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Dragon Men #1
Mate Hunt
Re-release of the same title, if you have the previous version please keep your money.
Joriah Eprion didn’t know what sort of trouble he could get into when his father sends him to another planet to find a mate. Barely making it into the spaceport he tumbles into a sizzling attraction to a man sitting at the spaceport then falls equally for another man at a bar. Unable to resist either man he sets up a confrontation between two of the most powerful men in the kingdom both who are vying for his hand. Will Jory survive their courtship or will he become a pawn between two men used to getting their own way.
Some m/m/m scenes.
Adult-content rating: This book contains content considered unsuitable for young readers 17 and under, and which may be offensive to some readers of all ages.
Joriah Eprion didn’t know what sort of trouble he could get into when his father sends him to another planet to find a mate. Barely making it into the spaceport he tumbles into a sizzling attraction to a man sitting at the spaceport then falls equally for another man at a bar. Unable to resist either man he sets up a confrontation between two of the most powerful men in the kingdom both who are vying for his hand. Will Jory survive their courtship or will he become a pawn between two men used to getting their own way.
Some m/m/m scenes.
Adult-content rating: This book contains content considered unsuitable for young readers 17 and under, and which may be offensive to some readers of all ages.
113 pages, ebook
First published April 1, 2009
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About the author
Amber Kell
179 books1,281 followersAmber Kell has made a career out of daydreaming. It has been a lifelong habit she practices diligently as shown by her complete lack of focus on anything not related to her fantasy world building.
When she told her husband what she wanted to do with her life he told her to go have fun.
During those seconds she isn't writing she remembers she has children who humor her with games of 'what if' and let her drag them to foreign lands to gather inspiration. Her youngest confided in her that he wants to write because he longs for a website and an author name—two things apparently necessary to be a proper writer.
Despite her husband's insistence she doesn't drink enough to be a true literary genius she continues to spin stories of people falling happily in love and staying that way.
She is thwarted during the day by a traffic jam of cats on the stairway and a puppy who insists on walks, but she bravely perseveres..
She also writes under the name Mikela Q. Chase
When she told her husband what she wanted to do with her life he told her to go have fun.
During those seconds she isn't writing she remembers she has children who humor her with games of 'what if' and let her drag them to foreign lands to gather inspiration. Her youngest confided in her that he wants to write because he longs for a website and an author name—two things apparently necessary to be a proper writer.
Despite her husband's insistence she doesn't drink enough to be a true literary genius she continues to spin stories of people falling happily in love and staying that way.
She is thwarted during the day by a traffic jam of cats on the stairway and a puppy who insists on walks, but she bravely perseveres..
She also writes under the name Mikela Q. Chase
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April 24, 2020
2.5 stars
Though not perfect, it was pretty good and interesting until 70%:
- Interesting world-building,
- Great main character: the beautiful and feminine but kick-ass fighter Jory,
- A baby dragon pet,
- Promising conspiracies and conflicts,
- Extensive and seemingly complicated connections between the characters.
Far from perfect: the romance. And not just because it’s insta love – you know when insta-lust equals love and a lifetime relationship – let’s not go there, it’s a dragon-mating thing. I’m not opposed to insta-love in paranormal romances when it is executed plausibly.
But here I didn’t feel the chemistry and connection between the characters. Maybe a little between Jory and Val, but there is nothing between Jory and Rai. And all the overused endearments can’t substitute affection and intimacy.
Oh, and what about that political and social rivalry between Val and Rai mentioned at the beginning of the story? It is just dissolved in the fog of desire.
Val and Rai’s characters are not adequately drawn, and sometimes even Jory’s character is inconsistent.
There is an intrigue against Jory by his own family, but this storyline is very weak too.
And finally, just like Jory, I’m very unsatisfied with this divided ménage.
Too bad, because the base of the story is interesting, the mate-hunting workshop is a great idea and I really liked the black baby dragon, whose name was… oh boy… Precious.
Though not perfect, it was pretty good and interesting until 70%:
- Interesting world-building,
- Great main character: the beautiful and feminine but kick-ass fighter Jory,
- A baby dragon pet,
- Promising conspiracies and conflicts,
- Extensive and seemingly complicated connections between the characters.
Far from perfect: the romance. And not just because it’s insta love – you know when insta-lust equals love and a lifetime relationship – let’s not go there, it’s a dragon-mating thing. I’m not opposed to insta-love in paranormal romances when it is executed plausibly.
But here I didn’t feel the chemistry and connection between the characters. Maybe a little between Jory and Val, but there is nothing between Jory and Rai. And all the overused endearments can’t substitute affection and intimacy.
