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Dragon Royals #1
Forbidden Honor
In my world, dragon shifters rule. Dragon shifters are always royals. They’re always male. They’re always assholes.
An orphaned servant like me? Everyone assumes on first shift, I’ll turn into a squirrel.
Instead, I grow wings. Breathe fire. Throw the world into chaos.
No one wants a girl in the Royal Dragon Guard. So I’m disguised as a man and sent off to military training.
The Dragon Royals are not a welcoming bunch. These princely scions of the four ruling families have been training to fight the plague-crazed Scourge since they were toddlers. Every girl in the city dreams of winning the heart of one of the dragon nobles, but they only care about each other.
Jaik, the cold-hearted hero who never smiles and never falters. Arren, who kills without mercy and guards his friends fiercely. Lynx and Branick, the twin spymasters with deadly swords. Talisyn, with the beautiful cruel mouth and endless bravery.
By night, I’m the servant they flirt with. I’m the one stealing Jaik’s heart and kissing Talisyn and antagonizing Arren. All the while, Branick and Lynx fret that I’m a spy, sent to destroy the Royals.
By day, I’m Lucien Finn, the man they despise and the dragon shifter they have to fight alongside.
These royals are determined to make me fall, and the princes play dirty. Can I ignore the pull they have on my heart and kick them off their thrones?
Or will they break the maid... or kill the man? What will it do to us all when they finally discover the truth about who I truly am?
If cocky dragon shifters, steamy scenes, and snarky heroines who refuse to choose anything less than ALL their heart's desires offend...then back away. Otherwise, scroll up and dive into the adventure alongside Honor.
An orphaned servant like me? Everyone assumes on first shift, I’ll turn into a squirrel.
Instead, I grow wings. Breathe fire. Throw the world into chaos.
No one wants a girl in the Royal Dragon Guard. So I’m disguised as a man and sent off to military training.
The Dragon Royals are not a welcoming bunch. These princely scions of the four ruling families have been training to fight the plague-crazed Scourge since they were toddlers. Every girl in the city dreams of winning the heart of one of the dragon nobles, but they only care about each other.
Jaik, the cold-hearted hero who never smiles and never falters. Arren, who kills without mercy and guards his friends fiercely. Lynx and Branick, the twin spymasters with deadly swords. Talisyn, with the beautiful cruel mouth and endless bravery.
By night, I’m the servant they flirt with. I’m the one stealing Jaik’s heart and kissing Talisyn and antagonizing Arren. All the while, Branick and Lynx fret that I’m a spy, sent to destroy the Royals.
By day, I’m Lucien Finn, the man they despise and the dragon shifter they have to fight alongside.
These royals are determined to make me fall, and the princes play dirty. Can I ignore the pull they have on my heart and kick them off their thrones?
Or will they break the maid... or kill the man? What will it do to us all when they finally discover the truth about who I truly am?
If cocky dragon shifters, steamy scenes, and snarky heroines who refuse to choose anything less than ALL their heart's desires offend...then back away. Otherwise, scroll up and dive into the adventure alongside Honor.
429 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 15, 2021
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October 17, 2021
Sigh.
I don't even know where to begin. I'm just confused and conflicted. I loved honor in the beginning, she was funny, witty, and seemed like shed be strong. But with these men she just became a turned on mess like the rest of the women in the Kingdom? and I couldn't stand it. I wanted her to be a little strong against being attracted to these bratty boys. Yet Even as they humiliate her and she runs off. She finds herself getting under the table hidden while they are with other girls and she decides to fingering herself? In what World? I found myself skimming after that. She lets everyone treat her like crap, stepmom, royals, kings? The list goes on. And she takes it, and not in a strong way. I can't see a girl who was already taking assassin classes and good with a knife, become a sad defenseless little mouse. All around there just wasn't anything special about honor, she wasn't any different then the girls who wanted these boys. Just another cliqué girl, and a book I fell I've read 100 Times
I don't even know where to begin. I'm just confused and conflicted. I loved honor in the beginning, she was funny, witty, and seemed like shed be strong. But with these men she just became a turned on mess like the rest of the women in the Kingdom? and I couldn't stand it. I wanted her to be a little strong against being attracted to these bratty boys. Yet Even as they humiliate her and she runs off. She finds herself getting under the table hidden while they are with other girls and she decides to fingering herself? In what World? I found myself skimming after that. She lets everyone treat her like crap, stepmom, royals, kings? The list goes on. And she takes it, and not in a strong way. I can't see a girl who was already taking assassin classes and good with a knife, become a sad defenseless little mouse. All around there just wasn't anything special about honor, she wasn't any different then the girls who wanted these boys. Just another cliqué girl, and a book I fell I've read 100 Times
October 28, 2021
Boy Crazy Girl
Spoilers
So a group of guys leave you in a tunnel to fight off a monster and die, what do you do? Sleep with them, of course. What is a little murder without a blow job?
I hate it when the MC says she will get revenge and her so called revenge is sleeping with known man-whores. In fact, it is only right to give up her virginity to them. Because in 22 years, you could not find any non-misogynistic mean guys.
Then of course, it’s freaking adorable that they want You to be their maid with benefits and leave your young sister in danger.
Yeah. Ok.
Spoilers
So a group of guys leave you in a tunnel to fight off a monster and die, what do you do? Sleep with them, of course. What is a little murder without a blow job?
I hate it when the MC says she will get revenge and her so called revenge is sleeping with known man-whores. In fact, it is only right to give up her virginity to them. Because in 22 years, you could not find any non-misogynistic mean guys.
Then of course, it’s freaking adorable that they want You to be their maid with benefits and leave your young sister in danger.
Yeah. Ok.
September 16, 2022
Contrary, immature, dull and poorly written.
I’m sorry, someone had to say it.
I read this front to cover. No skimming. The entire thing, and what I read was this; the author is the author and as such, the author can do whatever the heck they want- making sense be d@mned.
This book LEAPED. Maybe not quite SO badly, but (and here’s a throwback) like a CD that’s been scratched, it felt like it SKIPPED. There were parts that were disjointedly moshed together. Scenes that lept from one place to a whole new setting in the next paragraph. It was awful to read bc it made absolutely no sense.
