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| Original Title: | Dragon's Bait |
| ISBN: | 0152166637 (ISBN13: 9780152166632) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Vivian Vande Velde
Paperback | Pages: 196 pages Rating: 3.93 | 7462 Users | 381 Reviews
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| Title | : | Dragon's Bait |
| Author | : | Vivian Vande Velde |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 196 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 2003 by HMH Books for Young Readers (first published September 1st 1992) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Dragons. Young Adult. Romance. Fiction. Magic. Adventure |
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Fifteen-year-old Alys is not a witch. But that doesn't matter—the villagers think she is and have staked her out on a hillside as a sacrifice to the local dragon. It's late, it's cold, and it's raining, and Alys can think of only one thing—revenge. But first she's got to escape, and even if she does, how can one girl possibly take on an entire town alone? Then the dragon arrives—a dragon that could quite possibly be the perfect ally. . . .Rating Regarding Books Dragon's Bait
Ratings: 3.93 From 7462 Users | 381 ReviewsAppraise Regarding Books Dragon's Bait
I really wish there was a sequel! This book was so good! However, I have NEVER in all my life felt so unsatisfied at the end of the book, and I am a very avid reader (like I read a book a day). Please, Vivian, WRITE A SEQUEL! Pretty please? There is so much more that needs to be told for this story. :)Published in 1992, this book suffers from the "this book is for young adults so it must be short" mentality that existed back then. And therefore, the characters are not as well developed as I would have liked. In her review for School Library Journal, Margaret Chang observed "While the writing is smooth and the story moves quickly, the girl's emotions are not convincingly portrayed. The story's tone wobbles, sometimes keeping a comic distance from tragic events. The abrupt ending may leave
3.95 Stars!I'm sure you'll be asking yourselves why not a 4? Well, I will explain in my review intensely!The blurb is pretty clear, but I'll take the time to remind you of what this story is about. It's about feelings, cultures, and people mostly.The story itself is about our MC Alys who's been accused of being a witch. So as all nasty peasants/villagers do, instead of burning her at the stake, they offer her as a sacrifice to a dragon on a hillside. She waits for her doom and yet fate has other
I read this quite a while ago - probably when I was in middle school, and all I can remember is... loved it!
Vivian Vande Velde is one of those writers of old who can create a fantasy world and give you believable, interesting characters in only a few pages. A lost art. (1) She does YA romance in a way that YA romance has ceased to be, without the gushing of instalove (yes, it's a thing now), without the constant fixation on outward appearance, and without the need for definite, I-love-you, you-love-me HEA. (2) She does the biggest paranormal romance plots and offers in three simple, satisfying books.
He refused to release her hands until she looked at him again. He smiled, but this time the amusement didn't reach his eys. "It is not often," he said in a voice that was soft and husky but well within the norms of a human of his --apparent-- age and build, "that I find a damsel flinging rocks at me." He paused as though considering and slowly added, "It happened once with a knight, but I'd already eaten his horse and most of his weapons. The squire, too, as I recall." He tipped his head
There is a big difference between - A romance written in a fantasy setting; and- A fantasy novel with romance in it. Most authors do not write a well-balanced story with both elements to use a famous example, Harry Potter is heavy on the fantasy and very light on the romance. (Unless, of course, if youre reading fanfiction.)Dragons Bait is neither. It is a story of a girl and a dragon, and as a fantasy novel it is a total fail, because the world-building was not well thought out at all. - You
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