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To Tame a Shifter #1
Taming
I can only run from my past for so long. Eventually my problems always find me.
Unfortunately, that problem has hired three insufferable dragon shifters to capture and bring me back to him.
I just have to hide my secrets a little longer. I just have to pretend to help these assholes find the person they’re looking for without letting them know the truth.
They’re on the hunt for a dangerous Mage. Just wait until they find out the Mage they’re hunting is actually me …
This why choose romantasy is a high fantasy, high spice series. Recommended for readers 18 and over.
For fans of The Witcher, Fantastic Beasts, and Damsel!
REVIEWS
"Absolutely FABULOUS!! Taming is everything one could want in a book. Laughter, love, intrigue, strong FMC, sexy men dragon shifters, demons mages and wonderful mystical creatures."
"I'm so in love with these characters (Especially Rime! And Chaos... Oh just all of them!) I definitely recommend this series to anyone who loves a strong female character, magic, sexy men, and dragons!"
"I can't say enough about this story. Such a great start to a series, Mages, dragons, Demons, Fate, Hellhounds and all manner of supernatural, twists and turns youre not expecting especially the ending THAT ENDING IS EPIC!"
Unfortunately, that problem has hired three insufferable dragon shifters to capture and bring me back to him.
I just have to hide my secrets a little longer. I just have to pretend to help these assholes find the person they’re looking for without letting them know the truth.
They’re on the hunt for a dangerous Mage. Just wait until they find out the Mage they’re hunting is actually me …
This why choose romantasy is a high fantasy, high spice series. Recommended for readers 18 and over.
For fans of The Witcher, Fantastic Beasts, and Damsel!
REVIEWS
"Absolutely FABULOUS!! Taming is everything one could want in a book. Laughter, love, intrigue, strong FMC, sexy men dragon shifters, demons mages and wonderful mystical creatures."
"I'm so in love with these characters (Especially Rime! And Chaos... Oh just all of them!) I definitely recommend this series to anyone who loves a strong female character, magic, sexy men, and dragons!"
"I can't say enough about this story. Such a great start to a series, Mages, dragons, Demons, Fate, Hellhounds and all manner of supernatural, twists and turns youre not expecting especially the ending THAT ENDING IS EPIC!"
212 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 2, 2018
About the author
A.K. Koonce
82 books906 followersA.K. Koonce is a USA Today best selling author. She's a mom by day and a fantasy and paranormal romance author by night. She keeps the fantastical stories in her mind on an endless loop, while she tries her best to focus on her actual life and not that of the spectacular but demanding fictional characters who always fill her thoughts
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September 30, 2020
Meet Arlow: She’s a magical beast trainer — hiding her mage abilities under everyone's nose
And she has gotten a payoff to finally set herself up for life: 3 dragons eggs
Unfortunately, they turn out to be hot dragon shifters Chaos, Rime, and Kain
And they are hunting for a mage … oh thats fucking good hehe
This set-up of the world and plot was hilarious and unique, with Arlow trying to hide her identity while the dragons try to use her knowledge of the city to find the mage they desire.
I was so excited to see a heroine with self-preservation skills. She ain't gonna sacrifice herself to the first *albeit hot* guys she meets
“Let’s go to Agatha’s for now. I’ll get supplies there.”
“Supplies. Like abnormal witchy supplies for your witch magic?” Kain’s tone is cold and angry and, when I stand, my shirt skimming against the smooth panes of his chest, he doesn’t flinch away.
“No, like normal average supplies and average clothes for your average cock.”
And sassy to boot! But then.... she sorta kinda total acts like a selfish brat. Who can't see past her own struggles
“Chaos chose them, his friends. I’m not really mad he didn’t stand up for me.”
Bitch you wanted to even AFTER FINDING OUT THEY SHIFTERS *DAFU*
The dynamic between the three shifters was fucking HILARIOUS and you could obviously tell they had a strong bond. This made the reverse harem even more fun with the three of them learning to trust and let Arlow into their group
"Water clings to his steps, leaving puddles in his wake. “
You’re making everything wet.” I curse myself the moment I say it.
“No need to scream about your wetness, Arlow.” He walks backward, and he holds my gaze as the serious look settles back into his eyes. “I just wanted you to know that it didn’t feel like nothing to me.” He pauses just long enough for his rumbling tone to sink into me. “I wanted you to feel that.”
They were also hella serious about consent and that made it all even hotter than hell
I honestly just loved this book for the characters. Chaos, Rime and Kain each had their own strong personalities as the sweetie, the angsty one, and the protector
But they was all dumb as hell and couldn't figure out who the mage was
“You left?” Confusion lingers in his eyes. “Without me? The whole point of me being here is to protect you from that mage.”
Aww. He’s trying to protect me from myself. What a cute idiot.”
Y'all know I love dragons. But the logistics of these dragons kinda confused.
I just had a hard time because once I pictured them as , I continued to picture them as which kinda took me out of the fantasy of them being hot man shifters.
Overall, a fun novel I'd definitely recommend giving a try if you like reverse harems that build up the trust and sexy dragon shifters.
And she has gotten a payoff to finally set herself up for life: 3 dragons eggs
Unfortunately, they turn out to be hot dragon shifters Chaos, Rime, and Kain
And they are hunting for a mage … oh thats fucking good hehe
This set-up of the world and plot was hilarious and unique, with Arlow trying to hide her identity while the dragons try to use her knowledge of the city to find the mage they desire.
I was so excited to see a heroine with self-preservation skills. She ain't gonna sacrifice herself to the first *albeit hot* guys she meets
“Let’s go to Agatha’s for now. I’ll get supplies there.”
“Supplies. Like abnormal witchy supplies for your witch magic?” Kain’s tone is cold and angry and, when I stand, my shirt skimming against the smooth panes of his chest, he doesn’t flinch away.
“No, like normal average supplies and average clothes for your average cock.”
And sassy to boot! But then.... she sorta kinda total acts like a selfish brat. Who can't see past her own struggles
“Chaos chose them, his friends. I’m not really mad he didn’t stand up for me.”
Bitch you wanted to even AFTER FINDING OUT THEY SHIFTERS *DAFU*
The dynamic between the three shifters was fucking HILARIOUS and you could obviously tell they had a strong bond. This made the reverse harem even more fun with the three of them learning to trust and let Arlow into their group
"Water clings to his steps, leaving puddles in his wake. “
You’re making everything wet.” I curse myself the moment I say it.
“No need to scream about your wetness, Arlow.” He walks backward, and he holds my gaze as the serious look settles back into his eyes. “I just wanted you to know that it didn’t feel like nothing to me.” He pauses just long enough for his rumbling tone to sink into me. “I wanted you to feel that.”
