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Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780152064013
ISBN number: 015206401X
Label: Magic Carpet Books
Manufacturer: Magic Carpet Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 320
Printing Date: May 01, 2008
Publishing house: Magic Carpet Books
Age index: Young Adult
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Far away on Wilde Island, Princess Rosalind is born with a dragon claw where her ring finger should be. To hide this secret, the queen forces her to wear gloves at all times until a cure can be found, and Rosalind can fulfill the prophecy that will restore her family to its rightful throne.
But Rosalind’s flaw cannot be separated from her fate. When she is carried off by the dragon, everything she thought she knew falls apart. . . .
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Dragons Keep was a great young adult novel. The character Rosalind tugs at the reader's heart as she is trapped by a 600-year-old prophecy, her over protective mother, and dragons.
Both Rosalind and her mother constantly obsess and fret over her flawed finger and constantly worry over someone seeing it. Her mother subjects her to healers, witches and claw trimming every Sunday, all in an endeavor to banish Rosalind's `shame.'
During a festival; a dragon, which has been terrorizing the island for centuries, kidnaps Rosalind and forces her to take care of four baby dragons. It is this time on Dragon's Keep where Rosalind, re-named Briar, truly comes into her own.
Her perceived shame is one of beauty to the dragons, and she learns more about the war between dragons and humans; mainly the dragons' side of it. The beginnings of a new age unfolds when the dragons fly off to meet for a war council and Briar returns to her kingdom to reclaim her throne.
The book was all around great; however, the ending I felt was very rushed. It seemed as if the entire book centered around conflict with the main character struggling to find answers as well as find herself. Everything was resolved in the last 15 pages and left me feeling a little confused and wondering how the dust had settled so quickly.
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I wasn't sure about this book. I'd never read anything by the same author and wasn't convinced I'd like it. But then, I'd plowed my way through both Inheritance series books and figured this couldn't be that bad. It greatly exceeded my expectations. This book is well-written, cohesive, answers the questions the read comes up with along the way, and uses foreshadowing nicely. I would definitely recommed this for a 5th-grade reader on up. Enjoy!
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The premise of this story was promising, but it failed to live up to that promise. The main characters weren't likable, the plot was fairly predictable, and the writing wasn't strong enough to make up for those deficiencies. Two thirds of the way through, I uttered the 8 deadly words: I don't care what happens to these characters.
Some things didn't make sense. First of all, where was the father when his daughter was growing up. Why did he never evince an interest in why his daughter was wearing a glove? Second, why did the dragon need the heroine to take care of his kids? Faul could have picked the plants and made a brew if his wife could have done it. There really was no reason for Rosalind to be kidnapped. And that silly promise she had to make to not talk to any human? It was contrived so that we have a heartwrenching scene between the heroine and her only friend. Sheer emotional manipulation.
I listened to this book and it was tedious. The reader was good, but the slow pace allowed me exercise all my critical faculties, unfortunately.
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I thought this book was a great for a young adult book. Adults may not like it as much but kids will love it. A bit slow at very first but it really picks up and is a very fun read.
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I loved the premise, and was thoroughly captured by the jacket blurb. Princess and Dragon. Prophecy and Disfigurement. How could this go wrong?
In a lot of aspects it did not. The writing is superb. The story moves along and kept me hooked till the end. The characters are well-drawn and interesting. But...
At the point where I had the story about 90% read I really felt like the moral of "Dragons' Keep" was 'Life sucks and then you die.' Now of course, the end does provide a redemption of sorts for the heroine, but I was so intent on the previous message that the redemption actually felt false. As if it didn't belong to the story. (This is so hard to explain without giving away the ending.) I think this happened for a couple of reasons. **POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT - although I'll try to be careful**
First - Rosalind's relationship with the dragon is not idyllic. She doesn't bond with the dragon in a kind and mutual fashion. In fact he tortures her in pretty much every way except sexually. And yet she ends up loving him, and I see that as Stockholm Syndrome rather than a great breakthrough on her part. Since that is never dealt with, I can't accept the happily-ever-after scenario.
Second - Rosalind is the only character who's ARC actually completes. One secondary character comes close (I won't mention names). The others all just end with out any sense of closure. This drove me nuts. I liked the other characters. I was interested in them. They needed their stories finished rather than ended.
Lastly, the jacket doesn't really give the scope of the story. Instead it picks out the elements most likely to draw in a reader without really touching on the heart of the book. "And soon... the dragon...carries her off..." from the blurb, doesn't happen until over halfway through the story. The very first part is about local politics, family problems, and other issues. None of it is boring, but it keeps the story from really being all that much about the dragon himself.
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