Oh, and what about that political and social rivalry between Val and Rai mentioned at the beginning of the story? It is just dissolved in the fog of desire.
Val and Rai’s characters are not adequately drawn, and sometimes even Jory’s character is inconsistent.
There is an intrigue against Jory by his own family, but this storyline is very weak too.
And finally, just like Jory, I’m very unsatisfied with this divided ménage.
Too bad, because the base of the story is interesting, the mate-hunting workshop is a great idea and I really liked the black baby dragon, whose name was… oh boy… Precious.
March 16, 2014
(Mild spoilers.) Total guilty pleasure. You gotta love a book where the (totally gorgeous, fashion-plate) hero arrives on a planet for the "mate hunt" and manages to score his first hook-up (with a totally built super-hunk dragon-man) right at the space-port! WHICH on this planet come equipped with comfort rooms (beds and lube included) for the convenience of horny travelers. Extra points for including multiple scenes of the hero going shopping. Seriously, what's not to love here.
December 12, 2012
3.75*
Oh color me happy, I went in thinking this was a dragon paranormal m/m story but I actually got one of my favorite things.
This has a little bit of intrigue, an acid spewing baby dragon with a temper and two royal dragon shifters who are very possessive and one small, pretty kick-ass Jory, a goddess Mother and two more stories in this series, what more can I want?
It's light, quick and a total guilty pleasure read...now I'm off to read the next one!
Oh color me happy, I went in thinking this was a dragon paranormal m/m story but I actually got one of my favorite things.
This has a little bit of intrigue, an acid spewing baby dragon with a temper and two royal dragon shifters who are very possessive and one small, pretty kick-ass Jory, a goddess Mother and two more stories in this series, what more can I want?
It's light, quick and a total guilty pleasure read...now I'm off to read the next one!
August 16, 2013
The potential was there but nothing is developed, the writing had the feel of a young adult book, though the sex content fixes it as an adult read.
I like the idea behind the story, there's just not enough here to hold my attention, I rolled my eyes a bit at the goddess because really, was there need for manipulation on high?
The characters - sweet cinderfella (but with own funds) sent away on a mate hunt, immediately meeting tall handsome and masterly, followed by meeting tall handsome and kingly. It's all insta-love-lust-bond, there's nothing more to them than that; it's an enjoyable bit of fluff, but don't expect any deep understanding or feelings. If you can accept it for what it is, then you'll do okay.
There's a fair share of honey and baby throughout the book, and nearly everything is sweet.
The threesome vibe is weak; the two big powerful dragons are wary of touching each other but quickly okay with sharing their bonded, which cancels a whole load of steamy potential.
At least one whole star is for Precious, who is ..precious. But why wasn't she there when she could have actually been a help? A crap guard-dragon but cute.
I like the idea behind the story, there's just not enough here to hold my attention, I rolled my eyes a bit at the goddess because really, was there need for manipulation on high?
The characters - sweet cinderfella (but with own funds) sent away on a mate hunt, immediately meeting tall handsome and masterly, followed by meeting tall handsome and kingly. It's all insta-love-lust-bond, there's nothing more to them than that; it's an enjoyable bit of fluff, but don't expect any deep understanding or feelings. If you can accept it for what it is, then you'll do okay.
There's a fair share of honey and baby throughout the book, and nearly everything is sweet.
The threesome vibe is weak; the two big powerful dragons are wary of touching each other but quickly okay with sharing their bonded, which cancels a whole load of steamy potential.
At least one whole star is for Precious, who is ..precious. But why wasn't she there when she could have actually been a help? A crap guard-dragon but cute.
March 17, 2014
Guilty pleasure -- hot dude (that everyone wants) gets done the moment he steps off the ship. Plus, mating dragons. I think that covers it.
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June 5, 2009Jory is the youngest son of the king of a futuristic planet. Being the youngest and gay, he should be not an obstacle to his siblings' ambitions to the throne, but Jory is well-liked by the people and by his father. And so the king decides to send his son in a "mate-searching" mission: he will travel from planet to planet till he will not find the right man for him, a man wealthy and power enough to protect Jory. Problem is that Jory is not exactly the man who likes to be dominated.
Anyway he agrees to his father's plan since the first planet he will visit will be Dragait, the native earth of shape-shifter dragonman, men well known to be real Alpha males, and Jory likes that type of men. Being pretty and cute, as soon as he dismounts on the new planet, he meets Val, a wealthy duke, who is probably his mate. Val doesn't waste time to mate with Jory, but the mating rules expect that Jory has to mate with another dragonman, and the God of Mating will allow the tattoo of the real mate to appear on Jory's body. And so, even if with regret, Val allows Jory to go out and find another man.
