Thanks for joining me in this exciting book tour, sponsored by Second Story Up and in partnership with THE CHILDREN’S BOOK REVIEW! Let’s get right in to the review, and don’t forget to enter the giveaway below!
Review:
Bradley Nash is about to turn twelve. For any other kid, this might be an exciting time to plan birthday parties or pick out a cool new gift. But for Bradley, it may mean a whole new life. Will it be everything he ever dreamed of – or his worst nightmare?
Days before his birthday, Bradley discovers the truth about his family: his parents are dragons. Literal dragons. And he is too. But they aren’t the kind of dragons Bradley’s read about in fairy tales. His parents, and all other types of dragons, can shift from human form to dragon form in the blink of an eye. They live as humans most of the time to avoid detection from humans. And if he can just figure out how to hatch, Bradley will be able to transform in to a dragon, too.
But strange things are afoot. There are stories of hunters tracking down young “eggs” like Bradley who haven’t hatched yet, and they may be drawing closer to himself, and his sister. Can Bradley find his innermost truth and hatch before the hunters close in and tear his family apart forever?
BRADLEY’S DRAGONS is an exciting, imaginative ride for middle grade readers. There’s a great deal of action right from the beginning that will draw young readers in. Dragons are amazing, fascinating creatures, and author Patrick Matthews gets us right in to the good stuff at the beginning of the book. Not only do we learn about Bradley’s connection to dragons through his parents, but we learn dragon lore with a fair amount of world-building and carefully dropped bits of Dragon history. Bradley is well-drawn, with frustrations and angst that ring spot-on for twelve-year-olds. His love for his family, and especially his sister who may or may not be a dragon, makes Bradley especially likable. He’s a brave and exciting hero, who still struggles with the same problems and self-doubt that all tweens have. This, coupled with his dragon skills, will make Bradley an instant hit with the audience.
A great pace keeps the story moving and exciting. Young readers will gobble up the book and be ready for a second in the series. A very enjoyable read, and we can’t wait to see what happens for Bradley and his family!
Highly recommended!
Now, get in here and enter this giveaway!
Enter for a chance to win a Bradley’s Dragons prize pack!
One (1) grand prize winner receives:
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A hardcover copy of Bradley’s Dragons, autographed by Patrick Matthews.
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A Dragon Suncatcher, by the Glassy Geek.
Eight (8) winners receive:
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A hardcover copy of Bradley’s Dragons, autographed by Patrick Matthews.
Giveaway begins September 1, 2020, at 12:01 A.M. MT and ends September 30, 2020, at 11:59 P.M. MT.
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