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The Monster's Pet #1
The Dragon and His Prince
As the second son, Prince Larkin doesn't have much of a role at court. When his brother sends him on a quest to slay a wyvern, he pounces on the opportunity.
Only problem? It's not a wyvern. It's a dragon.
A naked dragon in human form, who possesses two very large... Anyway. Larkin is definitely, absolutely, very not interested in trying them out, but Jade is very, very persuasive. It helps that Jade's fluids make Larkin tingle all over in the best of ways.
If only Larkin didn't have duties. If only he could stay with Jade forever.
But his kingdom has to come first, even if that means losing the only person who ever made him feel valued.
This is a standalone dragon/human xeno romance with some angst, dark moments, and an HEA.
Warning: This book contains scenes of graphic sexual assault (not between main characters). Please proceed with caution. More detailed content notes are available at the authors' websites
Only problem? It's not a wyvern. It's a dragon.
A naked dragon in human form, who possesses two very large... Anyway. Larkin is definitely, absolutely, very not interested in trying them out, but Jade is very, very persuasive. It helps that Jade's fluids make Larkin tingle all over in the best of ways.
If only Larkin didn't have duties. If only he could stay with Jade forever.
But his kingdom has to come first, even if that means losing the only person who ever made him feel valued.
This is a standalone dragon/human xeno romance with some angst, dark moments, and an HEA.
Warning: This book contains scenes of graphic sexual assault (not between main characters). Please proceed with caution. More detailed content notes are available at the authors' websites
232 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 25, 2022
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Adara Wolf
50 books433 followersI write almost exclusive m/m, but I have a fondness for bisexual protagonists. I enjoy a lot of darker themes, so you'll see a lot of that around here.
When I’m not writing, I’m reading, painting, playing video games, and rescuing cats. I also enjoy learning about languages and other cultures.
If you're ever curious about the contents of my works, I put content notes on my website (http://adarawolf.com)
You can also follow me on facebook and twitter. I also have a Patreon account
When I’m not writing, I’m reading, painting, playing video games, and rescuing cats. I also enjoy learning about languages and other cultures.
If you're ever curious about the contents of my works, I put content notes on my website (http://adarawolf.com)
You can also follow me on facebook and twitter. I also have a Patreon account
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May 31, 2025
I love dragons, so I knew I would like this one at least a little bit. And hey! The dragon aspect did live up to my expectations. His name is Jade, he’s large and strong with magical dragon saliva that can basically make anyone want to fuck him. All the normal dragon stuff… kinda. But I have to admit he was enjoyable. The human is Larkin and he’s just a sweetheart, always trying to seek out the good in such a harsh world, twisted with power, politics, and magic. At first when he stumbled into the dragon's lair Jade just saw him as an object but that object quickly turned into a treasure one that Jade took to caring for and worshiping. And their relationship eventually grew into something bright. I liked all their sweet little moments together but definitely check out the TWs before reading this book. I have one big complaint, because there are two rape secens which I knew about. But after the fact it felt like they were just glossed over. You can’t just gloss over a rape scene?? Especially with such a gentle character like Larkin who is set up as a person who refuses to see the ugly in the world, like that would seriously mess him up. Because of that reason I took away a star. There just had to be more, more recovery, more healing. But despite that I had a good time with this one and I’ll probably check out the next book because it’s a redemption arc and I love redemption arcs.
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December 21, 2022
Where to start? This was a wild ride from start to finish. The Dragon and his Prince is about the Second Prince Larkin, who sets out to slay a wyvern to show his bravery to his Mother - the Queen and His older brother - the heir to the crown. However, he ends up getting 'separated from his men' and ends up walking into the lair of a Dragon. He is very naive and innocent and views the world through rose-coloured glasses.
Jade is a over 300-year-old dragon lured to the mouth of his cave by an alluring sent. Instead of disposing of or chasing out the human he encounters, Larkin becomes his possession.
The initial relationship between Jade and Larkin is VERY much dub-con leaning towards non-con. While Larkin tries to resist, it is hard as Jade's fluids work like an addictive aphrodisiac. So it does not start out as consensual at all. Many of the actions Jade does in order to control and keep Larkin are questionable, so fair warning.
However, Jade comes to adore Larkin. He becomes the most important person/thing to him, to the point of being willing to kill for him and involve himself in human affairs. Larkin also comes to love Jade. He's always been seen as secondary his whole life, and now someone who is powerful/beautiful finds him not only desirable but also puts him first - as his treasure, his love. (Stockholm syndrome-esque situation helps as well).
There is graphic on page gang rape of So there are two violent sexual assault scenes and violence towards one of the MCs. However, the perpetrators do get their just desserts.
Larkin is honestly too good-hearted for his own good. I wanted to smack him a couple of times.
Overall I enjoyed the story and honestly couldn't put it down. After all the things that happen I am happy that Larkin and Jade get their HEA.
This is not for everyone; please make sure to read the trigger warnings - there are scenes that are very difficult to read. You know what to expect if you are familiar with Adara Wolf and R.Phoenix's works. And if you are into Dub/Non-con, Stockholm syndrome, and Dragons shifters with dual appendages with aphrodisiac fluids, look no further.
*I received a complimentary copy for my honest review*
Jade is a over 300-year-old dragon lured to the mouth of his cave by an alluring sent. Instead of disposing of or chasing out the human he encounters, Larkin becomes his possession.
The initial relationship between Jade and Larkin is VERY much dub-con leaning towards non-con. While Larkin tries to resist, it is hard as Jade's fluids work like an addictive aphrodisiac. So it does not start out as consensual at all. Many of the actions Jade does in order to control and keep Larkin are questionable, so fair warning.
