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Nobody Told Me Dragons use Libraries
Nobody told her dragons use libraries.
Or that one of them would ruin her filing system and her entire life plan.
She's the head librarian who alphabetizes her trauma.
He's the dragon alpha who crash-landed into her carefully ordered world ten minutes before closing.
Neither expected a thunderstorm, an ancient mystery, or feelings too big to fit on an index card.
Perfect for readers who love: cozy chaos, grumpy/sunshine energy, nerd x nerd fated mates, and dragons who say "please" when they destroy your cataloguing system and for all the AuDHD readers, pattern-brained people, and anyone who organises their feelings into a spreadsheet.
Or that one of them would ruin her filing system and her entire life plan.
She's the head librarian who alphabetizes her trauma.
He's the dragon alpha who crash-landed into her carefully ordered world ten minutes before closing.
Neither expected a thunderstorm, an ancient mystery, or feelings too big to fit on an index card.
Perfect for readers who love: cozy chaos, grumpy/sunshine energy, nerd x nerd fated mates, and dragons who say "please" when they destroy your cataloguing system and for all the AuDHD readers, pattern-brained people, and anyone who organises their feelings into a spreadsheet.
430 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 29, 2026
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May 9, 2026
initially brilliant
It started off incredible. Witty and adorable. Quotable. Genre defining. I thought voice it. Then about 1/3 of the way though it was a choppy mess. Quick, blocky, poorly fleshed out, like ai written without editing. Like someone forgot uk care. Garbage trite. Then last chapter and epilogues more detail then back yo good beginning. Like they knew they needed to save it before it ended for decent reviews. Ended with 2 fan service intimate scenes they also felt more ai (plug goes in socket right?) than true connection. I’m sad because it was so promising.
It started off incredible. Witty and adorable. Quotable. Genre defining. I thought voice it. Then about 1/3 of the way though it was a choppy mess. Quick, blocky, poorly fleshed out, like ai written without editing. Like someone forgot uk care. Garbage trite. Then last chapter and epilogues more detail then back yo good beginning. Like they knew they needed to save it before it ended for decent reviews. Ended with 2 fan service intimate scenes they also felt more ai (plug goes in socket right?) than true connection. I’m sad because it was so promising.
May 24, 2026
Just found out the author used AI for advertising and I wouldn’t be shocked if it was written by AI either. Very disappointed
May 1, 2026
Artemis is a librarian , smart and has degrees to back it up. Arthur is the Alpha dragon for his clan. There is a book that his clan hopes will answer why his clan's dragons are getting weak. He approaches Artemis asking for a book titled “Recopilación de Linajes de Dragones Notables de este Milenio” (Translates to “Compilation of Notable Dragon Lineages of this Millennium”). That is where Artimis's life turns in a way that will change her life. Someone does not want these two to discover what is missing. Artemis has a close call with someone wanting the info she has found. She has not found anything but an archived book. The suspense is heart racing and only in Artemis's dreams and books does she enter adventure. In swoops Arthur and her reality will never be the same as she learns dragons are real. She joins Arthur on his quest to find missing pages of this book.
May 11, 2026
I LOVED the book, until it plagiarized a section of the Bible as its own
The book was cute, it was funny, it was moving, and then she plagiarized a saying of Ruth from the Bible. I know it by heart since my parents were ministers and started Every. Single. Wedding. with the quote from Ruth:
1 Timothy 5:16-17
"Do not make me leave you or turn away from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. Where you die, I will die, and be buried there."
This book:
"'Arthur, wherever you go, I will go. Wherever you stay, I will stay.' The words rang through me with absolute clarity, fierce and unafraid. 'Your people will be my people. Your life, my life.'"
I cannot in good concise give a good review to a book and author that plagiarized, it brings into question EVERY book I've ever read of this author now, how many times have they plagiarized and I not known the reference? I just can't.
The book was cute, it was funny, it was moving, and then she plagiarized a saying of Ruth from the Bible. I know it by heart since my parents were ministers and started Every. Single. Wedding. with the quote from Ruth:
1 Timothy 5:16-17
"Do not make me leave you or turn away from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. Where you die, I will die, and be buried there."
