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Dragonis Academy #4
Queen of the Cursed Egg
When they said only the strong would survive, they weren't joking.
Between deadly gauntlets, cutthroat classmates, and my father's relentless attempts to transform me into a dracolich, death has become my closest companion. As the sole surviving fourth year at Shadowcarve Academy, I've evolved from student to reluctant mentor for my younger mates. The school has little left to teach me that my father didn't already beat into my bones.
Did I mention that Thauglor has hatched, and Abraxis is slowly becoming his terrifying mini-me? It's equal parts hilarious and horrifying. My nest remains dangerously unbalanced—with three dominant drakes, one temperamental basilisk, and my other volatile mates, a bloodbath could erupt at any moment.
We're essentially fighting a war on three fronts. My father and his minions relentlessly test our defenses. The mages systematically hunt dragons before they can ascend to wyrm status. Worst of all, our elders have redacted so much history that truth has become indistinguishable from lies. The differences between the original texts I discovered in my father's study and the sanitized academy versions are staggering.
My mates and I survey the battlefield before us and forge plans to protect our progeny and our flight. For all the unspeakable evils my father forced me to endure, he succeeded in creating something unexpected—a weapon capable of defending not only our continent, but challenging even him.
It's time to embrace what I've become.Trial of the Cursed Egg - Year OneGuardian of the Cursed Egg - Year TwoKlauth - History of the Red Cursed EggProgeny of the Cursed Egg - Year ThreeThauglor - History of the Black Cursed EggQueen of the Cursed Egg - Year Four
Between deadly gauntlets, cutthroat classmates, and my father's relentless attempts to transform me into a dracolich, death has become my closest companion. As the sole surviving fourth year at Shadowcarve Academy, I've evolved from student to reluctant mentor for my younger mates. The school has little left to teach me that my father didn't already beat into my bones.
Did I mention that Thauglor has hatched, and Abraxis is slowly becoming his terrifying mini-me? It's equal parts hilarious and horrifying. My nest remains dangerously unbalanced—with three dominant drakes, one temperamental basilisk, and my other volatile mates, a bloodbath could erupt at any moment.
We're essentially fighting a war on three fronts. My father and his minions relentlessly test our defenses. The mages systematically hunt dragons before they can ascend to wyrm status. Worst of all, our elders have redacted so much history that truth has become indistinguishable from lies. The differences between the original texts I discovered in my father's study and the sanitized academy versions are staggering.
My mates and I survey the battlefield before us and forge plans to protect our progeny and our flight. For all the unspeakable evils my father forced me to endure, he succeeded in creating something unexpected—a weapon capable of defending not only our continent, but challenging even him.
It's time to embrace what I've become.Trial of the Cursed Egg - Year OneGuardian of the Cursed Egg - Year TwoKlauth - History of the Red Cursed EggProgeny of the Cursed Egg - Year ThreeThauglor - History of the Black Cursed EggQueen of the Cursed Egg - Year Four
572 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 6, 2025
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November 11, 2025
So many small problems… inconsistencies, pacing problems, repetition, vague world building while tedious over explaining of pointless things. There were so many similar if not identical sentence/paragraphs about the same thing over and over and over again. Like catching so and so’s scent then start talking to the person and in the next paragraph mentioning again the person’s scent. In one interaction between 2 or more characters their scents might be brought up multiple times. This happened each time 2 of more people met up. Or when someone shifted to their other form. There was usually a paragraph describing the process such as pain/no pain popping etc.. This info was needed in book 1 but not in this book and not every time someone shifts.
There wasn’t really any conclusion with the mages. Sure they uncovered some things and killed some of them but they never went into the mages terrain and made sure to eliminate them.
There wasn’t really any conclusion with the mages. Sure they uncovered some things and killed some of them but they never went into the mages terrain and made sure to eliminate them.
June 8, 2026
And it comes to an end!
I've got mixed feelings on the book. My overall opinion: It's okay, it's good.
There are times where things are described maybe TOO much. The amount of times scents are described is a bit overkill, in my opinion, and describing physical things like colours is a bit overdone as well. For example, black scales: They seem to absorb the light rather than reflect, making it seem like a piece of the night sky has fallen or a black void. I could go back and try to count how many times black scales are described (and how many times the same description is used), but it doesn't matter. Let's just say it's a lot.
The war on mages didn't last nearly as long as I expected. Even during the duration of the 'war,' it wasn't really talked about. There were two groups that were beaten on page (four if you include two others that were taken out by dragons in Mina's flight). The rest is done off page. Don't take this as I wanted brutality on page, specifically. It's just they were the cause for so much harm in the dragon community, and their end just kind of... flopped a bit. For that matter, so was Mina's dad. Within pages, it was just done. The idea of how they did it was great, but it could have been a bit more of a battle.
I didn't mind the book, I liked the babies. I liked the men's reactions to who fathered them, and the ending was adorable as well. There were some things I liked in the book, like the characters and their personalities (Ziggie is probably still my favourite). It's just the series overall was a bit more to the good side of "meh," if that makes sense.
That being said, I'm curious to see how Mina's kids turn out, so I may read the next generation at some point. I do want a break from this world though, so it won't be right away.
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And now it's that time of the review! Inconsistencies!! (And other little issues that don't effect the plot, but stand out to weird people like me.)
But honestly, it got to the point I just wanted to finish the series, so I didn't bother writing them all out this time. Don't get me wrong, there's a few in there, but I decided to just write it the first one I found and ignored the rest.
We made it 14 pages before our first hiccup!
On page 14: "She sits up slowly, the recliner shifting beneath our combined weight, and passes the baby back to Cora, the transfer gentle and careful."
On page 15: "Mina slides off my lap to sit in front of Thauglor, looking up at him. ... She passes the baby back to Cora."
Super minor. Noticeable, but minor. It's petty to bring it up, I'm sure, but I'm a bit weird and things stick out to me.
There's other things again, like betrothals (Thauglor and Klauth: "We didn't do this in our day!" (Yes they did, technically), and other minor things, but none effect the story, much, if at all.
I've got mixed feelings on the book. My overall opinion: It's okay, it's good.
There are times where things are described maybe TOO much. The amount of times scents are described is a bit overkill, in my opinion, and describing physical things like colours is a bit overdone as well. For example, black scales: They seem to absorb the light rather than reflect, making it seem like a piece of the night sky has fallen or a black void. I could go back and try to count how many times black scales are described (and how many times the same description is used), but it doesn't matter. Let's just say it's a lot.
The war on mages didn't last nearly as long as I expected. Even during the duration of the 'war,' it wasn't really talked about. There were two groups that were beaten on page (four if you include two others that were taken out by dragons in Mina's flight). The rest is done off page. Don't take this as I wanted brutality on page, specifically. It's just they were the cause for so much harm in the dragon community, and their end just kind of... flopped a bit. For that matter, so was Mina's dad. Within pages, it was just done. The idea of how they did it was great, but it could have been a bit more of a battle.
I didn't mind the book, I liked the babies. I liked the men's reactions to who fathered them, and the ending was adorable as well. There were some things I liked in the book, like the characters and their personalities (Ziggie is probably still my favourite). It's just the series overall was a bit more to the good side of "meh," if that makes sense.
That being said, I'm curious to see how Mina's kids turn out, so I may read the next generation at some point. I do want a break from this world though, so it won't be right away.
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And now it's that time of the review! Inconsistencies!! (And other little issues that don't effect the plot, but stand out to weird people like me.)
But honestly, it got to the point I just wanted to finish the series, so I didn't bother writing them all out this time. Don't get me wrong, there's a few in there, but I decided to just write it the first one I found and ignored the rest.
We made it 14 pages before our first hiccup!
On page 14: "She sits up slowly, the recliner shifting beneath our combined weight, and passes the baby back to Cora, the transfer gentle and careful."
On page 15: "Mina slides off my lap to sit in front of Thauglor, looking up at him. ... She passes the baby back to Cora."
Super minor. Noticeable, but minor. It's petty to bring it up, I'm sure, but I'm a bit weird and things stick out to me.
There's other things again, like betrothals (Thauglor and Klauth: "We didn't do this in our day!" (Yes they did, technically), and other minor things, but none effect the story, much, if at all.
November 2, 2025
4⭐️
I'm sad this series is ending.Throughout the story, I did feel a sense of finality, so I was happy about the next generation spin- off possibility.
I think Ziggy is one of my favorite characters. I loved his excitement over being a father.
I'm a little confused over Mina's dad. I thought he was at one point working with the mages, and now, in this book, he's been working against them the whole time ?
I'm sad this series is ending.Throughout the story, I did feel a sense of finality, so I was happy about the next generation spin- off possibility.
I think Ziggy is one of my favorite characters. I loved his excitement over being a father.
I'm a little confused over Mina's dad. I thought he was at one point working with the mages, and now, in this book, he's been working against them the whole time ?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 16, 2025
This was amazing. I loved this one so much. I can't wait to read their children's books. I love the relationship between them so much.
