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A Dragons Spell Volume 1 Collection (Books 1-4): Twin princes on deadly missions... serving a dragon they both despise.
If you HATE typical hero-saves-the-world fantasy but still LOVE the sarcastic bad-boy, then A Dragon’s Spell is for you! Our princes aren’t the heroes, they’re the villains. And slaves to a powerful dragon. These missions they’re sent on won’t save the world. They just might bring the world a bit closer to its end.
Life is never normal for the crown prince and his twin brother.
It hasn’t been since their mother died and a powerful dragon moved into the kingdom.
Now that dragon has Tarrek and Albree under her control. Sometimes, the twins can pretend they aren’t her slaves, but then she commands them with a powerful spell. The only thing they can do is obey, straight into battle with skilled opponents that can rival them in strength, magic, and skill. It’s fight or die, and they both know they’re screwed … But that doesn’t keep them from trying … most of the time.
Story 1 Fire and Shadow
I’m a prince under a dark and scheming spell – a shadow-walker assigned to hunt his prey.
My target: A girl who can turn herself into a blazing fireball.
But I got too close, and I’m a melted mess with the spell now taunting me. It says I’m alive and therefore, can still fight – as if a shadow can actually take out fire.
Did I mention it’s my birthday this week? What a sucky way to turn sixteen …
Story 2 Shattered Blades
Today I’m not a prince. I’m a rock star.
And my concert is going great until a dreadful dragon casts her spell.
No after party for me. I get to hunt an extremely skilled swordsmen who has the power to clone himself. Nothing like dueling a lethal foe who can overpower me in unlimited ways.
Fight or die, I always say… Not really.
Why do I get myself into these things?
Story 3 Dragon’s Blood
I’m a crowned prince with the power of invisibility, but my life isn’t glamorous.
It’s coated in sweat and sticky with blood ... I’m a slave to a dragon’s spell.
But I’m not alone. The dragon sends her ward with murderous magic to aid me in my mission: Capture an elf with magic-nullifying abilities. Good thing I’m a genius with the bow. But I didn’t expect the elf to have a deadly dragon …
Story 4 The Darkness Within
High school as crown prince is hard enough … Having a mischievous twin brother doesn’t help.
But keeping great grades to prove I’m worthy of my title is made harder by the summons of a powerful dragon.
Why she can’t wait until the weekend for another lethal mission, I can’t say. But it’s in the middle of mathematics she casts her spell, forcing my brother and I to obey.
Our target: A samurai who’s trained in the art of war since she could walk, who can make weapons out of her own bones.
What’s worse? I think I forgot to turn in my book report.
I’m so screwed.
Life is never normal for the crown prince and his twin brother.
It hasn’t been since their mother died and a powerful dragon moved into the kingdom.
Now that dragon has Tarrek and Albree under her control. Sometimes, the twins can pretend they aren’t her slaves, but then she commands them with a powerful spell. The only thing they can do is obey, straight into battle with skilled opponents that can rival them in strength, magic, and skill. It’s fight or die, and they both know they’re screwed … But that doesn’t keep them from trying … most of the time.
Story 1 Fire and Shadow
I’m a prince under a dark and scheming spell – a shadow-walker assigned to hunt his prey.
My target: A girl who can turn herself into a blazing fireball.
But I got too close, and I’m a melted mess with the spell now taunting me. It says I’m alive and therefore, can still fight – as if a shadow can actually take out fire.
Did I mention it’s my birthday this week? What a sucky way to turn sixteen …
Story 2 Shattered Blades
Today I’m not a prince. I’m a rock star.
And my concert is going great until a dreadful dragon casts her spell.
No after party for me. I get to hunt an extremely skilled swordsmen who has the power to clone himself. Nothing like dueling a lethal foe who can overpower me in unlimited ways.
Fight or die, I always say… Not really.
Why do I get myself into these things?
Story 3 Dragon’s Blood
I’m a crowned prince with the power of invisibility, but my life isn’t glamorous.
