It takes her a minute or two of coughing up glitter and feeling a bit odd to see her reflection in a pool and realise that … you guessed it … she's a dragon! It's so simply written and so exciting that I wished I could be a dragon too.
The plot thickens with a Tree Queen, two more Dragon Girls (guess who) and some naughty Shadow Sprites and we have a fast paced, magical adventure of quickly solved clues, teamwork and a modicum of mild and not too frightening danger.
Azmina gets a cute sidekick called Buttercub (some kind of large cat cub with wings) and the promise of many more adventures after this one is done.
Azmina the Gold Glitter Dragon is the first in this series which promises to deliver simply told, safe and exciting fantasy adventures for readers of about 6 or 7 years old who are gaining in confidence. The story is well plotted, the vocabulary accessible with a few nicely thrown in challenges and the cover features a golden dragon with textured shiny wings. What's not to love?
