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Dragon Dojo Brotherhood #1
Reign of Dragons
No one screws with my family.
My sister and I are human orphans raised by the world’s best assassin, taught to steal and kill our way through the dragonlands under her watchful eye. Grown men fear us, and no one knows we’re coming until it’s too late to run.
Irena and I—we’re good. The best. In a dog-eat-dragon kind of world, we have to be. But someone betrayed us. Someone we trusted with our lives.
Irena is missing. My mentor is gone. And as for me… the man responsible for this mess thought he killed me. He kicked me into a pit, and he left me to die.
But I don’t give up that easy.
In the darkness, facing death itself, I fused with dragons. I had no choice. This is ancient magic, and dangerous people want it. They want me, dead or alive, and they’ll start a war if that’s what it takes to control me.
The magic I discovered—the magic these brutal people want—it’s mine, plain and simple. No one can take it from me. And I’m coming back from the dead.
For blood. For vengeance.
For Irena.
Reign of Dragons is a full-length novel with a badass heroine, a riveting storyline, and an alternative relationship dynamic. Get ready for a heart-pounding story filled with a dragon shifter romance unlike anything you’ve read before.
Buckle in for heart-pounding action, breathtaking magic, deadly assassins, four drop-dead gorgeous leading men, lots of toned muscles, and most importantly—a young woman’s journey of justice, self-discovery, and freedom.
Publisher’s Note: The Dragon Dojo Brotherhood is an adult urban fantasy series with explicit scenes and is meant for mature readers who enjoy spellbinding stories with a few fan-your-face moments in their fantasy fiction.
My sister and I are human orphans raised by the world’s best assassin, taught to steal and kill our way through the dragonlands under her watchful eye. Grown men fear us, and no one knows we’re coming until it’s too late to run.
Irena and I—we’re good. The best. In a dog-eat-dragon kind of world, we have to be. But someone betrayed us. Someone we trusted with our lives.
Irena is missing. My mentor is gone. And as for me… the man responsible for this mess thought he killed me. He kicked me into a pit, and he left me to die.
But I don’t give up that easy.
In the darkness, facing death itself, I fused with dragons. I had no choice. This is ancient magic, and dangerous people want it. They want me, dead or alive, and they’ll start a war if that’s what it takes to control me.
The magic I discovered—the magic these brutal people want—it’s mine, plain and simple. No one can take it from me. And I’m coming back from the dead.
For blood. For vengeance.
For Irena.
Reign of Dragons is a full-length novel with a badass heroine, a riveting storyline, and an alternative relationship dynamic. Get ready for a heart-pounding story filled with a dragon shifter romance unlike anything you’ve read before.
Buckle in for heart-pounding action, breathtaking magic, deadly assassins, four drop-dead gorgeous leading men, lots of toned muscles, and most importantly—a young woman’s journey of justice, self-discovery, and freedom.
Publisher’s Note: The Dragon Dojo Brotherhood is an adult urban fantasy series with explicit scenes and is meant for mature readers who enjoy spellbinding stories with a few fan-your-face moments in their fantasy fiction.
624 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 11, 2019
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June 2, 2019
It can be better.
I liked the heroine when she was on her own but when she met the other dragons whom I assume are going to be in her harem , the entire book just became to much. They all like her, they all soften towards her, they will all eschew their family just to be with her, the whole RH nonsense.
The book was also very long, in a good book that's a terrific thing but this book was sub par, it was annoying. The heroine kept doing the same thing over and over again. Its like 200 pages too long. It does have potential though so I will be reading book 2 to see if there were any improvements.
I liked the heroine when she was on her own but when she met the other dragons whom I assume are going to be in her harem , the entire book just became to much. They all like her, they all soften towards her, they will all eschew their family just to be with her, the whole RH nonsense.
The book was also very long, in a good book that's a terrific thing but this book was sub par, it was annoying. The heroine kept doing the same thing over and over again. Its like 200 pages too long. It does have potential though so I will be reading book 2 to see if there were any improvements.
October 11, 2019
I hate it when people write ill researched roles!
