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Dragon Royals #2
Dangerous Honor
Life is complicated when you’re a simple maid by night who’s won some royal hearts… and a dragon shifter male knight by day, despised by those same royals.
I’m in love with two brothers who are sworn enemies. The dragon shifter and heir to the throne, Jaik… and his disgraced brother Caldren, leader of the rebels.
And possibly, I’m just a little bit in love with twin brothers who are my sworn enemies.
But I don’t have time to unravel the tangled lies and knots of love surrounding us all, because we’ve been assigned to hunt down the Lord of the Scourge, the man leading the cursed masses who are destroying our kingdom.
And all the while, these men I love are increasingly suspicious about who I really am… What will happen to us all when they discover the knight they treat so cruelly is also the woman they love?
I’m in love with two brothers who are sworn enemies. The dragon shifter and heir to the throne, Jaik… and his disgraced brother Caldren, leader of the rebels.
And possibly, I’m just a little bit in love with twin brothers who are my sworn enemies.
But I don’t have time to unravel the tangled lies and knots of love surrounding us all, because we’ve been assigned to hunt down the Lord of the Scourge, the man leading the cursed masses who are destroying our kingdom.
And all the while, these men I love are increasingly suspicious about who I really am… What will happen to us all when they discover the knight they treat so cruelly is also the woman they love?
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First published December 18, 2021
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May 20, 2024
A bit disappointing after the first book
I really loved our heroine, Honor, in the first book. So I was really disappointed in how things evolved with her in this book. Don’t get me wrong, it is still a good book, and I do intend to read the next book in the series. The pacing was very good, the world building was very good. And we learned a little bit more about Honor’s background, as well as some more information around the dragon royals themselves.
My disappointment was the additional character building, particularly our FMC. I guess this may be a case of too much of a good thing. While I loved Honor’s sarcastic comebacks in the first book, they just really got to be a bit too much in this book for me. I mean, at the end of Forbidden Honor she was beaten so badly, her muscle and bone were visible on her back. I find it very hard to believe that someone in that state would be as sarcastic as she still was, as well as wanting to have sex! I mean just no. I understand I’m reading a work of fiction, and I understand that I still want a “happily ever after,” but I still want a little bit of a sense of reality. She was enchanted so that she couldn’t heal the way most supernaturals do. So that means she would be healing like a human. I have to believe, given the severe beating like that, she would have been unconscious for at least a couple of days and really out of it for at least a week if not more.
Perhaps RH stories are no longer my jam, because next up are the things that bothered me around her building relationship with her harem. First of all I think I prefer smaller harems better if I’m going to continue reading this sub-genre. She has 2 men that she has done the deed with, Talisyn and Jaik. In a way that wasn’t too much of a stretch, because apparently those two have shared women before. But there does seem to be a jealousy component here that they’re kind of working through. I didn’t mind that because it seemed to be more organic for me. It’s looking like she’ll be adding Jaik’s brother, Caldren, to the mix as well as the twins, Branok and Lynx (I think I love Lynx just a little). And the final royal dragon, Arren, seems to be fighting his attraction to her as well. (Now his sarcastic comments and barbs are the unsung hero of this book, but I digress). So that’s 5 guys . . . And with her lusty comments about a sixth dragon, Damyn, it could be 6 guys! I’m still on the fence about Damyn, it could go either way. So exactly how many hunks does a girl need? And at what point are there diminishing returns about having that many hot alpha males after you? I’m sure there are reverse harem stories out there that have larger harems, but I think for me I’m gonna probably stick to smaller ones from here on out. I just find it hard to believe that that many men would be willing to share a woman, particularly when they are written as so strong and handsome that they could definitely get a high value woman of their own. I mean why share? And this notion of “I’d rather have some of her that none of her” is just really nauseating to me.
Next up, that seemed to be a real issue for me, is Honor inserting herself into Caldren and Jaik’s relationship. She keeps referring to it as a “childish rivalry,” and keeps attempting to force a reconciliation when she has no idea of the history between these two. I just find it very aggravating when people think they know better than the people involved in the relationship themselves. And for her to treat both of them as if their problems in the relationship are childish, is the height of arrogance and made her even more annoying to me.
Other than these few issues, that were pretty big ones for me, I did enjoy the storyline. So it’s not that I wouldn’t recommend this book or the series to anyone, but I definitely would caveat it. It could be that my sensibilities would not be the same issue for other readers. So I guess you’ll just have to decide for yourself.
I really loved our heroine, Honor, in the first book. So I was really disappointed in how things evolved with her in this book. Don’t get me wrong, it is still a good book, and I do intend to read the next book in the series. The pacing was very good, the world building was very good. And we learned a little bit more about Honor’s background, as well as some more information around the dragon royals themselves.
My disappointment was the additional character building, particularly our FMC. I guess this may be a case of too much of a good thing. While I loved Honor’s sarcastic comebacks in the first book, they just really got to be a bit too much in this book for me. I mean, at the end of Forbidden Honor she was beaten so badly, her muscle and bone were visible on her back. I find it very hard to believe that someone in that state would be as sarcastic as she still was, as well as wanting to have sex! I mean just no. I understand I’m reading a work of fiction, and I understand that I still want a “happily ever after,” but I still want a little bit of a sense of reality. She was enchanted so that she couldn’t heal the way most supernaturals do. So that means she would be healing like a human. I have to believe, given the severe beating like that, she would have been unconscious for at least a couple of days and really out of it for at least a week if not more.
Perhaps RH stories are no longer my jam, because next up are the things that bothered me around her building relationship with her harem. First of all I think I prefer smaller harems better if I’m going to continue reading this sub-genre. She has 2 men that she has done the deed with, Talisyn and Jaik. In a way that wasn’t too much of a stretch, because apparently those two have shared women before. But there does seem to be a jealousy component here that they’re kind of working through. I didn’t mind that because it seemed to be more organic for me. It’s looking like she’ll be adding Jaik’s brother, Caldren, to the mix as well as the twins, Branok and Lynx (I think I love Lynx just a little). And the final royal dragon, Arren, seems to be fighting his attraction to her as well. (Now his sarcastic comments and barbs are the unsung hero of this book, but I digress). So that’s 5 guys . . . And with her lusty comments about a sixth dragon, Damyn, it could be 6 guys! I’m still on the fence about Damyn, it could go either way. So exactly how many hunks does a girl need? And at what point are there diminishing returns about having that many hot alpha males after you? I’m sure there are reverse harem stories out there that have larger harems, but I think for me I’m gonna probably stick to smaller ones from here on out. I just find it hard to believe that that many men would be willing to share a woman, particularly when they are written as so strong and handsome that they could definitely get a high value woman of their own. I mean why share? And this notion of “I’d rather have some of her that none of her” is just really nauseating to me.
