The Ellyrian Code is an amazing introduction into a brand new fantasy world. Perfect for fantasy lovers, it has dragons, an interesting magic system and a school setting. The different POVs keep you engaged and each character has an interesting storyline.
It has very rich world building from the start, mentions of dragons, political intrigue and an elite university left me wanting to not put this book down.
We get introduced to each character in their own POVs, each of them in situations that make you gleam some of their unique characteristics. I loved getting to know each character in different settings that correlated to them specifically, as it made it easier for me to understand them as characters. It also built up suspense for the university as each character talked about heading there soon. Overall an amazing and interesting way to start the story.
Did I mention this book has DRAGONS!!! I loved how the dragons were described, it made me picture these giant beasts in the sky perfectly. I also loved the backstory of how this world came to be one that has dragons, as a reader you werent just expected to accept that dragons exist, they had a story and a purpose. I do have to mention though, that dragons play a minimal role in this first book (I don't know how much they'll be mentioned in future books), so I wouldn't pick this book up just for the dragons.
Again I have to mention, the world building!!! So detailed and interesting. I loved learning something new with every chapter, and seeing as all the characters had different backgrounds you learned about the world in such a natural, organic way it didnt feel confusing or overwhelming at all.
I really enjoyed all the different POV's and found myself liking all the characters we got to read from. It is note worthy that this book has a large cast of characters, so if you're someone who gets confused easily, I'd take notes on who is who early on.
I think it's good to know before jumping into this book, that it isn't an action packed book. The heart of the plot, in my opinion, was all the secrets, the suspicious happenings, and all the mysteries in this world that made me keep turning the pages. I found myself wanting to know more with every piece of information we got, or with every added question one of the characters found themselves with.
TLDR, I really enjoyed this story. A world filled with secrets and intriguing happenings in the background, it kept me engaged throughout the whole book. I liked the characters and found myself enjoying all the POV's, I'm very intrigued to see were the story goes!!
I'll 100% stay on the look out for more books in this world.
