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Cracked Open: The Dragon Born Academy, #1
Cracked Open: The Dragon Born Academy, #1
Cracked Open: The Dragon Born Academy, #1
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Cracked Open: The Dragon Born Academy, #1

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Dragons, bonded mates, and irreversible decisions.​

After a car accident left my only parent – my father in the hospital, I was swept away to the Dragon Born Academy by my estranged grandmother.

 

If I had to be there, I'd be an observer of this place with its rituals and superstitions… After all, everyone's made it clear I don't belong.

 

But then it happened…and Ashe Carrick – my impossibly irresistible bond-mate happened.

 

Being Cracked Open changed everything… Who I thought I was, WHAT I thought I was…

 

DRAGON BORN.

 

The words alone bring to mind monsters and princesses in castles.

 

I am the princess and the monster they locked away. However, my story has no damsels in distress, waiting to be rescued.

 

It's self-rescue time, and I'm done playing nice.

 

*****

 

★★★★★ "the chemistry, the romance, the anger, the betrayal just wow!... in my top 5 reads!!"⁠
– Goodreads reviewer⁠

★★★★★ "Wonderfully written… impossible to put down."⁠
– Goodreads reviewer⁠

★★★★★ "Wow! Absolutely loved this book, cannot wait for the next in the series."⁠
– Goodreads reviewer⁠

 

*****

 

The Dragon Born Academy⁠
Cracked Open
Over Easy
Hard Boiled
Frying Night
Sunny Side Up

 

Then check out the spinoff series:
Dragonborn
Court of Fire and Ashes
Court of Stone and Dust

LanguageEnglish
Release dateAug 19, 2020
ISBN9781393293705
Cracked Open: The Dragon Born Academy, #1
Author

T.L. Christianson

T.L. lives in Colorado with her husband and two children. She’s a graduate from the University of Colorado in Boulder and an avid outdoorswoman. When she's not outside or writing, you'll find her playing the Sims, a new Nancy Drew Mystery or watching some Netflix. For more information or to contact T.L. visit her at www.TLChristianson.com.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    Cracked Open Review:

    I honestly don’t know where to start with this book. I have been (im)patiently waiting for the arrival of this and now that it’s here I can honestly say it was definitely worth the wait! The author did NOT disappoint.

    Sydney is a teenager, sixteen and a half, who finds herself uprooted from the life she has always known and thrown into a new world full of secrets and dragons with no answers to her questions. She is snarky, intelligent, and has lived more in her short life than most people have their whole lives. She’s used to being treated as an equal. Then there’s Ashe, who is determined, a planner, loyal, sweet, compassionate, and gorgeous. As she goes through her new life she must learn the ins and outs of high school, the Dragonborn community, and who she can believe. Together they must learn to communicate to one another, to lean and trust each other, and so much more. Will they be able to get over the bumps thrown at them?

    This book has a little bit of everything! People with hidden agendas, family feuds and royal families, and so much more. It’s an auctioned packed book that sucks you in from page one and hasn’t let me go even know. There’s chemistry and romance, jealousy and rivals, and so much more. Wonderfully written in a way that flows and is impossible to put down. You will NOT be disappointed.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I thought the book was a good read and totally enjoyed it. The storyline was great, and it kept me entertained.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    OMG! This is my favorite series EVER! I'm in love. The characters, the setting, the world-building! HOLY SMOKES - it's sooooo good. I know there are a few comments about the main character being 16, but it totally makes sense once you start reading the book! You'll love it, I promise!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Love dragons but getting tired of the same old romance, cracked open Is wonderfully different! From the first chapter I was hooked and was immersed so fully into this book reality just slipped away. I was right there with Sydney and Ashe feeling and experience there journey and not wanting to put the book down. I really didn’t and worked my way through book 1 and book 2 in one night. And when I was done I just could not get the story out of my head and kept imagining where the story lead next. It’s world building and character development was excellent . You will not be disappointed. If you love action, adventure, forbidden romance, family mysteries, and characters with burning chemistry . You will love cracked open as much as I do. Would highly recommend.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I would give this book 10 stars if I could! The dragon born academy has quickly become one of my top 5 series ever! This is one of those books that just sucks you in and drowns out the world. With everything going on, I needed an escape and the dragon born series is perfect for that. I've already read book 1 twice. Once when it first came out and again before reading book two. I plan to reread books 1 & 2 again when 3 comes out.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    The people giving this more than one star are absolutely crazy. This truly feels like a 15 year old girl wrote it, I mean seriously? Right off the bat we’re introduced to a sob story and the, “I’m so much older and wiser than my age.” No!!! You’re 16 years old and are mated to a 25+ male, where the author proceeds to write about their make out sessions in detail. On top of all of this, they don’t even know eachother? They’re simply reacting to their lust, A CHILD AND AN ADULT MALE??? The intro doesn’t provide enough information, the main character is a CHILD who thinks she’s mature because she’s traveled the world?, she’s mated to an adult male where they proceed to act on such urges before she even knows how OLD he is??, seriously, delete this entire series from the app!!

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