They were also hella serious about consent and that made it all even hotter than hell
I honestly just loved this book for the characters. Chaos, Rime and Kain each had their own strong personalities as the sweetie, the angsty one, and the protector
But they was all dumb as hell and couldn't figure out who the mage was
“You left?” Confusion lingers in his eyes. “Without me? The whole point of me being here is to protect you from that mage.”
Aww. He’s trying to protect me from myself. What a cute idiot.”
Y'all know I love dragons. But the logistics of these dragons kinda confused.
I just had a hard time because once I pictured them as , I continued to picture them as which kinda took me out of the fantasy of them being hot man shifters.
Overall, a fun novel I'd definitely recommend giving a try if you like reverse harems that build up the trust and sexy dragon shifters.
October 24, 2018
I thought I was DONE.
Done with Dragons.
I am most certainly not done with dragons.
What was I thinking?!
Chaos, Rime, and Kain, I am at your mercy. You can do anything your dragon heart desires to my human, human body.
I love their names. Ten points for Gryffindor. I loved their personas. I’d love to have their children.
That being said, I am disappointed to see heroine after heroine being a selfish brat. Fucking wasteful.
Then again, we all have our flaws. *raises hand with no sympathy*
Arlow (LOVE THE NAME. YOU ARE ON A ROLL KOONCE. So proud. If I see one more Rina, Rema, Cass, Katrina, Dareena, Phoenix, (you get my point) I’m out! Just kidding I’ll keep reading) (ANYWAY- ten points for fucking Gryffindor for originality)
Where was I? I’m getting side tracked here.
Oh right.
ARLOW. I fucking hated her. But then she admitted she’s selfish and a horrible person and it like, moved me. I loved her after that. We fam now.
We good. I understand her. We all have our flaws. Mine includes being selfish when it comes to desserts and shopping.
SO BACK TO THE BOOK. Gods almighty I think book 2 is already out? I haven’t checked.
The plot was fairly intriguing. The ending was hanging off a cliff, but not like a deep cliff like the Grand Canyon, more like stepping off a sidewalk into a pothole.
I was a little excited to dive into a medium-burner romance after the slow-burn I just finished reading prior to this. The relationship transitions,however, were very sloppy: as in one minute they’re walking and talking and the next he’s balls deep inside of her. I feel like this could have been executed better. The build-up needed some work. Otherwise it was FIRE.
Judging by the plot I don’t see this being a long series. Unless turn after turns are made.
A certain hellhound event surprised me VERY MUCH SO. But I feel like I should have seen that coming. Let’s see if it turns into something in book 2. That’s my prediction anyway.
Alright, I think I’ve said enough.
Done with Dragons.
I am most certainly not done with dragons.
What was I thinking?!
Chaos, Rime, and Kain, I am at your mercy. You can do anything your dragon heart desires to my human, human body.
I love their names. Ten points for Gryffindor. I loved their personas. I’d love to have their children.
That being said, I am disappointed to see heroine after heroine being a selfish brat. Fucking wasteful.
Then again, we all have our flaws. *raises hand with no sympathy*
Arlow (LOVE THE NAME. YOU ARE ON A ROLL KOONCE. So proud. If I see one more Rina, Rema, Cass, Katrina, Dareena, Phoenix, (you get my point) I’m out! Just kidding I’ll keep reading) (ANYWAY- ten points for fucking Gryffindor for originality)
Where was I? I’m getting side tracked here.
Oh right.
ARLOW. I fucking hated her. But then she admitted she’s selfish and a horrible person and it like, moved me. I loved her after that. We fam now.
We good. I understand her. We all have our flaws. Mine includes being selfish when it comes to desserts and shopping.
SO BACK TO THE BOOK. Gods almighty I think book 2 is already out? I haven’t checked.
The plot was fairly intriguing. The ending was hanging off a cliff, but not like a deep cliff like the Grand Canyon, more like stepping off a sidewalk into a pothole.
I was a little excited to dive into a medium-burner romance after the slow-burn I just finished reading prior to this. The relationship transitions,however, were very sloppy: as in one minute they’re walking and talking and the next he’s balls deep inside of her. I feel like this could have been executed better. The build-up needed some work. Otherwise it was FIRE.
Judging by the plot I don’t see this being a long series. Unless turn after turns are made.
A certain hellhound event surprised me VERY MUCH SO. But I feel like I should have seen that coming. Let’s see if it turns into something in book 2. That’s my prediction anyway.
Alright, I think I’ve said enough.
December 1, 2018
This kind of reminds me of Signs of Cupidity because I really didn't expect to like this as much as I did. It has a feel good silly factor that I got from Cupidity too.
I'm sorry Koonce, I was a real sceptic going into this. Having had a few DNF in the past I wasn't going to pick this up despite me being drawn to the cover like
It is soooo pretty is needs another gif
but now I'm glad I have friends who have read this and rated it highly so thanks you guys. I would have been missing out on 3 smexy dragons!
Lots of people seem to have a problem with Arlow but I didn't. I think she's just complicated and at least we have an MC who doesn't just fall at the feet of the hot dragons, she's actually not listening to that traitorous body and sticking by her guns. Ok she is very selfish but there is hope for her so I'm holding out for a change of heart.
The biggest problem I had was getting a picture of the world? Its one of my pet peevs not being able to discern fantasy from UF. Shifters, Princes, M...all sound fantasy but then throw in a few references to jeans and road-kill and you have me confused?
But maybe I'm taking it to seriously, I mean it is a fun read so I shouldn't overthink it. There is alot I could overthink..like why does she never wear shoes? Nope I'm going with the flow...
I'm sorry Koonce, I was a real sceptic going into this. Having had a few DNF in the past I wasn't going to pick this up despite me being drawn to the cover like
It is soooo pretty is needs another gif
but now I'm glad I have friends who have read this and rated it highly so thanks you guys. I would have been missing out on 3 smexy dragons!
Lots of people seem to have a problem with Arlow but I didn't. I think she's just complicated and at least we have an MC who doesn't just fall at the feet of the hot dragons, she's actually not listening to that traitorous body and sticking by her guns. Ok she is very selfish but there is hope for her so I'm holding out for a change of heart.
The biggest problem I had was getting a picture of the world? Its one of my pet peevs not being able to discern fantasy from UF. Shifters, Princes, M...all sound fantasy but then throw in a few references to jeans and road-kill and you have me confused?
But maybe I'm taking it to seriously, I mean it is a fun read so I shouldn't overthink it. There is alot I could overthink..like why does she never wear shoes? Nope I'm going with the flow...
January 26, 2020
This was just weird. It was weird that they were small dragons (babies) that were hatched and then they (almost) instantly became adults who are love interests of the woman who raised them.
Ugh!
But even looking past that, the story didn't make much sense. The heroine was supposed to be in the fear for her life, and she already has one man after her; and still, she is willing to cheat the king and the prince of the realm, who would kill her for being a mage itself (forget stealing the money)?