November 18, 2025
Good storyline but needs more editing
Spoilers included** and slight ranting
Okay so overall this was a good way to wrap up the series. I do LOVE the children being added and the uniqueness of them and enjoy most of the storyline but there needs to be more editing done. There are frequent typos and grammar errors. As well as that, sometimes the character POV gets messed up for a paragraph. The amount of times “taste the salt on her/his skin” is said got to be ridiculous and overdone. Things are constantly repeated and describing each persons scent constantly was redundant too. I even highlighted three times in the last book when they described Mina’s hair as “copper” which makes no sense when it’s supposed to be green for example. Also HATE that the familiars were just forgotten and excluded in this book.
The world building could be expanded and defined more as well. That should have been done in the first book though. The glossary only explains and details a few types of dragons and then suddenly in this book there were a whole bunch of new ones mentioned like copper, steel, brass, and purple dragons (just kept adding types of metal ones lol). Not to mention when describing the groups of dragons gathered “emerald” is included despite them supposedly having no more green dragons on that continent. These little details go a long way to being more submersed into the fantasy world. Zodiac academy is a great example of when it’s done right, even though there’s countless species they never make errors.
My main issues for this last book:
- Iris was never mentioned or seen again. Like her guarding the cursed eggs was cute but now there are real eggs and she should have been there. I love when there’s animal sidekicks so I noticed her missing as well as Abraxis’ raven. They were just excluded.
- In earlier books they say a bunch about Mina’s mom being the “last iron dragon” and now suddenly there’s more from her flight all along that Mina knew existed (just didn’t know she was related to)
- Mina’s sister is never mentioned again after she visited her at the end of the last book. Having her come join her flight would have been a sweet reunion and included more basilisks around.
- For a large portion of the book they’re concerned that there’s no one older than 150 years old and trying to solve why.. then one conversation they finally ask Mina how old her dad is and she casually goes “200 but he hid it from the council”. Again these type of plot holes just get annoying. Why wouldn’t she have mentioned it earlier if she knew he was older than everyone. And if the mountain is supposedly why the mages never found him then wouldn’t there have been other older dragons in that flight besides her dad too ?
- Vaughn as a mate was barely included this book and honestly doesn’t make much sense in the overall storyline now. At least the others were all friends + the ancients but then just a random gargoyle who she barely knows is added.
- The entire plan to get the mages to “find them” at the gem dragon flight plan was dumb and rushed. First of all, they really brought one of the children? Also Klauth goes into a murderous rage when he realizes “gem dragon nests are built on quartz lines” so they mages shouldn’t have found them there? Again.. wouldn’t they have known that before going there? And it’s never said if his rage was killing every innocent gem female and child too. Then they really have Mina leave instead of fight when that was the whole reason she was there. They acted surprised by how many mages showed up but should have anticipated that. The entire thing just again felt like it was rushed to wrap the story up and became anticlimactic. Like were expected to believe it really took them 2 days to kill less than 18 of them (considering some went for Mina). And Mina say they found her because of her hair coloring and yet at no point did they ever see her so again a plot hole.
- The ancients make a “realization” that Mina is so special because she was a triplet. They explain it to the other mates while she’s unconscious and then it’s never mentioned again and they never tell her, at least it’s not written so what was the point of that even being included then.
- While I think a next gen series will be interesting and is pretty common now, I wish we’d at least gotten the names of the other new kids and not ended it with the clear set up for Raven. Her even being named Raven is just suddenly said and seemed out of nowhere when they hadn’t mentioned names of the others. Makes me wonder if the next gen will have her siblings stories too or just focus on her which I’d hate because there’s 6 other kids too.
Spoilers included** and slight ranting
Okay so overall this was a good way to wrap up the series. I do LOVE the children being added and the uniqueness of them and enjoy most of the storyline but there needs to be more editing done. There are frequent typos and grammar errors. As well as that, sometimes the character POV gets messed up for a paragraph. The amount of times “taste the salt on her/his skin” is said got to be ridiculous and overdone. Things are constantly repeated and describing each persons scent constantly was redundant too. I even highlighted three times in the last book when they described Mina’s hair as “copper” which makes no sense when it’s supposed to be green for example. Also HATE that the familiars were just forgotten and excluded in this book.
The world building could be expanded and defined more as well. That should have been done in the first book though. The glossary only explains and details a few types of dragons and then suddenly in this book there were a whole bunch of new ones mentioned like copper, steel, brass, and purple dragons (just kept adding types of metal ones lol). Not to mention when describing the groups of dragons gathered “emerald” is included despite them supposedly having no more green dragons on that continent. These little details go a long way to being more submersed into the fantasy world. Zodiac academy is a great example of when it’s done right, even though there’s countless species they never make errors.
My main issues for this last book:
- Iris was never mentioned or seen again. Like her guarding the cursed eggs was cute but now there are real eggs and she should have been there. I love when there’s animal sidekicks so I noticed her missing as well as Abraxis’ raven. They were just excluded.
- In earlier books they say a bunch about Mina’s mom being the “last iron dragon” and now suddenly there’s more from her flight all along that Mina knew existed (just didn’t know she was related to)
- Mina’s sister is never mentioned again after she visited her at the end of the last book. Having her come join her flight would have been a sweet reunion and included more basilisks around.
- For a large portion of the book they’re concerned that there’s no one older than 150 years old and trying to solve why.. then one conversation they finally ask Mina how old her dad is and she casually goes “200 but he hid it from the council”. Again these type of plot holes just get annoying. Why wouldn’t she have mentioned it earlier if she knew he was older than everyone. And if the mountain is supposedly why the mages never found him then wouldn’t there have been other older dragons in that flight besides her dad too ?
- Vaughn as a mate was barely included this book and honestly doesn’t make much sense in the overall storyline now. At least the others were all friends + the ancients but then just a random gargoyle who she barely knows is added.
- The entire plan to get the mages to “find them” at the gem dragon flight plan was dumb and rushed. First of all, they really brought one of the children? Also Klauth goes into a murderous rage when he realizes “gem dragon nests are built on quartz lines” so they mages shouldn’t have found them there? Again.. wouldn’t they have known that before going there? And it’s never said if his rage was killing every innocent gem female and child too. Then they really have Mina leave instead of fight when that was the whole reason she was there. They acted surprised by how many mages showed up but should have anticipated that. The entire thing just again felt like it was rushed to wrap the story up and became anticlimactic. Like were expected to believe it really took them 2 days to kill less than 18 of them (considering some went for Mina). And Mina say they found her because of her hair coloring and yet at no point did they ever see her so again a plot hole.
- The ancients make a “realization” that Mina is so special because she was a triplet. They explain it to the other mates while she’s unconscious and then it’s never mentioned again and they never tell her, at least it’s not written so what was the point of that even being included then.
- While I think a next gen series will be interesting and is pretty common now, I wish we’d at least gotten the names of the other new kids and not ended it with the clear set up for Raven. Her even being named Raven is just suddenly said and seemed out of nowhere when they hadn’t mentioned names of the others. Makes me wonder if the next gen will have her siblings stories too or just focus on her which I’d hate because there’s 6 other kids too.
November 14, 2025
When they said only the strong would survive, they weren't joking.
Between deadly gauntlets, cutthroat classmates, and Mina's father's relentless attempts to transform her into a dracolich, death has become her closest companion. As the sole surviving fourth year at Shadowcarve Academy, Mina's evolved from student to reluctant mentor for her younger mates. The school has little left to teach her that her father didn't already beat into her bones.
Did she mention that Thauglor has hatched, and Abraxis is slowly becoming his terrifying mini-me? It's equal parts hilarious and horrifying. Mina's nest remains dangerously unbalanced—with three dominant drakes, one temperamental basilisk, and her other volatile mates, a bloodbath could erupt at any moment.
They're essentially fighting a war on three fronts. Mina's father and his minions relentlessly test their defences. The mages systematically hunt dragons before they can ascend to wyrm status. Worst of all, their elders have redacted so much history that truth has become indistinguishable from lies. The differences between the original texts Mina discovered in her father's study and the sanitized academy versions are staggering.
Mina together with her mates survey the battlefield before them and forge plans to protect their progeny and their flight. For all the unspeakable evils her father forced her to endure, he succeeded in creating something unexpected—a weapon capable of defending not only their continent, but challenging even him.
It's time to embrace what I've become.
Tropes: Academy (20+), Paranormal Romantasy, Reverse Harem, Lightning Wielding Queen, Found Family, Forever Love, ❤️Eight Powerful Mates, The war for Dragonkind Begins, Multiple POVs.
Queen of the Cursed Egg is Year 4 in the Dragonis Academy by Serenity Rayne. And while I am sad that this is the bittersweet goodbye to the series, I am not sorry that we got to read this amazing series. Serenity Rayne outdid herself with this series I just wish it could have gone on forever. But, it will live on forever in my heart and every time I re-read it.