Next up, that seemed to be a real issue for me, is Honor inserting herself into Caldren and Jaik’s relationship. She keeps referring to it as a “childish rivalry,” and keeps attempting to force a reconciliation when she has no idea of the history between these two. I just find it very aggravating when people think they know better than the people involved in the relationship themselves. And for her to treat both of them as if their problems in the relationship are childish, is the height of arrogance and made her even more annoying to me.
Other than these few issues, that were pretty big ones for me, I did enjoy the storyline. So it’s not that I wouldn’t recommend this book or the series to anyone, but I definitely would caveat it. It could be that my sensibilities would not be the same issue for other readers. So I guess you’ll just have to decide for yourself.
March 23, 2023
If there were any more plot holes in this book, you could legally classify it as Swiss cheese.
I would have liked it if the plot had not unravelled 30 pages in, and if the characters were not two dimensional personifications of random personality traits, and if the author put even the slightest effort into staging the scene or even remembering who is and is not in the room, and if the smut scenes didn’t seem like they were written by a 14 year old who has only ever written on Wattpad.
I tried. I really tried so hard to like this. I read the first one and it was… fine. But I wanted to see how the plot developed and you know what? That was my bad, thats on me.
Its just… so bad. The plot is convoluted and inconsistent at best and downright ridiculous at worst. There are so many abandoned storylines, and I really did my best. I’ve read two entire books in this series and I still don’t know how old half the characters are- not because it doesn’t say it, but because it says like three different ages for each?! “D worked for the old king who died like a hundred years ago but also D is only 7 years older than her.” HUH?!
But the WORST part is that MULTIPLE TIMES throughout the book, the author forgets which twin just walked out of the room, and immediately gets into the next dialogue which suddenly he is apart of! “B stormed out, we kept talking, B suggested th-“ HOW? HOW IS HE SUGGESTING ANYTHING?? IS HE SHOUTING THROUGH THE DOOR? HE LITERALLY JUST LEFT HOW HAVE YOU ALREADY FORGOTTEN??
So anyways. I’m mad because I wanted to like it. But I can’t get past the 8million glaring problems and questions it never comes anywhere close to answering.
I would have liked it if the plot had not unravelled 30 pages in, and if the characters were not two dimensional personifications of random personality traits, and if the author put even the slightest effort into staging the scene or even remembering who is and is not in the room, and if the smut scenes didn’t seem like they were written by a 14 year old who has only ever written on Wattpad.
I tried. I really tried so hard to like this. I read the first one and it was… fine. But I wanted to see how the plot developed and you know what? That was my bad, thats on me.
Its just… so bad. The plot is convoluted and inconsistent at best and downright ridiculous at worst. There are so many abandoned storylines, and I really did my best. I’ve read two entire books in this series and I still don’t know how old half the characters are- not because it doesn’t say it, but because it says like three different ages for each?! “D worked for the old king who died like a hundred years ago but also D is only 7 years older than her.” HUH?!
But the WORST part is that MULTIPLE TIMES throughout the book, the author forgets which twin just walked out of the room, and immediately gets into the next dialogue which suddenly he is apart of! “B stormed out, we kept talking, B suggested th-“ HOW? HOW IS HE SUGGESTING ANYTHING?? IS HE SHOUTING THROUGH THE DOOR? HE LITERALLY JUST LEFT HOW HAVE YOU ALREADY FORGOTTEN??
So anyways. I’m mad because I wanted to like it. But I can’t get past the 8million glaring problems and questions it never comes anywhere close to answering.
December 31, 2021
I just finished ‘Dangerous Honor,’ Book 2 of Dragon Royals series by May Dawson… and NOPE 😳, didn’t get much sleep last night because I could NOT put it down! 😅😅😅
OK! For anyone who has been following my ‘emoji’ reviews… ya’ll know… I AM A HUGE FORBIDDEN HONOR FAN! 🙌🏻 Like seriously, this was one of my VERY favorite reads of the year! So I went absolutely nuts when Dangerous Honor (Book 2) was released a few days ago! I was in the middle of reading another super highly anticipated book and I almost dropped it halfway through (even though it was also AMAZING 🤩) just to pop over to this one 😂! THAT is how much I wanted to read this book! 👏🏻😁😆
And oh boy 👏🏻! I can just tell you…. this book started off RIGHT where the last one left off! 🥳 I even spent like a day re-reading the last book in prep for this one (I NEVER do that anymore folks… my 😈 TBR list is too lonnnng and it would like NEVER forgive me! 😆) And much to my relief & surprise… Book 2 starts off JUST as if we turned the page and started the next chapter! 🙌🏻 So good 👏🏻! NO TIME LAPSE! 🥳🥳🥳 Right in the moment! 👊🏻 Perfection 👌🏻! And oh my gosh… as soon as it started it, I was messaging my girlfriend, commenting on posts, & posting posts about this book! I was immediately sucked into the action at the beginning and the amazing protectiveness 💪🏻 of these guys 🔥! I am such a SUCKER for all of that male macho ‘I’ll burn 🔥 down the world for you and carry you anywhere…any distance… and destroy anyone in my path 👊🏻💪🏻👊🏻’ vibe and although no, that isn’t a spoiler 😆 … I totally felt that vibe! I just loved the DRAMA 🎭 in the opening scenes so much! It was like yesssssssssss 👏🏻… sooo good! LOVED IT 💜💜!
