Dragon Mountain (Dragon Realm, 1)

The book was so interesting. I head with great joy. In every chapter there is a new adventure. And the ending was so dramatic and unpredictable. I adore a unpredictable plot.

review by 9 year old:DRAGON MOUNTAIN is a mysterious and exciting book. the main characters are 12 years old, but I would recommend it for ages 9 and up. My older siblings are reading this series now and they enjoy it too. this book makes me want to read more.

This book was full of fantasy, adventure and friendship. I highly recommend this book for young boys and girls alike

This is a very fun story to read. I love the different personalities of the dragons, the story, the imagination, and the characters. What a wonderful world they live in. Scary and wonderful!

The book makes you super excited !This is definitely a book I would recommend.

This book is full of action, moves fast with often hilarious dialogue. I like the dragons as much as the human characters. Can't wait for the next book!

I would have stopped reading Dragon Mountain after the first few chapters, if it wasn't for my son. He's seven and it's about dragons, so obviously he liked it. However, the storytelling was awful. It's like the authors were trying too hard to convince readers that their characters were believably afraid of the dangers they faced. Billy constantly questioned his choices and bounced between excitement and trepidation so often it made me want to scream. Just go on your flarking adventure! We already know this book is fiction, you don't have to constantly berate me with a character's inner turmoil over one decision. There are DRAGONS for the love of God. I wish they had just accepted their situation and went with it.Comparing this book to Percy Jackson is an insult to Rick Riordan.The story itself didn't always make sense, and I could tell my son was getting frustrated with me for stopping so I could notate my issues with the book. The dragons have been trapped in a mountain for what? A hundred years or something? Yet they don't have names? What have they been calling each other all this time??? "When our humans die, so does the name. It is wiped from my memory and all who have ever spoken it." Okay, so why do other dragons have names? They've been referring to other dragons like Dimitrius, yet they themselves haven't had one for more than a century? Pfft. Additionally, the names they are given by children were predictably lame and unoriginal. Tank? Spark? Buttons? (If I were an ancient and powerful dragon, I would have been insulted by their lack of imagination.)The dialogue between the characters is also obnoxious af. The kids talking amongst themselves is one thing, but the ANCIENT DRAGONS sounded just as inexperienced and came across as childish themselves. Don't even get me started on Billy's acceptance of death. In the midst of him constantly questioning what they're doing he somehow comes to terms with his own death. "This might be the last thing that he ever did. He thought about his life at home, his life before dragons. And he realized that even if this was the end, it would be worth it. To get a chance to experience magic in the world. To be a part of something epic." What is he? 12? And he's known about dragons and magic for less than 24 hours. How did he go from speculative to full on I WILL DIE FOR THIS [BLEEP]?There were also several inconsistencies that I'm not even going to bother to list, but they made me roll my eyes and wish for the book's seemingly inevitable conclusion. I just wanted the story to end so I could get rid of the book and never think about it again. Dragon Mountain had the potential to be a fun middle grade book for kids, but the redundancy and dialogue were too off-putting. I liked how the book started, but it went from okay to terrible as soon as the kids discovered dragons. If you're going to write something fantastical, it has to be believable (this was not). The world-building needs to make sense (it didn't), and the characters have to be somewhat likable or at least people you want to root for (not even a little bit). (★★☆☆☆)

Billy Chan doesn't know what to expect from his culture summer camp that his parents are sending him to. The camp is in the middle-of-nowhere China and Billy doesn't know anyone there. When he arrives, he meets his fellow campers and is assigned to a group to work together during the summer. Dylan, Charlotte, Billy, and Ling-Fei, come across a mountain that has four powerful warrior dragons hidden behind the camp. The dragons need the help of the children to help defeat the Dragon of Death before it can unleash evil on the earth. The campers will need to travel to the Dragon Realm to help save the dragons. Can the team work together to help the dragons?At first I thought the book was going great but, then it went downhill. The writing felt clinical and boring. It felt like the author was in a rush to get the book done and the writing became very straightforward. There was almost no time spent on building the friendships between the characters. They went from strangers to best friends who are willing to die for each other. There was almost no humor and somehow, every single time someone knew exactly what was needed at the right moment.

My son absolutely loves this series! The only “bad” thing is that he stays up way too late reading because he can’t put it down! I’m reading this one now to see what it’s all about. He just finished the second one and can’t wait for the third one to arrive.

This book arrived on time and very well packaged. I purchased this book as part of my granddaughter's Christmas gift. Dragon Moutain is by Katie & kevin TsangThe story is about a group of teenagers who go on a summer camp into the mountains in China, but one particular boys doesn't want to go. There are dragons who live in the mountain and what happens next, but I won't spoil the story. As its a truly magical fantasy story that will be loved by all its readers. The authors released a smaller book for world book day, and that's how where we were introduced to this beautiful book. It's aimed at age 9+ years.However, parents and teachers can read it to younger children. Who will equally benefit and enjoy listening to the story being read to them.

Niece liked it

My 10yr old grandson loves this book he says he wants another one from the same collection……nice to hear and see that he enjoys reading

A really great story!