Release Day Blitz and Review: House of Dragons (Royal Houses #1)
House of Dragons Information and Review
House of Dragons (Royal Houses #1)
By KA Linde
Publication Date: October 13, 2020
Date Read: October 11, 2020
Genre: YA – Fantasy
Source: eARC from KA Linde
Format: E-Book
From Goodreads:
USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde introduces the Royal Houses series with House of Dragons: the story of Kerrigan Argon, a half-Fae, half-human as she seeks her place in an unforgiving world filled with magic, mayhem, and romance. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Holly Black, and V.E. Schwab.Ten years ago, half-Fae, half human Kerrigan Argon was discreetly dropped off onto the steps of Draco Mountain with nothing but a note. Her life changes completely as she’s swept into the care of the House of Dragons—an elite training program for gifted Fae.
On the year of her seventeenth name day, each student will be chosen by one of the twelve tribes of Alandria to enter society.
Everyone is chosen, except Kerrigan.
So, she strikes a bargain with the Dragon Society: convince a tribe to select her or give up her birthright forever.
With the unlikeliest of allies—Fordham Ollivier, the cursed Fae prince, who escaped his dark throne—she has to chart her own destiny to reshape the world.
House of Dragons is definitely one of the biggest surprise reads of the year so far for me. I’d never heard of it before seeing a shout out on social media looking for bloggers to review this book. As soon as I looked this one up and read the blurb I knew that this was a book I needed to read. I am a huge fan of YA Fantasy and add that to the fact that there was dragons this was a must-read for me. I am so glad I gave this one a chance as I loved every moment of it.
House of Dragons tells the story of Kerrigan, a half-Fae, half human who is dragon-blessed. While living at The Society she finds that she is surrounded by people who are prejudiced against her due to her human side. When she isn’t chosen by one of the tribes Kerrigan finds she is running out of time. She must find a tribe to select her or she will be stuck at The Society forever.
House of Dragons was such an incredible story. I went into this one expecting an amazing fantasy world and lots of action… and I did get that… but I also got so much more. At it’s heart House of Dragons is a tale of racism, prejudice and overcoming hatred. Kerrigan deals with so much hatred because she is half human and this was so realistic of the racism that goes on in the real world. KA Linde deals with such horrific and real issues, in a fantastical world and she did it perfectly. It really does make you think about what people go through on a day-to-day basis. I loved that message that was so clear throughout the entire book.
Kerrigan was such a phenomenal and fantastic character. She is head-strong, stubborn and spunky. She won’t put up with the discrimination that she receives and fights people’s belief systems every step of the way. I absolutely adored that about her. Add into the mix her dark and brooding Fae Price… this book was everything I could have wanted and more. It’s a phenomenal fantasy book with a twist of murder mystery and it was fantastic!
I loved every single second of the book. It was so much more than what I was expecting and I am left reeling waiting for book 2. If I had to complain about one thing it would be that I wish there was more romance. I’m holding out hope that book 2 will have lots more romance for me to sit and swoon over. If you’re looking for an amazing YA fantasy to devour then I cannot recommend House of Dragons more. Pick it up… you won’t be disappointed.
“We’re all afraid. Every minute of every day. But those who master their fear, they’re the ones who go on to do great things.”
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About The Author
K.A. Linde is the USA Today bestselling author of the Avoiding Series, Wrights, and more than thirty other novels. She has a Masters degree in political science from the University of Georgia, was the head campaign worker for the 2012 presidential campaign at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and served as the head coach of the Duke University dance team. She loves reading fantasy novels, binge-watching Supernatural, traveling, and dancing in her spare time.
She currently lives in Lubbock, Texas, with her husband and two super-adorable puppies.
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