Overall this book sort of surprised the heck out of me 😅! I totally did not expect so many different POVs 😲! They were SO GREAT 🤩! It was really awesome to get into the minds 🧠 of characters we really didn’t know much about from the first book! And what was super nice about the POVs is each would carry on the story where the other POV left off, but just with another person. So I could just keep page turning away! 🙌🏻 And for the fellas 🥵 , it wasn’t the typical male POV of being obsessed with a chick! 😆 Nope! It was more of an enemy perspective and I really loved 🥰 it because we know with this trope (enemies-to-lovers)… MMCs will eventually do a 180 📐 at some point and I AM HERE 🙋🏻♀️ for that DRAMA from that eventual flip (GROVELING, PLEASE MAY DAWSON! PLEASE LOTS & LOTS OF FUTURE GROVELING 😂😂😂!) All of the POVs really enhanced the story with more layers and I totally did not expect that! 🤩🤩🤩
We also got introduced to some new characters that I really didn’t expect 😲! And dare I say… more romantic 💘 interests?! 😲😲😲 I don’t know for sure, but HOT 🔥 DANG! I definitely have my eyes peeled 👀 for one guy that always follows who he thinks is right! OH MY GOSH and one NEW character…. I am SO EXCITED 🤩 to learn more! Like I don’t know if he’s going to factor in as one of the guys to be a love interest or capture Honor or fight everybody or be related to her or related to her guys… like really… no scooby-doo how this guy is going to factor in 😅. But MAN… I’m HOPING 🙏🏻 this guy SCOURGES… oops I mean SCORCHES 🔥 (tee hee hee 😜 ) us as a future HOTTIE 🥵! And oh! There was one new character I really didn’t expect to meet (if ever) 😲 and it was SUPER exciting when we stumbled w/Honor upon him! Not only was I on pins & needles 🪡 of what could happen if someone found our girl talking to this fiddler, but we got some MUCH needed TRUTHS out of him 👏🏻! Yessss! And even though we get answers, we also get more mystery🔎! More questions came about and although I have my guesses on what’s going on… I don’t know for sure & I could totally see the author surprising me 🙌🏻!
And the ending! OK yes… cliffhanger 😆. True to May Dawson form, we Fall into a DOOZIE 😂. But leading up to it was pretty kicka$s 🤺! I was so happy that a certain fella’s sharp brain kicked into gear and the scene got Executed quickly and didn’t just Hang around for longer than it needed to! 😉😉😉
And great news! It’s currently #5 of Amazon’s Bestselling Paranormal Romances with 5 STAR ⭐️ ratings (so it’s not just me LOVING 💖 this series!) ...annnnnd it’s FREE on KU! So give it a shot… it may just be a book that you feel HONORed 💜 to have BINGED straight through! 🙌🏻
OK! For anyone who has been following my ‘emoji’ reviews… ya’ll know… I AM A HUGE FORBIDDEN HONOR FAN! 🙌🏻 Like seriously, this was one of my VERY favorite reads of the year! So I went absolutely nuts when Dangerous Honor (Book 2) was released a few days ago! I was in the middle of reading another super highly anticipated book and I almost dropped it halfway through (even though it was also AMAZING 🤩) just to pop over to this one 😂! THAT is how much I wanted to read this book! 👏🏻😁😆
And oh boy 👏🏻! I can just tell you…. this book started off RIGHT where the last one left off! 🥳 I even spent like a day re-reading the last book in prep for this one (I NEVER do that anymore folks… my 😈 TBR list is too lonnnng and it would like NEVER forgive me! 😆) And much to my relief & surprise… Book 2 starts off JUST as if we turned the page and started the next chapter! 🙌🏻 So good 👏🏻! NO TIME LAPSE! 🥳🥳🥳 Right in the moment! 👊🏻 Perfection 👌🏻! And oh my gosh… as soon as it started it, I was messaging my girlfriend, commenting on posts, & posting posts about this book! I was immediately sucked into the action at the beginning and the amazing protectiveness 💪🏻 of these guys 🔥! I am such a SUCKER for all of that male macho ‘I’ll burn 🔥 down the world for you and carry you anywhere…any distance… and destroy anyone in my path 👊🏻💪🏻👊🏻’ vibe and although no, that isn’t a spoiler 😆 … I totally felt that vibe! I just loved the DRAMA 🎭 in the opening scenes so much! It was like yesssssssssss 👏🏻… sooo good! LOVED IT 💜💜!
Overall this book sort of surprised the heck out of me 😅! I totally did not expect so many different POVs 😲! They were SO GREAT 🤩! It was really awesome to get into the minds 🧠 of characters we really didn’t know much about from the first book! And what was super nice about the POVs is each would carry on the story where the other POV left off, but just with another person. So I could just keep page turning away! 🙌🏻 And for the fellas 🥵 , it wasn’t the typical male POV of being obsessed with a chick! 😆 Nope! It was more of an enemy perspective and I really loved 🥰 it because we know with this trope (enemies-to-lovers)… MMCs will eventually do a 180 📐 at some point and I AM HERE 🙋🏻♀️ for that DRAMA from that eventual flip (GROVELING, PLEASE MAY DAWSON! PLEASE LOTS & LOTS OF FUTURE GROVELING 😂😂😂!) All of the POVs really enhanced the story with more layers and I totally did not expect that! 🤩🤩🤩
We also got introduced to some new characters that I really didn’t expect 😲! And dare I say… more romantic 💘 interests?! 😲😲😲 I don’t know for sure, but HOT 🔥 DANG! I definitely have my eyes peeled 👀 for one guy that always follows who he thinks is right! OH MY GOSH and one NEW character…. I am SO EXCITED 🤩 to learn more! Like I don’t know if he’s going to factor in as one of the guys to be a love interest or capture Honor or fight everybody or be related to her or related to her guys… like really… no scooby-doo how this guy is going to factor in 😅. But MAN… I’m HOPING 🙏🏻 this guy SCOURGES… oops I mean SCORCHES 🔥 (tee hee hee 😜 ) us as a future HOTTIE 🥵! And oh! There was one new character I really didn’t expect to meet (if ever) 😲 and it was SUPER exciting when we stumbled w/Honor upon him! Not only was I on pins & needles 🪡 of what could happen if someone found our girl talking to this fiddler, but we got some MUCH needed TRUTHS out of him 👏🏻! Yessss! And even though we get answers, we also get more mystery🔎! More questions came about and although I have my guesses on what’s going on… I don’t know for sure & I could totally see the author surprising me 🙌🏻!