I just don't understand the choices that she makes. Either she is in fear for her life and desperate or she is just plain greedy - she can't be both! She doesn't run away when she finds out her nemesis has sent dragons to capture her, instead, she makes an elaborate plan then to cheat the prince out of the money! What!? Does she feel that a demon is not a villain enough and thus, wants the entire kingdom as an enemy?
And then the dragons burn the money. Because that makes total sense!
The entire situation and the character's actions were so out of the realm of possibility that, I couldn't relate to the book at all. The world-building is lacking too - there are so many unanswered questions, unexplained concepts and convenient magics.
Overall the book was well written and there were some interesting scenes (given that you bar your logic at the door), but there were just too many hang-ups for me. The other redeeming quality was the dragons, to a certain extent. But, I am not sure I will follow through with the series.
Ugh!
But even looking past that, the story didn't make much sense. The heroine was supposed to be in the fear for her life, and she already has one man after her; and still, she is willing to cheat the king and the prince of the realm, who would kill her for being a mage itself (forget stealing the money)?
I just don't understand the choices that she makes. Either she is in fear for her life and desperate or she is just plain greedy - she can't be both! She doesn't run away when she finds out her nemesis has sent dragons to capture her, instead, she makes an elaborate plan then to cheat the prince out of the money! What!? Does she feel that a demon is not a villain enough and thus, wants the entire kingdom as an enemy?
And then the dragons burn the money. Because that makes total sense!
The entire situation and the character's actions were so out of the realm of possibility that, I couldn't relate to the book at all. The world-building is lacking too - there are so many unanswered questions, unexplained concepts and convenient magics.
Overall the book was well written and there were some interesting scenes (given that you bar your logic at the door), but there were just too many hang-ups for me. The other redeeming quality was the dragons, to a certain extent. But, I am not sure I will follow through with the series.
February 4, 2019
The cover definitely intrigued me.
Taming: A Reverse Harem was an okay reverse harem book. In it, you will meet Arlow. I hated her so fucking much but at the same time - she was refreshing. She was selfish and horrible.. and basically my favorite person. Yeah, I'm all over the place right now and if you are confused - then just go with the damn flow people! She was refreshing - end of story.
Then there's the dragon gods - ugh, I love dragons so much. Especially dragon shifters because these guys put other reverse harems to shame. It just sucks that I only really liked it - instead of loving it. I wanted to love it but it didn't happen. This, of course, had some cons to it but I ended up devouring the crap out of it.
I hate cliffhangers and I have no idea if the next book is even on KU or not.. but I will be finding it. Overall, I hope the series just keeps on getting better and better.
Taming: A Reverse Harem was an okay reverse harem book. In it, you will meet Arlow. I hated her so fucking much but at the same time - she was refreshing. She was selfish and horrible.. and basically my favorite person. Yeah, I'm all over the place right now and if you are confused - then just go with the damn flow people! She was refreshing - end of story.
Then there's the dragon gods - ugh, I love dragons so much. Especially dragon shifters because these guys put other reverse harems to shame. It just sucks that I only really liked it - instead of loving it. I wanted to love it but it didn't happen. This, of course, had some cons to it but I ended up devouring the crap out of it.
I hate cliffhangers and I have no idea if the next book is even on KU or not.. but I will be finding it. Overall, I hope the series just keeps on getting better and better.
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May 6, 2019
I enjoyed this book but there was something which I can't put my finger on that made this a little hard to love.
I did enjoy that there was a MM interaction in this book. Finally!
I will be reading the rest of the series.
I did enjoy that there was a MM interaction in this book. Finally!
I will be reading the rest of the series.
October 23, 2018
2.5ish stars. Who wouldn't want 3 dragon eggs to one day turn in to 3 delicious male shifters!? Lol the plot line was definitely interesting and the world itself though not gone into in depth was simple enough not too taxing, confusing or frustrating to sink into. I battled with myself over whether or not to just go 3 stars on this one, the thing keeping me from it was that the story itself seemed to lack an easy flow, moving from scene to scene almost stiltedly. Maybe it was the really fast paced speed of it not actually allowing time to come to grips with the last scene before being thrust into the next.
Our FMC Arlow is a tad hostile, sassy, sarcastic and jaded. She does not trust easily and after a past with heartbreaking events decides to never love again, not just for her own sake but also for the sake of others. She has been on the run for years making a living, barely scrapping by, hunting down and selling magical creatures. Animals are her thing, they don't hurt her or ask too much from her. Ole Grimm her trusty hell hound sidekick has been her rock since escaping her horrific past, a reminder of the love once lost. Arlow chances by a fellow mages seeing her burying dragon eggs and decides she will hatch them and sell them and live out her days in luxury, because money is really the only safe thing to love. As a reader I found Arlow's attitude towards money and well really in general a tad annoying but it is explained. The plot unfurled kind of obviously there was not really any surprises. The males themselves we are really still discovering, I almost wish that Low had more time with them as dragons that part was fast forwarded through, maybe more time to love and trust them before the revealed themselves. I think that would have made the story itself richer and a little less insta lust.
We were left on a real cliffhanger, it seemed just as the story was starting to come together. It was a fast, mostly entertaining read but it was just lacking a little depth and flow that really could have made it great for me. I am on the fence about continuing the series when the next book comes out we just have not really gotten far enough into the story for me to decide if I like where its headed! We shall see...
Our FMC Arlow is a tad hostile, sassy, sarcastic and jaded. She does not trust easily and after a past with heartbreaking events decides to never love again, not just for her own sake but also for the sake of others. She has been on the run for years making a living, barely scrapping by, hunting down and selling magical creatures. Animals are her thing, they don't hurt her or ask too much from her. Ole Grimm her trusty hell hound sidekick has been her rock since escaping her horrific past, a reminder of the love once lost. Arlow chances by a fellow mages seeing her burying dragon eggs and decides she will hatch them and sell them and live out her days in luxury, because money is really the only safe thing to love. As a reader I found Arlow's attitude towards money and well really in general a tad annoying but it is explained. The plot unfurled kind of obviously there was not really any surprises. The males themselves we are really still discovering, I almost wish that Low had more time with them as dragons that part was fast forwarded through, maybe more time to love and trust them before the revealed themselves. I think that would have made the story itself richer and a little less insta lust.
We were left on a real cliffhanger, it seemed just as the story was starting to come together. It was a fast, mostly entertaining read but it was just lacking a little depth and flow that really could have made it great for me. I am on the fence about continuing the series when the next book comes out we just have not really gotten far enough into the story for me to decide if I like where its headed! We shall see...
October 11, 2018
*I received a free copy of this book which I voluntarily chose to write an honest review for.
