Dragonswood (Wilde Island Chronicles Book #1)

I have had nothing else to do for these past weeks, so I've been reading a lot. Just to fill the void. It makes me feel better. This one I actually finished in about maybe six hours total. Not continuous though. I read for maybe three hours the previous night because I was slightly unsettled by a movie, an hour the next morning after waking up and then two hours that afternoon after my friend left and the World Cup match ended on the fourth of July. And I guess my eyes aren't all that bad either. That's awesome!

The cover-

There has always been something weird about Tessa. She sees things in flames. She can't call the visions but whenever something bad happens, they just seem to catch her. No one but her Grandpa know about it. The last time she saw her fire visions was at her brother Adam's funeral when they cremated his body. She saw a girl dancing around in the flames. 

A few days later, the midwife begins to claim that it was Tessa who killed her brother. She says that Tessa is a witch. Tessa denies it as best as she can. During a trial, the jury is completely on the midwife's side. How can this be? What happened to justice. Her enemies even testify that they saw her and two other friends in dragonswood dancing naked with Satan. That couldn't be further from the truth. When Tessa is nearly killed, she gives out her two best friends Poppy and Meg's names. Because of this, the three of them are forced to run. And Meg's husband is put in prison for supposedly aiding a witch. 

A few days into their hideout, Tessa goes back to the prison to save Tom. There she comes in contact with the horror that has become her friend. Once a happy and smiling man, he is reduced to a fear-ridden and abused boy.

More troubles await them when Tom isn't faring all too well and the four of them are forced to take the help of a huntsman named Garth. But as Tessa begins to learn more about him, she learns some startling truths about the man who is taking care of them and some facts about her true heritage.

My thoughts-

Don't let the size of this book discourage you. It's got nearly four hundred pages but each is packed with a beautiful story. Garth's true identity was also a shocker. I had always believed him to be a huntsman. I guess he really is Prince Bion. And the way they fall in love. Ahhh. I'm dying right now.

And for some odd reason I love the name of Tessa's father. Onadon. It's just so fun to say. Onadon. Onadon. Onadon. I will use that name someday soon in a story.

I can't believe there's a sequel too. I hardly have time to read now, but I will make more time to do so. It's my favorite thing to do.

There's a sequel too. It's called Dragon's Keep. I wonder if this solves the political issues. I hope if Bion and Tessa get married. There are too many things to think about right now!