And the ending! OK yes… cliffhanger 😆. True to May Dawson form, we Fall into a DOOZIE 😂. But leading up to it was pretty kicka$s 🤺! I was so happy that a certain fella’s sharp brain kicked into gear and the scene got Executed quickly and didn’t just Hang around for longer than it needed to! 😉😉😉
And great news! It’s currently #5 of Amazon’s Bestselling Paranormal Romances with 5 STAR ⭐️ ratings (so it’s not just me LOVING 💖 this series!) ...annnnnd it’s FREE on KU! So give it a shot… it may just be a book that you feel HONORed 💜 to have BINGED straight through! 🙌🏻
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January 5, 2022
There is so much to love in this series.
Honor's life is just as tangled as before, except now she's finally making some headway, changing lives and getting answers. She doesn't compromise on who she is and what she thinks is right as much in this one, and it's nice to see the steel and grit shining through her terrible circumstances. Relationships are progressing well, and secrets are finally being uncovered. The Olds are still awful, but they've been given a few more dimensions and the depth of character really helps this world evolve. Can't wait for the next one.
Honor's life is just as tangled as before, except now she's finally making some headway, changing lives and getting answers. She doesn't compromise on who she is and what she thinks is right as much in this one, and it's nice to see the steel and grit shining through her terrible circumstances. Relationships are progressing well, and secrets are finally being uncovered. The Olds are still awful, but they've been given a few more dimensions and the depth of character really helps this world evolve. Can't wait for the next one.
January 5, 2022
Talk about a fast moving story. We move very quickly from a love/hate tense relationship between Honor, Tal and Jaik and BOOM she’s tortured and it’s LOVE. It just happened so fast and just seemed so inconsistent I didn’t like it.
Cal falls to the wayside until 75% of the book and then it’s all “fix your relationship with Jaik” and not how Honor and him could have a relationship. Cal was supposed to be training her and yet we don’t see any of this during this book, even when they’re back at the academy.
I like how Honor doesn’t bow to the 5 dragons but I just feel like the inclusion of the five of them and Cal made it hard for the author to create organic relationships. There’s a little too much happening in the books for there to be true relationship development. The deceit, mystery, intrigue all wraps up in a web of lies and superficial relationships without in-depth conversations or learning about the others. We get glimpses but they’re fleeting.
I did enjoy the POVs from the men and not just Honor but during those there were a lot of character naming mistakes - Lucian and Lynx got mixed up a few times. As did a few others and I had to reread to double check I wasn’t losing it and it was actually a mistake in editing. That didn’t kill the book though, it was just annoying.
Tal seems to figure out things the others can’t see but he doesn’t bother to have a normal conversation with the rest of the team about it. He just says cryptic things l like “you’ll regret that one day”. It’s annoying. If he truly believed Honor was Lucien why not fight to prove it to the men. Try and come up with a way to prove it or trap Honor into unwittingly getting caught. For spymasters and rulers, they’re quite dense.
I liked it but it was just busy and there were a lot of holes. I don’t really know where the series is going after this book.
Cal falls to the wayside until 75% of the book and then it’s all “fix your relationship with Jaik” and not how Honor and him could have a relationship. Cal was supposed to be training her and yet we don’t see any of this during this book, even when they’re back at the academy.
I like how Honor doesn’t bow to the 5 dragons but I just feel like the inclusion of the five of them and Cal made it hard for the author to create organic relationships. There’s a little too much happening in the books for there to be true relationship development. The deceit, mystery, intrigue all wraps up in a web of lies and superficial relationships without in-depth conversations or learning about the others. We get glimpses but they’re fleeting.
I did enjoy the POVs from the men and not just Honor but during those there were a lot of character naming mistakes - Lucian and Lynx got mixed up a few times. As did a few others and I had to reread to double check I wasn’t losing it and it was actually a mistake in editing. That didn’t kill the book though, it was just annoying.
Tal seems to figure out things the others can’t see but he doesn’t bother to have a normal conversation with the rest of the team about it. He just says cryptic things l like “you’ll regret that one day”. It’s annoying. If he truly believed Honor was Lucien why not fight to prove it to the men. Try and come up with a way to prove it or trap Honor into unwittingly getting caught. For spymasters and rulers, they’re quite dense.
I liked it but it was just busy and there were a lot of holes. I don’t really know where the series is going after this book.
January 30, 2022
What a way to carry on a series!! This is book two and man what a roller coaster of a ride this book was! There are so many secrets, lies, and half-truths that you will be holding your breath for the whole journey. Dangerous Honor picked right where the cliffhanger of book one, Forbidden Honor, left off and man I did not know where this was going to go!
In true May Dawson style, this book has a well-written storyline that will hook you right from the start. There also is a kick-butt heroine that can hold her own and have enough sass to back it up. There is a whole host of characters here that you will absolutely love. All the characters have their own personalities and are really three-dimensional.
I can't recommend this series enough, if you love PNR with Dragons, Wolves and much more this book is definitely for you.
In true May Dawson style, this book has a well-written storyline that will hook you right from the start. There also is a kick-butt heroine that can hold her own and have enough sass to back it up. There is a whole host of characters here that you will absolutely love. All the characters have their own personalities and are really three-dimensional.
I can't recommend this series enough, if you love PNR with Dragons, Wolves and much more this book is definitely for you.
January 5, 2023
DNF @14%
I’m in pain just getting through this and utterly disinterested.
It’s a whole lot of “Lucien this and Lucien that” and not much else to keep you engaged, besides the far fetched and completely annoying conversations between the mc and the other guys.
““You need to focus on rest,” he said, releasing my wrists. “And keep your hands to yourself until you’re more than a mass of bruises and welts.”
“A mass of bruises and welts and lust,” I corrected.”
Give me a god damn break.
As if she’s thinking about sex after being beaten within an inch of her life.
It’s just giving me the ick and their interactions are giving me nothing.
I could not resonate with Honor at all and literally every passage is so boring it’s staggering how this book has the reviews it does.
Goodbye.
I’m in pain just getting through this and utterly disinterested.
It’s a whole lot of “Lucien this and Lucien that” and not much else to keep you engaged, besides the far fetched and completely annoying conversations between the mc and the other guys.
““You need to focus on rest,” he said, releasing my wrists. “And keep your hands to yourself until you’re more than a mass of bruises and welts.”