The second time, Jory does even better and attracts no less than the king of the planet. Rai is even more possessive than Val, and has no doubt that it will be his mark to appear on Jory. Both Val than Rai are Alpha male, but Val is the silent type, and instead Rai is the growling version. While reading the book, I was really perplexed since I really wasn't able to choice between Rai and Val, both of them were appealing and I liked both of them. The problem was that, even if the men were both attracted by Jory, it seemed impossible to have a bond between them, and so a menages seemed not proposable. And so I liked even better the solution with which the author came out.
The story is not very long, a novella, and it has still some minot fault, probably due to the fact that the author is young, but still, I found that between this one and the other I read, Amber Kell is a nice new voice in the M/M romance overview. It's obvious that she is also a voracious reader of gay romance, since she respects all the main rules of a gay romance written by a woman for women, and her characters are cute or strong, or both. The Dragonmen series is a good mix of paranormal and futuristic (back to the future subgenre), that winks to similar books in the genre, first of all the Sci-Fic Regency series by J.L. Langley, and so if you liked that one, you could try this one.
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Anyway he agrees to his father's plan since the first planet he will visit will be Dragait, the native earth of shape-shifter dragonman, men well known to be real Alpha males, and Jory likes that type of men. Being pretty and cute, as soon as he dismounts on the new planet, he meets Val, a wealthy duke, who is probably his mate. Val doesn't waste time to mate with Jory, but the mating rules expect that Jory has to mate with another dragonman, and the God of Mating will allow the tattoo of the real mate to appear on Jory's body. And so, even if with regret, Val allows Jory to go out and find another man.
The second time, Jory does even better and attracts no less than the king of the planet. Rai is even more possessive than Val, and has no doubt that it will be his mark to appear on Jory. Both Val than Rai are Alpha male, but Val is the silent type, and instead Rai is the growling version. While reading the book, I was really perplexed since I really wasn't able to choice between Rai and Val, both of them were appealing and I liked both of them. The problem was that, even if the men were both attracted by Jory, it seemed impossible to have a bond between them, and so a menages seemed not proposable. And so I liked even better the solution with which the author came out.
The story is not very long, a novella, and it has still some minot fault, probably due to the fact that the author is young, but still, I found that between this one and the other I read, Amber Kell is a nice new voice in the M/M romance overview. It's obvious that she is also a voracious reader of gay romance, since she respects all the main rules of a gay romance written by a woman for women, and her characters are cute or strong, or both. The Dragonmen series is a good mix of paranormal and futuristic (back to the future subgenre), that winks to similar books in the genre, first of all the Sci-Fic Regency series by J.L. Langley, and so if you liked that one, you could try this one.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0026IUP5Y/?...
June 5, 2016
1.5
Outstandingly amiture is the best description of this book.
I read this hoping for really hot sexy times, all I got was awkwardly quick "he put it in" sexual encounters. Jory (yes his name is Jory like the Calms charecter) is ridiculously perfect, and beautiful, and kind, and everyone loves him (sound familiar? Man if I have a male kid I need to name him Jory his life will be crazy but he will be perfection) anyyyywayyyy this book was 1/2 baked at best. It felt far too much like a 12 year old writing their first fanfiction. There was a time in my life where this would work for me but I just need more. Either super hot sex scenes or a plot that's not full of holes, and makes sense. This had neither of those qualities. But hey I finished it? That's something +.5 stars I have to stop reading this author, I think this will be my last one.
Outstandingly amiture is the best description of this book.
I read this hoping for really hot sexy times, all I got was awkwardly quick "he put it in" sexual encounters. Jory (yes his name is Jory like the Calms charecter) is ridiculously perfect, and beautiful, and kind, and everyone loves him (sound familiar? Man if I have a male kid I need to name him Jory his life will be crazy but he will be perfection) anyyyywayyyy this book was 1/2 baked at best. It felt far too much like a 12 year old writing their first fanfiction. There was a time in my life where this would work for me but I just need more. Either super hot sex scenes or a plot that's not full of holes, and makes sense. This had neither of those qualities. But hey I finished it? That's something +.5 stars I have to stop reading this author, I think this will be my last one.
August 3, 2013
Not a bad Dragon story, but nor was it anything special.
This is the typical mate mine lets have sex fic. Pretty obvious from the start who was going to mate with who.
The ending was a bit of a let down, not enough build up and over to fast, not to mention the clichéd villain.
