Dragon Academy

Dragon Riders Academy, Book 1

By: A.K. Thorne

Narrated by: Kim Reiko

Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

This academy’s about to go up in flames.

I’m Sorcha McMurphy. I thought magic didn’t exist until I found a stolen dragon hatchling and got a letter of acceptance to a supernatural school for dragon riders.

I’m literally flown away to a college that teaches sword fighting, magic casting, and general ass-kicking. Here, the dragon clans are at war, and there’s an evil that threatens to destroy the riders forever.

They think I’m the chosen one destined to save the clans, but I’m no hero. If only I could stop myself from loving the cursed guy in my dragon keeping class long enough to save the world.

Dragon Academy is a magic academy YA/NA paranormal fantasy novel. Contains one strong heroine, one smoking-hot book boyfriend, and a plethora of dragons you won’t be able to get enough of! Eragon meets Harry Potter in this fiery fantasy series.

Fulfill your destiny - buy the audiobook to begin the adventure!

©2019 A.K. Thorne (P)2019 A.K. Thorne

Extremely good

I found this audiobook to be an extremely good read. It has a lot of suspense, drama, emotion and growing up in it.

An amazing ride!

Love the narrator! She is my new favorite. I loved her feelings and expressions through the entire book.

Minor plot spoilers ahead.

There were so many feelings during this book. I really felt pulled in! When she left him in the woods I was like Noooo! Don't leave. But was happy how it all ended. There were so many things that I did not see coming and really liked how everything happened. Finding out who her sister was and then why she didn't remember. I really think there is a bigger plot point to this and think it has to do with the shadow riders but I need to know. hoping it is in the next book!

The romance was kinda weird. She seemed very mature but the relationship building seemed alot more innocent than what Sorchas inner thoughts portrayed.

That ending! I really do understand why it ended that way. And if she would have killed then it would have basically would have thrown everything she said earlier in the book out. I do wonder if that was the reason she needed to not have her memories. A blank slate.

The fight at the end was great and really glad the thing broke because that would have just been too easy. And how the evil dragon reacted to her rider after his actions makes me think that things will turn around and things will with baby dragons and rainbows.

Dragon Academy

Follow Sorcha on her journey where she learns she’s from another world where she is actually the mother of all dragons. She starts at Dragon Academy where she is on a quest to save all of the dragons and dragon riders from the evil Draco. Along the way she falls in love to end up being betrayed. Excited to see what awaits her in book 2. The narrators did a great job.

Dragons Galore

So many dragons, so little time :) Great story premise in this fun, fast-paced listen about Sorcha’s escapades in a world of interesting dragons. The narration was good and overall a satisfying series starter.

Dragons Meets Magical Academy!

This was very much like Harry Potter (I am such a sucker for magical academy stories!) meets Eragon/How to Train Dragons- with a lot of dirty thoughts added in. We have the chosen one who has no idea who she really is or about the magic world where everyone knows about her, terrible guardians who use her as a maid, a academy to be sent to where magic is taught, the students go through a color sorting ceremony when starting school, the evil one is somehow connected to Sorcha, there is a war between two different factions to change the way things are run, and there is a headmaster who seems to know more than he is saying- Sounds familiar? And then we have a whole world dealing with dragons, including stores and spas and outfits and dragon dating and riding. It was complicated and detailed and I loved all aspects of it and how both parts of the story meshed really well.

Sorcha was entertaining, totally in awe and overwhelmed by this crazy world she found herself in, yet at the same time she battles her very lust filled thoughts (she kind of reminded me of a horny teen boy at times, so I was surprised that she was actually a virgin) and tries to find her place. She wants so much to be just one of the pack instead of this magical chosen one that everyone expects her to be. She has a hard time battling doing what her morals say is right and what this conflicted world says to do. I absolutely love Torrin! He was like an overexcited needy puppy and I loved his antics (as well as his voice at the end of the book)

This was an interesting audiobook experience for me. The story was predominantly narrated by a female narrator for Sorcha, but then whenever there was a male voice, a male narrator was inserted into the story. I was super surprised the first few times it occurred, not even a little bit expecting that. Both narrators did a good job but it was a little odd and I am not completely certain how I feel about it, but it did make it seem more like having a conversation between two people I guess.

Overall I really enjoyed this introduction to the dragon riders world. The ending shows that so much more is going to happen in the series and I would love to read the next book to see what Sorcha and Torrin do next.

A great read for dragon lovers

I enjoyed the story a lot. The lead was a fun character and her journey in finding who she was and the world of dragons was a fun and amusing story.
If you like dragons and academy style books this is your read.
The narration was good, I liked that there was a male narrator for those parts that needed a guys voice it helped a lot. And the accents were fun!

Dragons

Loved this story! Narrator makes you feel like you're traveling in the fantasy world of dragons! If you love dragons you will love this story!

So Much Potential!

I would love to give this audio book 5 stars straight across- but I just can’t. I did love the story and the characters- the narrator had great voices for each one- but the main character’s voice tended to change. I loved her enthusiasm- but sometimes it was just.. too much. It didn’t match the situation. I found several errors- repeated sentences and at times I could definitely tell where she cut off recording and started again. But overall I really did like this book. The author built a great world and plot line- and characters and dragons that stand out in their own personalities. Sorcha- pulled form the human world with no memory of her past fated to save the entire magical race. Falling for Oliver, the boy from the wrong clan she can never have.. With more practice and editing- I see this narrator becoming really great!

Love dragons

i enjoyed this book dragons are always fun and entertaining good story, narrator did a good job

I really enjoyed this

The story is very cute, I found it a joy to listen to and the world is very fun. I only wish that things were slightly less adult in some ways because it was kind of embarrassing to listen to as I listen along with my daughter but she loved the story. (She’s 16) I’ll be buying the next one! The narrator is absolutely hands down amazing and this isn’t the first book I’ve heard from her.