Adding in the “immaturity” I don’t just mean our lovely golden halo, plot-proof, Mary Sue main character and her obstinate, immature and petulant style of bewitching everyone around her, I mean the whole dang thing. Everyone’s got a grudge. Everyone’s got beef with someone that’s irreconcilable.
Every. Stinking. Chapter. -Was Honors POV and after 30 chapters later when it WASN’T? When it was finally someone else’s turn to drive? I was left sorely wanting bc their thoughts and feelings and their short POV chapters were so unsatisfying.
And no, I didn’t stutter, I said “Dull”. It was dull bc she nabbed the two easiest guys with absolutely no effort, like a beginners level Otome game, and the rest of the guys were stone faced grouches who showed no interest, intrigue, pull, or DESIRE to be near her. How boring. There was no spark. No chemistry. Everything was crafted, forced and felt artificial. And the ✨SPICY✨ bits? Were lack luster enough I felt compelled to think of them as reader-pity-throw-in-f*cks. Again, no real chemistry, no real rhyme or reason, and so sensationally bland that all those “scenes,” were doing was the bare minimum to even make them “worth” including in the first place. I gained more satisfaction from my imagination fantasizing about the silver fox Daddy dragon dude- who’s name starts with a D that I can’t remember rn- and if he would ever join the Harem.
So yes. The description makes this sound amazing. Like everything a person in love with Fantasy and Romance and RH could ever want! Was it really tho?
Forget about it.
The female character is annoying, the guys emote about as much as a sponge drying, and yet, despite all the consternation, cares-to-the-wind, blasé, attitudes being thrown all around, the authors golden thumb activates and all that’s left is for everything to work out perfectly. And the undeserving female lead with very little effort and struggle on her part, protected by a THICC plot armor, gets her happily ever after no matter what. So, while maybe at one point I would have adored this if I had found it on Wattpad 10 years ago, but come on, on Kindle??
No. 😐
I’m sorry, someone had to say it.
I read this front to cover. No skimming. The entire thing, and what I read was this; the author is the author and as such, the author can do whatever the heck they want- making sense be d@mned.
This book LEAPED. Maybe not quite SO badly, but (and here’s a throwback) like a CD that’s been scratched, it felt like it SKIPPED. There were parts that were disjointedly moshed together. Scenes that lept from one place to a whole new setting in the next paragraph. It was awful to read bc it made absolutely no sense.
Adding in the “immaturity” I don’t just mean our lovely golden halo, plot-proof, Mary Sue main character and her obstinate, immature and petulant style of bewitching everyone around her, I mean the whole dang thing. Everyone’s got a grudge. Everyone’s got beef with someone that’s irreconcilable.
Every. Stinking. Chapter. -Was Honors POV and after 30 chapters later when it WASN’T? When it was finally someone else’s turn to drive? I was left sorely wanting bc their thoughts and feelings and their short POV chapters were so unsatisfying.
And no, I didn’t stutter, I said “Dull”. It was dull bc she nabbed the two easiest guys with absolutely no effort, like a beginners level Otome game, and the rest of the guys were stone faced grouches who showed no interest, intrigue, pull, or DESIRE to be near her. How boring. There was no spark. No chemistry. Everything was crafted, forced and felt artificial. And the ✨SPICY✨ bits? Were lack luster enough I felt compelled to think of them as reader-pity-throw-in-f*cks. Again, no real chemistry, no real rhyme or reason, and so sensationally bland that all those “scenes,” were doing was the bare minimum to even make them “worth” including in the first place. I gained more satisfaction from my imagination fantasizing about the silver fox Daddy dragon dude- who’s name starts with a D that I can’t remember rn- and if he would ever join the Harem.
So yes. The description makes this sound amazing. Like everything a person in love with Fantasy and Romance and RH could ever want! Was it really tho?
Forget about it.
The female character is annoying, the guys emote about as much as a sponge drying, and yet, despite all the consternation, cares-to-the-wind, blasé, attitudes being thrown all around, the authors golden thumb activates and all that’s left is for everything to work out perfectly. And the undeserving female lead with very little effort and struggle on her part, protected by a THICC plot armor, gets her happily ever after no matter what. So, while maybe at one point I would have adored this if I had found it on Wattpad 10 years ago, but come on, on Kindle??
No. 😐
October 17, 2021
I'm adding this to the list of amazing books I've read in the last week. It was soooo good.
There's no insta love, lots of snark, and very open potential harem size/members from the character list. The whole pretending to be a boy part is done really well too. (She doesn't just wear a hat)
Honor is hilarious. I super loved her banter and insults as she went about her days as a terrible servant, and she and Callie were great besties. This book was such a lot of fun, even when it dealt with darker topics and Honor's life was basically a shambles. Lots of mystery and unexplained things to look forward to in the next book. Hopefully it doesn't take too long, my patience is going to have trouble holding after this brilliance.
There's no insta love, lots of snark, and very open potential harem size/members from the character list. The whole pretending to be a boy part is done really well too. (She doesn't just wear a hat)
Honor is hilarious. I super loved her banter and insults as she went about her days as a terrible servant, and she and Callie were great besties. This book was such a lot of fun, even when it dealt with darker topics and Honor's life was basically a shambles. Lots of mystery and unexplained things to look forward to in the next book. Hopefully it doesn't take too long, my patience is going to have trouble holding after this brilliance.
October 15, 2021
Never have I ever felt so drawn in to a story the way I have with May Dawson’s first book in the Dragon Royals series, Forbidden Honor! It was utterly captivating! Needless to say, May truly knows how to create a new intriguing world of mixed shifters and the questionable hierarchy involved, leaving the reader addicted right from the start.
Forbidden Honor is a Cinderella meets Twelfth Night tale of a maid and her mysterious princes—the dragon royalty that rule the academy and dominate the shifter world. While there is a very love/hate filled relationship with 3 of the 5, you can’t help but hope that May has something devious planned for them all soon. Them along with some other very hot and intriguing male characters that also have connections with Honor, our kick ass FMC. Honor is the perfect blend of sarcastic snark, fierce loyalty and devotion to those she loves, humorous and sassy and as stubborn as can be because she just doesn’t know when to stop—you know, everything to love in a heroine. :) There’s also a mystery surrounding her past that draws you in and keeps you guessing throughout the story as slowly the plot reveals one mystery after another.