However, Jade comes to adore Larkin. He becomes the most important person/thing to him, to the point of being willing to kill for him and involve himself in human affairs. Larkin also comes to love Jade. He's always been seen as secondary his whole life, and now someone who is powerful/beautiful finds him not only desirable but also puts him first - as his treasure, his love. (Stockholm syndrome-esque situation helps as well).
There is graphic on page gang rape of So there are two violent sexual assault scenes and violence towards one of the MCs. However, the perpetrators do get their just desserts.
Larkin is honestly too good-hearted for his own good. I wanted to smack him a couple of times.
Overall I enjoyed the story and honestly couldn't put it down. After all the things that happen I am happy that Larkin and Jade get their HEA.
This is not for everyone; please make sure to read the trigger warnings - there are scenes that are very difficult to read. You know what to expect if you are familiar with Adara Wolf and R.Phoenix's works. And if you are into Dub/Non-con, Stockholm syndrome, and Dragons shifters with dual appendages with aphrodisiac fluids, look no further.
*I received a complimentary copy for my honest review*
November 14, 2022
Mhmmm... This was... INTENSE!
What I loved: ALLLLL of the sex scenes. Mind control is my jam, so the way these scenes make me feel, it was priceless. On the other hand though, avoid this book if non-con isn't your thing.
What I didn't love: The unintelligence of Larkin (one of the male leads). I hate TSTL-type characters so this didn't work for me at all. Larkin seemed to exhibit the same IQ as his favorite sex position (tbh, that'd be a generous rating for his mental prowess). In fact he kinda ruined the plot for me, everyone seemed so silly for indulging in his wishes just because he's royalty.
Anyway, I don't know what I was going on about. I came for the smut and I stayed for the smut. And said smut was scrumptious. 💖💖💖
What I loved: ALLLLL of the sex scenes. Mind control is my jam, so the way these scenes make me feel, it was priceless. On the other hand though, avoid this book if non-con isn't your thing.
What I didn't love: The unintelligence of Larkin (one of the male leads). I hate TSTL-type characters so this didn't work for me at all. Larkin seemed to exhibit the same IQ as his favorite sex position (tbh, that'd be a generous rating for his mental prowess). In fact he kinda ruined the plot for me, everyone seemed so silly for indulging in his wishes just because he's royalty.
Anyway, I don't know what I was going on about. I came for the smut and I stayed for the smut. And said smut was scrumptious. 💖💖💖
October 26, 2022
What an incredibly marvelous surprise! I’ll admit, I had absolutely no idea what to expect from a collaboration between R. Phoenix and Adara Wolf. I was expecting sexy and dirty and creative, probably a scootch on the darker side? And I definitely got all those things. But The Dragon and the Prince is also uniquely sweet and funny, thoroughly peppered with witty dialogue, and there’s a continual sensation of lightness. Plus, of course, the whole thing is absolutely beautifully written.
Prince Larkin has led a very sheltered life, right up until he stumbles into a dragon’s lair and finds himself taken captive. An ancient dragon called Jade who promptly adds Larkin to his cache of treasure.
Our dragon is a naughty little devil, and seduces Larkin straight away! Using his sneaky magic body, poor Larkin is powerless to resist Jade’s advances (the lucky princeling!). R. Phoenix and Adara Wolf do a marvelous job exploring how the relationship between captor and captive turns into a love story. Both these characters are just so open and straightforward, and the alternating points of view gives us a front row seat as these two figure everything out.
As the story progresses all sorts of challenges present themselves, and Larkin (with Jade’s help) digs deep to find the courage and self-confidence he needs to save the day.
I’ve got every one of my fingers and toes crossed that this is the beginning of a new series. I’d love more stories based in this world, hopefully centered around Larkin and Jade. That intriguing epilogue does hint that there’s more to come!
thank you to the authors for providing an arc of The Dragon and the Prince for the purpose of my honest review, all opinions are my own
Prince Larkin has led a very sheltered life, right up until he stumbles into a dragon’s lair and finds himself taken captive. An ancient dragon called Jade who promptly adds Larkin to his cache of treasure.
Our dragon is a naughty little devil, and seduces Larkin straight away! Using his sneaky magic body, poor Larkin is powerless to resist Jade’s advances (the lucky princeling!). R. Phoenix and Adara Wolf do a marvelous job exploring how the relationship between captor and captive turns into a love story. Both these characters are just so open and straightforward, and the alternating points of view gives us a front row seat as these two figure everything out.
As the story progresses all sorts of challenges present themselves, and Larkin (with Jade’s help) digs deep to find the courage and self-confidence he needs to save the day.
I’ve got every one of my fingers and toes crossed that this is the beginning of a new series. I’d love more stories based in this world, hopefully centered around Larkin and Jade. That intriguing epilogue does hint that there’s more to come!
thank you to the authors for providing an arc of The Dragon and the Prince for the purpose of my honest review, all opinions are my own
February 18, 2023
This was unfortunately a let down for me. I was very excited for the sex pollen/aphrodisiac body fluids and double dicked dragon!! How fun! Alas.
Having read both these authors individually before, I skipped the content warnings for a more fun surprise (this is very fun). I still suggest everyone else read them first, in the book and on the authors website.
Now, to book:
I was told by a friend to expect more of a fluffy dubcon fantasy book, relative to the authors’ individual works, and that was pretty spot on. Very not dark, cute dubcon via sex pollen. Well…yeah okay, that was about it for the book.
I really liked Jade being super possessive of Larkin though, and calling him his treasure and gem all the time. So cute!
I was settling in to have fun guessing who wrote which character, and then it was immediately obvious due to ellipses abuse in Larkin’s POV. So that was short-lived, but still kind of amusing.
As a whole: I felt like this book didn’t know what it wanted to be. It started off very focused on the sex, then a random sexual assault that had zero import to the story or impact on the characters, then suddenly emotions between the two I don’t buy, then more random sexual assault, and then curtains close after a dramaqtique duel. Or something. It didn’t hit a good ground of being unapologetically plotless or having a distinct plot, so it just felt kind of lost in itself.