But it was saved slightly by Precious. Now she is my ideal Dragon. Although I do wonder where she was in Jory's real hour of need.
Overall an easy read, more a 2 star but Precious pushes it up to a 3 lol.
This is the typical mate mine lets have sex fic. Pretty obvious from the start who was going to mate with who.
The ending was a bit of a let down, not enough build up and over to fast, not to mention the clichéd villain.
But it was saved slightly by Precious. Now she is my ideal Dragon. Although I do wonder where she was in Jory's real hour of need.
Overall an easy read, more a 2 star but Precious pushes it up to a 3 lol.
July 18, 2013
4.5 stars.
I adore it......it was smutty and sexy and had a great plot.
Only negative is the beginning is rush, I would have loved another 10,000 words or more to do some world building before they had sex.
I had a lot of fun reading it :)
Changed to 5 Stars when reread July 2013
Series was so much fun the second time I read it and whats even more impressive is that all 4 books are quite different, there was no repetitiveness.
I adore it......it was smutty and sexy and had a great plot.
Only negative is the beginning is rush, I would have loved another 10,000 words or more to do some world building before they had sex.
I had a lot of fun reading it :)
Changed to 5 Stars when reread July 2013
Series was so much fun the second time I read it and whats even more impressive is that all 4 books are quite different, there was no repetitiveness.
June 20, 2019
rating: 4 stars
I loved this book just as much the second time as I did the first. I loved both Jory and the baby dragon that he bonded with. I really liked Val. King Rai on the other hand was not my favorite of the three. A bit too overbearing and controlling for me but then he's a king so I guess it's to be expected. Overall a cute short story will little angst.
I loved this book just as much the second time as I did the first. I loved both Jory and the baby dragon that he bonded with. I really liked Val. King Rai on the other hand was not my favorite of the three. A bit too overbearing and controlling for me but then he's a king so I guess it's to be expected. Overall a cute short story will little angst.
May 3, 2015
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Di certo questa serie ha il pregio di presentare un contesto originale: c’è un pianeta sperduto nello spazio, dove ogni anno per tradizione si apre la Caccia al Compagno (etero, gay, bisex, in gruppo, ecc. - le categorie accolgono un po’ tutti). Arrivano candidati da ogni angolo della galassia e i vari mutaforma locali (i nostri Uomini-Drago) cercano di accaparrarsi le prede più ambite tramite incontri e riti di marchiatura. Devo dire che all’inizio questa commistione di generi mi aveva colpito: finalmente qualcuno che osa cose nuove, mi son detta! Soprattutto quando all’orizzonte è apparsa non solo uno, ma addirittura una coppia di Uomini-Drago in caccia e pure rivali tra loro. Gnam, gnam.
Peccato che tutte le idee di partenza vengano edulcorate in uno sviluppo semplicistico, quasi infantile. I dialoghi tra i personaggi sono surreali, quasi da fotoromanzo anni’70, le scene mal gestite, e sul finale la rivelazione del famigerato “cattivo” in appena in una paginetta mi ha lasciato apatica. Ammetto che per distrarmi dall’impressione di favoletta per ragazzi confidavo sulle scene di sesso, visto anche il promettente triangolone. Ma anche lì…
Visto che è una serie, spero che molto verrà approfondito in seguito. Grandiosa peraltro la cover.
Di certo questa serie ha il pregio di presentare un contesto originale: c’è un pianeta sperduto nello spazio, dove ogni anno per tradizione si apre la Caccia al Compagno (etero, gay, bisex, in gruppo, ecc. - le categorie accolgono un po’ tutti). Arrivano candidati da ogni angolo della galassia e i vari mutaforma locali (i nostri Uomini-Drago) cercano di accaparrarsi le prede più ambite tramite incontri e riti di marchiatura. Devo dire che all’inizio questa commistione di generi mi aveva colpito: finalmente qualcuno che osa cose nuove, mi son detta! Soprattutto quando all’orizzonte è apparsa non solo uno, ma addirittura una coppia di Uomini-Drago in caccia e pure rivali tra loro. Gnam, gnam.
Peccato che tutte le idee di partenza vengano edulcorate in uno sviluppo semplicistico, quasi infantile. I dialoghi tra i personaggi sono surreali, quasi da fotoromanzo anni’70, le scene mal gestite, e sul finale la rivelazione del famigerato “cattivo” in appena in una paginetta mi ha lasciato apatica. Ammetto che per distrarmi dall’impressione di favoletta per ragazzi confidavo sulle scene di sesso, visto anche il promettente triangolone. Ma anche lì…
Visto che è una serie, spero che molto verrà approfondito in seguito. Grandiosa peraltro la cover.