In a world where your shifter identity isn’t revealed until a specific time, Honor lives her whole life thinking she’s going to be something small or unimportant, like a squirrel, but little does she know that her world is about to drastically change as she’s actually something totally unexpected: a one of a kind female dragon with a hinted at mysterious prophesy that no one wants to talk about. The ruling Elders are of course wanting nothing to do with that, and force Honor to hide what she really is—thus creating an alter male identity for her to magically hide behind and force her to keep it a secret from the Dragon princes. Which of course leads for some very fun chaos ahead for all our characters!
With intriguing characters and a storyline filled with mystery, suspense, betrayals and of course some hot and steamy sex scenes, this book is a definite must read! Grab it for yourself now—you won’t regret it!
Forbidden Honor is a Cinderella meets Twelfth Night tale of a maid and her mysterious princes—the dragon royalty that rule the academy and dominate the shifter world. While there is a very love/hate filled relationship with 3 of the 5, you can’t help but hope that May has something devious planned for them all soon. Them along with some other very hot and intriguing male characters that also have connections with Honor, our kick ass FMC. Honor is the perfect blend of sarcastic snark, fierce loyalty and devotion to those she loves, humorous and sassy and as stubborn as can be because she just doesn’t know when to stop—you know, everything to love in a heroine. :) There’s also a mystery surrounding her past that draws you in and keeps you guessing throughout the story as slowly the plot reveals one mystery after another.
In a world where your shifter identity isn’t revealed until a specific time, Honor lives her whole life thinking she’s going to be something small or unimportant, like a squirrel, but little does she know that her world is about to drastically change as she’s actually something totally unexpected: a one of a kind female dragon with a hinted at mysterious prophesy that no one wants to talk about. The ruling Elders are of course wanting nothing to do with that, and force Honor to hide what she really is—thus creating an alter male identity for her to magically hide behind and force her to keep it a secret from the Dragon princes. Which of course leads for some very fun chaos ahead for all our characters!
With intriguing characters and a storyline filled with mystery, suspense, betrayals and of course some hot and steamy sex scenes, this book is a definite must read! Grab it for yourself now—you won’t regret it!
October 28, 2021
Disgusting & too cartoon-ishly horrible.
I had high hopes for this. Most of it was pretty intriguing but then it was ruined by cartoon-ish evil characters. The evil step mother who was so good @ being evil she fooled everyone but the sisters. Everyone. Especially men. So as long as you were male, you were stupidly fooled by her. Then, of course, evil step mom shacks up with evil pedophile man. So extremes of horrid characters that there isn't anything to like here. The guys are entitled fck boys that are mean. Why should I root for her to triumph here.? No one is a prize worth this crap. Only a few females were decent (human?) beings. She should lay waste to everything with dragonfire & start a new society. Did not, could not finish.
I had high hopes for this. Most of it was pretty intriguing but then it was ruined by cartoon-ish evil characters. The evil step mother who was so good @ being evil she fooled everyone but the sisters. Everyone. Especially men. So as long as you were male, you were stupidly fooled by her. Then, of course, evil step mom shacks up with evil pedophile man. So extremes of horrid characters that there isn't anything to like here. The guys are entitled fck boys that are mean. Why should I root for her to triumph here.? No one is a prize worth this crap. Only a few females were decent (human?) beings. She should lay waste to everything with dragonfire & start a new society. Did not, could not finish.
January 7, 2025
Holy shit this was fucking amazing. I need the next book right now. I can't wait to see who her parents are, and I can't wait to see who see is.
June 7, 2025
4.75
мені треба трохи часу, щоб подивитися в стіну, бо це було дуже круто.
окей. я готова додати, щось більше, аніж 'це було дуже круто'. по-перше, це reverse harem, по-друге, це драконячі перевертні (звучит не сексі, але вони точно сексі) і по-третє, головна героїня має таємницю, окрім тої, яку вона приховує від своїх чоловіків, є ще одна, яка прихована навіть від неї. читається дуже легко, і історія зачепила мене з перших сторінок, а який там кінець...
мені треба трохи часу, щоб подивитися в стіну, бо це було дуже круто.
окей. я готова додати, щось більше, аніж 'це було дуже круто'. по-перше, це reverse harem, по-друге, це драконячі перевертні (звучит не сексі, але вони точно сексі) і по-третє, головна героїня має таємницю, окрім тої, яку вона приховує від своїх чоловіків, є ще одна, яка прихована навіть від неї. читається дуже легко, і історія зачепила мене з перших сторінок, а який там кінець...
December 13, 2024
"Only males shifted into dragons, the highest of creatures, but their royal sisters tended to shift into lions or wolves"
Well, TikTok did it to me! I saw a couple of TikTok talking about this book and it was enough to spike my interest and then it happened! I loved it and Now I am ready to read the next one!
Honor is an orphaned servant at the Academy and usually the animals that you shift into are passed down genetically. However, since she's an orphan and no one knew who her parents were they really all assumed Honor would shift into a mouse or squirrel.
On the day she is supposed to have her first shift no one is more surprised than Honor when she turns into a Dragon. The elder dragons decided to glamor her as a male, a male with a bad reputation for dishonoring a sister of one of the dragons. So she has her work cut out for her, she has to attend classes as Lucian then clean the rooms as Honor plus try to take care of her sister and she has fallen for two of the dragon shifters! This was a wild ride, it's an addicting story that will have you stay up hours past your bedtime because its that good!
Well, TikTok did it to me! I saw a couple of TikTok talking about this book and it was enough to spike my interest and then it happened! I loved it and Now I am ready to read the next one!
Honor is an orphaned servant at the Academy and usually the animals that you shift into are passed down genetically. However, since she's an orphan and no one knew who her parents were they really all assumed Honor would shift into a mouse or squirrel.