This book:
"'Arthur, wherever you go, I will go. Wherever you stay, I will stay.' The words rang through me with absolute clarity, fierce and unafraid. 'Your people will be my people. Your life, my life.'"
I cannot in good concise give a good review to a book and author that plagiarized, it brings into question EVERY book I've ever read of this author now, how many times have they plagiarized and I not known the reference? I just can't.
July 25, 2026
I wanted to love this book. Genuinely. The premise checked so many boxes for me. Dragons, libraries, Scotland, ancient mysteries, and an overworked librarian discovering a hidden world. Unfortunately, the execution never lived up to the potential.
The biggest issue for me was the main romance. Arthur and Artemis never felt believable as a couple. Their relationship moved at lightning speed, and I never bought into their connection. Their feelings felt forced rather than earned, and both characters often came across as inconsistent or even contradictory. Artemis, in particular, would react intelligently in one scene and then completely abandon all logic in the next. I never felt like I truly knew either of them as people, despite spending the entire novel in their company.
I also couldn't shake the feeling that AI played a much larger role in this book than just the marketing. I can't prove that, so take it as my personal impression, but there were enough moments that pulled me out of the story that I found myself questioning how much of the prose had been generated or heavily assisted. Some passages felt strangely generic, repetitive, or emotionally manufactured. There was even a moment that closely echoed a well known biblical passage with Arthur substituted in place of God, which completely yanked me out of the story.
Ironically, the reason I finished this book had almost nothing to do with the protagonists.
Caliban (who will forever be Harold in my heart) completely stole the novel. Every scene he appeared in was funny, dry, and genuinely entertaining. Then Eloise arrived and somehow managed to steal the spotlight alongside him. Their relationship developed more naturally, had better banter, stronger chemistry, and more believable emotional progression than the actual central romance.
In fact, at around 55%, I stopped reading normally and started using my Kindle search function to jump directly to scenes involving Caliban or Eloise because they had become the only characters I was genuinely invested in. I regret absolutely nothing.
Watching Caliban and Eloise argue over adaptations, share drinks, dance badly, and slowly become inseparable was everything I had wanted Arthur and Artemis to be. They felt authentic. They felt earned. They felt alive.
The supporting cast deserved five stars.
The main couple barely held my interest.
In the end, this lands at 3 stars because the world had potential, the humor occasionally landed, and Caliban and Eloise rescued the book from becoming a DNF. Had they not existed, I honestly don't think I would have finished it.
The biggest issue for me was the main romance. Arthur and Artemis never felt believable as a couple. Their relationship moved at lightning speed, and I never bought into their connection. Their feelings felt forced rather than earned, and both characters often came across as inconsistent or even contradictory. Artemis, in particular, would react intelligently in one scene and then completely abandon all logic in the next. I never felt like I truly knew either of them as people, despite spending the entire novel in their company.
I also couldn't shake the feeling that AI played a much larger role in this book than just the marketing. I can't prove that, so take it as my personal impression, but there were enough moments that pulled me out of the story that I found myself questioning how much of the prose had been generated or heavily assisted. Some passages felt strangely generic, repetitive, or emotionally manufactured. There was even a moment that closely echoed a well known biblical passage with Arthur substituted in place of God, which completely yanked me out of the story.
Ironically, the reason I finished this book had almost nothing to do with the protagonists.
Caliban (who will forever be Harold in my heart) completely stole the novel. Every scene he appeared in was funny, dry, and genuinely entertaining. Then Eloise arrived and somehow managed to steal the spotlight alongside him. Their relationship developed more naturally, had better banter, stronger chemistry, and more believable emotional progression than the actual central romance.
In fact, at around 55%, I stopped reading normally and started using my Kindle search function to jump directly to scenes involving Caliban or Eloise because they had become the only characters I was genuinely invested in. I regret absolutely nothing.