Larkin was a serious failure point for me. He started off as endearingly naive, but he never grew out of this. The whole way through he’s just bumbling into trouble because he’s such an unrelenting idiot. Sure, having him be sweet and earnest as contrast to Elric is fine, and therefore he’s supposed to be a good ruler or whatever, but I have Serious Doubts about his being fit to do anything but get fucked by a dragon. No growth at all, very helpless character. This lack of change in him and repeated exactly the same failure points just made him grating by the end.
The emotions between the two came out of nowhere. I get and liked Jade being very possessive and Larkin being sex pollened into it, but actual emotions didn’t work for me. No base to work from, and it kind of undermined the fun slightly-unhealthy vibe it started with. Jade’s motivations changing like that made it a bit snooze worthy. It would still work (and be more fun!) if he stayed possessive and selfish the whole way through. Love a possessive one note MC.
The sexual assaults added nothing to the book. They didn’t really fit in with the rest, tonally or for the plot such as it was, and they had no impact at all on the characters. Why were they there? I’m fine with reading noncon/rape/making the MCs suffer, but I want it to have a purpose. Otherwise it feels gratuitous, or like it was added as an afterthought to titillate or attempt to reach some ‘dark’ quota when the rest of this is very fluffy. (for the record, i prefer my noncon/sexual assaults to be between the MCs anyway smh)
I almost hate to add this last bit on….but I was actually kind of bored of the sex by the end. Glad they made it to DP at the very end, I was actually a little worried for a moment there. Maybe I’ve been reading too much weird fic stuff? It felt very repetitive.
Overall, even with my adjusted expectations, this was a stinker for me. I made it through with a lot of skimming. A real bummer. I haven’t been persuaded to continue on in the series, so I’ll probably just wait for solo works again.
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Having read both these authors individually before, I skipped the content warnings for a more fun surprise (this is very fun). I still suggest everyone else read them first, in the book and on the authors website.
Now, to book:
I was told by a friend to expect more of a fluffy dubcon fantasy book, relative to the authors’ individual works, and that was pretty spot on. Very not dark, cute dubcon via sex pollen. Well…yeah okay, that was about it for the book.
I really liked Jade being super possessive of Larkin though, and calling him his treasure and gem all the time. So cute!
I was settling in to have fun guessing who wrote which character, and then it was immediately obvious due to ellipses abuse in Larkin’s POV. So that was short-lived, but still kind of amusing.
As a whole: I felt like this book didn’t know what it wanted to be. It started off very focused on the sex, then a random sexual assault that had zero import to the story or impact on the characters, then suddenly emotions between the two I don’t buy, then more random sexual assault, and then curtains close after a dramaqtique duel. Or something. It didn’t hit a good ground of being unapologetically plotless or having a distinct plot, so it just felt kind of lost in itself.
Larkin was a serious failure point for me. He started off as endearingly naive, but he never grew out of this. The whole way through he’s just bumbling into trouble because he’s such an unrelenting idiot. Sure, having him be sweet and earnest as contrast to Elric is fine, and therefore he’s supposed to be a good ruler or whatever, but I have Serious Doubts about his being fit to do anything but get fucked by a dragon. No growth at all, very helpless character. This lack of change in him and repeated exactly the same failure points just made him grating by the end.
The emotions between the two came out of nowhere. I get and liked Jade being very possessive and Larkin being sex pollened into it, but actual emotions didn’t work for me. No base to work from, and it kind of undermined the fun slightly-unhealthy vibe it started with. Jade’s motivations changing like that made it a bit snooze worthy. It would still work (and be more fun!) if he stayed possessive and selfish the whole way through. Love a possessive one note MC.
The sexual assaults added nothing to the book. They didn’t really fit in with the rest, tonally or for the plot such as it was, and they had no impact at all on the characters. Why were they there? I’m fine with reading noncon/rape/making the MCs suffer, but I want it to have a purpose. Otherwise it feels gratuitous, or like it was added as an afterthought to titillate or attempt to reach some ‘dark’ quota when the rest of this is very fluffy. (for the record, i prefer my noncon/sexual assaults to be between the MCs anyway smh)
I almost hate to add this last bit on….but I was actually kind of bored of the sex by the end. Glad they made it to DP at the very end, I was actually a little worried for a moment there. Maybe I’ve been reading too much weird fic stuff? It felt very repetitive.
Overall, even with my adjusted expectations, this was a stinker for me. I made it through with a lot of skimming. A real bummer. I haven’t been persuaded to continue on in the series, so I’ll probably just wait for solo works again.
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October 28, 2022
This whole book is chemically induced Non-con between MCs and 2 actual on page graphic gang rape scenes. Not to mention the Rapey MC killing and eating people.
Why it has so many positive reviews is beyond me.
Why it has so many positive reviews is beyond me.
October 26, 2022
This was a fun ride! It's more light-hearted and... tame? than what I'm used to from these authors. Which is saying a lot, since it's about an obsessive dragon with aphrodisiac saliva/sperm and the naive human prince he decides to keep against his will. With that being said, there's still some dark content, and of course, the content warnings are to be taken seriously (most notably for violent, on-page sexual assault NOT between the MCs - the complete list is on Adara Wolf's website). The relationship between both MCs starts with heavy dubcon (again, aphrodisiac and addictive saliva) and the power imbalance stays present throughout the book. Jade, the dragon, sees Larkin as his possession and takes some questionable actions to keep him with him. But Jade, though clearly unhealthily obsessed, is never mean or sadistic in his desires for Larkin, unlike many other books by those authors. Both characters truly fall in love with each other, there's a very clear HEA, and it's not angsty at all. I even thought the romance was sweet! So, even though it plays with similar themes, it's a whole different vibe than something like Under His Heel, less shocking and thought-provoking, but still very fun. It's definitely on the mushier side of Adara Wolf's catalogue (I'm not as familiar with R. Phoenix's works), but even then, there are a lot of parallels to be drawn with her darker stories, if you're a fan!
