3.5/5⭐️
📌Details: 356 pages
Welcome to Dragons and low Fantasy!
I began The Dragons Captured series after falling head-over-heels for the captivating Fourth Wing.
Desperate for more Fantasy surrounding Dragons, I picked up Ensnared and didn’t stop until I’d read all 3 of the released books (the 4th is set to release in August, 2025).
📖This review will contain spoilers.
📌Plot: The story unfolds in modern USA, a normal world with normal laws, and more or less devoid of magic. Dragons will become the theme of these books quite quickly; however, our foundation is laid in the exact same world and (more or less) time period in which we live, complete with references to real-life celebrities and cities.
If you’re a lover of High Fantasy, Book 1 may leave something to be desired; however, the low fantasy does evolve throughout our series until the lines blur and we find ourselves in a world of Norse mythology, Dragon riding, and magic.
Our plot’s focus begins after our MC is captured by a Dragon, as Dragons suddenly appear on Earth and begin a rampage of destruction and enslavement.
The storyline then follows our less-than-obedient (now enslaved) human, her siblings, and her Dragon Master in his mission on Earth.
The Book ends with our MC assisting the dragons, and beginning to redefine the enslavement of thousands of humans as they prepare to embark on the Dragon’s true quest.
📌Romance:
Our enemies to lovers dynamic feels a bit forced at times early on, and I found myself wishing for a bit more of a progression; however, if you continue the series the plot thickens and the foundation for an actual romance emerges.
This is definitely a Romantasy. Book 1 features foundation-laying for the series arc, fleshing out the details of why the Dragons are here and what they are, and finally our MCs enslavement and an enemies-to-lovers romance arc.
Our book ends with a romantic rival (a female dragon) arriving on Earth, leaving our MC in turmoil.
📌Rating:
My rating mostly reflects a desire for more in-depth danger, drama, and war. Our focus on the romance tried to draw away from the true gravity of the disaster unfolding on Earth, which softened the extreme events happening to our MC. This is remedied, in my opinion, in the sequels.
I also prefer High Fantasy, which of course left me less than satisfied with grocery stores, MMA fighting, and Houston, Texas; but that is obviously a personal preference.