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Book cover of Taroniah at School

Aaron DeMott Author Of Wings of Truth

From Aaron's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

Why am I passionate about this?

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Aaron's 3 favorite reads in 2024

Aaron DeMott Why Aaron loves this book

This book was just fun. It's a world you just want to hang out in, and Taroniah, through ups and downs and power ups still stays a person you'd want to be friends with.
Instead of "Oh no! Our poor herione!", this book is more "Heh, those poor bad guys have NO IDEA who they're messing with!"
The first book is mostly wonder-fiction, and is great for a good, fun, de-stressing time.
I went and bought the second book when I was done reading this one, and that was also a fun time.

By Peter Rhodan ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Taroniah at School as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Taroniah was the natural born daughter of a liaison between the King of Marland and her mother, one of the Queen's Ladies in Waiting. Sadly, her mother died while she was still quite young and the King's Master of Arms, Robard, and his wife, Terencia, happily adopted her. The Queen hated Taroniah on sight as she represented her husband's infidelity, and although she was brought up in the Palace like the other noble children, many of them treated her poorly because her official status what that of a bastard. She found she got on far better with the common-born children…


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The High House by James Stoddard,

The Victorian mansion, Evenmere, is the mechanism that runs the universe.

The lamps must be lit, or the stars die. The clocks must be wound, or Time ceases. The Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved, or Existence crumbles.

Appointed the Steward of Evenmere, Carter Anderson must learn the…

Book cover of Dragon School: First Flight

Aaron DeMott Author Of Wings of Truth

From Aaron's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

Why am I passionate about this?

Author

Aaron's 3 favorite reads in 2024

Aaron DeMott Why Aaron loves this book

This book had all the best parts of Pern and Harry Potter. Great character that you can identify with, cool dragons, and adventure.
It manages to be a lot of fun, and avoid all the bad repeated tropes that typically come with the genre.

The main character is someone you really want to root for, and her dragon is awesome, too. This was another one that I loved so much that bought the next book(s) in the series as soon as I was done with it.

By Sarah K. L. Wilson ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Dragon School as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 8, 9, 10, and 11.

What is this book about?

A disabled teen, an empathetic dragon, and a bond that will save the world.Sixteen-year-old Amel arrived at Dragon School just like everyone else - with a dream to ride dragons and join the Dominion Dragon Riders. But Amel has a crippled leg and Dragon School training is grueling. Before she can even become an initiate, she must complete her First Flight on a dragon. Can Amel survive First Flight and become a Dragon School initiate or will her dreams dash on the rocks below? Fans of Anne McCaffrey's Dragon Riders of Pern and Christopher Paolini's Eragon will love Dragon School.…


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