While an assassin who defects from her group makes for a pretty back story, the role portrayed is unbelievable. Within first few chapters, the heroine gets caught in a trap (under tutelage of even more famous assassin), fails to achieve her mission, barely survives multiple attempts on her life (only because of lack of her enemy's skill), willingly walks in a trap again, allows humans and God knows how many dragons to track her (easily, I might add), gets indebted to an even worse assassin, trusts every other person that she meets ( Rule no. X - Don't trust anyone), doesn't have any escape plans, plans to save her mentor over her sister, than thinks that her sister is her weakness ( You think!) and willingly goes to her enemies (True, that is the integral part of meeting her multiple mates, but still!); all the while not having any escape routes, having any stashes of money and guns or brains to plan a simple extraction for her sister.
More irritating - the inconsistencies - the dragons are rare, conniving, greedy, has magic, difficult to kill etc etc; but there are about forty dragons introduced in first ten chapters itself and the heroine easily manages to kill about at least fifteen of them while they just stand there (or fly!) without trying to defend themselves or use magic against her.
I think I knew the book was going downhill as soon as I read the 'thrown in the pit and acquiring a dragon' scene. The 'being chosen' scene was badly written and in no way did I find her 'worthy'.
Oh! And the worst part is the ending -
In conclusion, it was a badly written book that I plan not to re-visit... ever!
While an assassin who defects from her group makes for a pretty back story, the role portrayed is unbelievable. Within first few chapters, the heroine gets caught in a trap (under tutelage of even more famous assassin), fails to achieve her mission, barely survives multiple attempts on her life (only because of lack of her enemy's skill), willingly walks in a trap again, allows humans and God knows how many dragons to track her (easily, I might add), gets indebted to an even worse assassin, trusts every other person that she meets ( Rule no. X - Don't trust anyone), doesn't have any escape plans, plans to save her mentor over her sister, than thinks that her sister is her weakness ( You think!) and willingly goes to her enemies (True, that is the integral part of meeting her multiple mates, but still!); all the while not having any escape routes, having any stashes of money and guns or brains to plan a simple extraction for her sister.
More irritating - the inconsistencies - the dragons are rare, conniving, greedy, has magic, difficult to kill etc etc; but there are about forty dragons introduced in first ten chapters itself and the heroine easily manages to kill about at least fifteen of them while they just stand there (or fly!) without trying to defend themselves or use magic against her.
I think I knew the book was going downhill as soon as I read the 'thrown in the pit and acquiring a dragon' scene. The 'being chosen' scene was badly written and in no way did I find her 'worthy'.
Oh! And the worst part is the ending -
In conclusion, it was a badly written book that I plan not to re-visit... ever!
June 7, 2019
Rory is part of a league of assassins/thieves called the Spectres. They hate dragons. A recent mission has left Rory's sister poisoned. When Rory and Zurie (the head of the Spectres) try to steal the antidote from a dragon crime lord (Mason), they are captured. Mason's form of torture backfires when instead of being killed by ancient magic, she absorbs it. From that point on, Rory is basically on the run from every dragon in the world yet she is still trying to save her sister and Zurie. She finds sanctuary at an embassy for dragons, called the dojo. She learns how to use her new magic and discovers that not all dragons are bad.
Hmm, well. I thought the action was good. In fact, it didn't feel like a 500 page + book - it went by quickly. I did have some issues with the writing, but not so many to make me uninterested in finding out what happens next. I would say that it was just a hair above average for me, mostly because it went by quickly proving that I was entertained. The guys that look to be set up to be her harem are likable. There is Tucker and then 3 dragons: Jace, Drew, and Levi. Levi is my favorite of all of them. He's feral and thus unable to shift back to his human form. I think I want to continue reading the series just so I can read about how he is able to shift once more and be with Rory in his human form. I think it would be worth it just for that.
Hmm, well. I thought the action was good. In fact, it didn't feel like a 500 page + book - it went by quickly. I did have some issues with the writing, but not so many to make me uninterested in finding out what happens next. I would say that it was just a hair above average for me, mostly because it went by quickly proving that I was entertained. The guys that look to be set up to be her harem are likable. There is Tucker and then 3 dragons: Jace, Drew, and Levi. Levi is my favorite of all of them. He's feral and thus unable to shift back to his human form. I think I want to continue reading the series just so I can read about how he is able to shift once more and be with Rory in his human form. I think it would be worth it just for that.
May 9, 2019
Outed
I can't stand a series where the FMC is keeping secrets the whole book. Why am I 80% in and no one but her knows "who and what she is. No one can know ever." The whole book, really? Its annoying. She's an assassin... really. She feels like a civilian to me that got thrown in a pit to collect some magic. This could have easily been a four star from me.