For some reasons, I thought this would be closer to a pure erotica than a romance, but I was wrong. The sex scenes were creative and fun (I mentioned the aphrodisiac saliva, but wait, there are also double dicks and special dildos) but hey, there's a whole plot and character arc in there! The fast-paced story and the witty dialogue made this a treat to read.
Read this review and more on my blog: https://horsetalkreviews.blogspot.com/
For some reasons, I thought this would be closer to a pure erotica than a romance, but I was wrong. The sex scenes were creative and fun (I mentioned the aphrodisiac saliva, but wait, there are also double dicks and special dildos) but hey, there's a whole plot and character arc in there! The fast-paced story and the witty dialogue made this a treat to read.
Read this review and more on my blog: https://horsetalkreviews.blogspot.com/
December 23, 2022
This is a rant, not a review. FYI.
One is vapid and the other one is narcissistic. I wanted so much to like it. The warnings contained all my favorite types of carrying-on, but it was just so. badly. done. I almost quit at 40% but I needed to see if they would redeem themselves. (Spoiler: No.)
Larkin was the worst. Ain't that much naivité in the world, honey. It was truly too much. There was no point at which the book gave him some kind of self preservation to show more development. Instead, he was just allowed to continue beingstupid valiant to his detriment until things worked themselves out.
Hubris, thy name is Larkin.
It really just felt like piecemeal in order to get out this first book. Y'all have fun reading the rest if there are any.
One is vapid and the other one is narcissistic. I wanted so much to like it. The warnings contained all my favorite types of carrying-on, but it was just so. badly. done. I almost quit at 40% but I needed to see if they would redeem themselves. (Spoiler: No.)
Larkin was the worst. Ain't that much naivité in the world, honey. It was truly too much. There was no point at which the book gave him some kind of self preservation to show more development. Instead, he was just allowed to continue being
It really just felt like piecemeal in order to get out this first book. Y'all have fun reading the rest if there are any.
March 19, 2023
Paranormal Monster Romance
Series
Format: digital - ku
What… and I say this with all the smut love I possess… the heck did I just read? This was… a lot. I thought I was prepared. I wasn’t. This one was just too much for me.
Tags (may contain spoilers)
pnr, monsters, smut, bordering on pwp, royalty, murder plots, explicit content, shifter, dragon shifter, violence, hurt/comfort, magic, mind control
Trigger Warnings:
non-con, dub-con, noncon free use, torture, monster cocks, 2 of them, kidnapping?, manipulation, gang rape
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Series
Format: digital - ku
What… and I say this with all the smut love I possess… the heck did I just read? This was… a lot. I thought I was prepared. I wasn’t. This one was just too much for me.
Tags (may contain spoilers)
pnr, monsters, smut, bordering on pwp, royalty, murder plots, explicit content, shifter, dragon shifter, violence, hurt/comfort, magic, mind control
Trigger Warnings:
non-con, dub-con, noncon free use, torture, monster cocks, 2 of them, kidnapping?, manipulation, gang rape
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
December 31, 2024
DNF 15%
Although I couldn't bring myself to finish this book, I believe I experienced enough sophomoric writing and dialog to predict my final rating. I love a good dub/non-con story with a strong plot, but I couldn't even get past the complete lack of originality in just the dialog. Was this not a fantasy? It's just plain lazy to use modern slang in this kind of story. There's no upside to buying this book. Even the first sex scene was sadly lackluster and not an invitation to keep reading. No thanks... wish I could have returned it.
Although I couldn't bring myself to finish this book, I believe I experienced enough sophomoric writing and dialog to predict my final rating. I love a good dub/non-con story with a strong plot, but I couldn't even get past the complete lack of originality in just the dialog. Was this not a fantasy? It's just plain lazy to use modern slang in this kind of story. There's no upside to buying this book. Even the first sex scene was sadly lackluster and not an invitation to keep reading. No thanks... wish I could have returned it.
October 30, 2022
That's a dnf for me. I got about 25% in before chosing to not continue.
Main problem for me is the non-con (dub-con if you squint). The prince, who clearly doesn't want to have relations with the dragon is fed a highly addictive aphrodisiac drug, subsequently raped (he might have had fun in the moment but how do you call it when he's doing it while drugged?), tries to flee but is captured and brought back by force.
That was the moment when I stopped. At first, I thought it would turn out well after all and there might be an explanation to save it but can't suspend my disbelief that well to go with it.
Main problem for me is the non-con (dub-con if you squint). The prince, who clearly doesn't want to have relations with the dragon is fed a highly addictive aphrodisiac drug, subsequently raped (he might have had fun in the moment but how do you call it when he's doing it while drugged?), tries to flee but is captured and brought back by force.
That was the moment when I stopped. At first, I thought it would turn out well after all and there might be an explanation to save it but can't suspend my disbelief that well to go with it.
December 12, 2022
Nope.
My expectations were low going in and this story didn’t even come close. It was promising at the start and then quickly deteriorated. It felt like a rough draft of an idea someone hurriedly put down on paper.
My biggest issue was the gratuitous RAPE. One MC is constantly raped by the other MC and then ganged raped multiple times for…reasons? It was so badly done and absolutely pointless. It would have made more sense to imprison the MC or even a variety of other choices. I’ve read and enjoyed some dark shit, but this just wasn’t it and did not fit with the tone of the story at all.
My expectations were low going in and this story didn’t even come close. It was promising at the start and then quickly deteriorated. It felt like a rough draft of an idea someone hurriedly put down on paper.