I have to start by saying that this entire series was simply divine. Queen of the Cursed Egg was touching and sentimental. I LOVED and ADORED the way that this book ended, it was the perfect ending for not only the book but also the series. Now, I can't wait to get my hands on the holiday novella and I am so looking forward to the next generation series. All of these characters were just so stunning, they were well developed, had all the room they needed to grow and develop throughout the series, and they were given grand character arcs that where perfectly fitting to each of their characters.
Queen of the Cursed Egg picks up right where we left off at the end of Year 3. Mina and all her guys have all become closer and they have been strengthening their bonds. And holy moly, people, we have baby dragons! I just fell in love with those babies.
We also get to see Mina's father resolute in his decisions, there are found families bonding together, and mysteries are solved regarding the mages.
We are also graced with seeing dragon kind finding a way to move past all the horrific traditions that have been holding them in its grasp, and this move allows all dragon kind to move forward toward a bright future. And it's a bright future that includes all species and we see Mina together with her mates leading the way for this change to happen. This book is honestly a roller coaster of emotions and I felt each and every one of them.
Now, I can't wait to see what Mina's progeny will get up too in this new world that Mina and her mates have left for the future generations.
If you haven't already started this series then I don't know what you've been waiting for. Now that the series is finish, all I can say is go back to book 1 and get started in your reading journey. I can promise you that you're going to be hooked on this series just like I was and you're going to love it just as much as I did.
Between deadly gauntlets, cutthroat classmates, and Mina's father's relentless attempts to transform her into a dracolich, death has become her closest companion. As the sole surviving fourth year at Shadowcarve Academy, Mina's evolved from student to reluctant mentor for her younger mates. The school has little left to teach her that her father didn't already beat into her bones.
Did she mention that Thauglor has hatched, and Abraxis is slowly becoming his terrifying mini-me? It's equal parts hilarious and horrifying. Mina's nest remains dangerously unbalanced—with three dominant drakes, one temperamental basilisk, and her other volatile mates, a bloodbath could erupt at any moment.
They're essentially fighting a war on three fronts. Mina's father and his minions relentlessly test their defences. The mages systematically hunt dragons before they can ascend to wyrm status. Worst of all, their elders have redacted so much history that truth has become indistinguishable from lies. The differences between the original texts Mina discovered in her father's study and the sanitized academy versions are staggering.
Mina together with her mates survey the battlefield before them and forge plans to protect their progeny and their flight. For all the unspeakable evils her father forced her to endure, he succeeded in creating something unexpected—a weapon capable of defending not only their continent, but challenging even him.
It's time to embrace what I've become.
Tropes: Academy (20+), Paranormal Romantasy, Reverse Harem, Lightning Wielding Queen, Found Family, Forever Love, ❤️Eight Powerful Mates, The war for Dragonkind Begins, Multiple POVs.
Queen of the Cursed Egg is Year 4 in the Dragonis Academy by Serenity Rayne. And while I am sad that this is the bittersweet goodbye to the series, I am not sorry that we got to read this amazing series. Serenity Rayne outdid herself with this series I just wish it could have gone on forever. But, it will live on forever in my heart and every time I re-read it.
I have to start by saying that this entire series was simply divine. Queen of the Cursed Egg was touching and sentimental. I LOVED and ADORED the way that this book ended, it was the perfect ending for not only the book but also the series. Now, I can't wait to get my hands on the holiday novella and I am so looking forward to the next generation series. All of these characters were just so stunning, they were well developed, had all the room they needed to grow and develop throughout the series, and they were given grand character arcs that where perfectly fitting to each of their characters.
Queen of the Cursed Egg picks up right where we left off at the end of Year 3. Mina and all her guys have all become closer and they have been strengthening their bonds. And holy moly, people, we have baby dragons! I just fell in love with those babies.
We also get to see Mina's father resolute in his decisions, there are found families bonding together, and mysteries are solved regarding the mages.
We are also graced with seeing dragon kind finding a way to move past all the horrific traditions that have been holding them in its grasp, and this move allows all dragon kind to move forward toward a bright future. And it's a bright future that includes all species and we see Mina together with her mates leading the way for this change to happen. This book is honestly a roller coaster of emotions and I felt each and every one of them.
Now, I can't wait to see what Mina's progeny will get up too in this new world that Mina and her mates have left for the future generations.
If you haven't already started this series then I don't know what you've been waiting for. Now that the series is finish, all I can say is go back to book 1 and get started in your reading journey. I can promise you that you're going to be hooked on this series just like I was and you're going to love it just as much as I did.
February 25, 2026
This review contains so many spoilers....
I read the entire series, so I'm just going to review the entire thing here, at the end. I have to admit, this book was a source of extreme frustration for me. The first two books were pretty darn good. We got to witness Mina and her harem of shifters build their nest and try to get out from under the shadow of her father. Relationships were built and strengthened, bonds were formed, and everyone was working toward the goal of finding their place within the nest.
My frustration started with the introduction of Klauth and then Thauglor. Now, the two characters themselves were just fine. They were big, bad, larger than life, and had a soft spot for Mina. But, it was the effect they had on Abraxis that really, reeeeeeeally bothered me. For the first two books, Abraxis was the rock of the nest. He was big, he was strong, he was capable. He was the general of the army, facing battles on multiple fronts. Nothing could faze him. You know, except for the introduction of two ancient dragons into the nest. Two ancient dragons that would overshadow him in ALL aspects.
There should be a warning addendum to this series. It should be the Cursed Egg Series: or How to Systematically Emasculate Your Dragon Mate. When it became clear that Klauth was going to be her mate, Mina made sure to let Abraxis know that she would make sure Abraxis always knew his place in her heart and her next. She wouldn't let the other dragons overshadow him.
That lasted all of five minutes after Klauth's hatching. His first words to Abraxis were a poke at his age and his insecurities. Over the next two books, Abraxis was overshadowed in every single possible way. By the time the fourth book came around, Abraxis was basically nothing more than a petulant child. I almost DNFd the last book at 85%. It was just relentless. And my biggest problem is that everyone just seems to think it was all Abraxis. He had no reason to be jealous! Despite the fact he had been basically kicked out of his position in the hierarchy at the first opportunity. He had no reason to be insecure! Despite the fact that his wing no longer worked properly. It's his fault for throwing himself into battle! Despite the fact that Mina knew it was a possibility and didn't take the precautions she should have. EVERYONE knew he would do something stupid because of how he was being treated, but nobody took the time to even try to prevent it! He shouldn't feel abused! You know, despite the fact that the ancients take every opportunity to point out his shortcomings, from his age, to his wing, to his species, to his beliefs, to his attitude, to his personality... I mean, even the ancients' children were bigger than Abraxis'.
Things didn't settle down until Abraxis just gave up, called her his treasure, and learned to be happy with the super crappy hand he'd been dealt. In other words, he'd finally broken and decided to find the joy in the broken pieces. It was actually painful to read. And Mina is SO happy with his capitulation... Blegh.
Now, that's not the only issue I had with the series. The emotions and responses to things throughout this series were really, really weird. There were multiple instances in which a character would feel a sense of foreboding, and discomfort, and just be generally unsettled for no apparent reason. There was absolutely no reason for some of the emotions and reactions some of the characters experienced. Also, the anachronisms were sometimes a little too in-your-face. Mina compared herself to the Pied Piper, at one point, which messed with my head. Does shifter society tell stories about the Pied Piper? They use cell phones that work mostly the same way ours do, but how does that work? We got a lot of culture build - A LOT - but not a lot of world building.
Also, after reading the four books and two novellas in the series, I now know how every last thing in this world smells. From the dirt, to the flowers, to the babies scales, to the individual characters, to the emotions of the characters, to the hot springs, to the burned stone, to the corpses that had been eaten by acid.... On and on and on. The attention to scent in this series was ASTOUNDING. The other senses weren't neglected in any way either. We got the texture and temperature of all of the characters, their scales, their skin, their fur, their horns, their tentacles... So much sensory information.
Still, the first two books were a wild ride. Things started going south after that. I'm still upset about Abraxis... There's a sister series after this one. It's about one of Mina's daughters. Guess which one. I bet you can guess which one it's NOT about! That's right! It's definitely not about Abraxis' daughter! You know, the eldest girl? The first born of the dragons? Nah, she'll probably be relegated to the sidelines along with the furniture and some of Mina's "prey" mates. 🤬. I mean, after the second book, Leander practically disappeared, except when he was needed to - ahem - service Mina or keep her dreams away.
I read the entire series, so I'm just going to review the entire thing here, at the end. I have to admit, this book was a source of extreme frustration for me. The first two books were pretty darn good. We got to witness Mina and her harem of shifters build their nest and try to get out from under the shadow of her father. Relationships were built and strengthened, bonds were formed, and everyone was working toward the goal of finding their place within the nest.
