The Language of Spells (Hardcover)

from foggidawn

Grisha is a dragon; the youngest of the last dragons, actually. And, due to the machinations of an evil magician, he's spent most of his life as an enchanted teapot. When the enchantment is broken, he learns that all of the world's remaining dragons have followed a mysterious summoning sound to V...

from ljbryant

Had the ending been stronger, I would have given this book a higher rating. As it stands, the story itself can be taken as a fun fantasy story, written for children, or as an examination of the problems of modern government and totalitarian regimes. However, taken either way, the ending is a let-...

from curioussquared

It took me a little bit to get into The Language of Spells -- I had a bit of a book hangover from my previous read and wasn't really captivated from the first line. But once I was a few chapters in and Grisha leaves the forest, I was totally captivated. I loved watching Grisha's character grow, a...

from courtneygiraldo

This weeks read was provided to me for free in exchange for an honest review. In a world where most people have long forgotten about dragons and magic, 11 year old Maggie sees it all around her. Grisha is one of the last dragons left in Vienna, having been imprisoned for most of his life in a tea...

from dromedarydragon

This is a beautiful story that I would absolutely recommend for middle-grade readers. The start is a little slow, but it builds to a quest that addresses some pretty deep themes at an introductory level. The post-WWII setting could make it lazily interpreted as allegory, but the book's really an ...