On the day she is supposed to have her first shift no one is more surprised than Honor when she turns into a Dragon. The elder dragons decided to glamor her as a male, a male with a bad reputation for dishonoring a sister of one of the dragons. So she has her work cut out for her, she has to attend classes as Lucian then clean the rooms as Honor plus try to take care of her sister and she has fallen for two of the dragon shifters! This was a wild ride, it's an addicting story that will have you stay up hours past your bedtime because its that good!
February 3, 2022
Reading the synopsis and seeing that the heroine was going to disguise herself as a guy, gave me bad flashbacks of books where the *very obvious heroine* tried looking like a guy to enter the all boys schools. 😬
Thankfully, this book is based on fantasy and so the heroine does a spell which gives her the appearance and voice of a guy. Pretty good if you ask me! I loved the writing and the sprinkle of humour spread throughout the book!
Thankfully, this book is based on fantasy and so the heroine does a spell which gives her the appearance and voice of a guy. Pretty good if you ask me! I loved the writing and the sprinkle of humour spread throughout the book!
December 23, 2023
Did not, could not, finish. At 59%
Negative star rating if I could.
Spicy like the dare jellybean
SHOW NOT TELLLLLLLL!!!!
So I expect amazing since my friend suggested it and it sounded good, I mean dragon, reverse harem (girls are players too), prophecy, First female dragon ever. I mean who would not be interested in reading this. Well just like a bench player finally playing the author fumble this plot in the most embarrassing way. How do you not have a notebook or something to keep track of the rules of universe. The amount of things going on that feel like a child with ADHD trying to explain why they like a certain dinosaur, "she the first dragon, she like has spicy time with all the males, she is sassy, she takes care of her sister, she is a good person, she is the prophecy holder." It feels like loose plot points that don't mesh. I honestly didn't notice how bad until I was half asleep and around the 22% I knew this would be a hard read. This book commit 2 unforgivable sins: Writing the first book as if you know sequel are coming will only create a hard read especially if you resolve none of the problems in the first book and wait until book 3+ to start fixing the plot book...Telling instead of showing.
The plot:
The story is basically like what if you are the first female dragon.... The end that's it that the first book nothing else. Everything else is so convoluted it almost embarrassing. So let run down all the plot threads and how much disappointed and why:
1. Taking care of her sister:⭐
She only has plans to get her out when she lost the money she did absolutely nothing, but ask for an extension, she didn't pick up extra hours or get actually competent at her job. She didn't get a second job. She basically had to wait to some guy to give her money.
2. Being a female dragon: if I can give negative stars
Why is she unable to weld her power, she has the upper hand if she transforms into a dragon while in female form they can't kill her. She can negotiate getting her sister in her custody. But she didn't she does nothing with this plot point honestly you forget half the time that she a dragon because she doesn't act like it she acts like a roach always hiding in the dark. She didn't even try to negotiate.
3. The prophecy -?????
Why introduce a mythical prophecy and have your character think "I need to figure out what it is." This plot point almost broke me but it's would have been better if the entire country knew about the female dragon so that they would train harder both males and female shifter. Because they are playing with guerilla warfare. They need to be training all of them but because they hide it that means that now a plot point that becomes hard to stomach. This isn't a show where in about 2 commercial breaks the prophecy would be revealed. But this doesn't happen anywhere in the book and I checked.
4. Becoming a male 😒😒😒.
This plot point was what created more plot holes than it should have. Especially when you added telepathy into this mixed. How did no one hear her thinking after she got her animal power? Like it's not that they can only hear each other in dragon form because they relay messages that way from above to dragons in human form. How does none of the male dragons that she is around can't smell smoke on her after she practiced. Also why is she not trying to find out the story behind the males identity she stole? Like she takes a pathetic amount of book time. I don't care if the author didn't think it was important but for us to like these characters especially males you need to justify the amount of anger they are showing. Not to mention that it feels like force misogyny. It feels way to force to feel real.
5.Her memory and background 😒😒😒
Honestly this was such a "she doesn't recall due to psychological reasons." Is very lazy. You are tellimg me you can write 200+ pages but zero and I mean zero explanation honestly I would have been happier if you said she was bipolar because the way she acts is embarrassing.
6. What is up with the scrounge 🥴🥴🥴
Like I don't know you don't know we don't know.
Sexy scene 💩💩💩.
Honestly the library scene was good. It makes sense your hiding and then got swept up in the moment. But the "first time" I couldn't do it it felt like I was watching redtube. It was uncomfortable. Undeserved. It felt like pity 👉🏾👌🏾. I should not feel uncomfortable around your characters. You are definitely doing something wrong. It's giving some who has no understanding of romantic 👉🏾👌🏾.
So so many plot holes. For zero reason.
Characters:
Honor- weak, yappy, all talk no bite. Damsel in distressed. Immature. Like almost teenage like. Wishy washy. Honestly I want to rule her a horrible dragon to end this.
The dragon prince: grumpy, doopy, tweedle dee and tweedle dum, machismo. You don't need to read far to figure out who is.
The elder dragons: so evil I'm shocked that no one has overthrow them. Honestly I'm shocked people didn't quit fighting because when you have a merciless king, they should be living no better than if the walls were breeched.
The lost son: honestly he was a simp in not a good way. He has zero reason to be estranged from his family. They never said every male in a family is born a dragon. So they going to have other shifters. If it's a blood line thing.
The stepmom: evil because plot.
Best friend: the main character couldn't possibly be a loner she is a girl and girls have friends.
I can't even remember the other characterd to even remember.
My final thoughts.
I would rather count every molecule of every element in the universe and make a pie chart than ever recommend this. Honestly knowing this isn't the authors first book actually enrages me because ain't no way this is worst than anything on Wattpad. Does this writer not have editor or anyone that can ask questions and keep the story on track. I'm not even upset at the Author because things happen. But this book. I would not even feed to a bonfire to keep myself warm if it was freezing outside. I don't mean that with respect to the book but respect for the fire.
Negative star rating if I could.
Spicy like the dare jellybean
SHOW NOT TELLLLLLLL!!!!