“A mass of bruises and welts and lust,” I corrected.”
Give me a god damn break.
As if she’s thinking about sex after being beaten within an inch of her life.
It’s just giving me the ick and their interactions are giving me nothing.
I could not resonate with Honor at all and literally every passage is so boring it’s staggering how this book has the reviews it does.
Goodbye.
April 13, 2022
great story line
I enjoyed book 2 of the Dragon Royals saga, and am looking forward to book 3, but I find it a bit difficult reading these books. It feels like I’ve skipped a few important paragraphs as I read because half the time I can’t tell where the characters are, or what the scene is like. I can’t even picture the characters very well. Like the header suggests. It’s a great story, loving Honor’s sass (hated the spanking scene). Just a little frustrated that there’s so much dialog and not enough pause and reflection
I enjoyed book 2 of the Dragon Royals saga, and am looking forward to book 3, but I find it a bit difficult reading these books. It feels like I’ve skipped a few important paragraphs as I read because half the time I can’t tell where the characters are, or what the scene is like. I can’t even picture the characters very well. Like the header suggests. It’s a great story, loving Honor’s sass (hated the spanking scene). Just a little frustrated that there’s so much dialog and not enough pause and reflection
August 14, 2024
So there’s some typos and maybe a plot hole or two but I am loving this series so far. The story is exciting, the fmc is engaging, and the love interests all feel distinct. It’s been a while since anything has held my attention this long.
December 21, 2021
Heroic Honour 👑
Such a rollercoaster of a read….you think it’s going well then it all crashes, then it looks like it’ll work again and then bam - cliffhanger ending!
Picking up right after the last book, the Royals help Honor survive her ordeal and and heal. You really start to see the softer side of the men coming through in how they care and protect the Hannaby girls, and willingness to help Honor find out who she really is😍
However it starts to become trickier for Honor to maintain that balance between Lucien and herself with the near constant surveillance of the Royals 😣
The key issue throughout this book is Lucien and Alina with how the Royals are all affected and play a part in their capture. All is not what it seems regarding the two of them, and with Caldren determined to help Honor anyway he can but the Royals moving against ‘Fake Lucien’ it’s a difficult situation…and one that potentially leads to all of theirs downfall!
We get a greater insight into the Branok and Lynx in this book than the first; as well as the ongoing issues between Jaik and Caldren! You really begin to feel for the Royals the more you learn 😄
The Olds are more conniving and suspect than ever before and determined to keep the boys and Honor apart…although for what ends, we do not yet know?!….
Such a rollercoaster of a read….you think it’s going well then it all crashes, then it looks like it’ll work again and then bam - cliffhanger ending!
Picking up right after the last book, the Royals help Honor survive her ordeal and and heal. You really start to see the softer side of the men coming through in how they care and protect the Hannaby girls, and willingness to help Honor find out who she really is😍
However it starts to become trickier for Honor to maintain that balance between Lucien and herself with the near constant surveillance of the Royals 😣
The key issue throughout this book is Lucien and Alina with how the Royals are all affected and play a part in their capture. All is not what it seems regarding the two of them, and with Caldren determined to help Honor anyway he can but the Royals moving against ‘Fake Lucien’ it’s a difficult situation…and one that potentially leads to all of theirs downfall!
We get a greater insight into the Branok and Lynx in this book than the first; as well as the ongoing issues between Jaik and Caldren! You really begin to feel for the Royals the more you learn 😄
The Olds are more conniving and suspect than ever before and determined to keep the boys and Honor apart…although for what ends, we do not yet know?!….
June 28, 2023
Brilliant second
The plots get thicker, the betrayals worse and those boys need such a smack — really?! It all flows seemlessly except one chapter toward the end that’s just “uh oh I’ve come in half way through a scene” but you’ll get the gist of what’s going on, so all good. Highly recommend. 5 stars.
The plots get thicker, the betrayals worse and those boys need such a smack — really?! It all flows seemlessly except one chapter toward the end that’s just “uh oh I’ve come in half way through a scene” but you’ll get the gist of what’s going on, so all good. Highly recommend. 5 stars.
September 21, 2024
I’m really just hate-reading the books at this point.
The only reason I even read this is because I wanted to know if the guys would finally figure out Honor is Lucien. Spoiler alert: most of them do at like the 95% mark, but it’s so disappointing and anticlimactic that I was tempted to throw my Kindle across the room.
There are so many inconsistencies and plot holes in this series that it’s a wonder I don’t fall through one of them and plummet to my death.
For example:
- In the last book Honor was 22, in this one she’s 24
- All the unprotected sex and no one is worried about pregnancy? (Even though they keep bringing up how much Pend doesn’t want Jaik to ‘sire a squirrel shifter’)
- How Honor doesn’t want the guys to find out she’s Lucien but then has a sudden change of heart, but still doesn’t truly make an effort to give them any hints
- Things suddenly appearing in this book that were never mentioned in the last. Like her compulsion to say certain things through Teris’s spell. Or how she suddenly has this birthmark on her chest that Jaik (who has seen her naked) apparently never noticed…
- Scenes where the author forgets to explain stuff. Like sex scenes where they never got undressed but suddenly someone is naked. Or a scene where they’re swimming but Honor “drops to her knees” as though they’re not in the water. Or how Honor goes to steal a key and finds a drawer full of them but magically knows to take the right one? Or how in the last book Honor hears all the other dragons telepathically, but not in this one? Or how her mental/telepathic voice doesn’t take her own—doesn’t anyone recognise her thoughts when she’s a dragon? I could go on and on.
- The amount of spelling and grammatical errors
Despite this, I’ll probably read at least part of the next book because I am desperate for SOME SORT OF SATISFYING SCENE about all the guys realising they’ve been punching Honor in the face all this time instead of Lucien…I’m going to be angry the whole time though.
The only reason I even read this is because I wanted to know if the guys would finally figure out Honor is Lucien. Spoiler alert: most of them do at like the 95% mark, but it’s so disappointing and anticlimactic that I was tempted to throw my Kindle across the room.
There are so many inconsistencies and plot holes in this series that it’s a wonder I don’t fall through one of them and plummet to my death.