What an incredible start to this intriguing new series! We meet Arlow an animal tamer and mage who is in hiding from her evil ex. She stumbles across three dragon eggs that will sell for a high price once hatched that could secure her financial future so she keeps them. What she doesn't know is that they come with secrets and surprises that are not all good. This book had me laughing more times then not thanks to her attitude and inability to keep her mouth shut. This leads to hilarious consequences that mix with the story quite nicely. Great world building and a story full of details that will keep you hooked until the very last page. I highly recommend it fans of the genre. I really liked it so I give it 4/5 stars.
What an incredible start to this intriguing new series! We meet Arlow an animal tamer and mage who is in hiding from her evil ex. She stumbles across three dragon eggs that will sell for a high price once hatched that could secure her financial future so she keeps them. What she doesn't know is that they come with secrets and surprises that are not all good. This book had me laughing more times then not thanks to her attitude and inability to keep her mouth shut. This leads to hilarious consequences that mix with the story quite nicely. Great world building and a story full of details that will keep you hooked until the very last page. I highly recommend it fans of the genre. I really liked it so I give it 4/5 stars.
January 15, 2019
DNF
I didn't like the MC heroine from the beginning. It was too hard to emphize with her and I wasn't in the mood to struggle.
Skimmed a bit. Not impressed...doubt I'll go back.
A MrsJ wonders why she reads KU event
I didn't like the MC heroine from the beginning. It was too hard to emphize with her and I wasn't in the mood to struggle.
Skimmed a bit. Not impressed...doubt I'll go back.
A MrsJ wonders why she reads KU event
April 25, 2019
I need more!
This was an interesting first book to this series. There is a ton of questions I still need answers for and hopefully I will learn them in the next book! I can't wait to see what happens next!
This was an interesting first book to this series. There is a ton of questions I still need answers for and hopefully I will learn them in the next book! I can't wait to see what happens next!
November 14, 2018
2.5 generous stars.
Not a fan of the h. The 3 H’s have potential.
This book counts towards my RHR Bingo Challenge: Evil Ex.
Not a fan of the h. The 3 H’s have potential.
This book counts towards my RHR Bingo Challenge: Evil Ex.
April 16, 2019
no...just no
November 15, 2018
!Cliffhanger Warning! Omfg. I adored this book. It doesn’t have a ton of action, but I don’t think it suffers for it. It’s character driven, and I absolutely couldn’t get enough of the hilarious shithead characters, who are now some of my all-time favorites. The men even worry about consent! (I hope I didn’t just jinx the rest of the series.) This review is just going to be pure gushing, tbh. This book does have a decent cliffhanger, but book 2 is already out!
After I finished reading, I was shocked to realize that this author was the one who wrote The Hopeless Series because I DNFed book 1 in it pretty hard because I felt like the author was trying too hard and making the MC super annoying (see my review). I was especially shocked because the characters are very much this book’s main strength.
This is not an action-driven book, which is fairly rare for fantasy or shifter books. It didn’t really have any fight scenes, as most of the conflicts and tension are subtle and involve trickery instead. This book focuses on the emotional journey of the MC, Arlow, and one could argue that this book is just romance without plot, but I don’t think that really tells the whole story. I think the focus is more on Arlow’s need to survive at the expense of living and on the beginning of her healing from a trauma whose perpetrator is determined retake control of her. The romance is just the tool that starts her healing. And honestly, this is a bit of a slow burn in terms of acknowledged feelings and commitment. Even though Arlow has been somewhat physical with all of the harem members, they basically call themselves sex friends at the end (*cough* denial *cough*). But hey, the love interest isn’t realistic if he doesn’t make you roll your eyes, amiright?
As such, the book would have been a failure without engaging characters, so it’s a dang good thing that they’re all so amazing. And by that, I mean that they’re all awful (except my baby Chaos). Arlow is wonderful. She isn’t particularly tough physically, but she’s tough emotionally, and she’s intelligent (usually). More importantly, she’s flawed. She’s not quite an antihero, but she also isn’t particularly concerned with morals or other people. She has a soft spot for nonhuman creatures and enjoys taking care of them, even if she eventually uses them for profit. Even if she doesn’t really empathize with others, she’s usually pretty good at understanding what they feel and why (she just cares about herself more), so the only time that she really annoyed me was when she couldn’t understand why the men were upset that she still wanted to sell them after she realized that they were dragon shifters instead of just dragons. She is definitely selfish and greedy. At one point, Arlow says about Rime, “I think he’s right; we’re both terrible people who keep throwing each other into terrible situations.” That is definitely true. But I honestly couldn’t fault her; she had her trust broken in the worst way, so of course she doesn’t trust others to take care of her, and that means that she’s the only one who can take care of her. Why wouldn’t she focus on taking care of herself after everything she went through, especially when she’s the only one who can do it? And she certainly can’t go on the run and keep taking care of herself if she doesn’t have money. Honestly, Arlow was a refreshing character because she felt realistic, and it seems like authors usually just make the characters unapologetically violent when they want to create an antihero-esque anti–Mary Sue. This was a nice change.
Some people might dislike the fact that Arlow was willing to have sex but was scared of kissing, but her trauma was related to kissing rather than sex, so that made perfect sense to me. And I flat-out loved that she has such a primal fear reaction when faced with a kiss, even though it’s from one of her potential love interests: “I oddly don’t want to kiss him. The thought of it causes a sinking feeling to drop right through my stomach. I don’t want to kiss anyone. I don’t want sweet sentiments and love. Not at all. Not ever again. But the hard way Chaos’ body is surrounding mine makes me wish I did. His head dips low and fear strikes through me.” A lot of other books try to give their MCs a traumatic past and a fear of intimacy, but it seems like that fear often gets overridden by the MC’s unexpected lust because the love interest is just that wonderful. This felt like a much-more realistic handling of that trauma.
I also thought Arlow was hilarious, and I loved her narration. She had a way of saying things that just made me smile. She called the dragons “fucktiles” when they got on her nerves, and she once referred to the dragons’ penises as the three little pigs (“Not that I’m going to huff and puff and blow anything for anyone”). One of my favorite moments was the following conversation: “‘Let’s go to Agatha’s for now. I’ll get supplies there.’ ‘Supplies. Like abnormal witchy supplies for your witch magic?’ Kain’s tone is cold and angry and, when I stand, my shirt skimming against the smooth panes of his chest, he doesn’t flinch away. ‘No, like normal average supplies and average clothes for your average cock.’” I felt like I should have had popcorn to watch that bit of devastation, tbh.