My frustration started with the introduction of Klauth and then Thauglor. Now, the two characters themselves were just fine. They were big, bad, larger than life, and had a soft spot for Mina. But, it was the effect they had on Abraxis that really, reeeeeeeally bothered me. For the first two books, Abraxis was the rock of the nest. He was big, he was strong, he was capable. He was the general of the army, facing battles on multiple fronts. Nothing could faze him. You know, except for the introduction of two ancient dragons into the nest. Two ancient dragons that would overshadow him in ALL aspects.
There should be a warning addendum to this series. It should be the Cursed Egg Series: or How to Systematically Emasculate Your Dragon Mate. When it became clear that Klauth was going to be her mate, Mina made sure to let Abraxis know that she would make sure Abraxis always knew his place in her heart and her next. She wouldn't let the other dragons overshadow him.
That lasted all of five minutes after Klauth's hatching. His first words to Abraxis were a poke at his age and his insecurities. Over the next two books, Abraxis was overshadowed in every single possible way. By the time the fourth book came around, Abraxis was basically nothing more than a petulant child. I almost DNFd the last book at 85%. It was just relentless. And my biggest problem is that everyone just seems to think it was all Abraxis. He had no reason to be jealous! Despite the fact he had been basically kicked out of his position in the hierarchy at the first opportunity. He had no reason to be insecure! Despite the fact that his wing no longer worked properly. It's his fault for throwing himself into battle! Despite the fact that Mina knew it was a possibility and didn't take the precautions she should have. EVERYONE knew he would do something stupid because of how he was being treated, but nobody took the time to even try to prevent it! He shouldn't feel abused! You know, despite the fact that the ancients take every opportunity to point out his shortcomings, from his age, to his wing, to his species, to his beliefs, to his attitude, to his personality... I mean, even the ancients' children were bigger than Abraxis'.
Things didn't settle down until Abraxis just gave up, called her his treasure, and learned to be happy with the super crappy hand he'd been dealt. In other words, he'd finally broken and decided to find the joy in the broken pieces. It was actually painful to read. And Mina is SO happy with his capitulation... Blegh.
Now, that's not the only issue I had with the series. The emotions and responses to things throughout this series were really, really weird. There were multiple instances in which a character would feel a sense of foreboding, and discomfort, and just be generally unsettled for no apparent reason. There was absolutely no reason for some of the emotions and reactions some of the characters experienced. Also, the anachronisms were sometimes a little too in-your-face. Mina compared herself to the Pied Piper, at one point, which messed with my head. Does shifter society tell stories about the Pied Piper? They use cell phones that work mostly the same way ours do, but how does that work? We got a lot of culture build - A LOT - but not a lot of world building.
Also, after reading the four books and two novellas in the series, I now know how every last thing in this world smells. From the dirt, to the flowers, to the babies scales, to the individual characters, to the emotions of the characters, to the hot springs, to the burned stone, to the corpses that had been eaten by acid.... On and on and on. The attention to scent in this series was ASTOUNDING. The other senses weren't neglected in any way either. We got the texture and temperature of all of the characters, their scales, their skin, their fur, their horns, their tentacles... So much sensory information.
Still, the first two books were a wild ride. Things started going south after that. I'm still upset about Abraxis... There's a sister series after this one. It's about one of Mina's daughters. Guess which one. I bet you can guess which one it's NOT about! That's right! It's definitely not about Abraxis' daughter! You know, the eldest girl? The first born of the dragons? Nah, she'll probably be relegated to the sidelines along with the furniture and some of Mina's "prey" mates. 🤬. I mean, after the second book, Leander practically disappeared, except when he was needed to - ahem - service Mina or keep her dreams away.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 17, 2026
Loved until this Wrap Up
First, I want to say I enjoyed this whole series. I feeling like the pacing was relatively good and kept my attention. I even enjoyed the “half” books for Klauth and Thauglor. Those gave a unique perspective.
These last two books really started to have some aspects that were a little annoying I guess you could say that made me really want to skip some paragraphs. The describing of smells had to be the most obnoxious aspect of this enter series. She would describe a certain scent for someone which was fine but pick a scent for them. But saying something like, “uniquely them” 63 times… yes that’s the number in this book alone… is just annoying. Sometimes it would be in multiple paragraphs within a few pages. We get it. It’s a smell unique to them. There was a smell of pine and we know who she’s smelling.
Anyway, plot overall I was happy mostly with the end of the series. It did kind of feel like boom dad is killed… boom mages dead. Then I was left with asking.. how is there still 20% left in the book still? I was happy to see the additional clutch that leads us up with Raven’s story. But I had two major complaints 1.) Abraxis’ situation over the last few books was kind of difficult to read. I completely understand the insecurities but then I feel it reached a certain point in the book where I thought this was resolved. But then 3/4 into the last book it was 1,000 worse? Then all the sudden he finally calls her his treasure. I almost did dnf right there because I was so frustrated. This all after the disappointing aspects with Abraxis’ family stuff and their viewpoints. For example, when his parents were watching Mina teach the women and Vox is saying he can beat Mina? When we already know she overpowered Vox and Abraxis. Just felt unnecessary and made me suddenly hate this whole family. Which I understand points had to be made about how there would be a change in how certain things would change but there was also the interaction with Cora where she threatened to kill Warwick so Cora would have to go back to her betrothed. It felt like by book 5 we all know the entire family didn’t want her to be forced to go to him so this whole interaction feels very unlike his family.
2.) I get we have a huge harem but these last two books felt like, “Um where have these few members of the harem been?” For example, several parts where it was as if Vaughn was completely unaware of decisions made that were discussed as a nest. So, was Vaughn just completely not part of that “nest meeting?” Just felt as though in the first few books that we had a good representation of each character then by the end of the series you were wondering, “Where have these 3 MMCs been over the last few months of the story?” Which honestly leads a little into maybe a 3 issue.
3.) Several discrepancies some kind of bigger including the chapter for Thauglor at the end about finally having a progeny which I feel like this was supposed to be a Klauth chapter that was messed up. In Thauglor’s book we learn he has 17 other children. But Klauth is the one who wanted progeny and his viable eggs were killed in the attack. Also, I don’t understand why Mina would be asking Thauglor when Raven will realize Corvis is her mate when she’s literally also a dragon who had to do this at 21. Yet Thauglor’s response was 25 which completely changes the whole story we’ve had this series.
I know it feels like I did a lot of complaining here. It was still overall an entertaining series and I would still recommend even though I had issues here at the end.
First, I want to say I enjoyed this whole series. I feeling like the pacing was relatively good and kept my attention. I even enjoyed the “half” books for Klauth and Thauglor. Those gave a unique perspective.
These last two books really started to have some aspects that were a little annoying I guess you could say that made me really want to skip some paragraphs. The describing of smells had to be the most obnoxious aspect of this enter series. She would describe a certain scent for someone which was fine but pick a scent for them. But saying something like, “uniquely them” 63 times… yes that’s the number in this book alone… is just annoying. Sometimes it would be in multiple paragraphs within a few pages. We get it. It’s a smell unique to them. There was a smell of pine and we know who she’s smelling.
Anyway, plot overall I was happy mostly with the end of the series. It did kind of feel like boom dad is killed… boom mages dead. Then I was left with asking.. how is there still 20% left in the book still? I was happy to see the additional clutch that leads us up with Raven’s story. But I had two major complaints 1.) Abraxis’ situation over the last few books was kind of difficult to read. I completely understand the insecurities but then I feel it reached a certain point in the book where I thought this was resolved. But then 3/4 into the last book it was 1,000 worse? Then all the sudden he finally calls her his treasure. I almost did dnf right there because I was so frustrated. This all after the disappointing aspects with Abraxis’ family stuff and their viewpoints. For example, when his parents were watching Mina teach the women and Vox is saying he can beat Mina? When we already know she overpowered Vox and Abraxis. Just felt unnecessary and made me suddenly hate this whole family. Which I understand points had to be made about how there would be a change in how certain things would change but there was also the interaction with Cora where she threatened to kill Warwick so Cora would have to go back to her betrothed. It felt like by book 5 we all know the entire family didn’t want her to be forced to go to him so this whole interaction feels very unlike his family.
2.) I get we have a huge harem but these last two books felt like, “Um where have these few members of the harem been?” For example, several parts where it was as if Vaughn was completely unaware of decisions made that were discussed as a nest. So, was Vaughn just completely not part of that “nest meeting?” Just felt as though in the first few books that we had a good representation of each character then by the end of the series you were wondering, “Where have these 3 MMCs been over the last few months of the story?” Which honestly leads a little into maybe a 3 issue.
