Hello again my friends. I just recently finished The Fire Within by Chris D'Lacey. Let me tell you, it was great! It is definitely original, unique even. On a scale from one to ten i would give it a nine. The only reason that it lost a point was because it started out kind of slow. it took it a bit to reel you in. After i got past the beginning though, i could not put it down. I read whenever i could. I don't usually do that with books. Now, I'm moving on to its sequel.
The Fire Within revolved mainly around David Rain and his special dragon Gadzooks. David moved into a room-for-rent at the Pennykettle household. Liz, the land lady, and Lucy, her daughter became his family. At first David thought they were crazy. Liz always had some silly dragon puns and Lucy was your typical ten year old. The books plot was mainly about David discovering secrets in the Pennykettle house hold, with a side-plot of squirrel rescue.
Chris D'Lacey did a phenomenal job with description. At times, the scene was described so vividly that it would have been impossible not to imagine it. The plot was so far in depth that many questions are still unanswered. Seriously, at the end i felt rage because i didn't get all of my questions answered. The mystery around the fire tear and Gwillana were barely scratched. I do have to say that this book wasn't really one of those life lesson books, where you walk away with some enhanced understanding of the world. In my point of view, it was exactly what a story should be. It focused on entertaining the reader, not educating the reader. Don't get me wrong, novels that educated are splendid. Once in a while it feels nice to just get lost in a story rather then question it. Trust me, you will get lost in the dragon world and love it!
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