Raising Dragons: Book Review

Title: Raising Dragons
Author: Bryan Davis
Publisher: Living Ink Books
My Rating: 5 Stars
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"A boy learns of his dragon past; a girl has known of hers for years. They combine their faith, courage, and love to overcome an evil slayer who seeks to bring an end to dragon heritage, forever.

The kids at school call Billy "Dragon Breath" for good reason. His breath is bad! It isn't the normal, morning-mouth bad; it's the hot-as-fire, "don't-you-dare-get-near-me" bad. Trouble erupts when his hot breath sets off the fire sprinklers in the boys' restroom at school, and his parents learn that they've kept their secret for too long.

Billy finally discovers the secret. His father was once a dragon! Now that's a piece of news a guy doesn't deal with every day! Billy feels betrayed, alien, lost. When the dragon slayers traps him on a cold mountaintop in West Virginia, Billy learns to battle with weapons of steel and spirit while relying on a power he doesn't understand, a power that helps him learn to trust again.

Bonnie, an orphan, tries to find a home, someone to love her, even though she feels like a freak because of a body feature she calls a deformity. But this unusual feature becomes a life-saving attribute as she discovers that her love for others and her faith in a creator hold the answers she's looking for."

Several years ago, my cousin recommended the Dragons in Our Midst books to me. This came at a time when I was searching long and hard for a good, Christian fantasy series. After speeding through the first book, I knew right off the bat that this would become one of my favorite fantasy series of all time. This ill be my third reading through of the books, and I can still faithfully say that this still is one of my favorite fantasy series.

really enjoy the plot line and characters. We're given a solid, intriguing plot with realistic characters. First of all we have the boy-next-door Billy Bannister whose character development throughout the series is great. We also have Bonnie Silver, a stunning girl of incredible faith. But who can forget the ever-famous Walter Foley, our funny sidekick? I love every single character for their personalities and realistic touch.

As far as the plot goes, the storyline is one of great development and thought. Prophecies, legends, evil men bent on a mission, and dragons! You can never go wrong with an original storyline such as e one presented in this book

Yet one of the things I highly commend from these books is the clear telling of the faith behind Bonnie Silver. There are some great Christian fantasies out there, but this one, in my opinion, has given us, through Bonnie, a clear definition of what a Christian's walk should be. Thank you Mr. Davis for this great aspect!

I highly recommend these books for fantasy lovers aged 11 and above.

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