My biggest issue was the gratuitous RAPE. One MC is constantly raped by the other MC and then ganged raped multiple times for…reasons? It was so badly done and absolutely pointless. It would have made more sense to imprison the MC or even a variety of other choices. I’ve read and enjoyed some dark shit, but this just wasn’t it and did not fit with the tone of the story at all.
November 2, 2022
The blurb about this book makes it seem like it's going to be a sort of... cute, funny romance. It's really, really not. I checked to see whether there were warnings I'd missed and there wasn't. One does exist, and it says the book contains things that might "trigger" readers, then suggests checking the author's website for more details. I didn't check the author's website because the blurb didn't seem to indicate that anything horribly dark would be happening and interspecies relationships (or m/m relationships) could trigger people.
I'll just go ahead and list the things that I had to outright skip:
1. Serious, SERIOUS noncon/dubcon (involving drugs, basically, between the MCs)
2. Rape (twice, once in a cave by three men, then in public by multiple men)
3. Humiliation (throughout, both private and public, but especially during the rape scenes)
4. Gore (I mean, the dragon eats people and the human MC gets beaten/whipped)
There also don't seem to be any consequences for the human MC's absurdly massive trauma. The dragon's magic cock + bodily fluids just help him get through everything that happens to him. There are some hints that he's just repressing things, but it's always because the dragon gives him the strength to do it.
Also, the MC went from not wanting to be with the dragon to suddenly being in love with him and look, I know it's a fantasy romance. I'm perfectly happy to suspend my disbelief, but the dragon's basically drugging and raping the human for the first two thirds of the book and the human's able to recognize that... but the dragon's ~magic cock(s)~ fix(es) everything.
Author, if you're reading this, your writing style is great and you have a wonderful grasp of the characters you're writing. I think your descriptions of scenes/places/characters are solid and I could picture everything quite well. I think it might be helpful to warn readers about the types of triggering content your works contain. I also think, if you're going to go that dark, playing out the consequences of the events in your writing might be advantageous. Or at least don't allow the non-human's bodily fluids to miraculously help the human to (seemingly) get over all that trauma.
I'll just go ahead and list the things that I had to outright skip:
1. Serious, SERIOUS noncon/dubcon (involving drugs, basically, between the MCs)
2. Rape (twice, once in a cave by three men, then in public by multiple men)
3. Humiliation (throughout, both private and public, but especially during the rape scenes)
4. Gore (I mean, the dragon eats people and the human MC gets beaten/whipped)
There also don't seem to be any consequences for the human MC's absurdly massive trauma. The dragon's magic cock + bodily fluids just help him get through everything that happens to him. There are some hints that he's just repressing things, but it's always because the dragon gives him the strength to do it.
Also, the MC went from not wanting to be with the dragon to suddenly being in love with him and look, I know it's a fantasy romance. I'm perfectly happy to suspend my disbelief, but the dragon's basically drugging and raping the human for the first two thirds of the book and the human's able to recognize that... but the dragon's ~magic cock(s)~ fix(es) everything.
Author, if you're reading this, your writing style is great and you have a wonderful grasp of the characters you're writing. I think your descriptions of scenes/places/characters are solid and I could picture everything quite well. I think it might be helpful to warn readers about the types of triggering content your works contain. I also think, if you're going to go that dark, playing out the consequences of the events in your writing might be advantageous. Or at least don't allow the non-human's bodily fluids to miraculously help the human to (seemingly) get over all that trauma.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 19, 2025
AWFUL 🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️
In my naïveté I saw the word “monster” and my monster fucker heart paced with delight and so I used my audible credit on the 3 book collection and now I am here. The story is awful and I hated i, every goddamn word. Latin, Lyard, Lymric whatever his name is a compete and utter fool from the very beginning to the very end. The dragon should have just eaten him and saved himself all that bullshit.
Let’s get into the unnecessary rape scenes because what the actual feck was the point? Like 2 rape scenes (gang rape), and he’s just up and about with no trauma from it and moves on from it. He’s so kind, so fitting of a king (he’s a dumbass). I’m trying to understand if those scenes were meant to be titillating because otherwise there is no point to them, unless the point is to tell the reader that the authors couldn’t think up ways to harm a character that didn't include it 🤔. USELESS AND BORING 🥱
In my naïveté I saw the word “monster” and my monster fucker heart paced with delight and so I used my audible credit on the 3 book collection and now I am here. The story is awful and I hated i, every goddamn word. Latin, Lyard, Lymric whatever his name is a compete and utter fool from the very beginning to the very end. The dragon should have just eaten him and saved himself all that bullshit.
Let’s get into the unnecessary rape scenes because what the actual feck was the point? Like 2 rape scenes (gang rape), and he’s just up and about with no trauma from it and moves on from it. He’s so kind, so fitting of a king (he’s a dumbass). I’m trying to understand if those scenes were meant to be titillating because otherwise there is no point to them, unless the point is to tell the reader that the authors couldn’t think up ways to harm a character that didn't include it 🤔. USELESS AND BORING 🥱
September 29, 2023
29sep - currently reading AGAIN
Re-Reads
13-15may
24august
!!!READ THE CONTENT INFORMATION!!!
THE REST OF MY REVIEW CAN CONTAIN SPOILER
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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced
Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This was amazing!
I love the independent work of both authors as well as their collaborations so far.
I am also a kink-enthusiast and my love for kink is almost limitless.
I had so much fun with Jade and Larkin!
And since this is a !!Dark!!Romance, not always all is lighthearted and beautiful
not between the MCs, not in the world they live in!
I have the need to mention this, because "Dark Romance" is a huuuuge genre and comes with multiple variations and understandings of "what's dark" ...so I send my thanks & kudos to the authors who took their time and wrote an extensive list of Content information as well as explanations in their Foreword!
