Dragon Daddy Diaries: A Girl Grows to Greatness Volume 1

Dragon Daddy Diaries Light Novel #1

by Ameko Kaeruda, 蛙田あめこ, Sencha (Illustrator)

“Daddy!”

The dragon blinked as the wee little human called out to him. Him? Her “Daddy”?

Powerful enough to have been venerated by humankind, yet warmhearted and even a tad ditzy, the dragon soon finds himself raising and doting on the precocious Olivia as if she really were his daughter in this touching tale. The toddler may be impossibly cute now, but just you wait—she’s a curious child and she’s growing up real fast. You can bet that one day, she’ll be the strongest human there is!

But first, how will he handle little Olivia receiving an acceptance letter to a human school?

Genres: Light Novel, Fantasy, Manga, Slice Of Life, Wholesome

243 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 31, 2020

Reviews

[poet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable and fun, I really love these characters. The way that Mr. Elder Dragon tries to be human just continues to entertain me.

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vine aquí por el daddy issues y terminé aprendiendo sobre paternidad respetuosa 🧍‍♂️

[Pieter · Rating 4 out of 5]

When an ancient dragon comes across a human child wandering into his domain, he decides to raise her on a whim. He knowns next to nothing about humans, having never really interacted with them except maybe a few millennia before when they worshipped him. So he buys a couple of parenting books, borrows a castle together with its remaining two inhabitants (the Dark Queen and her retainer, the queen being a shut-in, still sulking after her defeat by the Hero a few centuries before) and goes to work.

The story is wholesome and entertaining, nothing too deep, a nice cleaner for ones palette after reading a more dark and grim book. I hope it stays that way in future volumes. None of the main characters in the book have much common sense, all are extremely powerful, personalities simple, but good natured. No real fights, just slice-of-life. Personally I enjoyed it, but only in small doses (read it on J-Novel Club spread over a couple of weeks) and I can imagine it is not for everybody.

[Judith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, but too sweet

I love light novels but this one just didn't hit for me because I am currently childless. This story is well written and adorable with a sweet, overpowered little girl coming from a home full of mythical figures brimming with magic. A very nice light read, though I would mainly encourage this for parents.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was very cute but extremely repetitive for me. I think my buddy read partner, who picked this one, is enjoying it a lot more than I did so it may just not have clicked for me.

[Dantegideon · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found this an ickle bit too cutesy-poo.

[Timothy Alexander · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute story about a dragon adopting a little girl. I found it totally adorable, and would love an anime for it.

[Jill · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is so I never pick this up again by accident more than anything else. Dnf. Terrible writing and boring characters and overly saccharine.

[Glenn · Rating 2 out of 5]

I like slice of life stories but this book is too repetitive in the words and expressions it uses.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story is so sweet and cute. There is no conflict or complicated plot. Just a sweet story about a dragon raising a a human child. You get exactly what the title says.

[Saidah Gilbert · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's cute, I guess but I prefer my slice of life without such cuteness so I stopped at one volume. The doting parent trope can sometimes be annoying and I have to be in the correct mood to read it.

[Engel Dreizehn · Rating 4 out of 5]

So sweet and cute!