Watching Caliban and Eloise argue over adaptations, share drinks, dance badly, and slowly become inseparable was everything I had wanted Arthur and Artemis to be. They felt authentic. They felt earned. They felt alive.
The supporting cast deserved five stars.
The main couple barely held my interest.
In the end, this lands at 3 stars because the world had potential, the humor occasionally landed, and Caliban and Eloise rescued the book from becoming a DNF. Had they not existed, I honestly don't think I would have finished it.
May 15, 2026
This was so cute and heartwarming and oh my god.
June 7, 2026
2 ⭐️
I cleared my throat. “I would like it on record that I screamed strategically.”
Dragons, libraries, a neurospicy FMC…all making for a uniquely written fantasy. The reality? Honestly, a flop.
If I can summarize this book in one word, it would be vague. The writing lacks details. To like an insane degree. There’s so many details that I wish would have been given or scenes elaborated more: the color of Arthur’s dragon, shock around fated mates, interactions between his mother and Artemis, the lack of reaction about him being mates with a human from the dragon community, the fight scene with the “villain” in the book…it was all just glossed over and very generic. I wanted this to be better and there were aspects I enjoyed, but overall just blah. It’s barely even fantasy.
Also, the last 80-ish pages also were a bit abrupt and almost felt like a different book. It was very lazy writing, two sex scenes back-to-back, and it just felt very wrapped up but not in an enjoyable way. To the point I was basically just skipping certain pages, something I don’t typically do.
Things I did love: some of the comedic writing within the book, both side characters—Eloise & Caliban—, and Arthur’s epilogue. But everything else was just very mid level all around.
I cleared my throat. “I would like it on record that I screamed strategically.”
Dragons, libraries, a neurospicy FMC…all making for a uniquely written fantasy. The reality? Honestly, a flop.
If I can summarize this book in one word, it would be vague. The writing lacks details. To like an insane degree. There’s so many details that I wish would have been given or scenes elaborated more: the color of Arthur’s dragon, shock around fated mates, interactions between his mother and Artemis, the lack of reaction about him being mates with a human from the dragon community, the fight scene with the “villain” in the book…it was all just glossed over and very generic. I wanted this to be better and there were aspects I enjoyed, but overall just blah. It’s barely even fantasy.
Also, the last 80-ish pages also were a bit abrupt and almost felt like a different book. It was very lazy writing, two sex scenes back-to-back, and it just felt very wrapped up but not in an enjoyable way. To the point I was basically just skipping certain pages, something I don’t typically do.
Things I did love: some of the comedic writing within the book, both side characters—Eloise & Caliban—, and Arthur’s epilogue. But everything else was just very mid level all around.
May 4, 2026
2.5-3 for me. It’s cute. The world building is very minimal, I would have liked to see more depth overall and in the world - the magic - the clan, all of it.
The sheer amount of repetition and prepositions (like/as if/as though) is deeply unfortunate and made me skim by 30% through. There’s an overuse of filler phrases, a handful of logistical errors, and I felt v little connection to the characters. A lot of the exposition felt robotic. Concept is very cool; execution much less so.
The sheer amount of repetition and prepositions (like/as if/as though) is deeply unfortunate and made me skim by 30% through. There’s an overuse of filler phrases, a handful of logistical errors, and I felt v little connection to the characters. A lot of the exposition felt robotic. Concept is very cool; execution much less so.
July 29, 2026
I am sort of new to this author, who I've read is actually a group of authors with various pen names. I've read a couple of books by this "group" and so far, while can be entertaining, I feel like I stumbled into a spotlight on heroes and heroines with mental health issues. I wish I'd understood that before reading several books that leave me with mixed feelings.
Please don't get me wrong. Mental health challenges are prominent in my family, as I have a beloved nephew and also a grandson who both have profound issues. Others in our family have noticeable issues as well. So I'm aware of the problems and concerns.