So I expect amazing since my friend suggested it and it sounded good, I mean dragon, reverse harem (girls are players too), prophecy, First female dragon ever. I mean who would not be interested in reading this. Well just like a bench player finally playing the author fumble this plot in the most embarrassing way. How do you not have a notebook or something to keep track of the rules of universe. The amount of things going on that feel like a child with ADHD trying to explain why they like a certain dinosaur, "she the first dragon, she like has spicy time with all the males, she is sassy, she takes care of her sister, she is a good person, she is the prophecy holder." It feels like loose plot points that don't mesh. I honestly didn't notice how bad until I was half asleep and around the 22% I knew this would be a hard read. This book commit 2 unforgivable sins: Writing the first book as if you know sequel are coming will only create a hard read especially if you resolve none of the problems in the first book and wait until book 3+ to start fixing the plot book...Telling instead of showing.
The plot:
The story is basically like what if you are the first female dragon.... The end that's it that the first book nothing else. Everything else is so convoluted it almost embarrassing. So let run down all the plot threads and how much disappointed and why:
1. Taking care of her sister:⭐
She only has plans to get her out when she lost the money she did absolutely nothing, but ask for an extension, she didn't pick up extra hours or get actually competent at her job. She didn't get a second job. She basically had to wait to some guy to give her money.
2. Being a female dragon: if I can give negative stars
Why is she unable to weld her power, she has the upper hand if she transforms into a dragon while in female form they can't kill her. She can negotiate getting her sister in her custody. But she didn't she does nothing with this plot point honestly you forget half the time that she a dragon because she doesn't act like it she acts like a roach always hiding in the dark. She didn't even try to negotiate.
3. The prophecy -?????
Why introduce a mythical prophecy and have your character think "I need to figure out what it is." This plot point almost broke me but it's would have been better if the entire country knew about the female dragon so that they would train harder both males and female shifter. Because they are playing with guerilla warfare. They need to be training all of them but because they hide it that means that now a plot point that becomes hard to stomach. This isn't a show where in about 2 commercial breaks the prophecy would be revealed. But this doesn't happen anywhere in the book and I checked.
4. Becoming a male 😒😒😒.
This plot point was what created more plot holes than it should have. Especially when you added telepathy into this mixed. How did no one hear her thinking after she got her animal power? Like it's not that they can only hear each other in dragon form because they relay messages that way from above to dragons in human form. How does none of the male dragons that she is around can't smell smoke on her after she practiced. Also why is she not trying to find out the story behind the males identity she stole? Like she takes a pathetic amount of book time. I don't care if the author didn't think it was important but for us to like these characters especially males you need to justify the amount of anger they are showing. Not to mention that it feels like force misogyny. It feels way to force to feel real.
5.Her memory and background 😒😒😒
Honestly this was such a "she doesn't recall due to psychological reasons." Is very lazy. You are tellimg me you can write 200+ pages but zero and I mean zero explanation honestly I would have been happier if you said she was bipolar because the way she acts is embarrassing.
6. What is up with the scrounge 🥴🥴🥴
Like I don't know you don't know we don't know.
Sexy scene 💩💩💩.
Honestly the library scene was good. It makes sense your hiding and then got swept up in the moment. But the "first time" I couldn't do it it felt like I was watching redtube. It was uncomfortable. Undeserved. It felt like pity 👉🏾👌🏾. I should not feel uncomfortable around your characters. You are definitely doing something wrong. It's giving some who has no understanding of romantic 👉🏾👌🏾.
So so many plot holes. For zero reason.
Characters:
Honor- weak, yappy, all talk no bite. Damsel in distressed. Immature. Like almost teenage like. Wishy washy. Honestly I want to rule her a horrible dragon to end this.
The dragon prince: grumpy, doopy, tweedle dee and tweedle dum, machismo. You don't need to read far to figure out who is.
The elder dragons: so evil I'm shocked that no one has overthrow them. Honestly I'm shocked people didn't quit fighting because when you have a merciless king, they should be living no better than if the walls were breeched.
The lost son: honestly he was a simp in not a good way. He has zero reason to be estranged from his family. They never said every male in a family is born a dragon. So they going to have other shifters. If it's a blood line thing.
The stepmom: evil because plot.
Best friend: the main character couldn't possibly be a loner she is a girl and girls have friends.
I can't even remember the other characterd to even remember.
My final thoughts.
I would rather count every molecule of every element in the universe and make a pie chart than ever recommend this. Honestly knowing this isn't the authors first book actually enrages me because ain't no way this is worst than anything on Wattpad. Does this writer not have editor or anyone that can ask questions and keep the story on track. I'm not even upset at the Author because things happen. But this book. I would not even feed to a bonfire to keep myself warm if it was freezing outside. I don't mean that with respect to the book but respect for the fire.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 18, 2021
So going to be honest, the book doesn't start off that great. Stereotypical sassy heroine who continuously runs into sexy dragon princes, sasses them for no reason despite being a maid, and they are intrigued for no obvious reason. I was seriously considering adding it to the DNF pile because it's just so outrageously extra. But. Then the intrigue started, and Honor had to disguise herself as a man to join the sexy dragon training...and I just got sucked in. Still don't get the attraction/romance aspect, and still think it was done pretty heavy-handed. But I am also absolutely going to be reading the next book.
dropped
July 17, 2023dnf’d @ 11% which is a shame since it sounded so promising. But the scene under the table was wild, I may never recover from the fact that someone may find reading under the table enjoyable. And all the princes are basically the same? I cannot tell them apart, it’s just too much for me.
December 22, 2023
I was trying to be nice with my review but as soon as I started writing I was getting mad.
I mean, despise all the flaws of this book I want to know more. Nothing makes sense is so confusing.
Honor is likable at first but then is just going around in circles, and I mean I get her situation is confusing as heck, it doesn’t make sense that they wanted her to live like that, is even more suspicious.
The timeline doesn’t make sense, she is worried about her sister tuition she doesn’t have much time but she kinda forgets until Cal appears with money to pay. And how would you trust to have your money in the house were you are hated?? It makes zero sense.
