Book Review
Title: The Dark Prince (Dragon School #3)
Author: Sarah K. L. Wilson
Genre: YA/Fantasy
Rating: *****
Review: After the dramatic ending of Initiate I couldn’t wait to jump back into the Dark Prince as it introduces one of my favourite characters in the series. Leng hasn’t got much better from the last book by the time they rest on an island close to the Ruby Isles, it is also here they meet, Raktaran, the Prince of Baojang, who is sailing to the Dominion to meet his bride, Savette, although he mentions Starie also. The dragons are immediately on edge around the Prince but he seems alright to Amel, even given her a cure for Leng but his demeanour changes the instant she mentions that she isn’t from a noble house. Almost immediately he goes after the dragons claiming that they should be for Princes not low born people like her but Amel counters this by telling him the dragons will not follow him even if he frees them.
Shortly after the Prince leaves the island after getting Amel to tell him everything she knows about Savette and warns her not to mention the conversation they had to anyone. Amel is immediately concerned for her friend as she can tell the Prince only sees her as a pawn and nothing more. However, his warning doesn’t apply to the dragons who immediately tell Leng when he awakens but he is trying to distance himself from Amel as he informs her that they are heading for the Ruby Isles immediately. By the time they arrive at the Ruby Isles, Leng’s new behaviour is hurting Amel and getting on her nerves especially when the other riders begin treating her like a child despite all she has been through but she obeys Leng in not saying anything about what happened. It is clear Leng hasn’t told the whole story as he was unconscious or out of it for the most part, and Amel knows there is something bigger going on but her most pressing concern right now is Savette and whether she should find her and tell her of the Dark Prince before he arrives there.
It is almost like Amel is in school all over again but with more friends as the only one that even makes reference to her disability is Lenora. The rest, Artis, Orra and Olla have no problem with it but she begins learning the basics of formation and hand signals despite Raolcan doing most of the work in practice. She also gets to meet Savette and recounts everything she knows about Raktaran and the plot to start a war and Savette immediately enlists Amel’s help in preventing war at all cost. When the Prince finally arrives Amel isn’t too nervous but when she spots Starie and Corrigan there too she knows Savette is in danger. She rushes to the aid of her friend only to be stopped by Leng who thinks he can do it all himself which only results in Amel having to save him and losing Savette in the process. Amel is furious with Leng because he didn’t trust her or listen to her when it mattered most and he apologizes even kissing her on the forehead and cheeks before taking off after Savette to bring her back and Amel is beginning to see he might have feelings for her too. Overall, the Dark Prince was an interesting installment and further cements Amel as a great dragon rider in training but she has earned everything she has. The stakes are also raising steadily with the threat of war on the horizon and I can’t wait to jump into the next book.
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