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Bio
Adrienne
Woods was born and raised in South Africa, where she still lives with her
husband and two beautiful little girls. She always knew she was going to be a
writer, but it only started to really happen about four years ago. In her free
time―if she gets any because moms don’t really have free time―she loves to
spend it with friends, whether it’s a girls night out, or just watching a
movie. She’s a very chilled person. Her writing career started with Firebolt,
book one in the Dragonian series. There will be four books in total, including
a further two to three books, which will be stories that take place within the
Dragonian series. Her other series, Dream Casters, will be released mid 2015. She
also writes in different genres, and her woman’s fiction, The Pregnancy
Diaries, will be published under a pseudonym. And then, she has a paranormal
series by the name of the Aswang series, which will consist of about ten
novels. And if that wasn’t enough, there is another series, Guardians of
Monsters, which will be released in 2016.
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Book Details
Author: Adrienne Woods
Series: The Dragonian Series
Publisher: Fire Quill Publishing
Release Date: 20 November 2014
ISBN: 9780992244613
Synopsis (Back blurb)
All this may seem like old news, but for seventeen year-old Elena Watkins the
world of Paegeia is not finished revealing all its secrets. During a summer
break intended for relaxation, she discovers that her harrowing adventure to
retrieve the King of Lion sword wasn’t the destiny foretold by the cryptic
Viden, a dragon with the ability to see a person’s true fate. The words inked
onto the page of the mysterious Book of Shadows remains black and Elena must
return to Dragonia Academy to discover their true meaning.
Upon her return to the magnificent castle she has to face a
challenge of a different kind, keeping her boyfriend Lucian McKenzie, the
Prince of Tith and love of her life, away from the dangerous new student, Paul
Sutton. As a Wyvern, Paul has made it his mission to claim Elena as his rider
but he is proving to be more perilous than at first glance.
Excerpt
We took a sharp left and walked into a
stadium that was located at the very top of the mountain.
My
knees turned to rubber as we neared. I really hated my fear of heights, and it
usually kicked in at places like this.
The crevice at the top of the mountain was
wide open and a million stars shone in the sky. Bright lights blinded me for a
second and when my vision came back millions of seats were stacked in rows,
mounted against the wall. It resembled a normal football stadium, except there
were no poles and as far as I could tell no floor either.
VIP boxes were located at the very top of the
mountain and I couldn’t recall ever seeing so many people in my entire life.
Two huge bells elevated in the air were
stationed in opposite directions and flags of all colors were flapping around
the crowd. Blue, red, black, yellow, light blue and green holographic flags
hung in the air and huge big screens were located on all sides just below the
VIP boxes. Somehow Sir Robert spotted Becky and George in the crowd and pointed
in their direction. Lucille saw us and waved excitedly in the air.
Blake was still nowhere to be found and I
guessed he’d probably snuck inside one of the boxes with someone. After all, he
was a famous dragon.
When we finally reached them, Lucille gave me
a warm hug while Isabel and Sir Robert greeted her with two kisses on each side
of her face.
The vibe coming from the people in the crowd
was overpowering. Some had dyed their hair the same color as the team they were
rooting for, while some simply had scarves and jerseys on. It was so consuming
that I didn’t know where to look.
My eyes caught the instrument that had made
the horrible racket from half an hour ago. Every other person in the crowd had
one, and I finally saw the humor in them as I watched George blowing on one
too. It made a hollow, low sound and I had to cover my ears as George’s breath
lasted for at least two minutes.
The people around us gave him applause when
he finally ran out of breath and Sir Robert slapped him on the back. Becky and
George both had a green beetle painted on their left cheeks.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls…. Oh
and dragons,” a loud voice said over the sound system and the crowd went crazy.
“Welcome to the two-hundred-and-fifth annual opening of the Warbel games.”
Fireworks went off and glittered in enormous
star-bursts in the sky. I gaped at the display as it lingered for a few minutes
before the sparks descended to the ground. People yelled and cheered with their
flags flapping in the air as horns blew.
The voice continued to speak about sponsors
and the people who’d made all of this possible. It was followed by a small show
I’d only seen on the TV. It was a display of Chinese dragon puppets twirling in
the air. Fire erupted from the puppets and the crowd cheered again. After the
show, the voice came back.
“Now is the time everyone has been waiting
for. I’m honored to present this year’s teams. The Sapphires.”
A team of humans flying on their raiders and
dragons flew out of a huge door that opened on the opposite side of the arena.
The players all wore white and light blue
uniforms, with flying goggles over their eyes and vests for protection. The man
that led them did a somersault in the air and landed on his board once again;
everyone just soaked up his performance and screamed for more.