It’s coated in sweat and sticky with blood ... I’m a slave to a dragon’s spell.
But I’m not alone. The dragon sends her ward with murderous magic to aid me in my mission: Capture an elf with magic-nullifying abilities. Good thing I’m a genius with the bow. But I didn’t expect the elf to have a deadly dragon …
Story 4 The Darkness Within
High school as crown prince is hard enough … Having a mischievous twin brother doesn’t help.
But keeping great grades to prove I’m worthy of my title is made harder by the summons of a powerful dragon.
Why she can’t wait until the weekend for another lethal mission, I can’t say. But it’s in the middle of mathematics she casts her spell, forcing my brother and I to obey.
Our target: A samurai who’s trained in the art of war since she could walk, who can make weapons out of her own bones.
What’s worse? I think I forgot to turn in my book report.
I’m so screwed.
72 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 9, 2021
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About the author
Abby Arthur
12 books20 followersAbby Arthur spends the majority of her time lost in an imaginary world of glowing magic and dastardly dragons. She started winning writing contests and getting published in newspapers when she was just sixteen. She loves giving readers an escape from reality and is constantly creating new stories. Her magic portal is located in small town Iowa, protected by herself, her husband, and their son. Her first book is Twins of Shadow.
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February 3, 2021
A short and beautiful story about Albree
"You, Albree Vaydmehn, Prince of Jasikx, cannot die tomorrow, nor the next day, or the next day. Your destiny is much too great"
And his poet twin brother, Tarrek
And little sister, Sheva
And Zi
"He the brave and valiant fool
Come to join us in the duel
Not the brightest, I dare to say
But the bravest in many way"
Which are on the spell of a Dragon that makes them do impossible missions.
Take time to the story in the first place may a little confusing. Soon get better. There are four stories (Dragon's missions) that Albree tells, except the fourth, Tarrek is a narrator. I liked this group of young heroes or warriors if may I'll say. Looking forward to more of their stories.
Thanks to NetGalley for giving me the chance to read A Dragon's Spell Volume 1 by Abby Arthur in exchange for an honest review.
"You, Albree Vaydmehn, Prince of Jasikx, cannot die tomorrow, nor the next day, or the next day. Your destiny is much too great"
And his poet twin brother, Tarrek
And little sister, Sheva
And Zi
"He the brave and valiant fool
Come to join us in the duel
Not the brightest, I dare to say
But the bravest in many way"
Which are on the spell of a Dragon that makes them do impossible missions.
Take time to the story in the first place may a little confusing. Soon get better. There are four stories (Dragon's missions) that Albree tells, except the fourth, Tarrek is a narrator. I liked this group of young heroes or warriors if may I'll say. Looking forward to more of their stories.
Thanks to NetGalley for giving me the chance to read A Dragon's Spell Volume 1 by Abby Arthur in exchange for an honest review.
February 16, 2021
I received this e-copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own.
This book follows two princes who are compelled by this dragon to hunt down individuals and to bring them back to her. However, the exact reason why is never stated. We are just told that the princes, their sister, and another random person have to do this. We don't know if there are any consequences for their lack of obedience or form of punishment if they fail. It's very much up in the air.
The book was broken up into four different parts, the first two focusing on one brother and the last two focusing on the other. However, besides the characters and the main premises stay the same, there is nothing else connecting these stories. It feels like each one could be a separate story.
That being said, the linearity is extremely choppy. We go from fight scenes to random ladies bonding their souls to one of the princes and they having some kind of love interest? It keeps jumping between random events to make the main characters seem normal, such as being in algebra and playing in a band, to fighting these people for absolutely no reason besides they have to. It felt very disconnected, like something straight out of a Power Rangers episode.
If these were excerpts from a full story, I think it would make more sense for the story to be arranged the way it was. But this is a story I might be skipping.