I can't stand a series where the FMC is keeping secrets the whole book. Why am I 80% in and no one but her knows "who and what she is. No one can know ever." The whole book, really? Its annoying. She's an assassin... really. She feels like a civilian to me that got thrown in a pit to collect some magic. This could have easily been a four star from me.
December 26, 2019
Misleading title
Rory is extremely dangerous and hardened, but she has a soft center. She is a great character with a bit of a tortured soul. I really enjoyed her.
The men that she has found are all very different from each other. The title is misleading since only one of the dragons actually is in the dojo, which is actually an embassy. The lies and deception make everything interesting and having an important mission to save her sister gives this story great appeal.
Rory is extremely dangerous and hardened, but she has a soft center. She is a great character with a bit of a tortured soul. I really enjoyed her.
The men that she has found are all very different from each other. The title is misleading since only one of the dragons actually is in the dojo, which is actually an embassy. The lies and deception make everything interesting and having an important mission to save her sister gives this story great appeal.
June 29, 2019
3,5*
Wow it so didn't feel like it was 500 pages it just flew by so fast. I really like this book, i read all three books in a row, they where that good!
Wow it so didn't feel like it was 500 pages it just flew by so fast. I really like this book, i read all three books in a row, they where that good!
August 17, 2019
Action? Check. Romance? Check. Badass heroine? Double check. If you're looking for all the above, ding ding! You have yourself a winner. From page one, "Reign of Dragons" was a fast paced action packed reverse harem romance (which could've been done without to be honest) novel that left me in awe with the refreshing concept and badass characters, main and side included. Cause I mean who didn't love Tucker and Levi? And just when you thought the novel was over, BANG! The author announced there are ten plus more novels in the series. Feel bless people, feel very blessed.
June 16, 2019
3.5 stars rounded up to 4 because really it was super close. I absolutely agree with everyone else who has said this book did not feel like the 500+ page its reported to be. The pages flew by. Action packed from cover to cover. I was super involved from the very beginning. The story itself is super rich and all the characters displayed great arc so far. All that being said it was a little hard at the beginning to figure out what was going on.. There isn't much backstory or world building right out the gate which kind of made me feel like a fish out of water to begin with. Everything was happening and I couldn't seem to get all my crap together and get on the boat. I mean where the story started seemed like it kind of dropped us in pretty quick and in a hurry. It did even out though and start to build the world and backstory but even still I'm left with a lot of questions but I have hope for answers its still early in the series.
Rory, our FMC, is a Spectre, a world renowned assassin/ninja trained by the head of assassins, the Ghost. In this supernatural world dragons different families of dragons reign supreme. Rory and her mentor are on a mission to steal a "cure" from a dragon family. This cure is needed for Rory's only family and twin Irena who has been poisoned by this dragon family. Unfortunately they stumble into a trap and Rory and her mentor are caught. Not knowing who to trust and who betrayed them Rory is forced into a ritual of sorts and ends up coming into all the power of the Dragon gods themselves. Not Rory is no longer the hunter.. she is the prey and the whole world is out to use or kill her. Picking up some unlikely allies Rory sets out to save her mentor and her sister along the way. Unfortunately the allies she picks up are same beings she has been taught are her enemies and the powers she has makes her the enemy as well.
I did like how it seems the story has wrapped up this leg of the journey so to speak, even though we haven't quite met all our goals. I also like how Rory seems to have intense chemistry with all her potential harem and its different types of chemistry so it really works out well. I am definitely looking forward to seeing what else this series has to offer and hope the next books in the series fly by like this one did. Great start I'm thinking.
Rory, our FMC, is a Spectre, a world renowned assassin/ninja trained by the head of assassins, the Ghost. In this supernatural world dragons different families of dragons reign supreme. Rory and her mentor are on a mission to steal a "cure" from a dragon family. This cure is needed for Rory's only family and twin Irena who has been poisoned by this dragon family. Unfortunately they stumble into a trap and Rory and her mentor are caught. Not knowing who to trust and who betrayed them Rory is forced into a ritual of sorts and ends up coming into all the power of the Dragon gods themselves. Not Rory is no longer the hunter.. she is the prey and the whole world is out to use or kill her. Picking up some unlikely allies Rory sets out to save her mentor and her sister along the way. Unfortunately the allies she picks up are same beings she has been taught are her enemies and the powers she has makes her the enemy as well.
