Ahoy there me mateys! So along with me love of the sea, I also have had a fierce love of dragons. The Copper Cat Trilogy, of which this is book one, was on someone's list of awesome dragon books. The problem was that the author lives in London, the books were published in the UK, and I was not anywhere near that port! Getting a hold of these novels was proving troublesome. Then I heard rumors of books one and two being found on the other side of the pond. Arrrrr! Got me copies.

I found this one to be a highly enjoyable read. While the dragon is fun (aren't they all) the highlights for me were the characters of Wydrin, Frith, and Gallo. Wydrin is the Copper Cat of the story. She is strong, intelligent, snarky, and loves her knives. Frith is a complete and total jerk whom I ended up loving anyway. And well Gallo just has to be experienced fer yerself.

The magic in this story made me happy. The plot diverges a bit with a stint on an island of magical training but I adored that entire section. I also adored a creation of the dragon's called "the brood." Books are cleverly involved. The dragon is more like a force of nature. In my mind she was like a giant locus devouring everything in her path with flames and fury. She is not a nice dragon.

The only minor problems that I had were that the world building was kinda neutral and that I didn't love how the dragon was dealt with in the ending. I am told that book one was originally four shorter stories that tied together. That aspect makes a lot of sense. That being said, I loved the characters and so will likely read book two at some point (plus I already own it - Arrrr!).

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