, about how she can speak dragon and about how she truly feels about him. There are many fantastic messages in this book about self image, loyalty, friendship and love. I am not sure how this triangle will be resolved as Selda is a totally likeable character, Kiggs a loyal man not willing to break a promise and Phina, a girl just figuring out who she is and what she wants. Phina's uncle Orma is a hilarious character as the dragon who is not supposed to form attachments to humans, but can't help but love his niece. I truly can't wait for the sequel. It was a well written, very clever take on dragons and has possibly made me change my position on dragon books. This is a can't miss friends. So happy reading.