For example:
- In the last book Honor was 22, in this one she’s 24
- All the unprotected sex and no one is worried about pregnancy? (Even though they keep bringing up how much Pend doesn’t want Jaik to ‘sire a squirrel shifter’)
- How Honor doesn’t want the guys to find out she’s Lucien but then has a sudden change of heart, but still doesn’t truly make an effort to give them any hints
- Things suddenly appearing in this book that were never mentioned in the last. Like her compulsion to say certain things through Teris’s spell. Or how she suddenly has this birthmark on her chest that Jaik (who has seen her naked) apparently never noticed…
- Scenes where the author forgets to explain stuff. Like sex scenes where they never got undressed but suddenly someone is naked. Or a scene where they’re swimming but Honor “drops to her knees” as though they’re not in the water. Or how Honor goes to steal a key and finds a drawer full of them but magically knows to take the right one? Or how in the last book Honor hears all the other dragons telepathically, but not in this one? Or how her mental/telepathic voice doesn’t take her own—doesn’t anyone recognise her thoughts when she’s a dragon? I could go on and on.
- The amount of spelling and grammatical errors
Despite this, I’ll probably read at least part of the next book because I am desperate for SOME SORT OF SATISFYING SCENE about all the guys realising they’ve been punching Honor in the face all this time instead of Lucien…I’m going to be angry the whole time though.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 5, 2022
Rate of 4.9
Ok I really love this series and that cliff hanger ending was great, but there's something about it that is right on the cusp of being a full 5 stars yet not reaching its full potential. There are some spelling mistakes that I can get over but sometimes there's scenes that don't make sense or holes in how things came to be that are so annoying to me. I love just about everything about this and sure I can overlook the little issues but I just want to see it righted for the sake of the story. For instance, in one scene Lynx leaves the room, yet not even a page later he's back in the room with dialogue when he never reentered the room. There's actually a bit of that where things aren't clearly explained. I'm just ranting because I really do love this series, the FMC is so fierce and witty and all the characters have so much going on. The relationships explored are so fun to watch play out and things are really starting to build up. Also, I feel so jipped that we didn't get to see how the dragon royals reacted to the reality of Honor being Lucian. It would have been so great for Talisyn to get them to see reason and their reaction, then in how they had to save her. That was not satisfying just having them all in a room already accepting the truth they didn't want to believe and ready to save her. This just feels like such a big missed opportunity, maybe the author could provide a bonus scene though for readers to get the juice details. The story line is fun and there's so much action though that this has been one of my favorite reads as of late. Just these little things kind of bring it down a notch.
Ok I really love this series and that cliff hanger ending was great, but there's something about it that is right on the cusp of being a full 5 stars yet not reaching its full potential. There are some spelling mistakes that I can get over but sometimes there's scenes that don't make sense or holes in how things came to be that are so annoying to me. I love just about everything about this and sure I can overlook the little issues but I just want to see it righted for the sake of the story. For instance, in one scene Lynx leaves the room, yet not even a page later he's back in the room with dialogue when he never reentered the room. There's actually a bit of that where things aren't clearly explained. I'm just ranting because I really do love this series, the FMC is so fierce and witty and all the characters have so much going on. The relationships explored are so fun to watch play out and things are really starting to build up. Also, I feel so jipped that we didn't get to see how the dragon royals reacted to the reality of Honor being Lucian. It would have been so great for Talisyn to get them to see reason and their reaction, then in how they had to save her. That was not satisfying just having them all in a room already accepting the truth they didn't want to believe and ready to save her. This just feels like such a big missed opportunity, maybe the author could provide a bonus scene though for readers to get the juice details. The story line is fun and there's so much action though that this has been one of my favorite reads as of late. Just these little things kind of bring it down a notch.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 5, 2022
I don’t trust easily
you have secrets
we all have secrets
i don’t trust easily because I, too, have secrets
^^repeat ad naseum and you get this book
Jaik is insufferable. The whole book he’s like “I can protect Honor better than anyone” but doesn’t notice she’s Lucien. He also failed to find her in the first place (at the end of book 1) and yet everyone just goes along with it.
AND THEN the author’s been playing up “oh no how are the boys going to react to my lies” for TWO BOOKS now and that drama isn’t even delivered. They just accept and move on.
Super infuriating.
you have secrets
we all have secrets
i don’t trust easily because I, too, have secrets
^^repeat ad naseum and you get this book
Jaik is insufferable. The whole book he’s like “I can protect Honor better than anyone” but doesn’t notice she’s Lucien. He also failed to find her in the first place (at the end of book 1) and yet everyone just goes along with it.
AND THEN the author’s been playing up “oh no how are the boys going to react to my lies” for TWO BOOKS now and that drama isn’t even delivered. They just accept and move on.
Super infuriating.
December 30, 2021
I love Honor and her rollercoaster journey. It’s exciting and very entertaining, it’s enthralling and gripping and once I picked this up I could not put it down. There’s just so much going on, there’s secrets that need to be told and there’s lies, betrayal, suspense, mystery and twists and turns that will make your world spin out of control. Steamy scenes as the characters relationships progresses and an ending that will make your jaw drop!
January 1, 2022
May Dawson continues to enthrall us in the riveting second book in her Dragon Royals series, and it was well worth the wait! Dangerous Honor it an emotional rollercoaster of a ride, with so much deceit, mystery, secrets, betrayal, emotional turmoil and fiesta and turns to keep you continually on the edge of your seat!
After a daring rescue from her men, our beautiful and courageous heroine Honor has survived the unbelievable torment and torture from Alis & Hendrick—but is left injured and having a hard time healing thanks to the brand placed across her chest. I loved seeing the conflict her pain and injuries caused on the men that have not yet fully succumbed to her draw, as well as the influence she has on so many other men—and I can’t wait to see where all the sexual angst and tension takes us!!
As the story progresses we find ourselves one step closer to discovering the secrets behind Honor’s past, while others are becoming harder to keep, causing suspicions to grow almost as fast as the men in Honor’s life! With so many players involved, villains and heroes alike, it’s hard to even guess where Dawson is taking the story—but wherever it is you just know it’s going to be a fabulous journey!