And Rime, my dear Rime, is a shithead. I love him though. One of my favorite things is how differently he acts as a dragon and as a human. I think the dragon is more honest, as he is silent and unexpressive as a human. He helps Arlow out by giving her a fake orgasm for distraction purposes, and their back and forth about that fake orgasm is delightful, but I especially loved this bit: “‘You seriously have the balls to ask me for a favor after I just gave you the best fake orgasm you’ve ever had?’ He doesn’t smile as he says it, but I can’t help but smirk at his words. A warm feeling spreads all through me. Even his sarcasm is … different. Less teasing and too serious for me to really get a feel for how he’s feeling.” He also had a wonderful moment of lashing out: “How about I just never touch you again and neither of us will be confused about what part of me is good enough for you.” A lot of fights between book couples seem overdramatic and stupid to me, but I thought this was a fairly justified reaction. Yeah, I love that Arlow is scared of kissing, but he wasn’t aware of that fear, so his hurt is realistic, and it felt like the schoolyard would have cheered if that’s where this conversation had taken place.
As for my baby, Chaos, he must be protected at all costs. I’m serious. He’s a shithead too, but he’s more like a disobedient-puppy shithead than an I-feel-like-ruining-your-life shithead (Rime). He was so happy at the thought of Arlow using a term of endearment for him, and I really felt like I needed to hug him while Arlow was trying to distance herself from him (partly because she was stupidly pouting for his unwillingness to be sold and partly because of her trauma): “‘I don’t really understand any of this.’ His tone is quiet as he tries to make sense of what’s happening here. ‘Are you mad at me?’ My lips part as I try to find a gentle way to tell him we’re just friends. Kind of. We’re almost just friends.” A bit later in the scene, after she manages to get rid of Kain and Rime, the following happens: “This is what winning feels like. I’m sure of it. Chaos’ words cut through my pathetic celebration. ‘So … you’re not mad at me then?’ I give up.” I can almost picture the puppy-dog eyes, and it kills me. I also died a bit when he tried to awkwardly explain that his dragon likes the way that his human likes Arlow. So cute! The thing is, he isn’t an overly soft character, which can start to annoy me. He’s just as violent and obnoxious as the other two, but he’s the most willing to be vulnerable. Most importantly, this darling is the King of Consent. I loved him pretty much from the first time he tried to sleep in the same bed as Arlow as a human. In other books, the love interests force their way into the MCs’ beds and say something like “It’s just sleeping, and I don’t want to sleep on the floor.” Chaos, however, flat-out tells Arlow that he will leave the bed if she asks him to. I believe he would have, too. In the beginning of a steamy moment, the following happens: “‘Wait. Stop.’ He tenses when I’m finally able to say what I know I need to say. He pulls back from me, waiting just as I instructed.” A bit later, Arlow changes her mind again, and this shining example to all men says, “‘Low, I think maybe we should wait.’ A smirk tilts his lips as my thighs tighten around his hard body. ‘As much as I want you right now, you seem to be … a little hesitant.’” My favorite part about this is that the book romanticizes the consent checks: for example, when Chaos says, “I want you to want it,” Arlow thinks, “Why does he have to sound so sexy right now?” In some books in which the men actually care about consent, the women sort of blow them off, saying “I’ll always want it with you,” and the women aren’t really annoyed, but they sure aren’t thrilled that the men aren’t just getting down to business.
The book’s blurb warns about mm themes, and it's mild and fairly undefined, but it takes place between Rime and Chaos. I like mm in RH anyway, but I especially loved these two. Rime starts calling Chaos “Dickless” after Arlow suggests a relationship between his groin and lack of horns, and this stood out to me because it’s really the most obvious instance of Rime joking with someone. When Arlow made the following observation, I was hooked: “The easy way [Rime] smiles makes me realize how close the two men are. Chaos makes him smile without even trying. It’s as if he takes away every ounce of anger within Rime and neither of them even notice it.” Um, yes. More of that, all of that.
Then there’s Kain, the token dominant shithead. He’s still a good boy, though. He was the last to become close to Arlow, so we don’t get as many moments with him, but I loved the ones that we got. I was worried that he was going to break the book’s excellent record of consent in the following exchange, because that’s just what dominant shitheads do: “‘You wouldn’t dare.’ I threaten his intent, and I realize it’s the wrong thing to do to a man who never listens to a thing I say. ‘Mmm, yes I fucking would,’ he says on a whisper.” In just about any other book, that’s when he would have just done it. But this boy ACTUALLY. WAITS FOR HER. TO TELL HIM. YES. The conversation that follows what happens next was perfect in that it had me laughing and crying in the span of a few seconds. Damn you, Kain!
Honestly, I just like the dynamics of the characters’ relationships. The following bit was kind of tropey, but I felt like this book pulled it off better than others do: “‘I know you’re capable of doing all of this on your own.’ There’s still a hard undertone to his voice that doesn’t reflect the sweet way he’s looking at me. His head tilts just slightly before his whispered words skim across my lips. ‘I’m telling you that you don’t have to.’” I’ve read men saying that to MCs in countless books, but it usually falls somewhat flat because the men do in fact constantly need to rescue the MCs. That’s not the case here. Arlow has been a step ahead of them throughout the whole book, so I think that’s what made the difference here. More importantly, the author didn’t try to create perfect characters. They’re flawed like the MC is, and Kain goes out of his way to try to prevent Arlow from feeling as if she’s somehow less than they are: “‘Rime can’t tell directions when he’s in his dragon form. Can’t tell north from south if it’s high noon.’ Kain’s honest but random statement throws me off guard. ‘Fuck you, my eyes can’t pick up on the sunlight and shit.’ Rime’s defensive tone makes Kain smile. ‘Chaos is a full adult dragon and still can’t grow his horns.’ A grumbling growl comes from the dark dragon before he rolls away slowly, giving us the span of his long tail as he chooses to look to the woods instead of us. Poor baby always being reminded of his flaws.”
As I warned at the beginning of this review, this book has a cliffhanger. I sort of saw the ending coming, and I’m not looking forward to the possible repercussions (i.e., a change in the dynamic), but I can’t wait to start book 2!
PROGRESS UPDATES
19.0% I'm loving this book so far 😂: "Where did my life go so wrong that I’m arguing with my pets about having their dicks in my face?"
32.0% Well, I officially love Chaos and Rime. I'm a goner. I won't be surprised at all if I end up giving this 5 stars.
54% This has just been the Chaos and Arlow show so far, and I *adore* him. I don't know how the other three are going to measure up! This book is honestly moving into Favorite territory.
71% “You’re not a very nice person, Arlow. Neither am I.” All of that is true.
After I finished reading, I was shocked to realize that this author was the one who wrote The Hopeless Series because I DNFed book 1 in it pretty hard because I felt like the author was trying too hard and making the MC super annoying (see my review). I was especially shocked because the characters are very much this book’s main strength.