May 17, 2021
leave it to Joriah, a son of a goddess and a galatic king to find not just one mate during the mate hunt but two mates. the king of the planet and a royal Duke third in line of royal succession. not only the but he bonds with a rare black dragon queen. He get ambushed by his sister in law who is business partner with his uncle, a slaver that Joriah is trying to put out of business. He need the two mate to protect him but don't think he is a sub he is an alpha in his own right. so a three alpha bond is rare but powerful.
March 8, 2014
Read this pre-Goodreads time. I know it involves possessive growly muscle men vying for the attention and hand in marriage of a delicate beautiful male who came to the dragonmen planet shopping for a husband. I could still remember how the story goes but it wouldn't be fresh enough to attempt a review on it. So I'll just rate it and chuck it back to the back shelf.
March 19, 2014
This was so incredibly fluffy it read like a parody of fluff. Dragon shifter fluff, no less. I feel like I've been coshed with marshmallows @@. Not sure what to rate it, three fairy floss stars? That'll do, for now.
July 23, 2025
July 2025
Kindle edition
I liked this one. Tor seems like he's getting matched and maybe the brother. I liked the little dragon. The mates were secondary, although I hope they pop up again once they've gotten used to being mates. Jory's reaction to being mated was funny. Looking forward to what's next in the series.
Kindle edition
I liked this one. Tor seems like he's getting matched and maybe the brother. I liked the little dragon. The mates were secondary, although I hope they pop up again once they've gotten used to being mates. Jory's reaction to being mated was funny. Looking forward to what's next in the series.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 4, 2020
Stories with menage relationships are hard for me, and there really wasn't much of a chance here to see how the characters worked out the dynamics of the relationship. I did like the concept of the "mate hunt."
January 6, 2021
Joriah es un hijo menor del Rey de Alta Galáctica, su padre lo queria sobre sus otros hijos, pero el no queria saber nada de politica ni de gobierno. Cuando su padre decide que lo mejor para que este seguro y protegido es que consiga un marido en el festival de apareamiento del planeta Dragait, ademas que si conseguia un marido poderoso podian tener un buen acuerdo comercial.
Pero cuando llega al festival se siente atraido no por uno, sino dos hombres maravillosos, y segun las reglas del festival debe esperar 48 horas despues de tener sexo con ellos a ver si aparece la marca del dragon en su espalda.
Val es un duque, tercero en la linea de sucesion en el reino de las provincias del Norte, ha participado en festival de apareamiento desde que tiene edad de tener pareja, y todavia no ha encontrado a su companero predestinado. Pero cuando se encuentra con Jory, siente que lo es, ahora solo debe respetar las normas del festival y esperar 48 horas para ver si su marca aparece.
Raiston es el rey de las provincias del norte, ha estado esperando durante mucho tiempo a su pareja y esta a punto de darse por vencido y aceptar alguna pareja que sea "adecuada" segun su consejo, pero cuando ve a Jory al lado del Duque Val, sabe que tiene que probarlo. Despues de un solo encuentro ahora debe esperar cual de ellos es el companero de Jory.
La historia, porque son muy pocas paginas para llamarse libro, presenta un universo realmente interesante, lleno de dragones, diosas, reyes, duques, tecnologia, viajes espaciales, pero todo eso queda opacado por la simplicidad de la historia, ademas de que lo sencillo es son tratadas las escenas eroticas.
Me parece que le falto mucho, mucho, en la descripcion del universo y el trato de los otros personajes, apenas conocemos algo de Jory, y nada de Val o Rai. Ademas que el tema del festival es dejado de lado. Siento como que la historia esta incompleta, y me atrevi a ver las sinopsis de los otros libros de las series y ninguno me llamo la atencion para continuarla.
Y aunque todos los libros estan basados en la misma raza, en el mismo planeta, la falta de relacion entre los personajes y continuidad es lo que me retiene de continuar leyendo esta serie.
Pero si solo te interesan las escenas eroticas en lecturas cortas (100pag o menos), esta es tu serie.
Pero cuando llega al festival se siente atraido no por uno, sino dos hombres maravillosos, y segun las reglas del festival debe esperar 48 horas despues de tener sexo con ellos a ver si aparece la marca del dragon en su espalda.
Val es un duque, tercero en la linea de sucesion en el reino de las provincias del Norte, ha participado en festival de apareamiento desde que tiene edad de tener pareja, y todavia no ha encontrado a su companero predestinado. Pero cuando se encuentra con Jory, siente que lo es, ahora solo debe respetar las normas del festival y esperar 48 horas para ver si su marca aparece.