This book follows two princes who are compelled by this dragon to hunt down individuals and to bring them back to her. However, the exact reason why is never stated. We are just told that the princes, their sister, and another random person have to do this. We don't know if there are any consequences for their lack of obedience or form of punishment if they fail. It's very much up in the air.
The book was broken up into four different parts, the first two focusing on one brother and the last two focusing on the other. However, besides the characters and the main premises stay the same, there is nothing else connecting these stories. It feels like each one could be a separate story.
That being said, the linearity is extremely choppy. We go from fight scenes to random ladies bonding their souls to one of the princes and they having some kind of love interest? It keeps jumping between random events to make the main characters seem normal, such as being in algebra and playing in a band, to fighting these people for absolutely no reason besides they have to. It felt very disconnected, like something straight out of a Power Rangers episode.
If these were excerpts from a full story, I think it would make more sense for the story to be arranged the way it was. But this is a story I might be skipping.
May 24, 2021
Stopped reading at 40%. I actually almost stopped immediately after the first page because the writing style and the main character bothered me so much, but decided to read a bit further anyway. Well, the writing didn't improve by a lot and the stories were too short for any sort of development to happen - so I just didn't care about any of the characters or the story.
I really disliked edgy, insufferably childish teenage boys who are the main protagonists. They just kept acting and thinking unreasonably, distastefully hitting on girls one moment and the next hating everything about them.
There were a few interesting concepts in the story, but nothing was developed or well executed.
The book should be classified as urban-fantasy, not just fantasy. I was very confused at the beginning because I had no idea what the setting was and therefore what to think of the character's word choice, behaviors and such.
(I got an ARC on NetGalley.)
I really disliked edgy, insufferably childish teenage boys who are the main protagonists. They just kept acting and thinking unreasonably, distastefully hitting on girls one moment and the next hating everything about them.
There were a few interesting concepts in the story, but nothing was developed or well executed.
The book should be classified as urban-fantasy, not just fantasy. I was very confused at the beginning because I had no idea what the setting was and therefore what to think of the character's word choice, behaviors and such.
(I got an ARC on NetGalley.)
January 17, 2021
*Thank you to NetGalley for giving me the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.*
The overall storyline for this book was very unique. It was definitely not something I had read before and I liked reading something that was different. I also liked the fact that the chapters were short but to the point. Not all the time does a book need to have excessively long chapters to get a point across and this book managed to get across the necessary points, without it dragging on.
One thing I will say was that it started off very in the middle and by that, I mean it seemed liked there was a lot missing from the get go. I understood the storyline as a whole but I didn't understand how or even why we got to the point that we did and while it's not always necessary to tell us that, I felt like in this case, it would've been nice to know what happened previous to the first chapter, which started off quite abruptly.
I think in general, if you're looking for a short but sweet Fantasy book, this is a great read and I enjoyed what I did read. However, personally, there were just some missing points for me that I can't get over as a reader and with the book being as short as it was, it made it a lot more prominent in the time it took to read it.
However, I did to take into account the age level that this book was written for and that's why the rating is slightly higher than what I would've given if this was written for an adult age range.
The overall storyline for this book was very unique. It was definitely not something I had read before and I liked reading something that was different. I also liked the fact that the chapters were short but to the point. Not all the time does a book need to have excessively long chapters to get a point across and this book managed to get across the necessary points, without it dragging on.
One thing I will say was that it started off very in the middle and by that, I mean it seemed liked there was a lot missing from the get go. I understood the storyline as a whole but I didn't understand how or even why we got to the point that we did and while it's not always necessary to tell us that, I felt like in this case, it would've been nice to know what happened previous to the first chapter, which started off quite abruptly.
I think in general, if you're looking for a short but sweet Fantasy book, this is a great read and I enjoyed what I did read. However, personally, there were just some missing points for me that I can't get over as a reader and with the book being as short as it was, it made it a lot more prominent in the time it took to read it.
However, I did to take into account the age level that this book was written for and that's why the rating is slightly higher than what I would've given if this was written for an adult age range.
