Plot: A young Viking boy must prove his mettle in a society that is all action and very little thought. As the chief's son there are certain expectations for Hiccup's future which, based on the entirety of Hiccup's person, probably won't be met. That is until a problem bigger than the adults in the village have even imagined shows up and Hiccup and his friends (and they're dragons) save the day.

Review: I am a true Toothless fanatic. I'm an almost 40 year old woman who only half begs her 8 year old to watch How to Train Your Dragon and then happily watches it on her own. My 8 year old has very little interest. I bought this book for her and she has declined to choose it as our chapter read for years. So when I was coming up on Christmas in just a few days, with many books waiting for me under the tree, I decided to pick up the kid's chapter book as a quick read while I waited for the 'real books'.

And then I got completely wrapped up. I would call the movie a reimagining of the book. After page one it is an entirely different story. Not only are there characters you've never met but the dragons and their personalities are completely different. I had a blast reading this book and genuinely laughed out loud on multiple occasions. I truly expected to pick it up, fly through it, and put it down. This was not at all the case, my loved ones absolutely received the same break down they would have if I was reading a spicy fantasy or a great thriller. The illustrations are so different from what you see in the movie, with really only Toothless and the other dragons looking anything similar.

I was truly happy that I chose to read this book, I read a lot of heavy material and this was the light fluffy fun read with no strings that I needed. I highly recommend picking up a kids chapter book the next time you're feeling low.