About time I get around to covering Wings of Fire, right? I really love this book series and it means a lot to me as I first got to experience the books during my depression and they helped me out a lot back then. So let's take a gander at the first book in the series: The Dragonet Prophecy. Spoilers ahead.
In this book we are introduced to five dragonets (young dragons), said to be the legendary chosen ones by a prophecy to end the war that is tearing up the realm of Pyrrhia. However, the actual dragonets have lived their entire lives being abused stuck in a cave by an underground rebellion group. One day they manage to escape, only to end up being held captive by the queen of the SkyWings. They now have to find out a way to escape and hopefully reunite with their lost families.
For a first installment, I'd say this is a strong one. I did what it was supposed to do very well. It built up the world, yet also left much to be discovered. We get introduced to it through the eyes of these dragonets who've never been outside, so it's great to get to experience Pyrrhia for the first time through their eyes, to see how these dragon cultures (most notably the SkyWing one in this book) work.
The character writing is definitely the strongest aspect of the book. Whereas books like Warriors have a cast of too many bland characters, here it is being kept much smaller yet distinguished. Each of the dragons has a clearly established personality, and all of the dragonets feel a bit different about one another. Clay made for a good introductory main character. He's a bit of a doofus who likes to sleep and eat, but he's also immensely good-natured and loyal. My favorite character we got introduced to in this book was Peril, queen Scarlet's reigning champion who was born with too much fire, to the point that even touching her will burn you. Scarlet herself also made for a great villain. We didn't get as much of an impression of the SandWing sisters here as we will in later books, but we did at least get to see a bit of Burn. So far she comes off as a bit generic as a villain, but Scarlet's much more "thrilling" character makes up for it.
The world of Pyrrhia was also one I loved to explore. Even though we only catch a tiny glimpse of it, Pyrrhia so far seems like a very interesting place, with all these different environments, dragon races and cultures.
Overall, The Dragonet Prophecy makes for a good entrance to the series! I definitely recommend you check it out if you haven't already.
Rating: 4/5
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