Sophie E Tallis has the best dragons.

This is my copy, isn't it pretty! Its also a matte cover and it feels delightful.

Hello Bookies!

I'm not one for spoilers when I'm reviewing, I usually only tell people about one major thing in a book that stood out to me and then I let others read the book to find out more.
I'm currently reading White Mountain by Sophie E Tallis and my goodness! 
MY GOODNESS! I LOVE it.

There is always something in a book that keeps you reading, I tend to latch on to a certain character and follow them the whole way through the story and in the first chapter of White Mountain we encounter, the brilliant, Gralen.

Gralen is a Dragon and in my head he's Scottish. I don't know why, my head just read him in a Scottish accent and now I cant read him unless my head-voice gets all Glaswegian. All we are told to begin with is that he is a North Eurasian dragon (species almost extinct.) so who knows why my head went "Yep, I bet that's close to Scotland."

Gralen captured me straight away in the first chapter of the book, because although he is a fair sized dragon, 
"Standing eight feet tall at the shoulder and fifteen feet to the top of his head" he actually reminds me of a great big, old, podgy, can't-really-be-bothered cat. 
He is the companion of Mr. Agyk, whom I will speak of more in either the full review or another midview of this amazing novel. 
Gralen is written the way that literary dragons should be, as a friend to those that reside in the magical realm. After waiting outside for a time for Mr. Agyk to come home, they enter through the front door together and we read that Gralen curls up in front of the fire to warm and at the mention of food his eyes widen and he sits bolt upright, wrapping his tail around himself as he sits. He comes across as very feline, domestic and friendly with a sarcastic nature to his voice, this is MY kind of dragon.
Not so much a pet, but more like a family member, we can see the clear love and respect in the relationship between Gralen and Mr. Agyk. I cannot wait to read more into this witty and very loveable character and I am excited to read more of the adventures that begin around White Mountain.

Sophie E Tallis is an amazing talent with the ability to show everyone a clear picture of the world she has created, you see every character, every item and every place she writes of, she makes it very easy to believe in her world, a dream to read.

I cannot wait to read more of her work.

White Mountain is the first work of The Darkling Chronicles. Click here for more information.