Raiston es el rey de las provincias del norte, ha estado esperando durante mucho tiempo a su pareja y esta a punto de darse por vencido y aceptar alguna pareja que sea "adecuada" segun su consejo, pero cuando ve a Jory al lado del Duque Val, sabe que tiene que probarlo. Despues de un solo encuentro ahora debe esperar cual de ellos es el companero de Jory.
La historia, porque son muy pocas paginas para llamarse libro, presenta un universo realmente interesante, lleno de dragones, diosas, reyes, duques, tecnologia, viajes espaciales, pero todo eso queda opacado por la simplicidad de la historia, ademas de que lo sencillo es son tratadas las escenas eroticas.
Me parece que le falto mucho, mucho, en la descripcion del universo y el trato de los otros personajes, apenas conocemos algo de Jory, y nada de Val o Rai. Ademas que el tema del festival es dejado de lado. Siento como que la historia esta incompleta, y me atrevi a ver las sinopsis de los otros libros de las series y ninguno me llamo la atencion para continuarla.
Y aunque todos los libros estan basados en la misma raza, en el mismo planeta, la falta de relacion entre los personajes y continuidad es lo que me retiene de continuar leyendo esta serie.
Pero si solo te interesan las escenas eroticas en lecturas cortas (100pag o menos), esta es tu serie.
July 13, 2016
The idea behind the book was good. I especially liked that the author made the university realistic with both homo- and hetro- sexual couples. (Unlike some universe were everyone in the current generation is gay w/o addressing where future children will come about) However the author need help with character and world development.
I could tell the author was trying to create an original universe but she kept infusing her universe with modern colloquialism and syntax. That may be possible in a new world, but this author did not do it successfully. Also, the behavior of the characters were not consistent with the the person she was describing. For ex, the prince was someone who spent his mornings everyday with a tailor. He was known for his fashion; so well known that his ex burned all his clothes for revenge. Yet when he went to replace his wardrobe he claimed he never thought of how his clothes made him look. That is highly unlikely. Another example was when he was uncomfortable about having guards, yet as a prince he had personal guards all his life and he mentions (later) that he misses his old guards. There are many other examples I could have mentioned that followed on this theme. Not only were there contradictions, the book ended without a conclusion. Not a cliff hanger but no ending. One second he is being saved and the next
Therefore it only gets 1 star.
I could tell the author was trying to create an original universe but she kept infusing her universe with modern colloquialism and syntax. That may be possible in a new world, but this author did not do it successfully. Also, the behavior of the characters were not consistent with the the person she was describing. For ex, the prince was someone who spent his mornings everyday with a tailor. He was known for his fashion; so well known that his ex burned all his clothes for revenge. Yet when he went to replace his wardrobe he claimed he never thought of how his clothes made him look. That is highly unlikely. Another example was when he was uncomfortable about having guards, yet as a prince he had personal guards all his life and he mentions (later) that he misses his old guards. There are many other examples I could have mentioned that followed on this theme. Not only were there contradictions, the book ended without a conclusion. Not a cliff hanger but no ending. One second he is being saved and the next
Therefore it only gets 1 star.
June 10, 2016
As an introduction to the series, Mate Hunt gives readers some hot, possessive alpha male dragonkin (dragon shifters) who are both drawn to the same man during their planet's mate hunt. The premise of the story and series is unique in that, while there are dragon shifters finding their mates it is taking place in a world that has a touch of sci-fi but with a modern-day feel. There are traditions within the dragonkin societies of the planet, some that those from other planets are aware of and others that have visitors-like Jory-scrambling to learn how to navigate this unique world.
The immediate attraction that we see is easily attributed to the idea of mates, a concept that I have no problem with at all in this setting of paranormal/fantasy-this is actually one of my guilty pleasure favorites. I do confess that while I felt the pull between Jory and Val, I didn't really feel the same about Jory and Rai, and the end result with the gap between Val and Rai did make me feel like their trinity was a bit unfinished.
But this is a good start to the series, and with a shot of drama thanks to part of Jory's family, Mate Hunt kept me immersed in the story and piqued my interest for the rest of the series. 3.5 stars for Mate Hunt, and I'd recommend this to M/M paranormal/dragon shifter romance fans 18+ for adult language and M/M sexual content.
The immediate attraction that we see is easily attributed to the idea of mates, a concept that I have no problem with at all in this setting of paranormal/fantasy-this is actually one of my guilty pleasure favorites. I do confess that while I felt the pull between Jory and Val, I didn't really feel the same about Jory and Rai, and the end result with the gap between Val and Rai did make me feel like their trinity was a bit unfinished.