I don't have issues with leads who suffer from challenges like this. But in total honesty, I'm not interested in stories where the majority of the story features and/or consistently highlight these challenges. These things are deeply personal, and in my family and to me, not to be used as an angle or basically a plot for entertainment. No, I'm not saying these folks should be hidden, so don't get ready to fire off at me. I just have an objection to using the challenges that make the lives of my loved ones into plot devices. To mention or illustrate certain challenges at some points, sure, that's part of life with mental health attributes. But as the whole skin of a lead, or any character? No. These characters are not their issues. They are characters on their own.
This reminds me of those books that talk non-stop about the SA of a character, and it colors the entire story. Trauma is something that happens to us, but it's not our entire character. It's not who we are. Same for mental health issues.
This book had such an interesting premise. Dragons, hidden civilizations, danger, libraries! All good. I kept reading this last book because of these good things even though I struggled hard with the mental health issues as actual plotlines.
It was also difficult to ride along with a weirdly timed plot. There was a ton of splainin' at the very end when some of this could have been shared at earlier points. It was an overload once they got to "Atlantis," and the evil cousin was revealed as a bad guy.
The extreme hypersensitivity of the FML was way too much. There was a tremendous use of people being "still," "frozen," "pausing," and suddenly "not moving." The clumsiness, tripping, running into things...this trope needs to die. I don't know who decided that being clumsy is an endearing trait for a woman. And it's always a woman. Never a male character.
The one thing that tripped me up (ha!) was the scene in the pub where the FMC told the MMC that "running a tab" was a romantic commitment with the bartender. What an unfunny "trick" that was supposed to be a joke. This felt like humiliation as entertainment. I wasn't sure if the author was trying to provide an example of the FMC's lack of social skills. It just didn't work, even though it came up again at the end of the story.
There was a distinct lack of spice as well. For a pair that were constantly described as hot for each other, the delayed spice was a bummer.
So I think I'm done with this consortium of writers (or whatever they are, and I have some suspicions).
Please don't get me wrong. Mental health challenges are prominent in my family, as I have a beloved nephew and also a grandson who both have profound issues. Others in our family have noticeable issues as well. So I'm aware of the problems and concerns.
I don't have issues with leads who suffer from challenges like this. But in total honesty, I'm not interested in stories where the majority of the story features and/or consistently highlight these challenges. These things are deeply personal, and in my family and to me, not to be used as an angle or basically a plot for entertainment. No, I'm not saying these folks should be hidden, so don't get ready to fire off at me. I just have an objection to using the challenges that make the lives of my loved ones into plot devices. To mention or illustrate certain challenges at some points, sure, that's part of life with mental health attributes. But as the whole skin of a lead, or any character? No. These characters are not their issues. They are characters on their own.
This reminds me of those books that talk non-stop about the SA of a character, and it colors the entire story. Trauma is something that happens to us, but it's not our entire character. It's not who we are. Same for mental health issues.
This book had such an interesting premise. Dragons, hidden civilizations, danger, libraries! All good. I kept reading this last book because of these good things even though I struggled hard with the mental health issues as actual plotlines.
It was also difficult to ride along with a weirdly timed plot. There was a ton of splainin' at the very end when some of this could have been shared at earlier points. It was an overload once they got to "Atlantis," and the evil cousin was revealed as a bad guy.
The extreme hypersensitivity of the FML was way too much. There was a tremendous use of people being "still," "frozen," "pausing," and suddenly "not moving." The clumsiness, tripping, running into things...this trope needs to die. I don't know who decided that being clumsy is an endearing trait for a woman. And it's always a woman. Never a male character.
The one thing that tripped me up (ha!) was the scene in the pub where the FMC told the MMC that "running a tab" was a romantic commitment with the bartender. What an unfunny "trick" that was supposed to be a joke. This felt like humiliation as entertainment. I wasn't sure if the author was trying to provide an example of the FMC's lack of social skills. It just didn't work, even though it came up again at the end of the story.
There was a distinct lack of spice as well. For a pair that were constantly described as hot for each other, the delayed spice was a bummer.
So I think I'm done with this consortium of writers (or whatever they are, and I have some suspicions).
