Seraphina
by Rachel Hartman
Fantasy YA
Random House for Young Adults
In a world where people clash with a race of dragons who can take human form, a teenaged Seraphina –bright, articulate and talented– has a very dangerous secret. She and her secret are at odds with her town and her past –at a time when harmony between the humans and the very strange dragons is hanging by a tenuous thread.
The story is very engaging and has a literary flow without being self-aware or cumbersome. Rachel Hartman’s world-building is superb. I really felt like I was readying about a real place and real people. Because Seraphina is a musician, there is a unique blend of musical description in the book and the world as well, which adds a unique flavor. The world also has a very medieval flair, without feeling dark.
For a Fantasy, its leisurely pace has a comforting sense of old-fashioned yet smart story-telling.
And there is a bit of light romance as well. Enjoyable read.
~Shephard
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