January 28, 2021
Thank you NetGalley for giving me an ARC of Dragon’s Spell volume one in return for an honest review.
I give this book 3.5 stars. Dragon’s Spell is wonderful for what it is but unfortunately I’m not the age demographic it’s geared towards. That being said, it’s entertaining and a quick read to pass the time when you have just a little moment of quiet to escape.
I will absolutely be passing this group of stories on to my nieces and nephews to read. It’s perfect for a younger reading level and the chapters and stories are great for short attention spans. My only worry is there are moments that are a little too mature for the reading group that I think this would be suitable for which left me confused as to the age range. But, here’s hoping they’re too young to understand and just graze over those parts!
I give this book 3.5 stars. Dragon’s Spell is wonderful for what it is but unfortunately I’m not the age demographic it’s geared towards. That being said, it’s entertaining and a quick read to pass the time when you have just a little moment of quiet to escape.
I will absolutely be passing this group of stories on to my nieces and nephews to read. It’s perfect for a younger reading level and the chapters and stories are great for short attention spans. My only worry is there are moments that are a little too mature for the reading group that I think this would be suitable for which left me confused as to the age range. But, here’s hoping they’re too young to understand and just graze over those parts!
February 23, 2021
I received this e-arc from NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased and honest review.
Dragon Spell is divided into four short books following two princes. The first two focuses on one prince and the latter focus on his brother, the heir. The concept of being compelled to follow a dragons orders is intriguing but unfortunately it wasn’t explored all that well
The book in its entirety jumps from one aspect to another in a very disconnected manner. There were some interesting ideas but they are not followed through in any detail.
There was no real reason why anything happened and no real conflict. Having spent the last ten years writing bits and pieces I definitely understand that it isn’t easy but these two elements are crucial to a good story
Two stars.
Dragon Spell is divided into four short books following two princes. The first two focuses on one prince and the latter focus on his brother, the heir. The concept of being compelled to follow a dragons orders is intriguing but unfortunately it wasn’t explored all that well
The book in its entirety jumps from one aspect to another in a very disconnected manner. There were some interesting ideas but they are not followed through in any detail.
There was no real reason why anything happened and no real conflict. Having spent the last ten years writing bits and pieces I definitely understand that it isn’t easy but these two elements are crucial to a good story
Two stars.
February 20, 2021
A fantastic concept; two twin princes with magic, held under a Dragon's spell that makes them murder others. I really enjoyed the magic of this short series and the bits of worldbuilding there was. Everything about this book had potential, but unfortunately, as exciting as the set up was, it fell somewhat flat in execution. We are thrown into what seems to be the middle of the story. There is no context, no world building or any introductions; these are also not really explained as the series progresses. It's hard to connect to the story when we know so little about anything. I think this is a great concept, but the books should definitely be longer and more substantial.
January 18, 2021
I received a free e-copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is a compilation of books 1, 2, 3 and 4.
When I started reading it, it felt like I started to book from the middle, I was very confused and had no idea what was going on. And then but by bit, some of it started to make sense, but even so it seemed like something was missing.
This is a compilation of books 1, 2, 3 and 4.
When I started reading it, it felt like I started to book from the middle, I was very confused and had no idea what was going on. And then but by bit, some of it started to make sense, but even so it seemed like something was missing.
January 10, 2021
This book is just a compiling of the other books. The only difference is that for a limited time there is a link to download a bonus book. If you want to save money, just buying this book is the best option. Instead of buying separate copies of the others. Great reads though💖
June 6, 2021
Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for an eARC of, A Dragon's Spell, Volume 1, by, Abby Arthur, in exchange for an honest review.
If you enjoy dragons, magic, sarcasm, bad boy twin princes, spells and not your typical fantasy outcomes, then, you'll enjoy this book!
If you enjoy dragons, magic, sarcasm, bad boy twin princes, spells and not your typical fantasy outcomes, then, you'll enjoy this book!
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