I did like how it seems the story has wrapped up this leg of the journey so to speak, even though we haven't quite met all our goals. I also like how Rory seems to have intense chemistry with all her potential harem and its different types of chemistry so it really works out well. I am definitely looking forward to seeing what else this series has to offer and hope the next books in the series fly by like this one did. Great start I'm thinking.
April 30, 2019
Surprisingly fast paced.
Reign of Dragons was pretty good. It kind of started with a bang and never really let up. In it, you will meet Rory. When her sister falls ill, Rory goes out to look for an antidote. Unluckily for her, she gets captured and thrown into a pit. While there, she is supposed to die but that doesn't happen exactly.
Nope, Rory gets blessed, or something like that, by a group of dragons. I feel like this book left out some information because I kind of felt confused or lost at points. However, since this was jam-packed with so much action and characters - it kind of redeemed itself. Besides meeting Rory, there's Tucker. She somehow manages to lose him from time to time but he always ends up finding her. I don't know but he does it.
Then there's some drama and a possible rescue mission. Again, it was a good book that kept you engaged from start to finish. If I end up finding the next book on KU, it's possible that I will dive into it.
Reign of Dragons was pretty good. It kind of started with a bang and never really let up. In it, you will meet Rory. When her sister falls ill, Rory goes out to look for an antidote. Unluckily for her, she gets captured and thrown into a pit. While there, she is supposed to die but that doesn't happen exactly.
Nope, Rory gets blessed, or something like that, by a group of dragons. I feel like this book left out some information because I kind of felt confused or lost at points. However, since this was jam-packed with so much action and characters - it kind of redeemed itself. Besides meeting Rory, there's Tucker. She somehow manages to lose him from time to time but he always ends up finding her. I don't know but he does it.
Then there's some drama and a possible rescue mission. Again, it was a good book that kept you engaged from start to finish. If I end up finding the next book on KU, it's possible that I will dive into it.
May 20, 2019
I don't really know how I feel about this and the final episode (in fact the whole 8th season) of Game of Thrones has put me in a bad mood regarding story telling, so I'll be brief.
There's lots of potential here for a good story, but it's just too long.
688 pages my kindle told me. Well, it was about 300 pages too long and I skimmed an awful lot of the last third.
The first half was so slow wihh the MC just doing the same thing in loops. She was sort of likeable, in the sense that you got her motivations, but I didn't massively like her. The men had potential, but were under developed. For such a long book I'd expect more chatacet development.
All in all, an okay read, but a long one!
There's lots of potential here for a good story, but it's just too long.
688 pages my kindle told me. Well, it was about 300 pages too long and I skimmed an awful lot of the last third.
The first half was so slow wihh the MC just doing the same thing in loops. She was sort of likeable, in the sense that you got her motivations, but I didn't massively like her. The men had potential, but were under developed. For such a long book I'd expect more chatacet development.
All in all, an okay read, but a long one!
April 30, 2023
How far would you go, "To get back your right to choose?"
Well in a land of dragons and specters. It will take an adventure in self discovery and 5 hunky guys to assist in watching your back. As you forge a way through bigotry!
Well in a land of dragons and specters. It will take an adventure in self discovery and 5 hunky guys to assist in watching your back. As you forge a way through bigotry!
December 4, 2021
3.5 stars
December 11, 2023
12/11/23 Notes:
Ok narration for an under developed story. Could be popular with tweens?
Ended up listening at 3.25x speed. I was lazy & didn't crank it to 3.5x. Max play speed on Audible app. 😆
12/04/23 Notes:
On Audible + until 12/31
🙃 I didn't last long. Only 18min into audiobook and I'm over it. Poorly described fight scene in first person. *yawn*
Ok narration for an under developed story. Could be popular with tweens?
Ended up listening at 3.25x speed. I was lazy & didn't crank it to 3.5x. Max play speed on Audible app. 😆
12/04/23 Notes:
On Audible + until 12/31
🙃 I didn't last long. Only 18min into audiobook and I'm over it. Poorly described fight scene in first person. *yawn*
did-not-finish
July 15, 202013% - Nope
April 2, 2021
Lots happening. Not too many characters. Moves a little slow in places and I'm not a fan of the time she spends in the Embassy, but I'm sure it's for the purpose of things that will come up later.