Both characters were so lovable. I loved Jades wittiness and Larkins innocence as well as the classic possessive dragon traits and Larkins need to do 'what's right'
(yes, I know there is noncon (nonconsensual) and dub con (dubious consent) between both MCs)
Soooo Larkin was sent to slay a dragon, little did this sweet sweet innocent prince know, he had no chance!
Jade is not only persuasive (it didn't took long) he also has the magnificent capability to produce aphrodisiac fluids (yes, all his fluids) and a physique which comes with a double blessing, and with blessing I mean peens !! So enter: A lot of (non/dubcon) sexy time that turns consensual!!
It's a (dark) Romance with HEA
Both characters aren't flawless and with flaws comes stupid (or other things)...Like leaving your treasure alone and unprotected (here a TW for graphic sexual assault/gangrape) or don't believe the traitorous bunch of twats that your brother might try to assassinate you. So poor, poor Larkin learned the hard way, what actually happened in his hometown (kingdom) during his quest to slay the dragon (here the a TW for free use and extensive graphic sexual assault /gangrape)
Lucky Larkin that Jade is hell bent on protecting his treasure.
I binged this in one go
I recommend this for all the ppl who read content-informations and know their dos and don'ts
Re-Reads
13-15may
24august
!!!READ THE CONTENT INFORMATION!!!
THE REST OF MY REVIEW CAN CONTAIN SPOILER
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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced
Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This was amazing!
I love the independent work of both authors as well as their collaborations so far.
I am also a kink-enthusiast and my love for kink is almost limitless.
I had so much fun with Jade and Larkin!
And since this is a !!Dark!!Romance, not always all is lighthearted and beautiful
not between the MCs, not in the world they live in!
I have the need to mention this, because "Dark Romance" is a huuuuge genre and comes with multiple variations and understandings of "what's dark" ...so I send my thanks & kudos to the authors who took their time and wrote an extensive list of Content information as well as explanations in their Foreword!
Both characters were so lovable. I loved Jades wittiness and Larkins innocence as well as the classic possessive dragon traits and Larkins need to do 'what's right'
(yes, I know there is noncon (nonconsensual) and dub con (dubious consent) between both MCs)
Soooo Larkin was sent to slay a dragon, little did this sweet sweet innocent prince know, he had no chance!
Jade is not only persuasive (it didn't took long) he also has the magnificent capability to produce aphrodisiac fluids (yes, all his fluids) and a physique which comes with a double blessing, and with blessing I mean peens !! So enter: A lot of (non/dubcon) sexy time that turns consensual!!
It's a (dark) Romance with HEA
Both characters aren't flawless and with flaws comes stupid (or other things)...Like leaving your treasure alone and unprotected (here a TW for graphic sexual assault/gangrape) or don't believe the traitorous bunch of twats that your brother might try to assassinate you. So poor, poor Larkin learned the hard way, what actually happened in his hometown (kingdom) during his quest to slay the dragon (here the a TW for free use and extensive graphic sexual assault /gangrape)
Lucky Larkin that Jade is hell bent on protecting his treasure.
I binged this in one go
I recommend this for all the ppl who read content-informations and know their dos and don'ts
January 27, 2023
I really liked the naive prince/sly, possessive dragon pairing and how Larkin was always three steps behind Jade at the start. For a while, it seemed Jade’s only feelings for Larkin were wanting to possess him, and I was disappointed when that changed overnight without any real explanation as to why. Making Jade’s interests unclear, or entirely self-serving, seemed to fit better with the dark tone the authors took at the beginning of the story. But the book changed to a more traditional fantasy adventure story about halfway through, which made some of the dark elements feel out of place.
I read the CWs and was prepared for the horrible things that happened to Larkin in the story, so my complaint isn’t that they happened—but I don’t know that they fit with the story the authors ended up with. It was as though they couldn’t decide whether to apply porn logic or real-world logic to these events, and they were treated as both serious and trivial by the main characters. So while I enjoyed the story overall, I think it would have been better if the authors had chosen one tone for it and stuck with it throughout.
I received an ARC in exchange for my review.
I read the CWs and was prepared for the horrible things that happened to Larkin in the story, so my complaint isn’t that they happened—but I don’t know that they fit with the story the authors ended up with. It was as though they couldn’t decide whether to apply porn logic or real-world logic to these events, and they were treated as both serious and trivial by the main characters. So while I enjoyed the story overall, I think it would have been better if the authors had chosen one tone for it and stuck with it throughout.
I received an ARC in exchange for my review.
October 28, 2022
Sooo... Please don't judge me for liking this
Look, if you are unfamiliar with either one of these authors this probably isn't the book to start with. Although, real talk I don't know which one of their books you should start with because everything they write is a little messed up. For the rest of us monster loving freaks, here's a review.
There have been a lot of monster romance coming out lately and most of them have stayed in the realm of cute and fluffy. That was never going to happen here. There is a satisfying HEA and there are some sweet moments if only because Jade is pretty endearing but it's not the focus of the book. I'm not even fully sure what the focus of the book is but I can tell they had a lot of fun writing it and I had fun reading it.
There are some pretty general high fantasy things going on such as this taking place in what I think is supposed to be mesopotamian times but it's unique enough that it still feels imaginative. I like the fact that Jade's hoard was essentially history text. That was adorable. I think the action scenes were well done and engaging. And I know people are going to say Larkin is dumb but he's not. I wouldn't even fully call him naive so much as kind to his core and dutiful. That's not a bad thing. In fact I kind of like the contrast between Larkin being sweet and Jade quite literally ready to set buildings on fire.