3.) Several discrepancies some kind of bigger including the chapter for Thauglor at the end about finally having a progeny which I feel like this was supposed to be a Klauth chapter that was messed up. In Thauglor’s book we learn he has 17 other children. But Klauth is the one who wanted progeny and his viable eggs were killed in the attack. Also, I don’t understand why Mina would be asking Thauglor when Raven will realize Corvis is her mate when she’s literally also a dragon who had to do this at 21. Yet Thauglor’s response was 25 which completely changes the whole story we’ve had this series.
I know it feels like I did a lot of complaining here. It was still overall an entertaining series and I would still recommend even though I had issues here at the end.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 12, 2025
4 Stars
See my previous reviews. This book, while still flawed, was much better than the first few books. I loved the storyline.
However, it was still filled with many inconsistencies, but they were smaller this time and easier to ignore.
One thing I’ve really started to notice is that this author seems to have some ingrained misogyny that comes through in her writing. In the story, Mina and her guys are all supposedly about female rights and equality. Yet whenever something goes wrong in the nest, it’s always blamed on the FMC “not submitting” well enough to her guys. The solution is Mina prostrating herself before them—and magically, that fixes everything. I can hardly stand it.
If she only had to do this for the dominant drake in the nest, that would kinda make sense, I guess.. If she only did it for her mates who are stronger or more dominant than her, I could at least understand it. But she has to constantly prostrate herself in front of every single one of her mates—even the ones who are prey. I don’t like it. It feels like she's making herself lesser compared to them.The idea that all their problems can be solved by her offering ultimate submission is genuinely disgusting.
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See my previous reviews. This book, while still flawed, was much better than the first few books. I loved the storyline.
However, it was still filled with many inconsistencies, but they were smaller this time and easier to ignore.
One thing I’ve really started to notice is that this author seems to have some ingrained misogyny that comes through in her writing. In the story, Mina and her guys are all supposedly about female rights and equality. Yet whenever something goes wrong in the nest, it’s always blamed on the FMC “not submitting” well enough to her guys. The solution is Mina prostrating herself before them—and magically, that fixes everything. I can hardly stand it.
If she only had to do this for the dominant drake in the nest, that would kinda make sense, I guess.. If she only did it for her mates who are stronger or more dominant than her, I could at least understand it. But she has to constantly prostrate herself in front of every single one of her mates—even the ones who are prey. I don’t like it. It feels like she's making herself lesser compared to them.The idea that all their problems can be solved by her offering ultimate submission is genuinely disgusting.
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August 23, 2026
Ok
I feel like this series started strong and then weakened. The plot was resolved quickly in this book, but after the build-up that it was given, it was pretty anticlimactic.
There were things that people mentioned in their reviews of previous books that I paid close attention to this time. It turns out that this author really does talk an awful lot about smell. It does get a bit annoying because it's repetitive. There are also inconsistencies, which people mentioned. One of the inconsistencies I noticed is that Mina seems to have her yearly quite often. A yearly suggest that it happens once a year. But in this book she has the yearly right before school starts. Then, it says she calculates her yearly will come before winter break. How is that possible so soon after she just had it?
Another thing that was prominent in the last book were Mina's visions . In this book they're barely mentioned. She rarely has them, and struggles to have them when she does. Why would she stop having visions or be struggling to have them at this stage? She's stronger now, right?
I was really disappointed that the academy aspect of the story basically faded into the background. I also didn't get why Mina rushed to have babies so quickly. While I could excuse the first clutch because she wanted to lure out her father, why did she rush the second clutch? Supposedly, dragons have stronger progeny if they reproduce once they older. But that also brings me to my biggest complaint about this series... the lack of equality with the harem men. Callan, Vaughn, and Leander get little to no attention. They're basically the work horses for the rest of the harem and get rewarded with sexy times occasionally. But they're given little consideration in planning or decisions. And, obviously, they didn't get any babies. Yes, the author said they didn't want any right then, but it's par for the course that the "prey" harem members don't get what the predators get. One comment made by either Thaugler or Klauth, they said that Callan, Leander, and Vaughn had to work together (for sexy times) to do for Mina what they (T, K, A, B, or Z) could do for her on their own. It was condescending and rude. The series just didn't have an excuse to make L, V, or C Mina's mates.
The series was ok. I'm not saying it's not worth reading. The ending was a bit strange, but I guess there will be a spin off series eventually.
I feel like this series started strong and then weakened. The plot was resolved quickly in this book, but after the build-up that it was given, it was pretty anticlimactic.
There were things that people mentioned in their reviews of previous books that I paid close attention to this time. It turns out that this author really does talk an awful lot about smell. It does get a bit annoying because it's repetitive. There are also inconsistencies, which people mentioned. One of the inconsistencies I noticed is that Mina seems to have her yearly quite often. A yearly suggest that it happens once a year. But in this book she has the yearly right before school starts. Then, it says she calculates her yearly will come before winter break. How is that possible so soon after she just had it?
Another thing that was prominent in the last book were Mina's visions . In this book they're barely mentioned. She rarely has them, and struggles to have them when she does. Why would she stop having visions or be struggling to have them at this stage? She's stronger now, right?
I was really disappointed that the academy aspect of the story basically faded into the background. I also didn't get why Mina rushed to have babies so quickly. While I could excuse the first clutch because she wanted to lure out her father, why did she rush the second clutch? Supposedly, dragons have stronger progeny if they reproduce once they older. But that also brings me to my biggest complaint about this series... the lack of equality with the harem men. Callan, Vaughn, and Leander get little to no attention. They're basically the work horses for the rest of the harem and get rewarded with sexy times occasionally. But they're given little consideration in planning or decisions. And, obviously, they didn't get any babies. Yes, the author said they didn't want any right then, but it's par for the course that the "prey" harem members don't get what the predators get. One comment made by either Thaugler or Klauth, they said that Callan, Leander, and Vaughn had to work together (for sexy times) to do for Mina what they (T, K, A, B, or Z) could do for her on their own. It was condescending and rude. The series just didn't have an excuse to make L, V, or C Mina's mates.
The series was ok. I'm not saying it's not worth reading. The ending was a bit strange, but I guess there will be a spin off series eventually.
November 5, 2025
What an ending....
This conclusion is exactly what Mina and her guys needed and deserved. We see Queen Of the Cursed Egg begin just as Year 3/ 3.5 concludes. Mina and her mates continue to be tested as her father still hasn't been eliminated yet. They also realise it's not just her father that they have to worry about and that i think was more concerning for Mina and her mates as it affected their future.
I loved that we got to see how powerful Mina truly is. Yes, i knew she was powerful, but she is something else entirely and just so graceful about the power she wields. She doesn't need to flex her power, but she will if she has to.
It was beautiful to see her relationships between all her mates. They are all so close, and even though there are some tense and vulnerable moments, they are so united no matter what. Mina deserves that after all she has endured. Serenity did an amazing job at bringing all the loose ends to a close and ended the series on such a wonderful note.
I'm so sad to see Mina and her mates story come to a close, but I am hoping to see them in the future even to just pop up and say hi 😊
Read this series!!! It's so good. Oh, and also, Balor and Ziggy have got to be my favourites for sure. Love them all, but they are amazing!!!
Thank you so much, Serenity and Meg, for the opportunity to read this series. I am forever grateful 🙏
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🌶🌶🌶.5
🐉 why choose
💚 multiple pov
🐉 fated mates
💚 powerful fmc
🐉 protective mmc's
💚 shifter romance
🐉 royalty
💚 Academy based
🐉 found family
💚 deception and lies
🐉 war games
💚 so much more...
This conclusion is exactly what Mina and her guys needed and deserved. We see Queen Of the Cursed Egg begin just as Year 3/ 3.5 concludes. Mina and her mates continue to be tested as her father still hasn't been eliminated yet. They also realise it's not just her father that they have to worry about and that i think was more concerning for Mina and her mates as it affected their future.
I loved that we got to see how powerful Mina truly is. Yes, i knew she was powerful, but she is something else entirely and just so graceful about the power she wields. She doesn't need to flex her power, but she will if she has to.
It was beautiful to see her relationships between all her mates. They are all so close, and even though there are some tense and vulnerable moments, they are so united no matter what. Mina deserves that after all she has endured. Serenity did an amazing job at bringing all the loose ends to a close and ended the series on such a wonderful note.
I'm so sad to see Mina and her mates story come to a close, but I am hoping to see them in the future even to just pop up and say hi 😊
Read this series!!! It's so good. Oh, and also, Balor and Ziggy have got to be my favourites for sure. Love them all, but they are amazing!!!
Thank you so much, Serenity and Meg, for the opportunity to read this series. I am forever grateful 🙏
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🌶🌶🌶.5
🐉 why choose
💚 multiple pov
🐉 fated mates
💚 powerful fmc
🐉 protective mmc's
💚 shifter romance
🐉 royalty
💚 Academy based
🐉 found family
💚 deception and lies
🐉 war games
💚 so much more...
November 6, 2025
This book was quite the adventure! I’m glad we got away from the academy more and focused on the growing family. That said, I felt like the ending was a bit rushed and left slightly opened. I know we get a Christmas novella, and the second generation starts next year, so maybe I’m just sad to say goodbye.