December 16, 2023
This book was bad. It was so messy & the FMC just happened to always make it through unscathed. It’s a shame because the beginning of the story had potential. Anyway dnf at 70%
January 25, 2026
I read this book for a tbr challenge and enjoyed it very much.
I have to reread it and then pick up the rest of the series.
- badass heroine
- Levi the cute Dragon
- Trucker is a good character
- Jace not sure about him
Needs a better review in the future
I have to reread it and then pick up the rest of the series.
- badass heroine
- Levi the cute Dragon
- Trucker is a good character
- Jace not sure about him
Needs a better review in the future
May 8, 2019
Hell hath no fury like an assassin scorned
Rory is a machine. She's given a target, a mission, and turned loose to destroy. She's very good at her job. Someone doesn't understand this, though. They do something very stupid, like kidnap her sister, and then the woman that raised them both. They decide to get rid of Rory by kicking her into a pit of magic, that so far has killed everyone else. Oddly enough, it doesn't kill Rory. Instead she gets fancy new dragon powers. She could take on dragons before this, easily. With this level up she's reached Terminator strength. Woe be to the idiot dragon that took her family. But these powers come with a few handicaps. She now can't hide from dragons. Also, both humans and dragons are determined to either drain her powers or control her. Having been part of an organization that controls every bit of her existence, she's not going to go down without a fight. Rory has had enough.
Spoilers ahead.
Oh, Rory kicks butt. Secret spy training, technology, martial arts bad@ss, weapons, the works. This alternate Earth has dragons. It also has 2 organizations that really don't like dragons. Dragons are huge, powerful and breathe ice/fire/energy. All that is daunting enough, but factor in that any race has their bad guys and with the natural resources dragons have, they're really bad. Humans outnumber them but they're much more fragile. Rory grew up in one of the factions that hates dragons and the fact that they kidnapped her sister doesn't help the warm cuddly feelings emerge. The organization she's part of is also brutal, encourages loner mentalities and are taught never to trust anyone- including each other. So, these new powers that have everyone coming after her leaves her nowhere to turn. Especially since they're dragon powers. That makes her the enemy now. When people are nice to her it confuses her. When dragons start trying to help her that conditioning starts to crumble. This was a wild ride of a book. The story starts on a mission and doesn't stop. The world building is peppered in, lightly. And vaguely. There are some things that aren't really explained. Dragons are dominant but are restricted from certain areas? Dragons are bad, but they're good? Some backstory on how the Spectres and Knights got started would be nice lol. How long have humans known about dragons? Some background on the beings that gave on the powers would help, too. Why the gold chains? Did they actually just become images, tattoos? Or are they still actual links melded into her skin? The commune style lifestyle of the Spectres seems interesting but if they don't keep track of who is fathering which kids there could be some genetic mishaps at some point. Planes are mentioned, but wouldn't they be horribly vulnerable to bad dragons? Why were there no tanks? Ack. I have questions lol. But it was a very good introduction to the series and I am headed for the sequel now.
Rory is a machine. She's given a target, a mission, and turned loose to destroy. She's very good at her job. Someone doesn't understand this, though. They do something very stupid, like kidnap her sister, and then the woman that raised them both. They decide to get rid of Rory by kicking her into a pit of magic, that so far has killed everyone else. Oddly enough, it doesn't kill Rory. Instead she gets fancy new dragon powers. She could take on dragons before this, easily. With this level up she's reached Terminator strength. Woe be to the idiot dragon that took her family. But these powers come with a few handicaps. She now can't hide from dragons. Also, both humans and dragons are determined to either drain her powers or control her. Having been part of an organization that controls every bit of her existence, she's not going to go down without a fight. Rory has had enough.
Spoilers ahead.