There are many stuff happening and feel like is put in your radar so you know stuff but I mean we can survive without those pieces of information. Sometimes it feels as if the author expect us to know stuff she didn’t wrote in this one, like we are not in your head madam you need to write it for us.
I mean, despise all the flaws of this book I want to know more. Nothing makes sense is so confusing.
Honor is likable at first but then is just going around in circles, and I mean I get her situation is confusing as heck, it doesn’t make sense that they wanted her to live like that, is even more suspicious.
The timeline doesn’t make sense, she is worried about her sister tuition she doesn’t have much time but she kinda forgets until Cal appears with money to pay. And how would you trust to have your money in the house were you are hated?? It makes zero sense.
There are many stuff happening and feel like is put in your radar so you know stuff but I mean we can survive without those pieces of information. Sometimes it feels as if the author expect us to know stuff she didn’t wrote in this one, like we are not in your head madam you need to write it for us.
October 16, 2021
This is one of those moments that you wish that Amazon had gifs like Facebook that you can properly express in a screaming fangirl type of gif how amazing this book was. Honor is one of those FMC that make you have a wicked gleam with her snark and strength. I strongly recommend you read this book
September 19, 2023
This book was a fun and sexy read. Love the secrets and the FMC.
December 12, 2021
Forbidden Honor was so hard for me to put down. There's just something about shifter books, dragons to be specific, that make me forget the rest of the world. So, when I first meet Honor, it was pretty easy to see how much I was going to like this girl. Sort of like Cinderella, she dreams to be something much more than an orphaned servant. She also doesn't take well to jobs, rules, or being invisible. Even though she tries her hardest to do so.
Honor is a very stubborn but super protective girl. Whether it's for her friends or her little sister. So, when things start to hit the fan, she doesn't know what to do with her life. Mostly because she's a dragon and so far, no girl has ever been one. It's safe to assume that the Dragon Elders aren't too happy about this.
So, she goes undercover has this douche canoe that the dragon royals do not like. On top of that, she still has to live her regular life on top of that. Things don't go her way either. She's threatened, her sister is threatened, and secrets start to get very complicated. Plus, the romance on top of all that. It's a lot for one girl to handle.
Towards the end of this book, I was honestly still left with a lot of unanswered questions. I'm not sure what's going to happen in the next one since they found her. I'm mostly worried about what secrets she might have told or if she will eventually show her true self to the guys. I want to know what they will do once it has been revealed too. Maybe things will start to make sense for them. Or maybe they will think she's betraying them again.
Who knows, but I really need the sequel to find out!
Honor is a very stubborn but super protective girl. Whether it's for her friends or her little sister. So, when things start to hit the fan, she doesn't know what to do with her life. Mostly because she's a dragon and so far, no girl has ever been one. It's safe to assume that the Dragon Elders aren't too happy about this.
So, she goes undercover has this douche canoe that the dragon royals do not like. On top of that, she still has to live her regular life on top of that. Things don't go her way either. She's threatened, her sister is threatened, and secrets start to get very complicated. Plus, the romance on top of all that. It's a lot for one girl to handle.
Towards the end of this book, I was honestly still left with a lot of unanswered questions. I'm not sure what's going to happen in the next one since they found her. I'm mostly worried about what secrets she might have told or if she will eventually show her true self to the guys. I want to know what they will do once it has been revealed too. Maybe things will start to make sense for them. Or maybe they will think she's betraying them again.
Who knows, but I really need the sequel to find out!
October 13, 2021
Addicting first book that draws you in from the beginning. Fantastic world building and I love this budding shifter RH! A majority of this book is told from Honor's point of view with wonderful glimpses into Jaik and Tal. I could not put this book away as I just wanted to know what was going to happen next. I cannot imagine the stress of being Honor in her true form, her male form, learning how to be a dragon when she would have never imagined to be a dragon. I want to know her life as a child, I want to know all of the secrets, I want to know how the guys will react... but alas, we must wait for the rest of the story to be written! I can't wait May Dawson to see where you take this - please don't make us wait TOOO long :) I am hoping we get to hear more from the guys as the story grows! I mean, I love Honor and her sass, but I REALLY want to know the others as well!
I was able to read an advanced copy of this story, however, I choose to leave my honest views and excitement for the rest of the story.
I was able to read an advanced copy of this story, however, I choose to leave my honest views and excitement for the rest of the story.
October 25, 2021
So I am a big sucker for easy going great banter between the characters. Like I like humor and quick wit. Yep you guessed it, this book had it in spades. This read truly did make my day.
Honor, we need to become friends because you just rock girl. She is strong, and as I mentioned above has such razor sharp wit. She is fun and just likable.
The guys are something else, let me just put it that way. They are a match for Honor that is for sure.
May has such a way of writing that always draws the reader in with her plot and characters. I honestly cannot wait to see what book two brings!
Honor, we need to become friends because you just rock girl. She is strong, and as I mentioned above has such razor sharp wit. She is fun and just likable.
The guys are something else, let me just put it that way. They are a match for Honor that is for sure.
May has such a way of writing that always draws the reader in with her plot and characters. I honestly cannot wait to see what book two brings!
August 28, 2024
Why Choose PNR
Strong FMC
Shifter Hierarchy
Dragon Rulers
Class Difference
Sarcastic Banter
Secret/Double Identity
Med-Burn Spice
Whoo. The sarcasm is thick in this one! This was a fun read, with lots of banter and action through the whole book. This gives off a little bit Cinderella vibe (Evil Stepmother), and also a kind of Zodiac Academy vibe. I think it’s because of the Dragons, and the relationship between the MMCs and their asshole parents.
Our FMC Honor has a lot going on in life. She’s a maid for the academy that trains shifters to fight against the Scourge, which is… I’m not sure. Kinda like zombie monsters (?) that terrorize the people of the land, and keeps these people separated from the Fae across the ocean. She also tries to protect her little sister from the evil stepmother. And, on top of all that, she has also now come to the attention of the 6 men - 5 royal dragon heirs that are split between hating her and wanting her, and 1 that is hated by all the heirs and but is the most helpful to her.
