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  • Pack Dragon

  • Dragon Defenders of Destia Part One, Book 1
  • By: Ava Richardson
  • Narrated by: Isabella Tugman
  • Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (12 ratings)

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Pack Dragon

By: Ava Richardson
Narrated by: Isabella Tugman
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An orphan searching for her future unlocks a destiny she never imagined...

War has engulfed Destia, reaching even the remote country-side, where foundling Eva Thirsk lives. When army recruiters come to town, Eva sees a chance to find a place where she truly belongs—something she’s never found on her adopted family’s farm. She enlists, hoping for adventure...and perhaps a chance to learn what happened to her parents.

But when one of her missions goes disastrously wrong, a powerful enemy is accidentally freed. The Venistrare Warlock, sealed away eons ago to protect Destia, has been unleashed—and things begin to change for Eva.

Strange visions, an electric sense of energy, and an odd feeling of deep connection to Perrell, the pack dragon she’s befriended… If she didn’t know better, Eva would think she’s somehow gained magic. Including the ability to bond to a dragon, but that’s not possible at her age…is it?

As the war rages on, the stakes grow higher each day. Can Eva and Perrell figure out Eva’s new powers in time—or will they be consumed by the fires of annihilation?

©2023 Relay Publishing (P)2024 Relay Publishing

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Great story! Great listen!

I’ve really enjoyed this book. It has great pacing and enough intrigue that I can’t wait to listen to the next book! Narrator is easy to listen to and well done! I hope she does the next book too!

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Dragon

Adventure, action, suspense, and more. Follow Eva as she tries to find herself and lets lose a warlock. When she meets Perrell she bonds with him. This book will keep you captivated.

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great story line..

I liked how the book just flowed nicely without getting too boggles down with details that weren't important

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This should be a good series

Book 1 was really good. I love how Ava is very strong and stands up for what is right. Looking forward to book 2.

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loved it

This is a new author to me but Loved this book and can't wait to read the next book in this series. Waiting is always the hardest when you want to know what happens next.

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Entertaining!

This book was fun to listen to. The narrator did a great job and the story is engaging.

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Great series starter

I absolutely loved listening to this story by Ava. Eva Thirsk wants something more from life and feels like she doesn’t fit in with her adoptive family. She is hopeing to find this by enrolling in the military. The story just sucks you in until the book is finished. Looks of action and adventure and two souls wanting to give more then they are told they can be, but that doesn’t stop Eva and her dragon Perrel. Loved it.

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Good book.

Can't complain about it much. The one thing I wished was better was the MC talking about how her dragon was so small -- when you love a dragon, the size of the dragon in question doesn't matter. It didn't with Toothless, after all. But it's a good book, will buy the next ones to continue the series.

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Delightful Start to a New YA Dragon Fantasy Series

I absolutely adore the YA dragon fantasy stories written by this author! This is another great kickoff to a new series, one I'm looking forward to listening to more of. I like how in this book, the heroine really starts from nothing and is not treated well by most others in the book for a long time. That may seem like a strange thing to like, but often, in even well-written fantasy, the hero or heroine is royalty or otherwise privileged and actually has a pretty easy life until called to adventure or disaster strikes. In this book, both the heroine and the dragon mentioned in the book's title are just about the lowest of the low within their society. I actually found the concept of pack dragons to be interesting. Again, usually in dragon fantasy stories, the dragons are big and powerful. This book does have those kinds of dragons, but the dragon at the heart of this story is the dragon equivalent of a pack mule (hence the name!). She's too small and hasn't been bonded with a human—which allows all the dragons in their realm to achieve their full potential—so she's relegated to fetch and carry.

The heroine has so much heart and pluck, the perfect YA heroine. Even though she is relatively powerless herself, she will not stand seeing others being mistreated by those in power. That's how she soon becomes friends with a pack dragon, after the heroine defends her against a bullying battle dragon. The heroine finds an unlikely ally, and I enjoyed watching their growing friendship. I hope future books will feature a romantic element between them. The society in this book is very stratified, and it's hard to break away from that, even if you show potential. But our heroine certainly has potential that eventually pretty much everyone can see, and at the end of the story, the right person appears to be putting her on the path for her to realize her greater destiny. This book has a lot of action, intrigue, betrayal, and so much more. If you enjoy well-written YA fantasy stories as I do, you can't go wrong with an Ava Richardson story or series. This appears to be the start of another great one. Highly recommended.

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Similar to other Stories

Though a nice story, it is very similar to a lot of other stories out there and so not a page Turner. That said I do like that the MC get close to w pack dragon who works hauling loads and is much smaller than the Dragon riders battle dragons. Narrator does a very good job with the entire storyline.

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