Oh, Rory kicks butt. Secret spy training, technology, martial arts bad@ss, weapons, the works. This alternate Earth has dragons. It also has 2 organizations that really don't like dragons. Dragons are huge, powerful and breathe ice/fire/energy. All that is daunting enough, but factor in that any race has their bad guys and with the natural resources dragons have, they're really bad. Humans outnumber them but they're much more fragile. Rory grew up in one of the factions that hates dragons and the fact that they kidnapped her sister doesn't help the warm cuddly feelings emerge. The organization she's part of is also brutal, encourages loner mentalities and are taught never to trust anyone- including each other. So, these new powers that have everyone coming after her leaves her nowhere to turn. Especially since they're dragon powers. That makes her the enemy now. When people are nice to her it confuses her. When dragons start trying to help her that conditioning starts to crumble. This was a wild ride of a book. The story starts on a mission and doesn't stop. The world building is peppered in, lightly. And vaguely. There are some things that aren't really explained. Dragons are dominant but are restricted from certain areas? Dragons are bad, but they're good? Some backstory on how the Spectres and Knights got started would be nice lol. How long have humans known about dragons? Some background on the beings that gave on the powers would help, too. Why the gold chains? Did they actually just become images, tattoos? Or are they still actual links melded into her skin? The commune style lifestyle of the Spectres seems interesting but if they don't keep track of who is fathering which kids there could be some genetic mishaps at some point. Planes are mentioned, but wouldn't they be horribly vulnerable to bad dragons? Why were there no tanks? Ack. I have questions lol. But it was a very good introduction to the series and I am headed for the sequel now.
April 28, 2020
Disclaimer: I've only read the first two instalments of this series so this review is based solely on those.
I really enjoy the pacing of this book—the movement of the heroine Rory is used to further the plot through exposition and her run-ins with various characters. The high-paced nature also means it's hard to predict where the story will go. The second book slows down this narrative significantly, but uses that stillness to build on strengthening the characters relationships and expand on smaller details about the world.
To have a self-assured heroine who is never limited by her lack of knowledge, doesn't allow people to push her around and yet is also aware of her own short-comings is awesome and perfectly suited to the story. She's practical, analytical and caring and a joy to read about. I picture her similar to Octavia from The 100.
And now for the bad:
As expected from a RH, a lot of the relationships are under-developed. After meeting Rory all these guys are suddenly willing to betray all they've ever known and give up everything they've spent their lives building because she's...stealthy? She can fight? Maybe good banter is hard to find? If more attention had been paid to building these relationships, I would've been a lot more invested than I am in watching them progress.
Both books also make use of something I find incredibly grating. The sheer amount of times the phrase "my traitorous body" is used was enough for me to mention it here. Using it once or twice, sure whatever. Those words are almost a rite-of-passage in fated mates stories, but when that exact damn phrase is used to preface any and all interaction she has with one of the guys? Jesus christ, no. Sorry. Unacceptable and probably the biggest issue I have with this series.
Is that last thing a petty hang up? Yeah.
Should I consider it so heavily in my rating? Probably not.
Will I still do it? Yep.
I really enjoy the pacing of this book—the movement of the heroine Rory is used to further the plot through exposition and her run-ins with various characters. The high-paced nature also means it's hard to predict where the story will go. The second book slows down this narrative significantly, but uses that stillness to build on strengthening the characters relationships and expand on smaller details about the world.
To have a self-assured heroine who is never limited by her lack of knowledge, doesn't allow people to push her around and yet is also aware of her own short-comings is awesome and perfectly suited to the story. She's practical, analytical and caring and a joy to read about. I picture her similar to Octavia from The 100.
And now for the bad:
As expected from a RH, a lot of the relationships are under-developed. After meeting Rory all these guys are suddenly willing to betray all they've ever known and give up everything they've spent their lives building because she's...stealthy? She can fight? Maybe good banter is hard to find? If more attention had been paid to building these relationships, I would've been a lot more invested than I am in watching them progress.
Both books also make use of something I find incredibly grating. The sheer amount of times the phrase "my traitorous body" is used was enough for me to mention it here. Using it once or twice, sure whatever. Those words are almost a rite-of-passage in fated mates stories, but when that exact damn phrase is used to preface any and all interaction she has with one of the guys? Jesus christ, no. Sorry. Unacceptable and probably the biggest issue I have with this series.
Is that last thing a petty hang up? Yeah.
Should I consider it so heavily in my rating? Probably not.
Will I still do it? Yep.
April 5, 2019
2.5 stars
First off, somehow I was able to get through this but it definitely left me yelling at my kindle in places. And not in a good way.
First off, the world-building was terrible. We had no history of how the dragons became such a force in the world, if dragons are the only para-species on the planet, if we were dealing with a contemporary world with the USA and Europe (examples) still in play, what the year or date was, the location of any of the scenes except the last fight scene, what any of the government set-ups where (like President or Dragon King etc). NOTHING. It was extremely difficult to let that go but for some reason I kept reading.
