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Review: #329
Title: Dragon Moon
Series: Dragonkeeper - 3rd book
Author: Carole Wilkinson
Read Before: no
My Comments: While this is technically the third book in the series, it is the last book in the original trilogy (as the next one is a prequel). Therefore, Dragon Moon chronicles the journey of the girl Ping and the dragon Kai, as they make their way towards the dragon haven. While most of the book is a standard affair and nothing special truly happens, for some reason, you can't stop reading. You want to find out what Ping is going to encounter next and how she is going to pass this obstacle. Since Kai is still young, he doesn’t have the wisdom you’d expect of dragons and thus can be an annoying character at times. Where this book excelled was the way the plot was wrapped up in the end. You can't help but feel that Ping got the short end of the stick throughout her whole journey. She, who had given up everything, and selflessly protected and cared for Kai (who is supposedly the last dragon left), you would expect her to have some kind of reward. You would expect she would live happily ever after. She does, in her own way but it was truly a sad and tearful ending. After all the effort she had put into getting them to the haven, it feels as if she is abandoned. Her romance is rushed but it works out okay (you could see it coming from miles away). The book still had the same flaws as its predecessor, it relies heavily on Chinese pinyin, yet to most people, this is meaningless. The author tries to explain but it just gets confusing in the end and you take her word for it. Overall, Dragon Moon is a beautiful work of art.
Rating:
7/10