“That is Luke. It’s a shame he plays for the
Sapphire team, he is so frawesome,” Sammy yelled again and I laughed at her
made up word, putting freaking and awesome together. It was something she and
Becky were really good at. A close up of Luke appeared on the big screen. He
grinned with his goggles now resting on top of his head, and waved at the
crowd. I knew his face from the poster on Sammy’s bedroom wall.
“Which team are we
supporting?”
“Duh,” she pointed to Becky and George’s
green shirts. The name “Green Masquerades” stretched across the front and back
with the outline of a dragon’s head.
“Go Masquerades,” I said weakly.
Sammy laughed at my pathetic attempt of a
cheer.
Bonus Excerpt
ANGER, BETRAYAL, AND HATE turned my stomach
to acid. It consumed my mind and I watched as bottles, papers and books on the
desk flew off and crashed to the floor.
A maid rushed to my side. She didn’t say
anything, but her eyes reflected fear in their watery depths. The dustpan in
her hand trembled as she started to sweep up the jagged shards of glass.
Rising, she began to straighten the books that had fallen to the floor in a
heap. Every few seconds her eyes darted nervously in my direction as if a mere
breath would make me lash out at her with my outstretched hand.
I touched her face gently until my hand
reached her neck, tightening slowly as my anger began to rise once again. My
grip tightened around her soft, shapely neck as I lifted her up from her
position at my feet until her face was level with mine. Listening
carefully I heard her heart fluttering like a bird trapped inside a cage.
“How did I become this way?” I spoke, giving
voice to my reality softly.
She just stared at me with round, brown
unblinking eyes. Her eyes were sunken deep into the surface of her face and her
cheek bones were sharply defined.
Looking at her sullen face made me feel
worse. I lifted up my other hand and struck the woman hard across her
cheek.
A cry left her mouth and I threw her from me
as if she weighed nothing. She skidded across the floor landing in a heap
against a wall of cold, unforgiving stone. If I was a dragon I would
blast fire, reduce this wretched place to a pile of insignificant ashes.
Two other maids, hearing the startled cry,
rushed into the room. Their eyes were wide as they took in the room and the
immobile heap near the far wall. “Sorry, m’lord,” the older one said, her voice
slightly trembling. “She’s new, we will train her better.”
They picked up the maid who had come to and
was sobbing. She clutched the side of her face, covering the huge, red
handprint where I’d struck her.
I nodded. The old maid knew her place well,
although I still didn’t care for her name, she knew where she stood.
I plunged myself down onto the chair and
closed my eyes. A silent roar growled inside of me lighting a fire of rage deep
in my core.
The girl had made it.
The Rubicon saved her life, so a part of him
was still fighting me. I could still see her eyes searching mine. They bore
into my soul, seeking answers. How was this possible! The wall
wouldn’t allow any human to go to the other side.
Albert’s laughter echoed inside the castle; a
startling reminder that good would always win. He would pay dearly for this. I
would find a way, and I promised myself she wouldn’t live much longer.
I pushed myself up from the chair and rubbed
my face hard. The emotion of my anger escaped my lips making a sickening sound.
Rage that emanated from deep within me overpowered the haunting laughter and
echoed throughout the entire castle.
“Master,” Cain’s voice interrupted my
thoughts.
“Speak, my loyal servant,” I said out loud. “What
is the news?”
“Everything is in place. We won’t fail you,”
his voice said in my head.
I closed my eyes, took a deep breath and let
it out hard. “We’ll see.”
~ My Review ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Book Two of the The Dragonia Series starts out with a brief
detailed explanation of Firebolt Book One. This means that you can read this
book and still get a very exciting story but…… this series is so well written
and such an exciting read I recommend reading Book One first and then Venom
Book 1.5 Novella of only 63 pages.
This is a Young Adult book that grownups will love. It is
fast paced, intriguing, and includes a very descriptive storyline.
I enjoy how Elena is in love with Prince Lucian and he with
her. There is some interesting maneuvering with his parent’s unhappiness with
this situation as both of them hope to change his parents minds so they can
have a future together.
This book involves Dragons, Wyverns, death and
battles between right and wrong. But the overall feeling is a friendship so
strong that Lucian is trying to save his friend Blake from going to a evil dragon even if it means his own death. As well as a love so strong that one of
the boys is willing to give their life to save Elena.
Blake really seems a tragic story. Though he wants his life
over because he can’t find his rider who can save him from turning to evil he
will all of a sudden show sparks of humanity and save people. Throughout this
book I still have a strong feeling that he may care for Elena more than he lets
on.
I think you will love reading this book, as now there are 3
possible love interests and a shocking turn of events that will make you want
to cry.
I really can’t wait for the next exciting book to the The
Dragonia Series Frostbite Book 3. There are so many things I want to have
answered.
I was gifted an ARC in exchange for an
honest opinion via Fire Quill
~ My Rating ~ 
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