Review of Call me Dragon

[Wy_Bertram]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Call me Dragon" by Marc Secchia.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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Blitz the Devastator has the unfortunate reputation of being a woefully unaccomplished dragon. Without much devastation under his belt, the dragon is ostracised within his clan, so when he encounters princess Azania of T’nagru being held captive by her arranged suitor, the dragon sees his luck about to change. Holding princesses for ransom is an esteemed and highly profitable tradition among dragons, but somewhere between kidnapping the snarky princess and leveraging her for a lot of money and a new reputation, the pair form an inexplicable bond. An adventure filled with magic, mystery and a cruel foe follows.

Call me Dragon is the first installation in a series of fantasy novels by Marc Secchia. The excellent cover immediately catches the reader's eye, and the contents of the book thankfully live up to the depicted excitement and action.

The unique selling point of this book is the coexistence of humans and mythical dragons, and their incredible ability to communicate with one another. Secchia's hero, formerly known as Blitz, is also represented in a different manner than readers expect dragons to be, the plundering, fire-breathing terror substituted for a sensitive, artistic type on a spiritual journey of self-discovery.

I enjoyed every aspect of this book and disliked none of it. Secchia's writing was very eloquent, and fitting of the tone of the story, and due to the fact that I did not notice any errors, I will conclude that this book was not only professionally, but also exceptionally edited. Good on the author for navigating that very fine line.

I am pleased to rate this book four out of four stars. It would be perfect for readers who enjoy fantasy and magic (this means I am recommending this book to these readers). The author goes into detail about the different kinds of dragons and their origins, so readers interested in that aspect will enjoy this book as well.

My next point isn't so much a grievance as an observation. Dragon (nee Blitz) had a tendency to make a lot of comments along the lines of "oh, this is typical female behaviour..." and while this trait does illustrate Dragon's inexperience with people of other genders, the frequency of these comments danced on the line of misogynistic ignorance. Not everything a character does may simply be attributed to their gender, and it has the unfortunate effect of flattening out otherwise interesting characters.

Though this is in line with the generally patriarchal world that the characters found themselves in, it was a bit jarring coming from Dragon so often, since he is supposed to be the exception from the many oppressive norms in this society.

This book contains no profanity and should be suitable for readers sixteen and above.

Enjoy.

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[Pauls_]

The book cover is quite eye-catching. The book contains adventure and magic, what more am I looking for. Thanks for the beautiful review.

[princess jeniena]

The book cover is quite eye-catching. The book contains adventure and magic, what more am I looking for. Thanks for the beautiful review.

[Mbenma Esther 080]

This is an intriguing book to read. The things mentioned about what is liked about the book are such nice ones. Thanks for the review.

[Reading_Jack]

I don't know if I enjoy this kind of book, but it has an appealing storyline. Nice job on the review.

[Blessing Odii]

This book is made up of different themes. I love reading dragon stories.

[Amy Luman]

I am not so much interested in the dragon as the message given by this book. No one has to do what they are “expected” to do.

[Margi zuu202]

Sci-fi fantasy story blitz the devestator has never done a decent day's devastating I his life fireless, artistic and shunned by the dragon clan he struggles to prillage even the meanest village afuture full of mystery.. the question is who is going to save the dragon from the princess unfortunately they all want his scaly head this much is true until the day the burly brown dragon successful imagine that the story is so intruing .

[Lily Ahulu]

A woefully unaccomplished dragon, kidnaps a princess to redeem his image.but the two form a unique bond a d set out on a magical and mysterious adventure. However, a first follows. This story sure will be fun

[Aan Granados]

The cover is attractive. The story unique in the sense that dragons and humans communicate with each other and dragons are not all depicted as ferocious. Thanks for your review!

[muktar idris]

This is exactly the genre i like,fantasy and magic,i will surely read it

[Yasmine Zaki Muhieddine]

The story line is interesting. Like the dragon in the story, one find himself trapped by their society's expectations. In this case, Blitz the dragon is considered "unaccomplished" because he doesn't have much devastation under his belt.

[Brenda Creech]

I don't care much for fantasy novels, but I watched a video a couple of months ago with a similar plot as this book! A princess and a dragon forming a relationship of any kind is not your average script! I found myself being drawn into the story very quickly! I believe I will check this one out since I enjoyed a similar video. Thanks for the excellent review!

[Eunice Geres]

The story seems so different from the cover. But I'm a bit interested by an artistic dragon on a spiritual journey. I would definitely see the sample of this book.

[mgodf12]

Fantasy novels about dragons are not my types of book at all. However you did a great job on the review and observing the positive and negative aspects of the book.