Dragon's Curse by H.L. Burke

Book Review:

Dragon's Curse

by H. L. Burke

When Heidi told me that her latest book, Dragon's Curse, was out, I was very excited to get a chance to read it and write a review on it. And, I was not dissapointed. I had so much fun reading it that I finished it in one day! The pace is set in the very first chapter. The story moves quickly with plenty of witty dialogue, interesting characters, an intriguing plot and more!

We are introduced to a cunning dragon that not only talks, but is also merciful. I always assumed that dragons were ruthless creatures and couldn't be reasoned with. Although, now that I think of it, I have come across a couple of dragons in other novels that were of the contrary.

The damsel, Shannon, is mentally strong. She's quick to rush into things and hates being overlooked. I really enjoyed her character and could identify with some of her feelings.

You never quite know who the bad guys are in the story. Sometimes you guess correctly, but sometimes you get a surprise. Even the plot, as it unfolds, keeps you guessing as to the outcome and it doesn't dissapoint.

This book was not written for kids, but since it has been written by an author with good morals, this book could easily be read by my teenage daughters. There's also no bad language. For these reasons, I recommend this novel for ages 12 and up to adults.

Dragon's Curse is the first book in the series, so I can't wait for more! In fact, the second one, Dragon's Debt, will soon be available for purchase on Amazon on May 9th!

Purchase:

The 1st book, Dragon's Curse, on Amazon

The eBook, Dragon's Curse, on Amazon

The 2nd book, Dragon's Debt, on GoodReads
(available for purchase on Amazon on May 9th)

Heidi's author blog, H. L. Burke's Novels

Heidi's personal blog, Typative Mama Cat

Disclaimer: I was given a free digital copy for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

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More Great Photos and Linky!

Welcome to my Picture Perfect
Party Linky #85!

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photo post below.

I usually use Picasa 3 when editing photos

and PicMonkey is great for creating collages.
You can click on the images to view them larger.

Amanda's new school shirt.
She's in grade R (grade K).
The school year began in January.

Amanda's cat, Sheela

Sheela the Cat
Black and White Photo

Amanda with her cat

Amanda with her cat
Bottom left in Neon
Bottom right in Pencil Sketch

In February I shared photos of Amanda helping her dad install a new shower in the kids' bathroom. Her job was to hold the vacuum cleaner nozel while he drilled. A few days ago, she got to help again doing the same job while he installed the shower shelves.

Amanda was helping her dad
install shower shelves.

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Inspirational Quotes and a Blog Hop

Welcome to my weekend blog hop -

Make My Saturday Sweet #76!

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Today I want to share my two most popular pins on Pinterest. The first photo was taken about a year ago of Amanda petting a horse. You can find this image and more on my post titled, Inspirational Quotes on Being Friendly.

I took this second photo in 2004 of my son, Jeremiah. You can find this image and more on my post titled, Inspirational Quotes on Sons.

You can pin these images using my "Pin it" button in my right-hand sidebar. You can also follow my pins on Pinterest.

Linking with Friendship Friday

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Make My Saturday Sweet is a weekend blog hop for all family friendly blogs. You are welcome to link your favorite post from the past week(s) and to visit the two links before yours and leave them a comment to make their "Saturday Sweet"! It's really easy and a fun way to make new friends and to catch up on old acquaintances.

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Kitten Meets Dog and More!

Welcome to my Picture Perfect
Party Linky #84!

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Here's Amanda's kitten, Sheela, meeting

our family dog for the first time. I

shared photos of Prince meeting Benny

for the first time, but I never shared

these ones of little Sheela.

These were taken a year ago.

When we first adopted Prince

from the animal shelter, we

were told it was a girl, so

Samantha named him Tabitha.

Later, when we discovered

that he was a boy, we

changed his name to Prince.

To see all the photos on this post,

visit Benny Meets Tabitha.

Amanda has a special bond with

her cat, Sheela. This is one

of my favorite old photos

of the two of them.

To see all the photos on this post,

visit Amanda sleeping with her kitten.

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Drive to Cape Town

Here's my favorite photo from my latest post,

On the Road - Part 3. There are plenty more

awesome photos that you won't want to miss,

so come check them out at 1camera1mom!

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Love Quote and a Blog Hop

Welcome to my weekend blog hop -

Make My Saturday Sweet #75!

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I wrote a post two years ago about a really interesting woman named Amy Carmichael who spent a big part of her life rescuing Indian girls from forced temple prostitution. The post is titled, Eye Color Conversation and it begins with a conversation about eye color between little Amanda and her big brother Jeremiah. (In the photo of the two of them, Jeremiah is wearing his blue school shirt, in case you were wondering about his fashion sense.)

Here is one of my favorite quotes from Amy Carmichael. I have a "Pin it" button in my right-hand sidebar if you would like to pin it to one of your Pinterest boards.

Linking with Friendship Friday

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Make My Saturday Sweet is a weekend blog hop for all family friendly blogs. You are welcome to link your favorite post from the past week(s) and to visit the two links before yours and leave them a comment to make their "Saturday Sweet"! It's really easy and a fun way to make new friends and to catch up on old acquaintances.

Now on to my blog hop...

It's time for another Make My Saturday Sweet blog hop!

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Funny Cat Faces and More!

Welcome to my Picture Perfect
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Here are pictures I took of our two
cats, Prince and Sheela. These
are those funnier moments.

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I'm always taking photos and

that is why I started 1camera1mom.

Here's a peek at Part 2 of the drive

from Paarl to Worcester, South Africa.

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