Review: Firebolt by Adrienne Woods

Firebolt by Adrienne Woods
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book started out with alot of information dumping. It was a bit disjointed for my tastes, almost as if you were expected to know what was going on, and I felt like parts of the story were left out. There was alot of information thrown at the reader but none of it was complete. I am hoping that the plot and storytelling gets flushed out in the remaining books. There is a lot of good potential with the series. This book is OK, not bad but I had some problems with it.

The heroine, Elena is a damsel in distress for most of the book to the point of being irritating. She kind of snaps out of it by the end of the book, but I have a problem with weak, self-loathing main characters who can't handle life and the challenges thrown at them but then they suddenly save the day. She doesn't slowly develop into a strong person through out the story, she just wakes up one day after crying all the time and decides shes going to be the hero. There is also some really heavy, sappy insta-love. Not my favorite. Atleast it is held to just kissing.

OK enough about what I didn't like, the story was decent. It kept me entertained for the most part, I mean dragons, magic powers, quests, who wouldn't want to read about that. Elena finds out that dragons are real when she and her father, who have been on the run her entire life are attacked by dragons. Elena wakes up a few days later in Paegeia, injured only to find out that her father is dead and that he was a dragon himself. Elena has a "dark mark" which means she should be a Dragonian, but children of dragons don't usually become Dragonians (aka dragon riders) or have marks. The darker your mark the more powerful a person usually is. Elena makes quick friends with her dragon roommate Sammy and human roommate Becky. She quickly falls in love with a prince, and when evil forces steal an ancient artifact Elena finally steps up and decides she is the one who can find it.

This book was OK, I liked it enough to want to continue the series. I kind of feel like I know where the storyline is heading, but I'd like to see if my predictions are true.

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