Second, weapons against dragons!!! Okay, so at first we are told knives don't do anything to dragons, then guns don't do anything unless its a rocket launcher, then a . . . I'm sorry . . . a taser works? What? Are you serious? A taser against a dragon? Why WHYYYYY is that the weapon that works agains dragon hide and scales? I was utterly confused by this and extremely disappointed. And then we go back and forth, back and forth, between knives work but don't, guns work but don't. I got really tired of all the back and worth.
Third, Rory's magic training. Non-existent. We get one session and that's it. THAT'S IT!! What?!
Fourth, Rory not being a badass. This was just lack of imagination I think. The void thingys for the cameras, the cameras (we still don't know what year it is so I guess we can assume these are modern cameras since there are cars and walkie-talkies), the dressing up to blend in, the magic goober that gets you past security, I just thought it was all very amateurish and nothing was explained very well. I also didn't really think Rory possessed any cool abilities. Except the magic which she IS STILL NOT TRAINED IN.
First off, somehow I was able to get through this but it definitely left me yelling at my kindle in places. And not in a good way.
First off, the world-building was terrible. We had no history of how the dragons became such a force in the world, if dragons are the only para-species on the planet, if we were dealing with a contemporary world with the USA and Europe (examples) still in play, what the year or date was, the location of any of the scenes except the last fight scene, what any of the government set-ups where (like President or Dragon King etc). NOTHING. It was extremely difficult to let that go but for some reason I kept reading.
Second, weapons against dragons!!! Okay, so at first we are told knives don't do anything to dragons, then guns don't do anything unless its a rocket launcher, then a . . . I'm sorry . . . a taser works? What? Are you serious? A taser against a dragon? Why WHYYYYY is that the weapon that works agains dragon hide and scales? I was utterly confused by this and extremely disappointed. And then we go back and forth, back and forth, between knives work but don't, guns work but don't. I got really tired of all the back and worth.
Third, Rory's magic training. Non-existent. We get one session and that's it. THAT'S IT!! What?!
Fourth, Rory not being a badass. This was just lack of imagination I think. The void thingys for the cameras, the cameras (we still don't know what year it is so I guess we can assume these are modern cameras since there are cars and walkie-talkies), the dressing up to blend in, the magic goober that gets you past security, I just thought it was all very amateurish and nothing was explained very well. I also didn't really think Rory possessed any cool abilities. Except the magic which she IS STILL NOT TRAINED IN.
January 3, 2020
Initial Reaction-
Was a good read.
Overall: 4/5 stars
Storyline/plot idea: 4/5 stars
Storyline/plot execution: 4/5 stars
World building: 3.5/5 stars
Characters: 3.5/5 stars
I really wish Olivia described the dragons better. I couldn't quite grasp them properly from what little information I was given.
Writing: 3.5/5 stars
Originality: 4/5 stars
Believability: 4/5 stars
Would read again?: Y
Sure.
(5- it was amazing, 4- really liked it, 3- liked it, 2- it was ok, 1- did not like it)
Delayed Reaction-
Was a good read.
Overall: 4/5 stars
Storyline/plot idea: 4/5 stars
Storyline/plot execution: 4/5 stars
World building: 3.5/5 stars
Characters: 3.5/5 stars
I really wish Olivia described the dragons better. I couldn't quite grasp them properly from what little information I was given.
Writing: 3.5/5 stars
Originality: 4/5 stars
Believability: 4/5 stars
Would read again?: Y
Sure.
(5- it was amazing, 4- really liked it, 3- liked it, 2- it was ok, 1- did not like it)
Delayed Reaction-
April 24, 2019
Epic levels of awesomeness
Truly loved this book! I expected it to be goo, the civer is pretty amazing... but it blew my expectations out of the water! Loved loved loved.
Truly loved this book! I expected it to be goo, the civer is pretty amazing... but it blew my expectations out of the water! Loved loved loved.
May 18, 2019
DNF 35%
Not my ting. Way too naive and young adult for me.
Not my ting. Way too naive and young adult for me.
December 30, 2019
DNF
1 TSTL Star
1 TSTL Star
July 30, 2024
3.75⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This was a solid start to the series . Lots of high stakes action right from the get go. So the pacing is quick and easily sucks you in.