This is not an action-driven book, which is fairly rare for fantasy or shifter books. It didn’t really have any fight scenes, as most of the conflicts and tension are subtle and involve trickery instead. This book focuses on the emotional journey of the MC, Arlow, and one could argue that this book is just romance without plot, but I don’t think that really tells the whole story. I think the focus is more on Arlow’s need to survive at the expense of living and on the beginning of her healing from a trauma whose perpetrator is determined retake control of her. The romance is just the tool that starts her healing. And honestly, this is a bit of a slow burn in terms of acknowledged feelings and commitment. Even though Arlow has been somewhat physical with all of the harem members, they basically call themselves sex friends at the end (*cough* denial *cough*). But hey, the love interest isn’t realistic if he doesn’t make you roll your eyes, amiright?
As such, the book would have been a failure without engaging characters, so it’s a dang good thing that they’re all so amazing. And by that, I mean that they’re all awful (except my baby Chaos). Arlow is wonderful. She isn’t particularly tough physically, but she’s tough emotionally, and she’s intelligent (usually). More importantly, she’s flawed. She’s not quite an antihero, but she also isn’t particularly concerned with morals or other people. She has a soft spot for nonhuman creatures and enjoys taking care of them, even if she eventually uses them for profit. Even if she doesn’t really empathize with others, she’s usually pretty good at understanding what they feel and why (she just cares about herself more), so the only time that she really annoyed me was when she couldn’t understand why the men were upset that she still wanted to sell them after she realized that they were dragon shifters instead of just dragons. She is definitely selfish and greedy. At one point, Arlow says about Rime, “I think he’s right; we’re both terrible people who keep throwing each other into terrible situations.” That is definitely true. But I honestly couldn’t fault her; she had her trust broken in the worst way, so of course she doesn’t trust others to take care of her, and that means that she’s the only one who can take care of her. Why wouldn’t she focus on taking care of herself after everything she went through, especially when she’s the only one who can do it? And she certainly can’t go on the run and keep taking care of herself if she doesn’t have money. Honestly, Arlow was a refreshing character because she felt realistic, and it seems like authors usually just make the characters unapologetically violent when they want to create an antihero-esque anti–Mary Sue. This was a nice change.
Some people might dislike the fact that Arlow was willing to have sex but was scared of kissing, but her trauma was related to kissing rather than sex, so that made perfect sense to me. And I flat-out loved that she has such a primal fear reaction when faced with a kiss, even though it’s from one of her potential love interests: “I oddly don’t want to kiss him. The thought of it causes a sinking feeling to drop right through my stomach. I don’t want to kiss anyone. I don’t want sweet sentiments and love. Not at all. Not ever again. But the hard way Chaos’ body is surrounding mine makes me wish I did. His head dips low and fear strikes through me.” A lot of other books try to give their MCs a traumatic past and a fear of intimacy, but it seems like that fear often gets overridden by the MC’s unexpected lust because the love interest is just that wonderful. This felt like a much-more realistic handling of that trauma.
I also thought Arlow was hilarious, and I loved her narration. She had a way of saying things that just made me smile. She called the dragons “fucktiles” when they got on her nerves, and she once referred to the dragons’ penises as the three little pigs (“Not that I’m going to huff and puff and blow anything for anyone”). One of my favorite moments was the following conversation: “‘Let’s go to Agatha’s for now. I’ll get supplies there.’ ‘Supplies. Like abnormal witchy supplies for your witch magic?’ Kain’s tone is cold and angry and, when I stand, my shirt skimming against the smooth panes of his chest, he doesn’t flinch away. ‘No, like normal average supplies and average clothes for your average cock.’” I felt like I should have had popcorn to watch that bit of devastation, tbh.
And Rime, my dear Rime, is a shithead. I love him though. One of my favorite things is how differently he acts as a dragon and as a human. I think the dragon is more honest, as he is silent and unexpressive as a human. He helps Arlow out by giving her a fake orgasm for distraction purposes, and their back and forth about that fake orgasm is delightful, but I especially loved this bit: “‘You seriously have the balls to ask me for a favor after I just gave you the best fake orgasm you’ve ever had?’ He doesn’t smile as he says it, but I can’t help but smirk at his words. A warm feeling spreads all through me. Even his sarcasm is … different. Less teasing and too serious for me to really get a feel for how he’s feeling.” He also had a wonderful moment of lashing out: “How about I just never touch you again and neither of us will be confused about what part of me is good enough for you.” A lot of fights between book couples seem overdramatic and stupid to me, but I thought this was a fairly justified reaction. Yeah, I love that Arlow is scared of kissing, but he wasn’t aware of that fear, so his hurt is realistic, and it felt like the schoolyard would have cheered if that’s where this conversation had taken place.
As for my baby, Chaos, he must be protected at all costs. I’m serious. He’s a shithead too, but he’s more like a disobedient-puppy shithead than an I-feel-like-ruining-your-life shithead (Rime). He was so happy at the thought of Arlow using a term of endearment for him, and I really felt like I needed to hug him while Arlow was trying to distance herself from him (partly because she was stupidly pouting for his unwillingness to be sold and partly because of her trauma): “‘I don’t really understand any of this.’ His tone is quiet as he tries to make sense of what’s happening here. ‘Are you mad at me?’ My lips part as I try to find a gentle way to tell him we’re just friends. Kind of. We’re almost just friends.” A bit later in the scene, after she manages to get rid of Kain and Rime, the following happens: “This is what winning feels like. I’m sure of it. Chaos’ words cut through my pathetic celebration. ‘So … you’re not mad at me then?’ I give up.” I can almost picture the puppy-dog eyes, and it kills me. I also died a bit when he tried to awkwardly explain that his dragon likes the way that his human likes Arlow. So cute! The thing is, he isn’t an overly soft character, which can start to annoy me. He’s just as violent and obnoxious as the other two, but he’s the most willing to be vulnerable. Most importantly, this darling is the King of Consent. I loved him pretty much from the first time he tried to sleep in the same bed as Arlow as a human. In other books, the love interests force their way into the MCs’ beds and say something like “It’s just sleeping, and I don’t want to sleep on the floor.” Chaos, however, flat-out tells Arlow that he will leave the bed if she asks him to. I believe he would have, too. In the beginning of a steamy moment, the following happens: “‘Wait. Stop.’ He tenses when I’m finally able to say what I know I need to say. He pulls back from me, waiting just as I instructed.” A bit later, Arlow changes her mind again, and this shining example to all men says, “‘Low, I think maybe we should wait.’ A smirk tilts his lips as my thighs tighten around his hard body. ‘As much as I want you right now, you seem to be … a little hesitant.’” My favorite part about this is that the book romanticizes the consent checks: for example, when Chaos says, “I want you to want it,” Arlow thinks, “Why does he have to sound so sexy right now?” In some books in which the men actually care about consent, the women sort of blow them off, saying “I’ll always want it with you,” and the women aren’t really annoyed, but they sure aren’t thrilled that the men aren’t just getting down to business.