Final note is please read the trigger warning. I know that goes without say but seriously, read the trigger warning. I did and I still allowed myself to be lulled into a false sense of security. Don't be like me. All in all, I did enjoy this book and if you like your monster books to be on the darker side of things you'll enjoy this too. My only complaint is I would have liked more on page smut between Larkin and Jade and less on page non-con with other people (not a spoiler, it's in the trigger warning). It's only two scenes and I wouldn't expect anything less from either one of these authors but still. Larkin is with Jade for quite some time in the cave and I would have liked to see more of it on page as opposed to read about it. Does that make sense? I hope that makes sense. Anyways four stars because I have a problem and I'm really looking forward to the second book. Don't judge me.
Look, if you are unfamiliar with either one of these authors this probably isn't the book to start with. Although, real talk I don't know which one of their books you should start with because everything they write is a little messed up. For the rest of us monster loving freaks, here's a review.
There have been a lot of monster romance coming out lately and most of them have stayed in the realm of cute and fluffy. That was never going to happen here. There is a satisfying HEA and there are some sweet moments if only because Jade is pretty endearing but it's not the focus of the book. I'm not even fully sure what the focus of the book is but I can tell they had a lot of fun writing it and I had fun reading it.
There are some pretty general high fantasy things going on such as this taking place in what I think is supposed to be mesopotamian times but it's unique enough that it still feels imaginative. I like the fact that Jade's hoard was essentially history text. That was adorable. I think the action scenes were well done and engaging. And I know people are going to say Larkin is dumb but he's not. I wouldn't even fully call him naive so much as kind to his core and dutiful. That's not a bad thing. In fact I kind of like the contrast between Larkin being sweet and Jade quite literally ready to set buildings on fire.
Final note is please read the trigger warning. I know that goes without say but seriously, read the trigger warning. I did and I still allowed myself to be lulled into a false sense of security. Don't be like me. All in all, I did enjoy this book and if you like your monster books to be on the darker side of things you'll enjoy this too. My only complaint is I would have liked more on page smut between Larkin and Jade and less on page non-con with other people (not a spoiler, it's in the trigger warning). It's only two scenes and I wouldn't expect anything less from either one of these authors but still. Larkin is with Jade for quite some time in the cave and I would have liked to see more of it on page as opposed to read about it. Does that make sense? I hope that makes sense. Anyways four stars because I have a problem and I'm really looking forward to the second book. Don't judge me.
October 26, 2022
The Dragon and His Prince was definitely a wild but fun ride. Despite some darker and disturbing content, overall the story was rather sweet, almost light-hearted and romantic.
The characters are interesting and quite likeable. Jade's an over 300 year old dragon with aphrodisiac saliva/sperm and quite possessive of those he deem as his treasure. So when he first met Prince Larkin, the dragon decided that he must own the prince at all cost.
Larkin's a bit of an idealist, naïve, sometimes a bit clueless and definitely inexperienced. He loved his brother a lot and this love blinded him to the true nature of his brother. There were definitely moments where I wanted to strangle him for his actions and decisions but overall, I did like him.
The initial relationship between these two was very much dubcon - bordering on non-con (hello aphrodisiac saliva/semen!). As much as Larkin tried to resist in the beginning, it was definitely a struggle due to the addictive properties of the bodily fluids of Jade. Furthermore, some of Jade's actions later on in order to keep Larkin were a bit questionable.
Larkin and Jade in the course of the story do truly fall in love and learn to cherish and be important to each other. The book was quite fast paced, had a decent amount of action, a couple of nice twists and turns and some really creative and hot sex scenes. There are two graphic on page sexual assault scenes but not between the main characters so please be warned.
Overall, this was a fun read and definitely won't be for everyone. The trigger warnings are there for a reason so do heed them.
I do recommend giving this book a try. This would be 4.25 stars out of 5 stars for me.
I received an ARC of this book and I have chosen to publish my fair and honest review.
The characters are interesting and quite likeable. Jade's an over 300 year old dragon with aphrodisiac saliva/sperm and quite possessive of those he deem as his treasure. So when he first met Prince Larkin, the dragon decided that he must own the prince at all cost.
Larkin's a bit of an idealist, naïve, sometimes a bit clueless and definitely inexperienced. He loved his brother a lot and this love blinded him to the true nature of his brother. There were definitely moments where I wanted to strangle him for his actions and decisions but overall, I did like him.
The initial relationship between these two was very much dubcon - bordering on non-con (hello aphrodisiac saliva/semen!). As much as Larkin tried to resist in the beginning, it was definitely a struggle due to the addictive properties of the bodily fluids of Jade. Furthermore, some of Jade's actions later on in order to keep Larkin were a bit questionable.
Larkin and Jade in the course of the story do truly fall in love and learn to cherish and be important to each other. The book was quite fast paced, had a decent amount of action, a couple of nice twists and turns and some really creative and hot sex scenes. There are two graphic on page sexual assault scenes but not between the main characters so please be warned.
Overall, this was a fun read and definitely won't be for everyone. The trigger warnings are there for a reason so do heed them.
I do recommend giving this book a try. This would be 4.25 stars out of 5 stars for me.
I received an ARC of this book and I have chosen to publish my fair and honest review.
January 11, 2023
In which Ay vents over a book of the Dark Romance Genre, which is clearly not her jam, and vents, a little, on why anyone would write this or read it.
READ THE WARNINGS - the authors are correct in this.
READ THE WARNINGS - the authors are correct in this.
June 19, 2023
I loved Larkin and Jade together. The plot was ok. I could have gone without the SA scenes. Jade was my favorite. His adoration and connection to Larkin was so cute and his little pet names like “my treasure” and “little gem” had me swooning.
February 5, 2023
Thank you GRR for this wonderful arc!
Whhoooooo get ready for your Kindle to melt! 🔥🔥🔥
This a high level steam Paranormal dark romance about a prince who intends to slay a wyvern…and ends up with much more than he bargained for.
Prince Larkin is sent by his brother to slay a wyvern. As the second son, Larkin very much wants Fj prove himself. Everything on the journey goes wrong, even the end. When he arrives at the wyvern’s cave, it’s not a wyvern at all, but a dragon.
