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The Burden
She had been raised to fight, but one decision will threaten the only life she knows.
Alexa is a warrior and is destined to be one of the leaders in the village. Her life is full of training while she watches the skies for the threat of dragons.
When the dragons attack, wiping out most of the elders, Alexa swears she is going to end the long-running feud once and for all. She makes a plan but her best-friend isn't going to let her face it alone.
With Zen at her side, Alexa discovers life outside the village is very different. The closer they get to the mountains, the more they learn about the dragons and the burden they carry. Despite all this, Alexa is steadfast in one thing: the dragons must die.
Alexa soon has to face the unimaginable and risk breaking her heart to save them all.
Alexa is a warrior and is destined to be one of the leaders in the village. Her life is full of training while she watches the skies for the threat of dragons.
When the dragons attack, wiping out most of the elders, Alexa swears she is going to end the long-running feud once and for all. She makes a plan but her best-friend isn't going to let her face it alone.
With Zen at her side, Alexa discovers life outside the village is very different. The closer they get to the mountains, the more they learn about the dragons and the burden they carry. Despite all this, Alexa is steadfast in one thing: the dragons must die.
Alexa soon has to face the unimaginable and risk breaking her heart to save them all.
419 pages, Paperback
Published July 27, 2021
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Jenni Ward
18 books21 followersJenni lives in a strange part of Australia where four seasons regularly occur within a day. She has two wonderful children and eight cats who enjoy tearing through the house at 2am to keep her company.
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February 10, 2022
First book by this author, so I'm usually finding my way in the storytelling. Smooth writing and an interesting plotline made it easy.
The village Alexa grows up in is different, though she finds it as normal as breathing. Clothes are washed by men and so is the cooking. Women fight the enemy. And for a reason...(which I found out later in the book). How I sometimes muttered when she did a stupid thing or didn't listen, but Alexa has know nothing else than the village she grew up in. She hunts dragons. That is her focus. In the midst of everything that is happening it is easy for her to get swept up in an adventure that brings her closer to dragons than she could ever dream...
At 400+ pages, the story is finished and nicely written to and exciting end.
The village Alexa grows up in is different, though she finds it as normal as breathing. Clothes are washed by men and so is the cooking. Women fight the enemy. And for a reason...(which I found out later in the book). How I sometimes muttered when she did a stupid thing or didn't listen, but Alexa has know nothing else than the village she grew up in. She hunts dragons. That is her focus. In the midst of everything that is happening it is easy for her to get swept up in an adventure that brings her closer to dragons than she could ever dream...
At 400+ pages, the story is finished and nicely written to and exciting end.
March 11, 2022
This is a YA fantasy. It follows Alexa who sets out to get revenge on the dragons which have long since been enemies of the town she lives. The dragons go on a killing spree and that's what sets her off. On her journey is her best friend, Zen.
What I liked about this was that the society Alexa lived in was female-run. The men were restricted with what they could do and pretty much had to do as they're told. I liked the friendship between the two and the slow burn romance was satisfying.
Maybe a little more world building could have been done but overall I'm happy with it.
What I liked about this was that the society Alexa lived in was female-run. The men were restricted with what they could do and pretty much had to do as they're told. I liked the friendship between the two and the slow burn romance was satisfying.
Maybe a little more world building could have been done but overall I'm happy with it.
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