June 30, 2026
5 stars mainly on vibes but also for the main characters being ridiculously smart
Did Not Finish
May 28, 2026DNF @ 25%. I’m just finding this dumb.
July 2, 2026
4.5 ⭐️ This book was so cute and had perfect cozy, winter vibes. Libraries and adventures to Iceland and Scotland, this felt like a nice cup of tea
May 18, 2026
This was my first dragon shifter novel and at first I didn’t think I would like it but really, it was such a great story! Artemis and Arthur have great chemistry and there’s a scene with book-related fun facts… so fun I read that part twice!
July 17, 2026
DNF @8% not a fan of the TikTok writing style. “I love that for me” - nobody fucking says that to themselves. 🙄
Matcha latte machine? In a library?
And what’s with the whispering interns? Blergh..
Matcha latte machine? In a library?
And what’s with the whispering interns? Blergh..
May 4, 2026
What do dragon shifters, ancient texts, and a neurodivergent librarian have in common? An open tab in a pub in Edinburgh, that's what.
And an old butler.
An elderly best friend.
A stormy night.
A little cottage, and the Lost City of Atlantis.
Nobody Told Me Dragons Use Libraries by Lindsey Devin is a paranormal romance with a happily-ever-after and heaps of action, talons and banter. A feel-good read if there ever was one, and one I would recommend if you're in the mood for a cosy mating bond that snaps into place just right.
Also, that MMC? Green flag 💚✨
And an old butler.
An elderly best friend.
A stormy night.
A little cottage, and the Lost City of Atlantis.
Nobody Told Me Dragons Use Libraries by Lindsey Devin is a paranormal romance with a happily-ever-after and heaps of action, talons and banter. A feel-good read if there ever was one, and one I would recommend if you're in the mood for a cosy mating bond that snaps into place just right.
Also, that MMC? Green flag 💚✨
May 31, 2026
Maybe AI, Maybe Not
I haven’t read this book enough to be 100% sure this book wasn’t written using AI, but after reading several AI written books, I’ve started to recognize a pattern. I made it 18 pages in.
There’s two metaphors back to back that are repeats of each other and the heroine is reading Greek. She says the word locative and some other stuff that seems so obscure, that you would think the author would add more verbiage to give context clues.
I’m not in the mood to read further and then list the ways this book is probably AI. Read at your own risk.
I haven’t read this book enough to be 100% sure this book wasn’t written using AI, but after reading several AI written books, I’ve started to recognize a pattern. I made it 18 pages in.
There’s two metaphors back to back that are repeats of each other and the heroine is reading Greek. She says the word locative and some other stuff that seems so obscure, that you would think the author would add more verbiage to give context clues.
I’m not in the mood to read further and then list the ways this book is probably AI. Read at your own risk.
July 12, 2026
Nobody Told Me Dragons Use Libraries by Lindsey Devin and Roxie Ray is the first title I've read by these two authors and it was a good read. I don't usually read that much paranormal romance but the blurb piqued my interest and the number of reviews and ratings encouraged me to give this a try.
It was a well written story with an interesting plot and storyline. The two main characters, Arthur, the nerdy alpha dragon shifter, and Artemis, a neurodivergent human librarian and researcher, were engaging and were illustrated and developed in such a way as the story progresses that had me hooked and turning the pages to see what happens.
It's an easy read that combines paranormal aspects with logic and reasoning and an unexpected pairing of quirky opposites that are quick and intelligent enough to realise they need each other to travel the path and solve the mystery woven through the book. Their witty interactions, the initial physical attraction to one another that slowly grew to a deeper connection, and the stirrings of romance and steam, all combined with some drama, action, suspense and memorable supporting characters made this a worthwhile read for something different. However, after finishing the book it still felt like there was just something missing from it that hasn't left me with a positive lasting impression but still keen to try something else by these authors.
It was a well written story with an interesting plot and storyline. The two main characters, Arthur, the nerdy alpha dragon shifter, and Artemis, a neurodivergent human librarian and researcher, were engaging and were illustrated and developed in such a way as the story progresses that had me hooked and turning the pages to see what happens.