On the day that Honor is to learn what her shifting animal will be, she expects to become a lower class animal (mouse, squirrel) but actually shifts into a Dragon – something that’s supposed to not be possible for women. The Dragon Royals (fathers of the MMCs) don’t like this and say she must hide this. But since she does need to learn about being a dragon, they give her the magic ability to become a man and train with the other dragon heirs. Double identity shenanigan, lots of action and some pretty fun stuff follows.
This does end on a cliffhanger that picks up in book two.
Strong FMC
Shifter Hierarchy
Dragon Rulers
Class Difference
Sarcastic Banter
Secret/Double Identity
Med-Burn Spice
Whoo. The sarcasm is thick in this one! This was a fun read, with lots of banter and action through the whole book. This gives off a little bit Cinderella vibe (Evil Stepmother), and also a kind of Zodiac Academy vibe. I think it’s because of the Dragons, and the relationship between the MMCs and their asshole parents.
Our FMC Honor has a lot going on in life. She’s a maid for the academy that trains shifters to fight against the Scourge, which is… I’m not sure. Kinda like zombie monsters (?) that terrorize the people of the land, and keeps these people separated from the Fae across the ocean. She also tries to protect her little sister from the evil stepmother. And, on top of all that, she has also now come to the attention of the 6 men - 5 royal dragon heirs that are split between hating her and wanting her, and 1 that is hated by all the heirs and but is the most helpful to her.
On the day that Honor is to learn what her shifting animal will be, she expects to become a lower class animal (mouse, squirrel) but actually shifts into a Dragon – something that’s supposed to not be possible for women. The Dragon Royals (fathers of the MMCs) don’t like this and say she must hide this. But since she does need to learn about being a dragon, they give her the magic ability to become a man and train with the other dragon heirs. Double identity shenanigan, lots of action and some pretty fun stuff follows.
This does end on a cliffhanger that picks up in book two.
October 12, 2021
Honor is a maid at an academy to train fighters to battle the Scourge. However, when it is time to find out her shifter, she realises that she's a dragon, the only female dragon in existence and something that was thought impossible because dragon shifters are always males. Forced to attend the academy as a male during the day and keep her job as a maid at night, she is thrust into training. However, it's getting harder for her to keep up with the facade as she's developing feelings for her fellow dragon royals.
I love how sassy and strong Honor is. She's not afraid to mouth off if it is for a good cause. She loves fiercely and her sister is her world. I can't wait to see how the story progresses after that cliffhanger.
I was kindly provided with an ARC by the author, but I'm leaving a voluntary and honest review.
I love how sassy and strong Honor is. She's not afraid to mouth off if it is for a good cause. She loves fiercely and her sister is her world. I can't wait to see how the story progresses after that cliffhanger.
I was kindly provided with an ARC by the author, but I'm leaving a voluntary and honest review.
October 17, 2021
Sent me spinning for a loop
Honor, a maid waiting for her shifting ceremony, has been cleaning up after the dragon royals for awhile as she saves up money to put her little sister through boarding school. As the story progresses her luck takes a turn for the worst, a surprise is sprung on everyone at her shifting ceremony, and just as things start to even out a huge wrench gets thrown in the works. My Dawson sent me spinning for a loop throughout the entirety of Forbidden Honor. The reader gets a sense of who her love interests are and sees a peek of what is to come in the rest of the series, but there are still plenty of questions remaining to leave the reader guessing.
I received a free copy of the book from the author. I had the opportunity to review or not.
Honor, a maid waiting for her shifting ceremony, has been cleaning up after the dragon royals for awhile as she saves up money to put her little sister through boarding school. As the story progresses her luck takes a turn for the worst, a surprise is sprung on everyone at her shifting ceremony, and just as things start to even out a huge wrench gets thrown in the works. My Dawson sent me spinning for a loop throughout the entirety of Forbidden Honor. The reader gets a sense of who her love interests are and sees a peek of what is to come in the rest of the series, but there are still plenty of questions remaining to leave the reader guessing.
I received a free copy of the book from the author. I had the opportunity to review or not.
June 25, 2023
great start
Loved this first book in the series. It doesn’t stop from start to finish. Honor fights for her sister, struggles to keep her job, snarks the dragon royals, mistrusts her stepmother and plays the part of a dishonoured orphaned thief. And that’s just the first half of the book! Highly recommend this 5 star read.
Loved this first book in the series. It doesn’t stop from start to finish. Honor fights for her sister, struggles to keep her job, snarks the dragon royals, mistrusts her stepmother and plays the part of a dishonoured orphaned thief. And that’s just the first half of the book! Highly recommend this 5 star read.
June 11, 2024
Poor editing, careless spelling and grammar mistakes. much of the plot was missing and the story would trail off randomly and skip to something else without really finishing a scene. I kept rereading to make sure I didn’t miss something but I didn’t.
April 23, 2025
6.5/10
"𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝, 𝐈 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝’𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝." (Excuse me? 😍)
I know im not here to read high-end literature with refined proses, but wtf is this shit. Call me weird but I've never felt my ovaries 'shudder' with excitement at the thought of pregnancy 🤨 (not like I've ever been pregnant, but still).
Bad things: The amount of time the author mentions 'stubble' in this book was enough to make me almost vomit and make my face twist in disgust. If you probably don't know me on some deep level you wouldn't know that my biggest pet peeve is facial hair on my book bfs.
The MMCs were predictable and boring. It was insta-love/insta-lust and they repeated to the fmc over and OVER AGAIN that 'she wasn't like the other girls'. Until HER no girl had this much of an effect on them. She was special guys 🥹. The reason I hate fantasy sometimes is bc the fmc sort of always has to be special. Have unique powers and she somehow charms every living man within 5 feet of her. People love her for absolutely no reason and it feels so fake and overdone. Where is the character development??? 😒
How as a reader am I supposed to empathize and love these characters when these male leads would treat us 'readers' like the 'other girls' if we ever lived in their world. I'm not trying to self-insert here, but I'm using this example to make a very important point; love is often portrayed in such a shallow way it doesn't feel real or compelling anymore.
