Otherwise, she's oddly detached form her dragonness – in fact, she's constantly referring to her dragon as a nearly separate self, something hiding inside her instead of a part of her being. There's one really cool scene where Ember and the rogue dragon fly over the ocean and “surf” the waves together it was the only time that Ember truly seemed an otherworldly creature. George, but there's nothing exciting about a dragon getting shot up with paintballs. Sure, in the morning she trains to fight the Order of St.

She's written as a normal teenager with money to burn.

Ember spends most of her time surfing, slurping smoothies, and shopping at the mall. When initially introduced, Ember claims that she knows very little about humans or how to act like one, but almost immediately she becomes adopted by the cool kids on the beach, who never seem to find her the least bid odd.

First of all, the characters spend barely any time as dragons. I looked forward to seeing what she would do with mythical creatures as mighty as dragons. Her fairy courts were amazing interpretations of traditional fairy lore, updated for the twenty-first century. I am a fan of Kagawa's Iron Fey series because of its rich world-building. But Ember is fascinated by the human world, and especially a young man named Garret who inspires strange new feelings most unusual for a dragon. Worse, a rogue dragon – one that has abandoned TALON – has been spotted in the area, further compromising the teenage dragons' safety. George knows a dragon has moved into the area, and two of its best soldiers have been dispatched to uncover its identity and destroy it. Hatchlings Ember Hill and her brother Dante are starting a summer training program in sunny California to practice assimilating into human society, and it's the first time they've spent with children their own age. United under TALON, the dragons amass wealth and power, each one living to fulfill the role designated for him or her by the organization. The dragons, able to change their shape, quickly blended into human society, but never forgetting their true identities. George hunted dragons to near extinction, and forced them into hiding.

Talon series by julie kagawa