Overall this is a definite must read and an amazing 2nd book in this series that answers some unresolved questions from the first book but leaves so many more in its place. Needless to say, if you’re a fan of a kickass FMC, a plethora of deliciously sexy alphas, hot steamy scenes that melt the pages, mystery, intrigue, deceit and betrayal around every corner, all packed into one fabulous storyline that leaves you scrambling for more—this book is for you!!! And that ending?!?! I do love a delicious cliffhanger!!! The third book, Sacred Honor, can’t come soon enough!!!
After a daring rescue from her men, our beautiful and courageous heroine Honor has survived the unbelievable torment and torture from Alis & Hendrick—but is left injured and having a hard time healing thanks to the brand placed across her chest. I loved seeing the conflict her pain and injuries caused on the men that have not yet fully succumbed to her draw, as well as the influence she has on so many other men—and I can’t wait to see where all the sexual angst and tension takes us!!
As the story progresses we find ourselves one step closer to discovering the secrets behind Honor’s past, while others are becoming harder to keep, causing suspicions to grow almost as fast as the men in Honor’s life! With so many players involved, villains and heroes alike, it’s hard to even guess where Dawson is taking the story—but wherever it is you just know it’s going to be a fabulous journey!
Overall this is a definite must read and an amazing 2nd book in this series that answers some unresolved questions from the first book but leaves so many more in its place. Needless to say, if you’re a fan of a kickass FMC, a plethora of deliciously sexy alphas, hot steamy scenes that melt the pages, mystery, intrigue, deceit and betrayal around every corner, all packed into one fabulous storyline that leaves you scrambling for more—this book is for you!!! And that ending?!?! I do love a delicious cliffhanger!!! The third book, Sacred Honor, can’t come soon enough!!!
January 6, 2022
OMG thus book is so good and the plot twist towards the end are brilliant.
There is a 2 star and a 3 star review which seems t be from the same person with 2 accounts or one has copied the other as they both say its like an anime filler episode and also that it shouldn’t be a RH as her feelings for one guy are stronger than the others which has annoyed me a little as this book concentrates a lot on defining the characters more, allowing them to grow which we see and feel, it also fills in some of the back story but is still a reasonably fast paced book with plenty of action and steam. Yes there is more storey telling than mindless action and sex but hey i appreciate the lengths this author goes to give her characters depth.
Yes she does seem to have more feelings for one of the characters but the relationships with the others are there and growing which again i appreciate as for a female MC to fall in love with everyone on page one gets a bit boring after a while.
I LOVE this this storey and i LOVE Honor as she is so refreshing in her differences to a lot of female M/C's as is her relationship with her men and a lot of this is to do with the interacting with them as 2 completely different persona's.
So if you want a storey that is a little different where the relationships grow overtime and at a different rate with each of the men then this is for you especially if you also love plot twists and intrigue!
Oh and don’t forget that they are DRAGONs and who doesn’t live a sexy brooding Dragons!
There is a 2 star and a 3 star review which seems t be from the same person with 2 accounts or one has copied the other as they both say its like an anime filler episode and also that it shouldn’t be a RH as her feelings for one guy are stronger than the others which has annoyed me a little as this book concentrates a lot on defining the characters more, allowing them to grow which we see and feel, it also fills in some of the back story but is still a reasonably fast paced book with plenty of action and steam. Yes there is more storey telling than mindless action and sex but hey i appreciate the lengths this author goes to give her characters depth.
Yes she does seem to have more feelings for one of the characters but the relationships with the others are there and growing which again i appreciate as for a female MC to fall in love with everyone on page one gets a bit boring after a while.
I LOVE this this storey and i LOVE Honor as she is so refreshing in her differences to a lot of female M/C's as is her relationship with her men and a lot of this is to do with the interacting with them as 2 completely different persona's.
So if you want a storey that is a little different where the relationships grow overtime and at a different rate with each of the men then this is for you especially if you also love plot twists and intrigue!
Oh and don’t forget that they are DRAGONs and who doesn’t live a sexy brooding Dragons!
March 13, 2024
Once again, I have mixed feelings. This second book wasn’t awful nor was it great. I read it all, so clearly I like it somewhat. But there are a lot of flaws.
The editing in this second book was much worse. A lot of typos, mixed up names, wrong tenses, treadmill-powered run-on-sentences…. Sadly, it was still better than most in this genre. So yay for that. A gigantic oops was stating that Jaik paid Hanna’s tuition, not Cal. All Cal’s effort in the first book gone poof.
I’m still on the fence about whether or not I like Honor. She can be really annoying; sometimes her snarky banter seems overkill, and she can be irksome. I also didn’t like how she treats Cal. She ‘likes’ him, and it almost feels like she treats him as a loyal pet. Yet she has a good heart, and does kind things, which maybe absolves her from my outright dislike.
I do like the multiple POV aspect, even from side-characters. I like being in each of the guys' heads, some more than others. I like Jaik, but his and Honor's constant angst about him wanting to protect her can sometimes get a bit old. We get it already. I think Branok is one of the more solidly developed characters, and the insta-love isn't there, which I appreciate. I like that not every guy in the bunch is immediately enamoured with her. Attraction is much different than insta-love, so it's nice that there is some distinguishing between the two.
There seems to be so many plots going on now, and I don’t feel like they all necessarily flow together. A bit disjointed and confusing at times. I'm hoping more of the plot will be filled in in the next few books, and maybe plug in some disjointed plot holes with some plot cement.
And the addition of modern lingo still jars me in this kind of setting. A pointless, irritating example: everyone uses 'Mother' or 'Mama', except ONE TIME. It was Lynx, I believe (at least I'm pretty sure it was a twin) who used 'Mom' once, and then 'Mother' every other time (even in the same sentence). It was just weird seeing 'Mom' in that single usage.
Yet I once again don’t hate the book. It has its good points, some moderate humour, and I will be reading the next one. So that’s something.
The editing in this second book was much worse. A lot of typos, mixed up names, wrong tenses, treadmill-powered run-on-sentences…. Sadly, it was still better than most in this genre. So yay for that. A gigantic oops was stating that Jaik paid Hanna’s tuition, not Cal. All Cal’s effort in the first book gone poof.
I’m still on the fence about whether or not I like Honor. She can be really annoying; sometimes her snarky banter seems overkill, and she can be irksome. I also didn’t like how she treats Cal. She ‘likes’ him, and it almost feels like she treats him as a loyal pet. Yet she has a good heart, and does kind things, which maybe absolves her from my outright dislike.