It's an easy read that combines paranormal aspects with logic and reasoning and an unexpected pairing of quirky opposites that are quick and intelligent enough to realise they need each other to travel the path and solve the mystery woven through the book. Their witty interactions, the initial physical attraction to one another that slowly grew to a deeper connection, and the stirrings of romance and steam, all combined with some drama, action, suspense and memorable supporting characters made this a worthwhile read for something different. However, after finishing the book it still felt like there was just something missing from it that hasn't left me with a positive lasting impression but still keen to try something else by these authors.
June 25, 2026
I think publishers should start letting people who love reading read pre-published transcripts before they give it the OK to make it into a book. The reason I didn’t finish this book which is a rare thing because I pre-ordered it and couldn’t wait to get it was because they speak so educated in above it all and yet You slang words for passing gas in every now and then throw in the curse word as if they didn’t want to totally commit to them swearing and because it was so rare when they did it was shocking because your subconscious thinks you’re reading one thing in the bam they hit you with a swear word. I know this sounds silly coming from a 53 year old woman but my parents didn’t curse in front of me so that’s the first thing I did when I started rebelling but then I had kids of my own I didn’t curse in front of them and now when I read books it just rubs me the wrong way unless it’s apropos to the story I mean I don’t expect to read stories about gang members That don’t use foul language or bikers but I digress this book was a waste of my time and I wish I wouldn’t have pre-ordered it. It was off to such a promising beginning I loved Artemis the dragon that was just so much to Love about it but it seems to further I got into the book the worst it got.
Did Not Finish
June 14, 2026DNF’d @ 40ish percent through. Went in blind, was enjoying the story up to a point.
CW: explicit sex, death of a parent, unhealthy parent-child relationships. After looking more, a thorough list of CW’s is listed in the end of the book.
CW: explicit sex, death of a parent, unhealthy parent-child relationships. After looking more, a thorough list of CW’s is listed in the end of the book.
June 23, 2026
More a 4.5 or better. Fun and lite but still some action. Really good dragon story.
June 25, 2026
Cute, funny and a sprinkle of smut.
The Mummy vs Atlantis vs every classic royal family where the 17th in line thinks they should be 1st and tries to kill the heir/alpha.
The Mummy vs Atlantis vs every classic royal family where the 17th in line thinks they should be 1st and tries to kill the heir/alpha.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 2, 2026
Awesome little quick read. Had me giggling and kicking my feet. What a great little adventure.
July 17, 2026
3.5⭐️
August 1, 2026
3.5 to 4. Cute, easy to read, I love getting to know Artemis and watching her accept and love herself.
Did Not Finish
July 16, 2026All kinda bad lol I can’t with adults who have inner thoughts like this
July 22, 2026
Easy read with depth
Loved the flow of the story and the ease of read! Will recommend to all my fantasy readers! Dragons unite
Loved the flow of the story and the ease of read! Will recommend to all my fantasy readers! Dragons unite
July 25, 2026
NO JUDGEMENT…this was fun 🤣!!!
July 9, 2026
I liked the idea of this, but the writing was very cringe and had a lot of the repetitive formulas I've seen in AI writing. It is a nerdy bookish wish-fulfillment book written by someone who is chronically online. I am not typically a harsh reviewer. I would be willing to cut some slack if I felt like this was written fully by a person.
The chapters written from Artemis's point of view read like the things therapists post on Threads about audhd. Artemis is extremely introspective and I got tired of it. Show, don't tell. The author actually did an okay job of showing how Artemis's audhd affected her (and it felt realistic) but also gave us way too much inner monologue where Artemis analyzed herself. That could have been reduced a lot. The male main character was too perfect. He barely made any mistakes. Over the top with "green flags",which is a phrase the author actually used. The characters read classic literature but the author writes like she's commenting on tiktok.
The author really wanted us to know how smart the main characters were. It was obnoxious. Pages of them flirting by reciting interesting facts at each other. Not moving the plot along in any way. They were developing their relationship, I guess, but it felt like it wasn't necessary for those scenes to go on for so long.
