Bethany's Book Nook

  "She danced the way she loved; steadfast, gracious, wildly, and slightly aggressive."     The story follows Zarela Zalvidar who is a talented flamenco dancer who follows in her mother's footsteps, her father is also the most famous Dragonador in Hispalia. When disaster strikes during a momentous anniversary performance, there is death, and a terrible injury inflicted to Zarela's own father. In the wake of this disaster Zarela has to make drastic decisions in order to save her ancestral home and the family's good name. With the help of Arturo  Díaz de Montserrat, she turns to becoming the next Dragonador to step into the arena. While trying to save her home, friends, and self...she is also trying to solve the problem of who is out to ruin the Zalvidar family.     You immediately fall in love with all the characters in this book, within the first three chapters. The opening of this book also hits harder than any book I've read in a long time. With fierce in...