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Dragon Thief (The Princess Witch Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Katy Haye (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 45 ratings
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A powerless princess. Forbidden magic. An impossible choice.
Princess Jurelle is a pawn, a downtrodden daughter expected to obey her father in all matters.

But when the King orders her to marry the brutal king of Surran, her obedience finds its limits.

Determined to fight her fate, Jurelle uses forbidden magic to steal her father's most precious possession: a caged dragonette. When the theft brings her into danger, Jurelle is saved by Lyo, a rebel fighting to bring down the king Jurelle is promised to wed.

But Lyo can't give Jurelle a solution for the magical powers that are growing in strength. Soon she won't be able to hide what she is - and princess or not, the price of magic is death.

Jurelle must make a heart-breaking choice between a safe life hiding her abilities, and a perilous existence setting her magic free - but losing everything she's ever known.

Perfect for fans of Rachel E Carter, Frost Kay and Kelly St Clare, start reading today to join Princess Jurelle on a magic-filled adventure to uncover the strength that lies deep inside her.

If you love: dragons, magic, ruthless royals and heroines who refuse to be pushed around, this is the book for you!

The complete series is available NOW:
Book 1 - Dragon Thief
Book 2 - Dragon Flight
Book 3 - Dragon Fury
Book 4 - Dragon Stone

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    The Princess Witch
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    January 18, 2019
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07L8M7PSN
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Plumshine Books; 1st edition (January 18, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 18, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2877 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 244 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 45 ratings

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Katy Haye is the USA Today best-selling author of queer-adjacent Young Adult fiction (gay best friends and lesbian mentor-figures abound - check out the Firethorn Kingdoms books), and adult fantasy with queer characters front and centre (the Prince's Soulmate series, with more to follow). She lives in the UK where she leans into the Brit stereotype by drinking gallons of tea, and the writer stereotype by letting a solid 50% of the tea go cold.

When not lost in a good book, Katy enjoys her garden and spoiling her two rescue cats.

Keep in touch with Katy by visiting her website: www.katyhaye.com, twitter @katyhaye and Facebook: www.facebook.com/katyhayewriter.

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Ami A.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastical fantasy, I love it!
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2019
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This is an exciting YA fantasy that introduces a new world and well-described characters of the much anticipated (by me) series The Firethorn Kingdom. I was sucked into this world in the first few pages and didn’t come out again until the last word. I love the female protagonist and especially enjoyed how her mistreatment and abuse became justice. Want to know more? Quickly, go buy this book and read it tonight! I highly recommend it to anyone that likes fantasy, not just young adults, as I am far past that age and enjoyed it immensely. I can hardly wait for book 2 to be published and I only have to wait less than a month- please hurry Katy ;-).

I read this first as a gift from the author and then purchased to read it again, it's that good!
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Shirley B
5.0 out of 5 stars The Princess Witch Takes A Chance
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2020
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I really like the princess and this storyline. I hate spoilers. So I will tell you that I recommend this book because it will keep you on your toes. It isn't easy to discern what she'll do next. This series is interesting.
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Kelly
4.0 out of 5 stars Dragon Thief was a super fun, fast-paced fantasy story that I would recommend to YA readers!
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2019
Dragon Thief: A Firethorn Kingdoms fantasy novel was a super fun, fast-paced fantasy story that I would certainly recommend to YA readers!

The novel itself feels a bit like an exposition, but even though it is quite short, it got me excited to learn more about this fantasy world and the political plot unfolding in future books. The characters were enjoyable to read about and left me curious about their backgrounds and motivations in the end.

I don't think the split perspective between the two main characters worked particularly well in this book because it often felt like all I needed was Jurelle's narration and then Lyo's shorter sections were either repetitive or unnecessary until the very end. But, I can see for consistency's sake how this structure would work to further develop the plot in the sequel.

