My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Elana Watkins hasn't had it easy. After the death of her father (who she found out was a dragon), she must attend Dragonia, a school for Dragons and Dragonians (Riders). Elana has the mark of a Dragonian but everyone knows that Dragon offspring can't be Dragonians, yet here Elana is. When peril strikes, Elana knows it is her destiny to figure things out, along with a little help from her friends Sammy and Becky, her prince charming Lucien, and the mysterious and sexy Blake.
Firebolt strongly draws elements from Harry Potter and Lord of the rings. There's a ring (sword) being thrown into a volcano, a Dumbledore (Master Longwei), a Madame Pomfrey (Constance), a trio who will stand by each other no matter what, and tasks for the chosen one. At first, I enjoyed it, reading gender-switched Harry Potter was familiar and fun. At a point however, it felt too closely related and I wonder at all if the author had anything original to give at all (she didn't). The only diffeerence is that this book focuses a lot on romance.
The romance. It came out of know where. Love at first sight. Instantly together and can't bear to be seperated. That is the relationship between Prince Lucian and Elana. Why he loves her, only god knows because she is such a mary-sue.