The Good things: I liked that the fmc was sassy and she stood up for herself. Bc she was disguised as a guy in the academy she saw their true selves and not how they acted toward her as a girl. It was refreshing seeing her thoughts on their personnalities and actually liking them for who they were.
"𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝, 𝐈 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝’𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝." (Excuse me? 😍)
I know im not here to read high-end literature with refined proses, but wtf is this shit. Call me weird but I've never felt my ovaries 'shudder' with excitement at the thought of pregnancy 🤨 (not like I've ever been pregnant, but still).
Bad things: The amount of time the author mentions 'stubble' in this book was enough to make me almost vomit and make my face twist in disgust. If you probably don't know me on some deep level you wouldn't know that my biggest pet peeve is facial hair on my book bfs.
The MMCs were predictable and boring. It was insta-love/insta-lust and they repeated to the fmc over and OVER AGAIN that 'she wasn't like the other girls'. Until HER no girl had this much of an effect on them. She was special guys 🥹. The reason I hate fantasy sometimes is bc the fmc sort of always has to be special. Have unique powers and she somehow charms every living man within 5 feet of her. People love her for absolutely no reason and it feels so fake and overdone. Where is the character development??? 😒
How as a reader am I supposed to empathize and love these characters when these male leads would treat us 'readers' like the 'other girls' if we ever lived in their world. I'm not trying to self-insert here, but I'm using this example to make a very important point; love is often portrayed in such a shallow way it doesn't feel real or compelling anymore.
The Good things: I liked that the fmc was sassy and she stood up for herself. Bc she was disguised as a guy in the academy she saw their true selves and not how they acted toward her as a girl. It was refreshing seeing her thoughts on their personnalities and actually liking them for who they were.
April 29, 2022
Not sure what happened with this one
May Dawson is one of the authors that made me rediscover my love of reading. I adored her Their Shifter Princess and Their Shifter Academy series along with the Lost Fae series. So I'm sad that this one just didn't work out for me.
I'm not sure when it happened but I suddenly found myself seriously skimming through the story. I think I just don't like the whole 'woman dressing as a man to fool everyone' trope. This trope didn't work for me in other books so I guess it's not too surprising that it didn't work for me in this one. I think I was hoping the 'big reveal' of who she really was to the men would happen in this book but from what I understand that doesn't happen until book 3.
It added up to too many conflicts for me to keep me interested:
Sadly I don't think I'll continue this one but I absolutely remain a fan of May Dawson as an author.
May Dawson is one of the authors that made me rediscover my love of reading. I adored her Their Shifter Princess and Their Shifter Academy series along with the Lost Fae series. So I'm sad that this one just didn't work out for me.
I'm not sure when it happened but I suddenly found myself seriously skimming through the story. I think I just don't like the whole 'woman dressing as a man to fool everyone' trope. This trope didn't work for me in other books so I guess it's not too surprising that it didn't work for me in this one. I think I was hoping the 'big reveal' of who she really was to the men would happen in this book but from what I understand that doesn't happen until book 3.
It added up to too many conflicts for me to keep me interested:
Sadly I don't think I'll continue this one but I absolutely remain a fan of May Dawson as an author.
June 17, 2024
I had mixed feelings about this book, but I mostly enjoyed it. I liked the characters well enough and the world seems interesting. But I also thought it had a little too much filler and far too strong of a 'she's a special snowflake who is not like other girls' vibe. Plus, the men of the harem are given drastically uneven attention, though I suspect that is a matter of the neglected ones getting time in future books. All in all, I don't regret reading it, but I probably won't be continuing the series all the same.
Here's the thing. I love the Why Choose genre, but it's burning me out pretty quickly because of how series-heavy it is. This was book 1 of 6, and I've read enough such series to strongly suspect I'll need to read all 6 books to reach any sort of satisfying conclusion (and each will end on a cliffhanger). I just am not ready (or in a position, time-wise) to commit to 5 more books. That's not so much a criticism of the series as a comment on my condition in engaging with it. But it is what it is.
Here's the thing. I love the Why Choose genre, but it's burning me out pretty quickly because of how series-heavy it is. This was book 1 of 6, and I've read enough such series to strongly suspect I'll need to read all 6 books to reach any sort of satisfying conclusion (and each will end on a cliffhanger). I just am not ready (or in a position, time-wise) to commit to 5 more books. That's not so much a criticism of the series as a comment on my condition in engaging with it. But it is what it is.
November 8, 2022
Wow! To DNF books in one week has to be some kind of record for me.
I cannot explain to you how bloody stupid I found this and I barely got through. I got like through. Like maybe you know a handful of chapters. I just I hated it and I wanted to like it. It's an interesting premise but UGH I just I couldn't
And then we have a scene where she's under the desk in the library. With all the dudes. You know where eventually going to be her mates as she's going to give up her virginity to like you know we all know the trope. Under this f****** desk and they all start f****** other people and buddy guy eats another girl out while playing with her and we're all just supposed to accept that. Nah nah that ain't me absolutely not. I will put up with a lot when it comes to f***** up tropes, but this ain't one of them. No thanks
I cannot explain to you how bloody stupid I found this and I barely got through. I got like through. Like maybe you know a handful of chapters. I just I hated it and I wanted to like it. It's an interesting premise but UGH I just I couldn't
And then we have a scene where she's under the desk in the library. With all the dudes. You know where eventually going to be her mates as she's going to give up her virginity to like you know we all know the trope. Under this f****** desk and they all start f****** other people and buddy guy eats another girl out while playing with her and we're all just supposed to accept that. Nah nah that ain't me absolutely not. I will put up with a lot when it comes to f***** up tropes, but this ain't one of them. No thanks
October 15, 2021
This is probably my favorite book of recent months. The banter, the story, the firey connections and Dragons! Honor is a fiesty, quick witted maid who is always at the center of any trouble. When she gets her shifter animal her whole life changes. Forced to be a male by day and a maid by night, she becomes close to the dragon royals and of course, this leads her straight into trouble. The dragon royals are also delightful characters to read, complex and multi layered. So much fun and adventure ensues as well as an underlying danger, this book had me frantically flipping pages. I'm sad I've finished it but anticipating more!
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