So Mina started the family she saw in an earlier vision, just not exactly as she saw. I’m wondering if her and Balor ever have that little dragon she saw, what about the other mates? Do they get their own offspring too? What was the name of the mixed dragon Mina somehow created with her two dragon mates and Balor? So many family questions left!
How did the final years of school go for her youngest mate? Did Mina like the teaching job she took at the end, very last minute? Definitely not the plan I think she ever saw for herself.
I really enjoyed this book and wish the series didn’t end! It was great to see the family working so well together, communicating with each other, and making sure they were making Mina feel safe and protected so that her dragon could stop trying to control everything. It was interesting to see Mina accept being protected and accept that her mates could do things while she stayed safe. It was also weird that Mina didn’t have any visions this book, almost like that part of Mina was being ignored or forgotten. Hopefully the Christmas novella helps with these questions and answers!
I do really recommend reading this series! It’s an adventure from start to finish that has a lot of moving parts and a lot of different perspectives.
So Mina started the family she saw in an earlier vision, just not exactly as she saw. I’m wondering if her and Balor ever have that little dragon she saw, what about the other mates? Do they get their own offspring too? What was the name of the mixed dragon Mina somehow created with her two dragon mates and Balor? So many family questions left!
How did the final years of school go for her youngest mate? Did Mina like the teaching job she took at the end, very last minute? Definitely not the plan I think she ever saw for herself.
I really enjoyed this book and wish the series didn’t end! It was great to see the family working so well together, communicating with each other, and making sure they were making Mina feel safe and protected so that her dragon could stop trying to control everything. It was interesting to see Mina accept being protected and accept that her mates could do things while she stayed safe. It was also weird that Mina didn’t have any visions this book, almost like that part of Mina was being ignored or forgotten. Hopefully the Christmas novella helps with these questions and answers!
I do really recommend reading this series! It’s an adventure from start to finish that has a lot of moving parts and a lot of different perspectives.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 13, 2025
I'm going to start with some things that bothered me, but not enough for me to rate lower.
1. It felt like the two big battles against the enemies in the story as a whole were anti-climatic
2. What is it about scent? I swear, we hear about how someone smells almost every other page.
3. This is listed as an academy, but honestly the school takes a huge backseat to the rest of the story. Feels a little misleading if you're really into academy stories.
4. Vaughn and Callan really weren't necessary for the story. We didn't get much of their views nor did they have children in the storyline. Just felt like they either shouldn't be in the story or there needed to be more on their character development and how they intertwine in the nest.
Besides what I listed above, I really enjoyed this series. I loved Mina's progression from this untouchable female bada$$, to allowing herself to be vulnerable with her mates, to finding a balance between her two halves. She was a fierce warrior and mother but was more open and honest in her thoughts and feelings. I'm glad Abraxis came around because he sounded like a petulant child sometimes but I also understood his perspective. Naming a favorite is hard because there were likeable qualities with all of the MMC, but Ziggy and Thaulgor were my favorites. Ziggy has this playful lightness about him that draws me in, while Thaulgor is protective and moody but in a sweet way. I look forward to the novella that comes next.
1. It felt like the two big battles against the enemies in the story as a whole were anti-climatic
2. What is it about scent? I swear, we hear about how someone smells almost every other page.
3. This is listed as an academy, but honestly the school takes a huge backseat to the rest of the story. Feels a little misleading if you're really into academy stories.
4. Vaughn and Callan really weren't necessary for the story. We didn't get much of their views nor did they have children in the storyline. Just felt like they either shouldn't be in the story or there needed to be more on their character development and how they intertwine in the nest.
Besides what I listed above, I really enjoyed this series. I loved Mina's progression from this untouchable female bada$$, to allowing herself to be vulnerable with her mates, to finding a balance between her two halves. She was a fierce warrior and mother but was more open and honest in her thoughts and feelings. I'm glad Abraxis came around because he sounded like a petulant child sometimes but I also understood his perspective. Naming a favorite is hard because there were likeable qualities with all of the MMC, but Ziggy and Thaulgor were my favorites. Ziggy has this playful lightness about him that draws me in, while Thaulgor is protective and moody but in a sweet way. I look forward to the novella that comes next.
November 5, 2025
This is the final book in the Dragonis Academy series, and it was incredible. I loved that the story focused more on Mina's new family and them moving forward than the school stuff. Mina has really grown into herself. She's still fierce, but she's opened up more. She's softer and is okay with handing over the reins to her mates sometimes. All the guys are fantastic, but the spotlight really shone on Ziggy. He was so adorable, I couldn't help but smile. Thauglor was nothing to shake your head at. He absolutely melted for his mate. I loved how sweet, caring, and attentive he was to Mina.
Serenity introduces more dragon culture, and it was freakishly fascinating. I mean, things were explained that I hadn’t even begun to think about. We finally get answers about why things changed so much from Klauth and Thauglor's time. As for the plot, it was amazing. Obviously, Mina's father was going to be a plot point. Still, I didn’t expect a bigger problem on the horizon. Talk about a plot twist! Completely unexpected. From there, the story only gets better with even more surprises.
Queen of the Cursed Egg was amazeballs! I honestly didn't know if it would end in an HEA, but it did! The perfect ending to the series. I would say I'm going to miss this world, but Serenity isn't done yet, and I, for one, can't wait for the second generation.
Serenity introduces more dragon culture, and it was freakishly fascinating. I mean, things were explained that I hadn’t even begun to think about. We finally get answers about why things changed so much from Klauth and Thauglor's time. As for the plot, it was amazing. Obviously, Mina's father was going to be a plot point. Still, I didn’t expect a bigger problem on the horizon. Talk about a plot twist! Completely unexpected. From there, the story only gets better with even more surprises.
Queen of the Cursed Egg was amazeballs! I honestly didn't know if it would end in an HEA, but it did! The perfect ending to the series. I would say I'm going to miss this world, but Serenity isn't done yet, and I, for one, can't wait for the second generation.
October 25, 2025
This whole series was simply amazing. This book was bittersweet. I LOVED the book and the ending, however, I am very sorry for it to end. I'm definitely looking forward to the holiday novella and the next generation series. These characters just wormed their way into my heart and brain. Bravo Serenity Rayne!
Ok, Book 4, picks up right where book 3 leaves off. Mina and all her guys become closer, stronger, and more deeply bonded. THERE ARE BABY DRAGONS people. We see resolution for her dad, found family, mysteries solved about the mages, and dragon kind moving past horrific traditions and a brighter future. This brighter future involves all species and Mina and her mates are leading the charge for this change. This book made me feel all the emotions.
I was gifted an ARC from Literary Inspired, however, this whole series has been an automatic pre-order for me and I look forward to re-reading this series for many years since it's part of my library.
Now, off to imagine what Mina's progeny will get up to!
🏫 Academy (20+)
🐉 Paranormal Romantasy
💘 Reverse harem
⚡ Lightning wielding Queen
💞 Found family and forever love
❤️🔥 Eight powerful mates
⚔️ The war for dragonkind begins
📖 Multiple POVs
Ok, Book 4, picks up right where book 3 leaves off. Mina and all her guys become closer, stronger, and more deeply bonded. THERE ARE BABY DRAGONS people. We see resolution for her dad, found family, mysteries solved about the mages, and dragon kind moving past horrific traditions and a brighter future. This brighter future involves all species and Mina and her mates are leading the charge for this change. This book made me feel all the emotions.
I was gifted an ARC from Literary Inspired, however, this whole series has been an automatic pre-order for me and I look forward to re-reading this series for many years since it's part of my library.
Now, off to imagine what Mina's progeny will get up to!
🏫 Academy (20+)
🐉 Paranormal Romantasy
💘 Reverse harem
⚡ Lightning wielding Queen
💞 Found family and forever love
❤️🔥 Eight powerful mates
⚔️ The war for dragonkind begins
📖 Multiple POVs
November 7, 2025
What a fantastic ending and nod to the future
I really enjoyed getting to see Mina and her family evolve and grow. The way she created her own nest and promised the future to be much better for everyone was fantastic. This story really focused on the here and now with her strengthening her family, having her babies, and making sure that the world they grew up in would be better than the one she did.
I really loved seeing all of the mates find their place in the nest as well as solidifying all of her bonds in the best way possible. Plus seeing as they all became fathers to their children was absolutely beautiful. I'm so excited for the future and seeing the next generation come into their own.
Discovering how deep the corruption went among the dragons and those fighting against them was really unique and interesting to watch unfold. I definitely didn't expect some of the revelations that came out in the story and I really enjoy that unexpected factor. There were a lot of interesting, frustrating, and anger inducing discoveries in this story.
This was a beautiful end to Mina's main story. I'm super excited for the last novella and even more excited to see how all if their children grow and change in the future.
