Dragon Magic

Deadweed Dragons, Book 2

By: Ava Richardson

Narrated by: Traci Arlene

They must unite—or the Kingdom will crumble.

The combined power of Dayie’s magic and Zarr’s dragon fire has slowed the relentless spread of Deadweed. But the battle is far from over. A darker threat now rises: water wraiths have emerged from the sea, slashing inland and aiding the Deadweed’s devastating march. Towns fall, lives are lost, and no one is safe.

Though Dayie’s magic offers a temporary solution, every use leaves her weaker, pushing her closer to exhaustion. When she and Zarr are invited to train with the elite Dragon Riders of the High Mountains, Dayie hopes to find the strength she needs. Instead, she’s met with suspicion and hostility. Her outsider status and unusual powers create tension, threatening to fracture the already fragile unity among the Riders.

As the High Mountains’ leader proposes a controversial plan, divisions among the Riders deepen. Rallying the dragons and riders of the Southern Kingdom becomes a desperate mission, but Dayie’s magic may not hold out long enough to make it happen.

With water wraiths closing in and Deadweed advancing, the Riders must put their differences aside and unite—dragons and humans alike—before their world is consumed.

The fight for the Kingdom has only begun.

This book has since been republished with updates. This audiobook is based on the original edition.

©2019 Relay Publishing (P)2020 Relay Publishing

Good story

really great story, wonderful continuity with the first book. if I had anything to say bad about the whole book it would be that the narrator does not know how to pronounce some words.

Dragons, Action, and Mystery

Daye and her red dragon who had started out a slave had become one of the Seven who protected the south. Akime she found out was a prince and was trying to keep his kingdom and help fight the dead weed. Everything got crazy when a sea witch used her magic to cause fear for everyone’s lives. Daye end up saving the day snd the south with her magical song. A fantastic listen and looking forward to the next adventure!

Another entertaining book

This is the twenty-first book I’ve read/listened to by this author and I would listen to another.
I have enjoyed every series I’ve listened to so far. Each one has an original concept. Some are linked to others by being in the same world, just different areas. Often, there is a subtle mention of events or characters from an other series. This book, like many others, is told by the perspective of two different main characters. The chapters randomly alternate, so it is necessary to listen to the chapter title to avoid momentary confusion.
It is an easy listen and entertaining story.

This is the second book I’ve listened to by this narrator ( Traci Arlene ) and I would listen to another. She narrates/performs this series well. She has a good use of character voices and adds emotion to her narration. It’s like listening to the characters themselves.

There are no explicit sex scenes, or excessive violence. There is the very occasional, mild swear word.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and voluntarily left this unbiased review.
Please feel free to comment on whether you found my review helpful.

Filling in the gaps

This second book in the series is starting to fill in some of the questions I had in the first. We are starting to see where the deadweed originates, and why Dayie is the way she is. Mostly it works very well together. I also like the new villain added to the story, where now even the water can be working against the people.

One thing that strikes me off just a bit is a combination of the storytelling and the narration. Nothing is really wrong with either...I like the story and the way it plays out, switching back and forth from the perspective of two main characters...sometimes from the perspective of the female protagonist, and sometimes from the perspective of the male protagonist. Similarly, I like the narration, and the voices Traci Arlene gives to each character. The problem for me was that the perspectives could jump from one chapter to the next, and the only indication that it changes was in the chapter title. I imagine this works really well in text where the chapter title can be at the heading of each page. But in an audiobook with both characters voiced by the same person, I found myself getting distracted and having to go back and see who is talking. It seems like the best solution would be to have two narrators, one female and one male, or somehow make the two voices dramatically different. As I said, not really the fault of either the author or the narrator.

In the end, I really enjoyed the book (which is all I really ask of a story), although it seemed like the conclusion came about just a little too quickly. But I am looking forward to the third and final book of this series.

I was given a free copy of this audiobook in exchange for an unbiased review.

set in same world

this series is set in the same world as sea dragons as some events are mentioned in this series. a series that young adults would enjoy listening and/or reading.

Another great one

Great author and another great book! I really enjoyed it and look forward to the rest of the series.

Good story

Good book full of twists and turns and action. The main characters are well done and the storyline flows well.

RUSHED

I did not like the story line. Narrator is away over her ability to cover all of the characters in this book alone! Lost interest right away , to much fill in the story.