Language: G (4 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: G (kiss); Violence: PG-13 (bloody fighting, drowning deaths and bodies mentioned, more deaths, armor made from flesh)
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: SOME
Pearl and her aunt have been contracted to secretly move a highly sensitive and dangerous cargo. Their voyage is complicated, however, when a wizard prisoner is also on their flying ship. Partway through their trip, the weather wizard keeping their ship safe dies - and all hell breaks loose. When things calm down, only a people have survived to wash up on a deserted island and Pearl’s cargo, revealed to be a dragon, has escaped. The dragon has vowed to kill all of the survivors, with Pearl being her main target. While the wizard prisoner may be able to help them all, first he will have to escape his jailers.
Plenty of danger, including that title that can take on so many meanings and layers. Who is predator and who is prey. Reintgen explores his themes with as much skill as his other books. Readers who enjoy his Waxways series will also enjoy this.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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