I really enjoyed getting to see Mina and her family evolve and grow. The way she created her own nest and promised the future to be much better for everyone was fantastic. This story really focused on the here and now with her strengthening her family, having her babies, and making sure that the world they grew up in would be better than the one she did.
I really loved seeing all of the mates find their place in the nest as well as solidifying all of her bonds in the best way possible. Plus seeing as they all became fathers to their children was absolutely beautiful. I'm so excited for the future and seeing the next generation come into their own.
Discovering how deep the corruption went among the dragons and those fighting against them was really unique and interesting to watch unfold. I definitely didn't expect some of the revelations that came out in the story and I really enjoy that unexpected factor. There were a lot of interesting, frustrating, and anger inducing discoveries in this story.
This was a beautiful end to Mina's main story. I'm super excited for the last novella and even more excited to see how all if their children grow and change in the future.
November 12, 2025
This book took me a little bit longer to read them the other ones not because it was boring or uninterested. I just had a lot more going on while reading it than I did with the other ones in the series.
I absolutely loved this book. I absolutely loved this series. It was unlike anything I’ve ever read before and I found it very intriguing. I like how it was so different from anything I’ve read before.
I also liked how we got the cursed dragons point of views in the Novelas. I will say they got a little repetitive since some of the same events happened in the story as well as theirs
I also wanna know if we’re ever gonna see anything about shadow dragons. Seeing as we didn’t get anything in the glossary about them.
The only thing I will say that I don’t believe was tied up in the series, was the people working with her father at the school the other teachers. So I wonder if we’ll see part of that in the next series
And I also know the author already said that we’ll meet Raven‘s siblings as well as their mates when we get her story so that’s pretty cool. I can’t wait for the book that comes out next month to wrap this up even more.
Overall, I just really enjoyed the series
I absolutely loved this book. I absolutely loved this series. It was unlike anything I’ve ever read before and I found it very intriguing. I like how it was so different from anything I’ve read before.
I also liked how we got the cursed dragons point of views in the Novelas. I will say they got a little repetitive since some of the same events happened in the story as well as theirs
I also wanna know if we’re ever gonna see anything about shadow dragons. Seeing as we didn’t get anything in the glossary about them.
The only thing I will say that I don’t believe was tied up in the series, was the people working with her father at the school the other teachers. So I wonder if we’ll see part of that in the next series
And I also know the author already said that we’ll meet Raven‘s siblings as well as their mates when we get her story so that’s pretty cool. I can’t wait for the book that comes out next month to wrap this up even more.
Overall, I just really enjoyed the series
November 11, 2025
Queen of the Cursed Egg is the sixth book in the Dragonis Academy Series. It is a paranormal, fantasy, fated mates, found family, why choose romance with shifters, magic, and more. It is told in first person, multiple POV.
I have been addicted to this series in such a huge way and was so happy to see Mina and her mates get their HEA. I loved seeing all the secrets, lies, and betrayals come to light and the "bad guys" get what they deserve. I loved the strength that Mina possesses, both physically and mentally. I also loved how protective her mates were, despite her strength. The relationships between Mina and her men were terrific. I honestly could not get enough of this book or series and am very excited at the prospect of a spin-off.
The characters, plot, pace, and flow of the story were all amazing, as were the character development, relationship development, storytelling, storyline, and world building. This was a terrific series that I would definitely recommend to anyone who loves fantasy, dragon shifters, and an epic story.
I have been addicted to this series in such a huge way and was so happy to see Mina and her mates get their HEA. I loved seeing all the secrets, lies, and betrayals come to light and the "bad guys" get what they deserve. I loved the strength that Mina possesses, both physically and mentally. I also loved how protective her mates were, despite her strength. The relationships between Mina and her men were terrific. I honestly could not get enough of this book or series and am very excited at the prospect of a spin-off.
The characters, plot, pace, and flow of the story were all amazing, as were the character development, relationship development, storytelling, storyline, and world building. This was a terrific series that I would definitely recommend to anyone who loves fantasy, dragon shifters, and an epic story.
November 12, 2025
Serenity has knocked this one out of the park. What an Amazing conclusion to an Epic story. Mina and her mates have gone through so much throughout this series. Betrayals, Deception, Assassination attempts you name it, but they prevailed because Mina is the G.O.A.T a true Baddie. I love how the author portrayed the complexities of having a large harem as well as the personal issues each of her mates experienced one this journey but more importantly how they came together as a real family vanquishing each other's demons both physically and metaphorically.
This deserved every minute of their well fought for HEA.
The icing on the cake was Mina finally, FINALLY laying her eggs and ended up with quite a clutch (5 girls and 2 boys). I can't wait for the next generation. If Thauglor's mini crash out at the end of this series is what to be expected; then it's safe to say we are in for a treat because I can already see these Girl Dads crashing out completely when it's time for their little girls to find mates. This is going to be HILARIOUS, and I am here for it.
This deserved every minute of their well fought for HEA.
The icing on the cake was Mina finally, FINALLY laying her eggs and ended up with quite a clutch (5 girls and 2 boys). I can't wait for the next generation. If Thauglor's mini crash out at the end of this series is what to be expected; then it's safe to say we are in for a treat because I can already see these Girl Dads crashing out completely when it's time for their little girls to find mates. This is going to be HILARIOUS, and I am here for it.
December 9, 2025
Anticlimactic and dragged on
This series of books has a unique storyline and has great potential. Personally for me, it didn't live up to it. In an effort to be badass and bloodthirsty, we end up with both a society and and even main characters who don't value life while trying to paint the FMC as perfect mother and dragoness. Basically we then get a heroine who will decapitate someone for making sexist comments without any thought. Others might enjoy this but for me, it makes the characters unlikeable.
To be honest, I was struggling to read this series with it's inconsistencies in the first 3 books, but at least with those books, they each had an event they were leading to. With book 4, early on in the book the FMC faces the big bad and it's actually anticlimactic. The same can be said for the show down with the mages ... It was basically nothing and told us nothing. This book just dragged for the 2nd half so bad I struggled to finish.
I will not be reading the next series of books based on the daughter.
This series of books has a unique storyline and has great potential. Personally for me, it didn't live up to it. In an effort to be badass and bloodthirsty, we end up with both a society and and even main characters who don't value life while trying to paint the FMC as perfect mother and dragoness. Basically we then get a heroine who will decapitate someone for making sexist comments without any thought. Others might enjoy this but for me, it makes the characters unlikeable.
To be honest, I was struggling to read this series with it's inconsistencies in the first 3 books, but at least with those books, they each had an event they were leading to. With book 4, early on in the book the FMC faces the big bad and it's actually anticlimactic. The same can be said for the show down with the mages ... It was basically nothing and told us nothing. This book just dragged for the 2nd half so bad I struggled to finish.
I will not be reading the next series of books based on the daughter.
January 19, 2026
After binging all of the previous books and novellas in the series over the last 24 hours, I can't believe I finally got the last story. Mina is gaining in power and status in the wider Dragon community, and she is now on the path to motherhood, something she desperately desires, but it triggers her own shitty childhood memories that display as PTSD at times.
Klauth and Thauglor are a real blessing for Mina. They are the only dragons more powerful than herself, and it helps keep her in check. Abraxis is still struggling from his wounds in the previous book and this is a real sticking point in the story that is addressed a few times over the course of the series. The hatchlings are adorable, and I do love that Mina finally gets her revenge. One little point is that at some point we don't really see anymore off Iris. I do love that little fae dragon, so her not being present for a majority of the story was just a bummer. However, this does have a lot of great emotional moments, some fabulous dragon fights and the HEA that Mina and her men deserve.
4.5 stars
Klauth and Thauglor are a real blessing for Mina. They are the only dragons more powerful than herself, and it helps keep her in check. Abraxis is still struggling from his wounds in the previous book and this is a real sticking point in the story that is addressed a few times over the course of the series. The hatchlings are adorable, and I do love that Mina finally gets her revenge. One little point is that at some point we don't really see anymore off Iris. I do love that little fae dragon, so her not being present for a majority of the story was just a bummer. However, this does have a lot of great emotional moments, some fabulous dragon fights and the HEA that Mina and her men deserve.
4.5 stars
November 2, 2025
One thing I truly loved in this final book in the Dragonis Academy series, is how we see the creation of these characters’ happily ever after. The author created a mix in this last book between battles with remaining adverseries, and the build-up of a better world, letting us really experience how that future will look like. What most authors write about in the epilogue, this autor intertwined with the entire final book (and even a bit of the one before that), and I really enjoyed that. For once, the final book in a series is actually my favorite one!
There is honestly so much happening in this final book, with battles, changes to their world, new characters, bonding, … And still, the end to the storyline of this first generation leaves me with an intensely satisfied feeling. And a desire to see what the second generation will bring. With this many protective fathers, the girls will have their work cut out for them! I’m definitely looking forward to see what their story will bring.
