Guardian Dragons (Arabassa World, Book 1) by Catherine L. Vickers

This book was somewhat difficult for me to get into. The writing came across rather like a meandering stream with a slow, mostly even pace. Focus on specific characters lasts only a few chapters before moving on to new characters so it took a while before I could see how they were relevant to each other.

I enjoyed how the history of the Lightlands and Darklands came to be separated was given as a bedtime story for a young girl. Like so many young children, Bryley was full of questions and kept interrupting her father's tale. This was one of the best parts of the book in my opinion.

In spite of how slow the story moved, I did stick with it. While I never got truly engrossed in the story, I did come to appreciate the work Vickers put into creating the world of Arabassa. I've read other books that remained slow throughout that were followed by excellent sequels. There is a lot of potential in this book for Arabassa to become a great series.

Errors missed in editing that would have improved the readability of this book had they been caught. In spite of these problems, Guardian Dragons was, overall, a nice story. I will probably read the next book (Flight of a Changeling) at some point. 3 stars

I was gifted a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This book is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords.