Soldier

Julie Kagawa's Soldier is the third book in her The Talon Saga.

The price of freedom is everything.

When forced to choose between safety with the dragon organization Talon and being hunted forever as an outcast, Ember Hill chose to stand with Riley and his band of rogue dragons rather than become an assassin for Talon. She’s lost any contact with her twin brother, Dante, a Talon devotee, as well as Garret, the former-enemy soldier who challenged her beliefs about her human side.

As Ember and Riley hide and regroup to fight another day, Garret journeys alone to the United Kingdom, birthplace of the ancient and secret Order of St. George, to spy on his former brothers and uncover deadly and shocking secrets that will shake the foundations of dragons and dragonslayers alike and place them all in imminent danger as Talon’s new order rises.

The Breakdown:
1.  In this book, I feel like that Kagawa not only took me on an emotional roller coaster ride, but kept shocking me with new information about St. George, Talon, and dragons in general. There was rarely a dull moment in this book.

2. I loved the new character of Jade.  She is an Eastern dragon, and very different from the dragons that Kagawa has introduced before, both those in Talon and the rogues. I really liked her sense of zen and loyalty, and hope to see more of her in future books.

3. I enjoyed getting Garret's back story in this book, and how he came into the Order of St. George. Oh, and what a bomb Kagawa drops on the reader at the end about Garret's  family.  It left me a more than a little stunned.

4.  I kind of liked getting more of Dante's perspective in this book.  It not only sheds some light on the shadiness at Talon, but at times he is not as heartless at he appears to be.  Although, he does seem to struggle with his conscience, he does appear to be a Talon man all around.

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