The book’s blurb warns about mm themes, and it's mild and fairly undefined, but it takes place between Rime and Chaos. I like mm in RH anyway, but I especially loved these two. Rime starts calling Chaos “Dickless” after Arlow suggests a relationship between his groin and lack of horns, and this stood out to me because it’s really the most obvious instance of Rime joking with someone. When Arlow made the following observation, I was hooked: “The easy way [Rime] smiles makes me realize how close the two men are. Chaos makes him smile without even trying. It’s as if he takes away every ounce of anger within Rime and neither of them even notice it.” Um, yes. More of that, all of that.
Then there’s Kain, the token dominant shithead. He’s still a good boy, though. He was the last to become close to Arlow, so we don’t get as many moments with him, but I loved the ones that we got. I was worried that he was going to break the book’s excellent record of consent in the following exchange, because that’s just what dominant shitheads do: “‘You wouldn’t dare.’ I threaten his intent, and I realize it’s the wrong thing to do to a man who never listens to a thing I say. ‘Mmm, yes I fucking would,’ he says on a whisper.” In just about any other book, that’s when he would have just done it. But this boy ACTUALLY. WAITS FOR HER. TO TELL HIM. YES. The conversation that follows what happens next was perfect in that it had me laughing and crying in the span of a few seconds. Damn you, Kain!
Honestly, I just like the dynamics of the characters’ relationships. The following bit was kind of tropey, but I felt like this book pulled it off better than others do: “‘I know you’re capable of doing all of this on your own.’ There’s still a hard undertone to his voice that doesn’t reflect the sweet way he’s looking at me. His head tilts just slightly before his whispered words skim across my lips. ‘I’m telling you that you don’t have to.’” I’ve read men saying that to MCs in countless books, but it usually falls somewhat flat because the men do in fact constantly need to rescue the MCs. That’s not the case here. Arlow has been a step ahead of them throughout the whole book, so I think that’s what made the difference here. More importantly, the author didn’t try to create perfect characters. They’re flawed like the MC is, and Kain goes out of his way to try to prevent Arlow from feeling as if she’s somehow less than they are: “‘Rime can’t tell directions when he’s in his dragon form. Can’t tell north from south if it’s high noon.’ Kain’s honest but random statement throws me off guard. ‘Fuck you, my eyes can’t pick up on the sunlight and shit.’ Rime’s defensive tone makes Kain smile. ‘Chaos is a full adult dragon and still can’t grow his horns.’ A grumbling growl comes from the dark dragon before he rolls away slowly, giving us the span of his long tail as he chooses to look to the woods instead of us. Poor baby always being reminded of his flaws.”
As I warned at the beginning of this review, this book has a cliffhanger. I sort of saw the ending coming, and I’m not looking forward to the possible repercussions (i.e., a change in the dynamic), but I can’t wait to start book 2!
PROGRESS UPDATES
19.0% I'm loving this book so far 😂: "Where did my life go so wrong that I’m arguing with my pets about having their dicks in my face?"
32.0% Well, I officially love Chaos and Rime. I'm a goner. I won't be surprised at all if I end up giving this 5 stars.
54% This has just been the Chaos and Arlow show so far, and I *adore* him. I don't know how the other three are going to measure up! This book is honestly moving into Favorite territory.
71% “You’re not a very nice person, Arlow. Neither am I.” All of that is true.
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June 23, 2020DNF @ 64%
Didn’t know this was RH going into it. Definitely not my thing and I’m done forcing myself to read it
Didn’t know this was RH going into it. Definitely not my thing and I’m done forcing myself to read it
May 29, 2024
It's a slightly dark paranormal story. With MF and touch of MM in it.
I enjoyed it. The FMC is obviously not supposed to be likeable in the way she says the right thing, type character, doesn't winge, or acts like a brat sometimes. She's jaded and selfish and in hiding but needs to eat, so she needs to trade...however she can in her line of creature selling business. The demon she is hiding from, from snips we gleam sounds abusive and demented.
I loved the inner dialogue and laughed at most of the banter and sass. Especially the antics of the "sweet" old lady mage! Oh, she is fun!
The MMCs are dragon shifters and, as the blurb says. They are looking for her, not knowing it is her. They each have their own characteristics, and I like I knew them as dragons first and the men.
Feel like all the characters are well written and the world building is great, too.
Oh, and the smut... or smex as some say is hot! Definitely hot! Happen fast with little oooing or ahhing, because they have instant lust between them all. Well, I guess that applies to Choas mostly, Rimmes and Kane are a little harder to give in, but you know they want to 🫢. Oh, and Gimm the hell hound so sweet...and so much more. And we must not forget the less than clever fish Bobbles, seriously just the times they are talking about that fish I was cracking up...poor Bobbles
3.8 stars
I enjoyed it. The FMC is obviously not supposed to be likeable in the way she says the right thing, type character, doesn't winge, or acts like a brat sometimes. She's jaded and selfish and in hiding but needs to eat, so she needs to trade...however she can in her line of creature selling business. The demon she is hiding from, from snips we gleam sounds abusive and demented.
I loved the inner dialogue and laughed at most of the banter and sass. Especially the antics of the "sweet" old lady mage! Oh, she is fun!
The MMCs are dragon shifters and, as the blurb says. They are looking for her, not knowing it is her. They each have their own characteristics, and I like I knew them as dragons first and the men.
Feel like all the characters are well written and the world building is great, too.
Oh, and the smut... or smex as some say is hot! Definitely hot! Happen fast with little oooing or ahhing, because they have instant lust between them all. Well, I guess that applies to Choas mostly, Rimmes and Kane are a little harder to give in, but you know they want to 🫢. Oh, and Gimm the hell hound so sweet...and so much more. And we must not forget the less than clever fish Bobbles, seriously just the times they are talking about that fish I was cracking up...poor Bobbles
3.8 stars
April 28, 2023
It didn’t convince me. I will try other books by this author to see if it was me not appreciating it completely.
February 8, 2024
It might be the fever talking but this was a fun little read
May 25, 2022
DNF @23%
First, she steals from her best (and only) friend who happens to be blind. So off to a bad start. I already hate the FMC.
Then, turns out she sells magical creatures for a living. The antithesis of Newt from Fantastic Beasts.
Money is all she cares about.
Second, she realizes right away the dragons are different, with almost human intelligence and gets vibes like they lust after her and at this point she sees them as her pets which is very beastiality like a creepy and gross.
Third, after she realizes they are shifters she STILL plans on selling them to the prince! So now she’s dealing in people trafficking.
And the last straw was when she found out they are looking for a female mage and she quickly sells out her best friend because she is a terrible selfish person.
There are literally no redeeming qualities about this FMC.
Terrible terrible story. 0/5 stars
First, she steals from her best (and only) friend who happens to be blind. So off to a bad start. I already hate the FMC.
