Zoё Sorensson is a daughter of the Pyr, the Wyvern,
and the only female dragon shapeshifter in existence. It
will fall
upon her shoulders to be the guide and seer for the Pyr as
they continue their duty to protect the earth and those who
live upon her.
She is also a teenager, and has yet to come into any of the
powers which she is told are her birthright. To complicate
matters, she just may be losing her mind. Ever since a
ritual she and her best friend (clueless about the dragon
thing, by the way) did for the purpose of finally starting
Zoё's period she has been seeing things. Well, just one
thing in particular; a hot guy with an amazing six-pack that
no one else seems to notice.
An angry confrontation at school triggers a partial change,
enough to enable her to move to the next step. This year for
the first time ever she gets to go to boot camp with the
guys, where their dragon and human selves are challenged and
taught, but what if this partial shift is all there is? What
if she cannot be all that is expected of her? What if
everyone is wrong and her only special talent is sketching
dragons?
With this first in the Dragon Diaries series, Cooke has
written a fantastic offshoot of her Pyr universe. She has
hit exactly the right tone and cadence for a young-adult
novel while still keeping all the fantasy and mystery of the
ancient Pyr woven through the story line. The stakes are
high, the dangers are immediate and Zoё's growth as a
young
woman is entwined with the fate of her race. The Dragon
Diaries are written in such a way that they can easily be
read as a stand-alone series yet add a new richness of
viewpoint for those of us who eagerly devour the books of
the Pyr. After turning the final page, I sat for a moment
with a sense of excitement I haven't felt since I finished
my first of Anne McCaffrey's Pern books. The second in the
Dragon Diaries, Winging It is due out in December,
2011 and I can't wait.
This book introduces Zoë Sorensson: your typical adolescent,
desperate to fit in with her peers and to master her
paranormal powers.
Being a shape-shifting dragon isn’t easy, especially in
Zoë’s case since she is the Wyvern: the one female dragon
shape-shifter with special powers. As her powers begin to
develop, Zoë struggles to contain them when her best friend
is bullied and her inner dragon is let loose. Suspended from
school, Zoë is shipped off to Pyr dragon boot camp in order
to hone her skills and she quickly realizes that she will
have to put her powers to the test in order to save the Pyr
and her family.
I have been a fan of the adult Dragonfire series for some time. I was excited to be able to see what comes of the children from those books. I was not let down by this wonderfully written spin off. I love how Zoe has grown up into a wonderful young woman. She has her moments of teenage drama but the book would not be the same without them. I am waiting for the next installment as patiently as possible. (Jaime Zalinski 9:05pm July 10, 2011)
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