I do like the multiple POV aspect, even from side-characters. I like being in each of the guys' heads, some more than others. I like Jaik, but his and Honor's constant angst about him wanting to protect her can sometimes get a bit old. We get it already. I think Branok is one of the more solidly developed characters, and the insta-love isn't there, which I appreciate. I like that not every guy in the bunch is immediately enamoured with her. Attraction is much different than insta-love, so it's nice that there is some distinguishing between the two.
There seems to be so many plots going on now, and I don’t feel like they all necessarily flow together. A bit disjointed and confusing at times. I'm hoping more of the plot will be filled in in the next few books, and maybe plug in some disjointed plot holes with some plot cement.
And the addition of modern lingo still jars me in this kind of setting. A pointless, irritating example: everyone uses 'Mother' or 'Mama', except ONE TIME. It was Lynx, I believe (at least I'm pretty sure it was a twin) who used 'Mom' once, and then 'Mother' every other time (even in the same sentence). It was just weird seeing 'Mom' in that single usage.
Yet I once again don’t hate the book. It has its good points, some moderate humour, and I will be reading the next one. So that’s something.
March 6, 2024
4.5
Lynx is my golden boy. So underrated. He’s just so, so good!!! Wanna protect him at all costs.
My gentle giant, my guys, walks between us! Chapter 29 is my new treasure!!! Amen.
So many drama, btw, I’m loving it. The complexity in the “antiheroes” are so true, and so real, so nice! Really exciting about the pieces of the story that are finally getting together, so many content! The best entertainment in a while. Also, I just want her boys to finally accept each other as equals and start their poly relationship already, I’m suffering imagining the three more books I need to read so they could finally get together… sad sad.
Lynx is my golden boy. So underrated. He’s just so, so good!!! Wanna protect him at all costs.
My gentle giant, my guys, walks between us! Chapter 29 is my new treasure!!! Amen.
So many drama, btw, I’m loving it. The complexity in the “antiheroes” are so true, and so real, so nice! Really exciting about the pieces of the story that are finally getting together, so many content! The best entertainment in a while. Also, I just want her boys to finally accept each other as equals and start their poly relationship already, I’m suffering imagining the three more books I need to read so they could finally get together… sad sad.
January 3, 2022
Honor is still trying to juggle her double life and everything is about to explode. There are so many twists and turns in this book. We have so many questions and secrets unanswered and it’s killing me. I love the storyline and some of the characters I won’t to knock some sense into. Can’t wait for the next book in Honor’s journey!
December 28, 2023
I waited a whole book for them to finally realise that Honor is Lucien and it was absolutely unspectacular....I really hope in the next book they start groveling and realisation hit them right in the face. I also hoped for a deeper friendship between Honor and Alina. Would've been so nice for her to develop a relationship toward someone else than the dragon shifters. But instead Honor can only think about "her men". I actually do not know why I am entertained and still reading on so please nobody judge me.
February 26, 2024
Honestly, the sex scenes just got a bit ridiculous. Liked the twists and turns but could have done with like 99% less sex and still been interesting. 3 stars just because of that. Honor still makes me laugh. Hoping the third book gets its act together with more storyline witty banter and less sex. Not holding out great hopes though.
March 16, 2024
C'est chiant parce que niveau qualité, il y a encore des choses à revoir mais l'histoire est tellement addictive !
En tout cas, j'espère vraiment que le tome 3 est traduit parce que j'ai très envie de lire la suite. Et encore plus vu comment ce tome 2 termine !
Bonne lecture 📖
En tout cas, j'espère vraiment que le tome 3 est traduit parce que j'ai très envie de lire la suite. Et encore plus vu comment ce tome 2 termine !
Bonne lecture 📖
December 23, 2021
I voluntarily reviewed a copy of "DANGEROUS HONOR" May Dawson did an amazing job writing this excellent, intriguing, interesting, thrilling, intense drama, angst, secrets, lies, betrayal, steamy scenes, twist that you never saw coming.
Honor Hannaby taken & tortured by her stepmother Alis & Hendrick trying to find out what she knows about who she really is & if she knows who her biological parents were saved by the Royal Dragon's & her sister Hanna.
Honor doesn't know how much longer she can be herself & Lucien Finn who Branok his twin brother Lynx thinks spelled their sister Alina locked away in a tower thinking she's in love with Lucien her father Joachim put her there.
Honor is in love with the two brothers that are sworn enemies Jaik & Caldren Dragon Shifters also heir to the throne & Caldren a disgrace to Joachim his father & leader of the rebels.
I definitely recommend to get this well written story do much still had up come out what will happen when the Royal's find out who Honor truly is will they get a HEA the cliffhanger leaves you wanting the next book "SACRED HONOR" ASAP to see how it all turns out.
Honor Hannaby taken & tortured by her stepmother Alis & Hendrick trying to find out what she knows about who she really is & if she knows who her biological parents were saved by the Royal Dragon's & her sister Hanna.
Honor doesn't know how much longer she can be herself & Lucien Finn who Branok his twin brother Lynx thinks spelled their sister Alina locked away in a tower thinking she's in love with Lucien her father Joachim put her there.
Honor is in love with the two brothers that are sworn enemies Jaik & Caldren Dragon Shifters also heir to the throne & Caldren a disgrace to Joachim his father & leader of the rebels.
I definitely recommend to get this well written story do much still had up come out what will happen when the Royal's find out who Honor truly is will they get a HEA the cliffhanger leaves you wanting the next book "SACRED HONOR" ASAP to see how it all turns out.
January 11, 2022
This books begins where the last one ended . So much going on this wild ride of emotions. Secrets and lies when one thing is uncovered ten more secrets and lies pop up. I absolutely loved this book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 4, 2024
I am loving this series! I cannot put it down!
There’s mystery, suspense, lust, love, fighting, everything!
Keeps me on the edge of my seat and so quick to get the next book! On to book 3!
There’s mystery, suspense, lust, love, fighting, everything!
Keeps me on the edge of my seat and so quick to get the next book! On to book 3!
September 16, 2024
Book dragged on too long.
December 31, 2024
Little slow for book 2 but I will continue on with story.
January 20, 2025
This one was fucking amazing. I loved it so much. I can't wait to read the next book. It's going to be so much fun.
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