There is honestly so much happening in this final book, with battles, changes to their world, new characters, bonding, … And still, the end to the storyline of this first generation leaves me with an intensely satisfied feeling. And a desire to see what the second generation will bring. With this many protective fathers, the girls will have their work cut out for them! I’m definitely looking forward to see what their story will bring.
November 2, 2025
This was a great and satisfying ending to Mina's and her mates' story! I am going to miss all of them, really enjoyed their journey and the whole world building as a whole. Already looking forward to the next generation's story and the next novella! It feels like all the most important events and questions were wrapped up leaving enough open for the next series following the children. Mina finally got her peace after dealing with her father, most threats and is taking her place as queen of the her continent. Easily recommend this series for anyone loving shifters, dragons, academy, strong characters and a complete series!
Honestly can say that Thauglor and Ziggy are my two favourite love interests of Mina's. I just love how sweet Thauglor is during the romantic moments, totally won my heart. Ziggy is just the best stay at home dad for the nest and is just a ball of sunshine personified. Loved all the relationship developments, the bonding and the spicy scenes along the way!
Honestly can say that Thauglor and Ziggy are my two favourite love interests of Mina's. I just love how sweet Thauglor is during the romantic moments, totally won my heart. Ziggy is just the best stay at home dad for the nest and is just a ball of sunshine personified. Loved all the relationship developments, the bonding and the spicy scenes along the way!
November 8, 2025
Mina's story is finally at the end and I'm not sure how to feel about that. Im happy with how everything worked out. But, yet, so sad that its over and there's not going to be more Mina. As sad as I am, this book was absolutely perfect!! I love everything they accomplished as well as how it was done!!
One of my favorite parts was Mina doing away with the archaic traditions on how they treated females and non dragon mates. Girl power for the win!!! I will always be for dismantling of the patriarchy and misogynistic ways!!
While there are many things I can talk about, I wont. I dont want to give half the story away. Compared to all the rest of the books in this series, this one is definitely my favorite. Not only with all the plot lines finally being tied up but with the happy endings as well. I love seeing everyone so happy and satisfied. One of my new favorite authors and series!
One of my favorite parts was Mina doing away with the archaic traditions on how they treated females and non dragon mates. Girl power for the win!!! I will always be for dismantling of the patriarchy and misogynistic ways!!
While there are many things I can talk about, I wont. I dont want to give half the story away. Compared to all the rest of the books in this series, this one is definitely my favorite. Not only with all the plot lines finally being tied up but with the happy endings as well. I love seeing everyone so happy and satisfied. One of my new favorite authors and series!
October 31, 2025
Mina is in year 4 at the Dragonis Academy. She has found love and security with all her mates but longs for a clutch of her own, although she knows her father will want to steal her eggs for his own army. Abaddon’s spies are everywhere, and the elders and mages are threats as well. Can Mina’s family and children survive them all?
I really hope to see a book about Klauth & Thuglor’s side of the mage battle! This book was intense and hard to put down with all the action and swarming enemies. Mina finally gets to prove to herself she is more than what her father made her, and it was emotional to read. Love that Mina is destroying the horrific old traditions and prejudices for change for a brighter future for all her children and the continent as queen.
Can’t wait for stories of the next generation.
Thank you for allowing me to be an ARC reader.
I really hope to see a book about Klauth & Thuglor’s side of the mage battle! This book was intense and hard to put down with all the action and swarming enemies. Mina finally gets to prove to herself she is more than what her father made her, and it was emotional to read. Love that Mina is destroying the horrific old traditions and prejudices for change for a brighter future for all her children and the continent as queen.
Can’t wait for stories of the next generation.
Thank you for allowing me to be an ARC reader.
November 7, 2025
what an ending
What an ending. So so so so much happens in this book. I smiled, giggled, swooned, got mad and cheered throughout it. I just really enjoyed this universe much. This take on shifters and everything else just had me hooked. The amount of growth and things the characters have all gone through is wild. Don’t get me wrong they still mess up and things to learn but they’ve come so far. I can’t help but smile at that. With this group of characters you can feel that they genuinely want the world to be a better place. Granted somewhat for slightly selfish reason, but mostly just to improve life for dragons and even the other species. I felt very satisfied when I finished this book. And really that’s one of the best feelings to me, especially when it comes to completing a series. Really solid read for me.
What an ending. So so so so much happens in this book. I smiled, giggled, swooned, got mad and cheered throughout it. I just really enjoyed this universe much. This take on shifters and everything else just had me hooked. The amount of growth and things the characters have all gone through is wild. Don’t get me wrong they still mess up and things to learn but they’ve come so far. I can’t help but smile at that. With this group of characters you can feel that they genuinely want the world to be a better place. Granted somewhat for slightly selfish reason, but mostly just to improve life for dragons and even the other species. I felt very satisfied when I finished this book. And really that’s one of the best feelings to me, especially when it comes to completing a series. Really solid read for me.
April 23, 2026
Good-ish
Honestly, the series is intriguing and well written. There are parts that are quick and glossed over (battling the mages) which was disappointing. The most disappointing was the rapid decline of the confident male Abraxis started as. He spend the rest of the series being an insecure, depressed, jealous, man-child. To the point I almost wanted him to get the boot. He was the dominant dragon anymore? So, what. That stings. Find another way to be integral. His wing is permanently damaged? Find a work around or another way to be lethal despite the hindrance.
Instead he whines and hurts the clutch/flight directly and indirectly. Then doubles down on his woe is me when his failures become plain to see. Ugh. His character ark went from promising greatness to the anchor dragging along the ocean floor.
Honestly, the series is intriguing and well written. There are parts that are quick and glossed over (battling the mages) which was disappointing. The most disappointing was the rapid decline of the confident male Abraxis started as. He spend the rest of the series being an insecure, depressed, jealous, man-child. To the point I almost wanted him to get the boot. He was the dominant dragon anymore? So, what. That stings. Find another way to be integral. His wing is permanently damaged? Find a work around or another way to be lethal despite the hindrance.
Instead he whines and hurts the clutch/flight directly and indirectly. Then doubles down on his woe is me when his failures become plain to see. Ugh. His character ark went from promising greatness to the anchor dragging along the ocean floor.
October 23, 2025
This book was just absolutely perfect. I’ve loved this series since the first book was released all those months ago and I can honestly say at this point that it is very rare that I feel a sense of completion when I finish a series, normally I’m left wanting more, but this book has left me feeling like everything has been tied up and finished really well. I loved the story, all the revelations in this book kept me on my toes and I enjoyed reading this story to completion. I’m looking forward to the novella coming out in December and I’m super curious as to watch gen 2 will bring to this world. I would highly recommend giving this book a read, and also check out Serenity Raynes other works, you won’t be disappointed.
November 7, 2025
This series!!!
I loved it from start to finish. Mina is such a bad*ss character and I love how strong she is throughout the entire series. The relationships with her mates are complex and real and I loved the realistic portrayal of Abraxis’s jealousy even if it made me angry.
I do wish we could have had a deeper look in the action at the end, with the ancients handling the mages and the chapters not in their POV, there wasn’t as much action as there could have been. I also thought the very repetitive description of Mina’s scent was a bit much and distracting once I realized how often it was described.
Those minor differences don’t take away from the fact that I loved this series and couldn’t wait for the release date for each one!
I loved it from start to finish. Mina is such a bad*ss character and I love how strong she is throughout the entire series. The relationships with her mates are complex and real and I loved the realistic portrayal of Abraxis’s jealousy even if it made me angry.
I do wish we could have had a deeper look in the action at the end, with the ancients handling the mages and the chapters not in their POV, there wasn’t as much action as there could have been. I also thought the very repetitive description of Mina’s scent was a bit much and distracting once I realized how often it was described.
Those minor differences don’t take away from the fact that I loved this series and couldn’t wait for the release date for each one!
November 7, 2025
This is the sixth book in the Dragonis Academy. And I can honestly say that the books keep getting better! There is one more book to be released and I can’t wait! Once it’s released I will binge read the entire series!
This book is amazing! I was so captivated that I tried to pull an all-nighter but my husband vetoed that idea… The story was incredible, the characters were hot and the smex was ghost pepper spicy!! Why can’t dragons be real?!! Okay, not just the dragons! This collection of book boyfriends you do not want to miss.
Thank you, Serenity Rayne, for another beautiful installment in this series! I need to place this series on my Christmas list. If I’m a good girl, maybe Santa will bring it to me for Christmas!!
This book is amazing! I was so captivated that I tried to pull an all-nighter but my husband vetoed that idea… The story was incredible, the characters were hot and the smex was ghost pepper spicy!! Why can’t dragons be real?!! Okay, not just the dragons! This collection of book boyfriends you do not want to miss.
Thank you, Serenity Rayne, for another beautiful installment in this series! I need to place this series on my Christmas list. If I’m a good girl, maybe Santa will bring it to me for Christmas!!
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