Pro's
✅️ Unique Dragons ( shifters)
✅️ Badass fmc
✅️ Slow Burn( kind of enemies 2 lovers)
✅️ Banter
* kind of because her merry band of assassins sole mission is to hunt and kill Dragons, but she doesn't really have the same beliefs as some of the more zealous members so she never really hated/ wanted to kill the Dragons.
Cons
❌️ Fmc didn't really seem interested in learning about the brand new powers she had inherited, nor did the males ( of the ones capable to) seem all to bothered about to clue her in.
I will continue, but this is a 8/9? Book series? Something crazy better happen for me to push through for that long.
Highlights
𝙏𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩, 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙣. 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙚. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮. 𝙄 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧. 𝙒𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙫𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙄 𝙙𝙤. 𝙄 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙚.
𝙍𝙪𝙡𝙚 4 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨—𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙨. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧. 𝙄𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙮. 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢, 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚.
“𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙝𝙞𝙢,” 𝙄 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚, “𝙄’𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙡𝙞𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙥.”
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙩 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙧, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨. 𝙃𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙤𝙘𝙠 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩. “𝙈𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙄’𝙢 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩.”
“𝙊𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙗𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧.” 𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙮, 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙩. “𝙊𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙜𝙤𝙙𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙣 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙚𝙣.” 𝙃𝙚 𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙟𝙖𝙬. “𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄’𝙢 𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚.”
𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜-𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙨𝙣𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙨. “𝙄𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 ‘𝙝𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨’ 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙩, 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙧, 𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 ‘𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙗 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚’ 𝙫𝙞𝙗𝙚?”
This was a solid start to the series . Lots of high stakes action right from the get go. So the pacing is quick and easily sucks you in.
Pro's
✅️ Unique Dragons ( shifters)
✅️ Badass fmc
✅️ Slow Burn( kind of enemies 2 lovers)
✅️ Banter
* kind of because her merry band of assassins sole mission is to hunt and kill Dragons, but she doesn't really have the same beliefs as some of the more zealous members so she never really hated/ wanted to kill the Dragons.
Cons
❌️ Fmc didn't really seem interested in learning about the brand new powers she had inherited, nor did the males ( of the ones capable to) seem all to bothered about to clue her in.
I will continue, but this is a 8/9? Book series? Something crazy better happen for me to push through for that long.
Highlights
𝙏𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩, 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙣. 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙚. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮. 𝙄 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧. 𝙒𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙫𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙄 𝙙𝙤. 𝙄 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙚.
𝙍𝙪𝙡𝙚 4 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨—𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙨. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧. 𝙄𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙮. 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢, 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚.
“𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙝𝙞𝙢,” 𝙄 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚, “𝙄’𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙡𝙞𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙥.”
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙩 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙧, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨. 𝙃𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙤𝙘𝙠 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩. “𝙈𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙄’𝙢 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩.”
“𝙊𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙗𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧.” 𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙮, 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙩. “𝙊𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙜𝙤𝙙𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙣 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙚𝙣.” 𝙃𝙚 𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙟𝙖𝙬. “𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄’𝙢 𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚.”
𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜-𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙨𝙣𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙨. “𝙄𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 ‘𝙝𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨’ 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙩, 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙧, 𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 ‘𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙗 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚’ 𝙫𝙞𝙗𝙚?”
May 14, 2019
love this series so far!! i've read all 3 books and its so good! great characters and awesome world, I'd like to know more about the Dragons and their home base/boss/cultures etc my only complaint is I struggle to view the size of the dragons in my head are they super GOT large or are they size of a large suv lmao?
May 19, 2022
DNF @ chapter 3. I had a feeling after the first chapter that this might be a challenge.
I lasted three chapters before I decided to throw in the towel. Too immature for me and I’m not a fan of a new protagonist telling me how amazing she is from the very beginning. Show me….earn my respect.
I lasted three chapters before I decided to throw in the towel. Too immature for me and I’m not a fan of a new protagonist telling me how amazing she is from the very beginning. Show me….earn my respect.
April 9, 2021
It’s a pretty good book. It is not too fast pace. Plenty of action. I’m not 100% sure if I would call it a romance but there is lust. It has held me enough to want to know more about the world so I definitely plan to continue to the next book.
January 5, 2022
I don’t know why I waited this long.
It had potential up to 25-30% into the book. But got very bad very fast.
Waste my time 2022.
It had potential up to 25-30% into the book. But got very bad very fast.
Waste my time 2022.
December 4, 2022
So much potential, but it felt very 'been there, done that' with trope after trope making it really predictable and a bit ho-hum
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