Then, turns out she sells magical creatures for a living. The antithesis of Newt from Fantastic Beasts.
Money is all she cares about.
Second, she realizes right away the dragons are different, with almost human intelligence and gets vibes like they lust after her and at this point she sees them as her pets which is very beastiality like a creepy and gross.
Third, after she realizes they are shifters she STILL plans on selling them to the prince! So now she’s dealing in people trafficking.
And the last straw was when she found out they are looking for a female mage and she quickly sells out her best friend because she is a terrible selfish person.
There are literally no redeeming qualities about this FMC.
Terrible terrible story. 0/5 stars
April 29, 2019
I think this could have been good but it didn't come together for me. You have a mage on the run who finds some dragon eggs, so she wants to sell them. Turns out they are actually full grown dragons under a spell...? Then there's a demon thing and a blind mage lady and all sorts of stuff that isn't fully explained. A lot of the dialogue seemed like the author was just trying to write a memorable quote as opposed to having it make sense. All of the characters made stupid decisions and it became painful toward the end. Unfortunately none of the characters were likable enough to overlook this fact.
April 8, 2021
Underwhelming
This book was a huge letdown. None of the characters are people I’d ever want to meet or know in real life. Every single person in the story is an asshole— except, possibly, Chaos.
How can I be expected to like a story if I hate all the characters?
Since the characters are awful, the relationships are as bad as can be expected.
This book was a waste of my time. I wish I could just wipe it from memory and pretend I didn’t waste hours on it.
This book was a huge letdown. None of the characters are people I’d ever want to meet or know in real life. Every single person in the story is an asshole— except, possibly, Chaos.
How can I be expected to like a story if I hate all the characters?
Since the characters are awful, the relationships are as bad as can be expected.
This book was a waste of my time. I wish I could just wipe it from memory and pretend I didn’t waste hours on it.
March 17, 2019
one of the worst books i have read recently. the author cannot seem to make up their mind about the time period centering it in a medieval setting while throwing blaring inconsistencies like zippers, jeans, and showers that frankly ruin the aesthetics of the story. the characters are shallow and you barely know anything about them. i enjoy most books but i couldn't even finish this one.
January 10, 2019
I am not feeling it.
1.5
1.5
October 17, 2022
Maybe my expectations were too high or this book was just too shitty. I expected it to be stupid and the chick to be selfish but seriously???? Not cool Arlow, not cool.
November 27, 2018
I ran across this book as an Amazon favorite. I liked the cover & the blurb. I’ve never read about a Mage before, but they’re similar to witches. The beginning started with Arlow digging up 3 heavy, beautiful eggs. Her instinct told her to throw them in fire where they immediately hatched. The dragons hatching gave me a Game of Throne vibe & I love the dragons on that show.
Each dragon had a unique color of white, gray, and red. Arlow soon learned that the 3 dragons were actually gorgeous male shifters that were sent to hunt her down by her demon-ex. Only they don’t know that the Mage they are after is her.
For RH I prefer 3 guys. It’s easy to keep up with & get to know the characters. As Arlow grew close to them the stream picked up, but I’m glad that it’s a slow burn.
This book was well-written with an engaging plot. At the end the secret got out and her demon-ex has found her. Arlow’s 3 dragons have fallen for her & they’re not going to let him have her without a fight. So I’m curious to see the fall-out on this one. I’m sure her demon-ex and is going to give them hell.
Each dragon had a unique color of white, gray, and red. Arlow soon learned that the 3 dragons were actually gorgeous male shifters that were sent to hunt her down by her demon-ex. Only they don’t know that the Mage they are after is her.
For RH I prefer 3 guys. It’s easy to keep up with & get to know the characters. As Arlow grew close to them the stream picked up, but I’m glad that it’s a slow burn.
This book was well-written with an engaging plot. At the end the secret got out and her demon-ex has found her. Arlow’s 3 dragons have fallen for her & they’re not going to let him have her without a fight. So I’m curious to see the fall-out on this one. I’m sure her demon-ex and is going to give them hell.
March 26, 2019
This series is really cool. It’s a different take on things. There’s all sorts of elements within this universe and I’m really excited to explore it.
Arlow finds some eggs and hatches them and they are dragons...but then they aren’t. And thus starts the whole adventure.
This whole story is so unique I think. I don’t feel like I’ve read anything quite like it. Though I have read quite a few dragon shifter books. Arlow has an affinity for animals and she sells them to make a living.
I enjoyed the book so much I went on to book 2 without reviewing this and am only coming back now.
Arlow finds some eggs and hatches them and they are dragons...but then they aren’t. And thus starts the whole adventure.
This whole story is so unique I think. I don’t feel like I’ve read anything quite like it. Though I have read quite a few dragon shifter books. Arlow has an affinity for animals and she sells them to make a living.
I enjoyed the book so much I went on to book 2 without reviewing this and am only coming back now.
October 13, 2021
Ohh, this was fun and full of potential!
I don't have the best feeling for the female character, she has the potential of being annoying, but oh, the 3 dragons! How fun they will be!
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I like the premise of this series and it is pretty well written. The series starts interesting, with outcast witches and the beginning of a good plot.
It's worth a shot, people!
I don't have the best feeling for the female character, she has the potential of being annoying, but oh, the 3 dragons! How fun they will be!
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I like the premise of this series and it is pretty well written. The series starts interesting, with outcast witches and the beginning of a good plot.
It's worth a shot, people!
June 5, 2024
I DNFd it at 10% but I’m still giving it 3 stars.
I’m very picky about sentence structure and too many run on sentences make me unable to continue reading. There were some continuity errors that also took me out of the scene and I lost motivation to read.
I like the premise, I enjoyed the banter between the characters, and I think the plot will be very intriguing.
However, sadly, it isn’t for me.
I’m very picky about sentence structure and too many run on sentences make me unable to continue reading. There were some continuity errors that also took me out of the scene and I lost motivation to read.
I like the premise, I enjoyed the banter between the characters, and I think the plot will be very intriguing.
However, sadly, it isn’t for me.
June 25, 2020
Spectacular!!
This was truly a fantastic first start to this series! I loved Arlow so much and her three dragons!! The storyline has a lot of depth and I enjoyed how the relationship between the three guys formed felt natural. Totally recommend!!
Plus... I loved the narrators for the audiobook that was done for it. Perfect to listen to while I cleaned so I didn’t have to wait for the story! :)
This was truly a fantastic first start to this series! I loved Arlow so much and her three dragons!! The storyline has a lot of depth and I enjoyed how the relationship between the three guys formed felt natural. Totally recommend!!
Plus... I loved the narrators for the audiobook that was done for it. Perfect to listen to while I cleaned so I didn’t have to wait for the story! :)
January 6, 2025
Only 3 stars because not a lot happened but I’m already pretty interested in where it’s going
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