Once I noticed the AI writing pattern, I could barely focus on the content of the book. Short sentences. Like this. And this. Everything happens "quietly. " This, not that. I don't think the whole book was so riddled with it, but the last quarter for sure.
Examples:
"The word felt solid. Not aspirational. Not fragile. Earned."
"History pressed close here. It did not hide its age. It wore it."
I will not be reading anything else by this "author."
The chapters written from Artemis's point of view read like the things therapists post on Threads about audhd. Artemis is extremely introspective and I got tired of it. Show, don't tell. The author actually did an okay job of showing how Artemis's audhd affected her (and it felt realistic) but also gave us way too much inner monologue where Artemis analyzed herself. That could have been reduced a lot. The male main character was too perfect. He barely made any mistakes. Over the top with "green flags",which is a phrase the author actually used. The characters read classic literature but the author writes like she's commenting on tiktok.
The author really wanted us to know how smart the main characters were. It was obnoxious. Pages of them flirting by reciting interesting facts at each other. Not moving the plot along in any way. They were developing their relationship, I guess, but it felt like it wasn't necessary for those scenes to go on for so long.
Once I noticed the AI writing pattern, I could barely focus on the content of the book. Short sentences. Like this. And this. Everything happens "quietly. " This, not that. I don't think the whole book was so riddled with it, but the last quarter for sure.
Examples:
"The word felt solid. Not aspirational. Not fragile. Earned."
"History pressed close here. It did not hide its age. It wore it."
I will not be reading anything else by this "author."
July 6, 2026
This book had potential. It started out good, with a decent concept… then it spiraled into nonsense.
I don’t know if this book is written by AI like a lot of reviewers are hypothesizing or if this was one of those writing assignments where a person gets to write for a few minutes or a few paragraphs and then they pass it on to the next person and it’s their turn to write. I saw that this “author” is supposedly a group of friends and not just a single person, which makes sense, because this book reads like it constantly only has a loose idea of what just happened. Her hands are tied in front of her, magically they aren’t anymore, the room is kept impeccably clean by magic, just kidding it’s dusty, Atlantis is sorting them by intentions, just kidding they have to solve puzzles. The father didn’t care for him, just kidding he proudly showed his love to all the dragons all the time, he didn’t want Arthur to be so academic, just kidding he built him an entire research room for them to spend time together learning. The cousin made fun of him for not being strong and wanting to learn about history and what a waste that was… yet he somehow knew more about EVERYTHING even though Arthur had supposedly been looking for this info his entire life. He even knew how to speak and read the language of Atlantis, a dead language that nobody else knows. How convenient to the plot. He knew how to activate the compass and everything… but yeah, learning isn’t what strong dragons do.
The more I think about it the angrier I get that I wasted my time reading this. It’s not hard to be consistent.
I don’t know if this book is written by AI like a lot of reviewers are hypothesizing or if this was one of those writing assignments where a person gets to write for a few minutes or a few paragraphs and then they pass it on to the next person and it’s their turn to write. I saw that this “author” is supposedly a group of friends and not just a single person, which makes sense, because this book reads like it constantly only has a loose idea of what just happened. Her hands are tied in front of her, magically they aren’t anymore, the room is kept impeccably clean by magic, just kidding it’s dusty, Atlantis is sorting them by intentions, just kidding they have to solve puzzles. The father didn’t care for him, just kidding he proudly showed his love to all the dragons all the time, he didn’t want Arthur to be so academic, just kidding he built him an entire research room for them to spend time together learning. The cousin made fun of him for not being strong and wanting to learn about history and what a waste that was… yet he somehow knew more about EVERYTHING even though Arthur had supposedly been looking for this info his entire life. He even knew how to speak and read the language of Atlantis, a dead language that nobody else knows. How convenient to the plot. He knew how to activate the compass and everything… but yeah, learning isn’t what strong dragons do.
The more I think about it the angrier I get that I wasted my time reading this. It’s not hard to be consistent.
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