Alliana Girl of Dragons

 
Alliana, Girl of Dragons Book Tour



Alliana, Girl of Dragons by Julie Abe


Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy


Publishing Date: August 2, 2022


⭐⭐⭐.5/5 stars








Synopsis - Once upon a time, Alliana believed in dreams and fairy tales as sweet as spun-sugar clouds. Alliana wished on shooting stars, sure that someday she and her grandmother would be able to travel to the capital city to see the queen. Then her grandmother passed away—and those dreams disappeared in a disenchanted puff.

Now Alliana’s forced to attend to the whims of her wicked stepmother—with long days of cleaning her stepfamily’s inn as her skin burns raw or staying up until the crack of dawn to embroider her stepsister’s ball gowns. Until she meets two beings who change her life forever—the first is a young nightdragon who Alliana discovers she can magically talk to. And the second is Nela, a young witch.

Nela needs Alliana’s help navigating the mysterious abyss, filled with dangerous beasts, a place Alliana knows by heart. Alliana sees Nela’s request as a chance to break free of her stepmother’s shadow and to seize a chance at a life she’s barely dared to hope for—but there’s a risk. If caught, Alliana will be stuck working for her stepmother for the rest of her life. Can Alliana truly make wisps of dreams into her own, better-than-a-fairy-tale happily ever after?

Inspired by the Japanese Cinderella story and set in the same world as the Eva Evergreen series, this story can be read as a standalone.


Review - This book has one of the prettiest covers I've ever seen! After reading the synopsis and the book I realized it was more of a Cinderella retelling than a story about a girl and dragons though. But it was still a very witchy version of Cinderella which I loved! Alliana's friends/side characters were interesting and I cared about them a lot too as well as her growing dragon. I also really liked the grandma and read it in one sitting wanted to know what happened to her dad. Overall a fun middle grade story! Here's a mini book I made! 

 





Book Links:

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58783425-alliana-girl-of-dragons

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316300357/

Barnes & Noble:  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/alliana-girl-of-dragons-julie-abe/1140658102? 

Book Depository: https://www.bookdepository.com/Alliana--Girl-of-Dragons/9780316300353

Indigo: https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/alliana-girl-of-dragons/9780316300353-item.html

IndieBound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780316300353

 

About the Author:

Julie Abe is the author of the EVA EVERGREEN, SEMI-MAGICAL WITCH middle grade fantasy series; the middle grade fantasy ALLIANA, GIRL OF DRAGONS; and the young adult novel THE CHARMED LIST. She has lived in Silicon Valley, spent many humid summers in Japan, and currently basks in the sunshine of Southern California with never enough books or tea. Keep up with Julie’s latest books and adventures at

 instagram.com/julieabebooks or sign up for her newsletter at julieabebooks.com/newsletter.

 

Author Links:

Website: https://julieabebooks.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/julieabebooks

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julieabebooks/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18697175.Julie_Abe

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/julieabebooks

 

Tour Schedule:

https://tbrandbeyondtours.com/2022/06/14/tour-schedule-alliana-girl-of-dragons-by-julie-abe/

 





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