it really good and in the end she went out with jared, i liked that coz i i had this feeling that derek just wanted her because he felt an obligation to fufil the profecy as the wold pack wild card(turned out i ws mostly right). it ws intresting how all the other shifters that hv been made extinct by the mages came back alive coz she destroyed the nightblade. so now theres like lots of differnt type of shifters and she's kinda like their leader coz the feel the owe her for bringing them back and stuff. Skuld one of the three sister that help the Wvyern(the only female dragon shifter at a tim) get into her powers of seeing the future, past and present scare me a lot. but she has a twisted sense of humour. I've really enjoyed this series, mostly because Zoe the dragon girl is pretty awesome. She has a great voice and feels so real as a character. On top of that all the different characters are very human too. I love how they all evidence signs of the animal they shift into in a non-campy way. Considering this whole book is about shifters, or weres, that's a really great touch.For all the good, Blazing the Trail really fell flat for me. The first half has Zoe acting To Stupid To Live for the plot line. Which is really sad because it just felt forced. Throughout all of this she's feeling hideous guilt for everything she's ever done, something that is legit but also one of my biggest pet peeves. The second half is a complete turn around, where Zoe is starting to learn from things and act cautious and then Cooke has the secondary characters punish her for it. Bizarre, but true.This is Ms. Cooke's first foray into YA. I have high hopes for her next series if she learns from the flaws of this one.
What do You think about Blazing The Trail (2012)?
Brilliant. Loved every minute of this trilogy. Nice to see more than just the usual shape-shifters.
—mmatsie
Didn't like how this ended: unclear whether or not there will be more books in this series or not
—Shanny
