Dragon's Breath

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Summary: A review of Dragon's Breath - it's great!
Review: Dragon's Breath is the spectacular sequel to The Frog Princess written by E.D. Baker. The main characters are Princess Emma, her mother, Grassina (Emma's aunt), Prince Eadric, and Emma's grandmother. There are also many settings, just to name a few; Emma's castle, the swamp, a sea inside a little fish bowl, a town inside a picture, and the dragon Olympics.
In The Frog Princess, the clumsy Princess Emeralda (Emma for short) runs to the swamp so she won't have to meet her spouse- to- be, Prince Jorge. In the swamp she meets Eadric, a prince turned into a frog. She kisses Eadric so he will turn into a prince again, or so he says, but instead of him turning back into a prince Emma turns into a frog! In the end both Emma and Eadric returned back to their normal selves with a little help from their animal friends.
Dragon's Breath picks up after they have been turned back to their normal selves. Emma and Eadric's second adventure starts when her aunt Grassina asks them to look for four things for a spell, "a gossamer hair from mother-of-pearl, the breath of a dragon green, a feather from an aged horse, and the husk of a magic bean". She wants these things because she fell in love with a man her mother did not approve of, who than turned him into an otter. Incidentally, Grassina, her mother, and Emma are all witches. Grassina must have all those things before time runs out, and her boyfriend forgets he's a human. So Eadric and Emma go to some pretty strange places to look for them. To top it all off, Emma's country is having a war with their neighboring country over the fact that Emma won't marry Prince Jorge and therefore not giving him half of her lands.
I think anyone who loves animals will love this book! It has a great adventure and lots of animals to help Emma and Eadric. Also, Emma's spells contain some interesting language. Here's an example: "You don't want us in your belly. We'll taste bad like stinging jelly. Turn around and head straight back. We would make a lousy snack." In some of her other spells there are more similes. I liked this book so much I read it in about two to three days. One thing that I like about the book is that the main character is named Emma just like me! I really hope I have convinced you to read Dragon's Breath but here is one idea, you might want to read The Frog Princess first. Happy Reading!!!

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Summary: I couldn't put it down!
Review: I first saw this book in the store and liked the cover with the cute little dragon on the front. Well I found out that I must have the first book to understand what was going on in this book that had such a cute cover. I must say that after reading them both the second is better and more eventful. I loved the first book but the second book I absolutly fell in love with and could not put it down! I was almost tempted to skip some of my classes to be able to continue reading it and find out what was going to happen to them next. It is as fast paced as the first one but does not seem to take away from the story. It is a great book and I would highly recommend these books for any ages! I saw that the suggested ages was from eight to fourteen but I would dissagree and say that anyone that loves a bit of magic and a cute little old fashioned romace would definitely enjoy these books.

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Summary: I couldn't put it down!
Review: I first saw this book in the store and liked the cover with the cute little dragon on the front. Well I found out that I must have the first book to understand what was going on in this book that had such a cute cover. I must say that after reading them both the second is better and more eventful. I loved the first book but the second book I absolutly fell in love with and could not put it down! I was almost tempted to skip some of my classes to be able to continue reading it and find out what was going to happen to them next. It is as fast paced as the first one but does not seem to take away from the story. It is a great book and I would highly recommend these books for any ages! I saw that the suggested ages was from eight to fourteen but I would dissagree and say that anyone that loves a bit of magic and a cute little old fashioned romace would definitely enjoy these books.

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Summary: Not the average fairy tale!
Review: One of the best fantasy books I've ever read, Dragons Breath has adventure with dragons, singing swords, ghosts and curses, which sets it apart from your average fairy tale with the fairy godmother, the price always saving the princess and slaying the dragon. It keeps you on your toes and makes you laugh. Once you start reading it, you won't want to stop! If you liked The Frog princess you'll love Dragons Breath!

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Summary: Amazing! I love this series!
Review: The novel is a sequel to the "Frog Princess," and that novel should be read first to understand the characters. Princess Emeralda, her friend Prince Eadric, and her aunt Grassina (the Green Witch) discover the ingredients needed to reverse the spell that turned the man Grassina loved into an otter. The problem is the fact that the spell requires a hair from mother-of-pearl, the husk of a magic bean, a horse feather, and the breath of a green dragon. Most of the novel deals with the adventures of Emeralda and Eadric as they go on a quest seeking the items. Along the way they acquire some dragon friends. And they need to hurry, as the army of an adjoining kingdom is preparing to invade the country.

The events come out a little different than planned. Grassina is not entirely sure she still wants Haywood whom she has not seen in human form for 20 years. Emeralda's grandmother is interferring, as she has never thought Haywood was good enough for Grassina - the reason she turned him into an otter. Things become complicated because some spells have hidden features that are unknown until activated. Also, you do have to be careful what you wish for, or you may get unwanted results.

As usual with fairy tales, the hero or heroine (in this case) prevail in the end.