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The Unexpected Dragon

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I completly adore this book! it is my favorite and i have read it many times. The characters are easy to relate to. The ending of summers part in the story is sad yes BUT any book that can actualy make me cry is worth the read. And all is not lost, the characters do live on and do have a happy ending it just doesn't come right out and tell you "they skiped of into the sunset togeth holding hands Tra la la" It lets you pick up little hints to what happened and almost lets you chose the ending yourself without leting you feel empty..unless you fail to notice the small hints as to what happens. Oh and the book is about a yong girl who is the daughter of the town whore and as so hated,she choses to set out into the world with what little she has. This book has all the basics of a fantasy novel, referances to unicorns,A night in shining armour, Dragons, and evil forces with a delightful twist. With all the small plots within the overall polt the story never gets boring and it is dificult to pull your nose out of it, Just what i look for in a book! I hate books that only fallow the main plot and end to soon...but do not worry the book will not confuse you between stories, the main focus is alwasy present and clear.

I really hope this review helped! So do yourself a favor and pick up this wonderful book!

I got this book for the first time when I was in jr. high, and I loved it. I've read it so many times I can't count. I lost my original copy when I moved away to college, and missed it so much that I had to rebuy it. It's one of my all time favorites.

I borrowed this book from a kind lady who was willing to lend it out. I am forever greatful for this! I have read many books in my life, but this book may be the very best I have ever read. I truely wish this author would write more books. I could not put it down. I was thoroughly impressed with her knowledge of the world and past ... there was very few mistakes that I caught, being a history minor. Very impressive and hard to put down ... a must read for anyone interested in fantasy and/or history ... it combines all into an imaginative experience. Not a book you want to miss out on!

Now that I have borrowed the book, I am planning on purchasing. It is a must for my book collection. One that I want to re-read and SOON.

My husband is into fantasy reading, I'm not. However, I picked his new book one night to read (this one) & couldn't put it down! Three related, wonderful stories about female heroines & mystical creatures/magic. Couldn't put the book down, wanted to know what was going to happen next! Thoroughly enjoyed all three adventure stories!

Female, age (55)

I'm still reading this book but am enjoying it greatly! The characters are wonderful and I think that the main character is realistic....she feels she is fat and ugly (admit it...we all think that some times) so far this is what I've read....
Sumerdai's mother is the village whore. When Summer;s mother dies she is thrown out into the world seeking a husband. Unwittingly she puts on her fathers ring (wich she later finds out is made from the horn of a unicorn and gives her the ability to talk to animals) Summer rescues a blind knight that has lost his memory, a shabby dog that is very...well you'll see for yourself..., a horse that is a princess in her land, a turtle, a bird, a so called "flying pig"...and thats about as far as I have gotten...anyways even though I have not fully read the book (I probably shouldn't be making this reveiew at this time but since no one else has....) I still think that people will enjoy it!!

I received the material in a very timely manner, the quality was as described. I most definitely would buy from them again.

I read this book as the full trilogy "The Unexpected Dragon" After "Pigs don't fly" it all went downhill from there. Don't get used to the character's in the story as they won't last for very long accept for her beloved dog poor old Growch who also was shamefully given and anti-climactic ending after all he endured. I actually burst into tears at the ending out of the utter dissapointment and was half inclined to fling the book across the room and half enclined to toss it in the fireplace!! The heroes finally reach there destination thousands of miles and numerous near death instances and are crossing the threshold of their rewards for all they had been through and at the height of their happiness are burned to death because some idiot the heroine was too dumb to let die or get rid of finishes them off!!! the killer then lives a long life and dies saying ha! I got them! The beloved main characters and their love are gone (this is not the ending it gets worse) It does not tell you what happens to the dragon black Jasper and after being introduced to a whole new set of characters in the end which the author expects you to get attached to it still leaves the ending open and left me with the disgusting sense of being cheated and an idiot for investing my time and emotion into reading the whole 852 pages of it! If you want to end up feeling sadness, hurt, betrayal and dissapointment this book is for you. I wish I could tell the author what I really felt about this book with all it's pompous acknowledgments! She should have spent more time around people willing to tell her the truth about her book- IT WAS AWEFUL!!! My only solace was writting this review to spare others the sadness, don't judge this book by it's beautiful cover!