Comparable Titles:
The Star-Touched Queen
The Winner's Curse
The False Prince
Mask of Shadows
The Queen of Ieflaria

***I received a free e-ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review
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DontPushMe
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2021
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An excellent fantasy read. Can't wait to get my hands on book 2.
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Book Addict 07
3.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2019
This was a fast paced read. Almost too fast for me. Jurelle learned alot about herself but the dual perspectives have always been hard for me to follow. This is a good set up for the next book in the series though. A good read for fantasy lovers.
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FireDancer
5.0 out of 5 stars Imaginative, original and so-oo believable
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2019
Ms Haye is quickly proving that there is no genre she cannot excel in. But shape shifters? One of my least faves?
I could not help but be a tad concerned. Needn't have worried tho - as usual, she treats us with warm, witty, wonderful writing and classy storytelling.
Having followed through sci-fi, steam punk and fantasy series, it came as no surprise that this latest story offers charismatic characters I quickly cared about, original twists on tales, and beautifully realised settings, drawn with an economy of words which make it all the more attractive to me. Yep, I like a fast-pace, not being slowed by too much world-building detail.
I'm always a fan of a two-hander, and although Lyo's presence is short and sweet, he is sufficiently intriguing to keep me wanting more.
As ever, Ms Haye's heroine is everything you would want in a main character, taking you through the nightmare of her so you are positively rooting for her to escape. And she does it in style, taking my favourite ever fantastic beast with her. I'd certainly never heard of these remarkable creatures before, and all power to Ms Haye for such a brilliant invention. I'm talking about the Dragonette - but that's all I'm saying. Don't want to spoil your first encounter.
Cannot wait to continue this fun ride as Jurelle - sorry, Relle - rises above all those who would enslave her.
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E. Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars Palace intrigue, wicked kings, and best of all, magic
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2019
Princess Jurelle of Muirland was set to marry King Zalar of Surran rumored to have murdered his first wife. Jurelle’s father, King Haran, wanted a peace alliance between the two countries and and was willing to sacrifice his daughter to accomplish it no matter how wicked King Zalar was. But the princess wouldn’t go willingly and she had a secret she could use to thwart her father’s plans for her, magic. Women were forbidden to use magic so the princess had to keep her ability a secret. This story was filled with lots of action which kept my eyes riveted to the pages. How was the princess going to get out of this arrangement? Well, this author has shown her ability at writing lots of twists and turns to this story. It was well written. I liked her descriptions of palace intrigue. Her characters were fascinating such as her wicked father, a mother who tried whatever she could to help her daughter without being caught, and a brother who was also her friend willing to help her in whatever way he could, plus many others. And it goes without saying, the great world building. Also, magic and magical creatures were involved so my interest was piqued. I’m sure if you pick up this story and read it you also will love it. Highly recommended.
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Erin G
4.0 out of 5 stars Only mad it ended
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2019
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I was only mad that it ended. I wasn’t expecting it to end there. I’m definitely drawn to this story, and not at all what I expected. I thought Lyo wanted to kidnap the princess to begin with, this egg is throwing me for a loop. The kingdom seems to be well established and the family dynamic is good. The idea of princess wanting to get away from an awful family and awful life to come is pretty standard, but the dragon twist is enough for me to want more. (If there are similar stories, I haven’t read them yet)
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FireDancer
5.0 out of 5 stars Imaginative, original and so-oo believable
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 23, 2019
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Ms Haye is quickly proving that there is no genre she cannot excel in. But shape shifters? One of my least faves?
I could not help but be a tad concerned. Needn't have worried tho - as usual, she treats us with warm, witty, wonderful writing and classy storytelling.
Having followed through sci-fi, steam punk and fantasy series, it came as no surprise that this latest story offers charismatic characters I quickly cared about, original twists on tales, and beautifully realised settings, drawn with an economy of words which make it all the more attractive to me.
I'm always a fan of a two-hander, and although Lyo's presence is short and sweet, he is sufficiently intriguing to keep me wanting more.
As ever, Ms Haye's heroine is everything you would want in a main character, taking you through the nightmare of her so you are positively rooting for her to escape. And she does it in style, taking my favourite ever fantastic beast with her. I'd certainly never heard of these remarkable creatures before, and all power to Ms Haye for such a brilliant invention. I'm talking about the Dragonette - but that's all I'm saying. Don't want to spoil your first encounter.
Cannot wait to continue this fun ride as Jurelle - sorry, Relle - rises above all those who would enslave her.
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