But this is a good start to the series, and with a shot of drama thanks to part of Jory's family, Mate Hunt kept me immersed in the story and piqued my interest for the rest of the series. 3.5 stars for Mate Hunt, and I'd recommend this to M/M paranormal/dragon shifter romance fans 18+ for adult language and M/M sexual content.
June 4, 2016
Series Review: Hot men, hotter dragons... what's not to love?
Dragon Men by Amber Kell is a series of thoroughly entertaining novellas. The characters are sexy, engaging and easy to love. With a nice mix of drama, erotic romance and adventure, Ms. Kell has mastered the art of short stories. I gobbled up this series one right after the other and am virtually tapping my fingers for more.
Mate Hunt:
I loved the sizzling give and take between the three main characters. The animosity Val and Rai have for each other is the contrast to the passion they share with Jory. The drama within Jory's family is just what Mate Hunt needed to move the story beyond the realm of erotica. I especially enjoyed the scenes between Jory and his father.
My OFFICIAL REVIEW written for Carly’s Book Reviews.
Dragon Men by Amber Kell is a series of thoroughly entertaining novellas. The characters are sexy, engaging and easy to love. With a nice mix of drama, erotic romance and adventure, Ms. Kell has mastered the art of short stories. I gobbled up this series one right after the other and am virtually tapping my fingers for more.
Mate Hunt:
I loved the sizzling give and take between the three main characters. The animosity Val and Rai have for each other is the contrast to the passion they share with Jory. The drama within Jory's family is just what Mate Hunt needed to move the story beyond the realm of erotica. I especially enjoyed the scenes between Jory and his father.
My OFFICIAL REVIEW written for Carly’s Book Reviews.
August 6, 2011
This is for the "New" release edition.
This was better, quite a bit was added to it. (Not as much as the page numbers let you think, old one was like 55 pages and new 175 pages.) The new one is double spaced so it seems like more.
The story did not seem to jump as much, some things were explained more, new people added.
And for many who thought the first one ended rather quick there is an Epilogue that gives us a little more of an ending with their relationship
I still love the pet dragon "Precious" she has a couple more scenes also.
This was better, quite a bit was added to it. (Not as much as the page numbers let you think, old one was like 55 pages and new 175 pages.) The new one is double spaced so it seems like more.
The story did not seem to jump as much, some things were explained more, new people added.
And for many who thought the first one ended rather quick there is an Epilogue that gives us a little more of an ending with their relationship
I still love the pet dragon "Precious" she has a couple more scenes also.
October 23, 2012
DRAGONS! That was my motivation for buying this one and it's absolutely my favorite thing about it. I enjoyed this so much more than I expected to--perhaps more than I ought to have. But it's about dragons! Not only does Jory end up married to dragon shifters, but he ends up being adopted by a full-blood dragon pet. So awesome!
This had the bits of shifter lore that intrigue me, and that totally work for me when done well. Plus, it also was the most intriguing mix of sci-fi elements and medieval castles and kings and warriors. So fun!
There were a few things that really didn't work for me, but on the whole, this story was just so much fun to read! It's definitely going on the guilty pleasures shelf, and I'm sure I'll return to it whenever I need a nice, sweet, fun read.
This had the bits of shifter lore that intrigue me, and that totally work for me when done well. Plus, it also was the most intriguing mix of sci-fi elements and medieval castles and kings and warriors. So fun!
There were a few things that really didn't work for me, but on the whole, this story was just so much fun to read! It's definitely going on the guilty pleasures shelf, and I'm sure I'll return to it whenever I need a nice, sweet, fun read.
October 15, 2012
Joriah's father, the Galactic King, sends Joriah to the Dragon Planet, Dragait, for the annual mate hunt. The King fears for Joriah's life because Joriah's brother, and heir to the throne, Detrius, may be trying to kill him. I really liked the concept of this book and enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. On Dragait, Joriah meets two potential mates, and while I felt his connection with one of his mating prospects, I didn't with the other. This became a bit too much of an "insta-love" story for me to really sink my teeth into. But I did like it overall, I just would have liked a little more development between the mates.
April 3, 2013
3 1/2 stars. I really liked it. I wish some things had been explored more, but since it is the first in a series, I'll just have to hope for those tidbits in the next book. But OHHHH I wanted to see Val and Rai get a little more action together. I haven't looked to see if the next book has new MC, or if it continues with these. I hope we haven't seen the last of them in either case. Thank goodness for the Goodreads groups. They have pointed me towards many books, that I may not have found on my own.
