▁interview ▁with ▁Su v ud u , ▁Hart man ▁stated ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁difficulty ▁drawing ▁drag ons ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁chosen ▁to ▁make ▁them ▁transform ▁into ▁humans ▁as ▁an ▁" e as ier ▁way " ▁to ▁illustrate ▁them . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Re ception ▁for ▁Ser aph ina ▁has ▁been ▁positive , ▁with ▁the ▁book ▁gain ing ▁star red ▁reviews ▁from ▁eight ▁review ▁sites ▁and ▁being ▁listed ▁by ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Children ' s ▁Books . ▁Kirk us ▁Re views ▁also ▁pra ised ▁the ▁book , ▁calling ▁it ▁" spl end id ". ▁A ▁rev iewer ▁for ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁commented ▁that ▁Hart man ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁" inf use ▁[ the ] ▁tired ▁tro pe ▁[ of ▁fict ional ▁drag ons ] ▁with ▁fresh ▁blood ". ▁S FX ▁gave ▁the ▁novel ▁four ▁and ▁half ▁stars , ▁cit ing ▁the ▁pro se ▁as ▁" be aut iful ". ▁The ▁Qu ill ▁& ▁Qu ire ▁also ▁remarked ▁that ▁the ▁book ▁stands ▁out ▁from ▁" standard ▁drag on ▁fare ", ▁with ▁the ▁language ▁and ▁music ▁them es ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁working ▁well ▁with ▁Hart man ' s ▁pro se . ▁Publish ers ▁Week ly ▁chose ▁the ▁book ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁" Best ▁New ▁Books ▁for ▁the ▁Week ▁of ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ", ▁saying ▁that ▁" there ’ s ▁a ▁lot ▁to ▁enjoy ▁in ▁Hart man ’ s ▁debut ". ▁Review ers ▁for ▁the ▁School ▁Library ▁Journal ▁pra ised ▁Hart man ' s ▁style ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the