June 21, 2016
Not my usual type of book but it was a quick enjoyable read.
Not alot to think about whilst reading. No angst, sexy times the beginning of a true menage.
I am not sure if I will continue with this series but I could use them for further challenges.
Not alot to think about whilst reading. No angst, sexy times the beginning of a true menage.
I am not sure if I will continue with this series but I could use them for further challenges.
August 28, 2010
I don't want to gush but...I loved, loved, loved this book about dragons! Very cute and charming, making me smile as I read.
November 5, 2011
Smoothly woven, it was too short to be really interesting. Characters were just drawn, plot was too brief to be anything but flat.
The potential is there, though.
The potential is there, though.
March 5, 2013
This was a really fun read. Yepp, that's about all. There was is an almost infinite list of how much could've turned out better, or that I didn't like, but overall, I just fun reading this.
January 24, 2021
Questo libro è... meh. Ammetto di averlo iniziato con curiosità vista la trama. L'idea di associare il mondo dei draghi (quindi un fantasy) a un M/M era bizzarra e intrigante allo stesso tempo, motivo per cui mi aspettavo qualcosa di carino e godibile e ho iniziato la lettura con entusiasmo che... è morto in tre secondi. Il libro è noioso, la trama in definitiva non esiste se non per le prime 2 paginette scarse in cui ci viene presentato il bamboc...ehm.. protagonista che viene gentilmente cacciato dal padre (nonché Re) e mandato lontano dalla sua terra per trovare un compagno ed evitare di essere accoppato dal fratello gelosone di turno (che a quanto pare lo vede come una minaccia anche se il nostro protagonista è inetto ed immaturo ed è sicuramente l'ultima persona che dovrebbe avvicinarsi a un trono) e dopo questo tutto si riduce a un PWP perché non c'è di niente. Non mi aspettavo sicuramente una trama epica alla Beautiful o un introspezione psicologica da strizza cervelli né di ripercorrere i traumi infantili dei 3 protagonisti ma un minimo potevano sforzarsi, il fatto che siano appena 120 pagine non sono una giustificazione. Insomma il mood del romanzo è "Oh un bel ragazzo... ma si scopiamo" e poi "oh un altro bel ragazzo... ma si scopiamo anche lui" per finire con "Wow... threesome... due figoni is megl che one " threesome infame che neanche c'è alla fine visto che il tutto finisce sul più bello, proprio quando pensi "Ehi non avrò avuto una trama ma almeno da fangirl posso godermi tre manzi che ci danno dentro" e... no... il libro finisce prima che si entri "nell'azione". A questo sommiamo qualche scenetta finto dramma con il genio di turno che rischia la vita così a caso (e proprio inaspettatamente oserei dire) e avremo un romanzo... meh... non è scritto male ma non trasmette niente, ci sono romanzi erotici scritti meglio e ben caratterizzati, con poche pagine ma con del contenuto che qui manca, anche l'idea del mondo dei draconici poteva essere sviluppata meglio, adoro quando un autore crea un mondo a parte con delle regole, una storia qui viene introdotta questa fantomatica caccia al compagno e non veniamo a sapere nulla di più, come funziona? Perché partecipare? Quanto dura? Perché viene fatta? Che conseguenze ha? So che non dovrei farmi troppe domande ma se mi crei un mondo magico devi darmi delle regole o qualcosa! Se no tanto vale ambientarlo nei giorni nostri e via della serie "Oh tra noi esistono dei draghi!" e stop ci si poteva concentrare sugli accoppiamenti e basta senza paranoie mentali ma se mi crei un mondo voglio sapere come funziona o qualcosa. Se non mi dai delle regole almeno puoi darmi un contenuto di trama e se non la trama dei personaggi di spessore e ben caratterizzati. Qui si toppa su tutti e 3 i fronti ed è un vero peccato. Come romanzetto erotico è troppo noioso perché ci sono momenti morti e si spreca l'unica occasione di creare una scena erotica e interessante, come fantasy non ha contenuto perché non entra decentemente nei dettagli e da come è descritto potrebbe essere ambientato sotto casa mia, come M/M è noioso perché non c'è niente e non rimane... nulla. Un libro che leggi, non ti fa vomitare di certo come altri libri ma non ti lascia niente, sinceramente non so se leggerò gli altri, probabilmente mi butterò almeno sul secondo per vedere se migliora come "serie" ma... non mi sento neanche di consigliarlo, c'è di meglio, da leggere solo se non si ha nient'altro da leggere in caso contrario si può passare oltre senza problemi.
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