Jade is powerful, charismatic, and surprisingly sexy. As a dragon, of course he’s strong and intimidating, but he has another side. With Larkin, he’s also romantic and caring, and excited to take care of his human in every way possible. Jade does have a dark side, and anyone who tries to touch his treasure better watch out.
This is a romance with a swirl of dark and sweet, lots of steam, and some very interesting dragon anatomy 🤣
There’s also a very interesting political plot going on!
Whhoooooo get ready for your Kindle to melt! 🔥🔥🔥
This a high level steam Paranormal dark romance about a prince who intends to slay a wyvern…and ends up with much more than he bargained for.
Prince Larkin is sent by his brother to slay a wyvern. As the second son, Larkin very much wants Fj prove himself. Everything on the journey goes wrong, even the end. When he arrives at the wyvern’s cave, it’s not a wyvern at all, but a dragon.
Jade is powerful, charismatic, and surprisingly sexy. As a dragon, of course he’s strong and intimidating, but he has another side. With Larkin, he’s also romantic and caring, and excited to take care of his human in every way possible. Jade does have a dark side, and anyone who tries to touch his treasure better watch out.
This is a romance with a swirl of dark and sweet, lots of steam, and some very interesting dragon anatomy 🤣
There’s also a very interesting political plot going on!
January 12, 2023
Prince Larkin is not the brightest but certainly dutiful, and empathetic towards his citizens. He always sees the best in people. He’s not the crown prince, his brother is. That same brother sends him on a strange dangerous quest.
Larkin ends up, alone, in a cave and gets seduced by a dragon.
Dragon Jade is mesmerized by the oblivious prince, the man is cute, and he’ll keep him.
Larkin doesn’t want anything to do with the dragon but when he got a taste of the dragon’s aphrodisiac fluid, all his walls are crumbling down. You understand this isn’t quite with consent. A regular dose will be enough to keep him. Hmmm.
Jade is so smitten by this silly human, he wants to give him everything, except his freedom, of course!
While Larkin has feelings for Jade, he has to find his way back home, to his kingdom.
There’s more story but let’s keep it at this point.
While there are some super sweet, even endearing moments, there are also disturbing things happening.
There are enough warnings to find, at different places, for you to understand some heavy things are going on. Don’t read it if it’s not your thing, I didn’t mind reading about these events.
Altogether, a captivating fantasy story with magic and dark power.
I loved the main characters, Larkin’s naivety and gullibility were endearing, and Jade’s dedication to Larkin was adorable. The whole plot was well thought out. The writing was enthralling, and absolutely wonderfully done.
Larkin ends up, alone, in a cave and gets seduced by a dragon.
Dragon Jade is mesmerized by the oblivious prince, the man is cute, and he’ll keep him.
Larkin doesn’t want anything to do with the dragon but when he got a taste of the dragon’s aphrodisiac fluid, all his walls are crumbling down. You understand this isn’t quite with consent. A regular dose will be enough to keep him. Hmmm.
Jade is so smitten by this silly human, he wants to give him everything, except his freedom, of course!
While Larkin has feelings for Jade, he has to find his way back home, to his kingdom.
There’s more story but let’s keep it at this point.
While there are some super sweet, even endearing moments, there are also disturbing things happening.
There are enough warnings to find, at different places, for you to understand some heavy things are going on. Don’t read it if it’s not your thing, I didn’t mind reading about these events.
Altogether, a captivating fantasy story with magic and dark power.
I loved the main characters, Larkin’s naivety and gullibility were endearing, and Jade’s dedication to Larkin was adorable. The whole plot was well thought out. The writing was enthralling, and absolutely wonderfully done.
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November 6, 2023practically dnf’d @ 71% bc that 2nd rape scene was way too much for me and honestly felt gratuitous…..i read the tw and was aware going into it, but damn that 2nd time i couldn’t handle….so i pretty much very very lightly skimmed the rest in case i want to read book 2……but yea, i heavily checked out after 71% so i’m just gonna leave the rating blank. if i were to rate this, it’d be 2 stars.
anyway, in the beginning, jade and larkin’s back and forth was actually so hilarious and amusing……jade is such a cheerful antagonizer and larkin is the human embodiment of affronted and exasperated and clutching his bosom, so it was quite entertaining watching them interact….however, i find it quite disturbing that larkin wasn’t interested in anything sexual before jade’s aphrodisiac got ahold of him🫠 and i was also very uncomfortable how almost immediately following both times he was gang raped, larkin seeks out sex with jade, esp that 2nd time🫥🫥……like no that would not be happening at all, i promise. it was just a weird choice🥴😵💫
anyway, in the beginning, jade and larkin’s back and forth was actually so hilarious and amusing……jade is such a cheerful antagonizer and larkin is the human embodiment of affronted and exasperated and clutching his bosom, so it was quite entertaining watching them interact….however, i find it quite disturbing that larkin wasn’t interested in anything sexual before jade’s aphrodisiac got ahold of him🫠 and i was also very uncomfortable how almost immediately following both times he was gang raped, larkin seeks out sex with jade, esp that 2nd time🫥🫥……like no that would not be happening at all, i promise. it was just a weird choice🥴😵💫
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 24, 2022
Disgusting Rape porn disguised as a Romance.
If like you like rape then this book is for you. Jade the dragon repeatedly drugs and rapes Larkin. And then the author has the audacity to turn it into romance and love. “It’s not rape if you like it” I was hoping for some redeeming qualities in Jade, like maybe he realizes what he did was wrong. But alas I didn’t get very far in the book. I skipped ahead and it didn’t get any better. Jade is a villain and Larkin develops Stockholm and becomes a sex slave. There’s even other dragons who have humans in their “collection”. These two authors are on my blacklist and they should be on yours. If you enjoy this kind of story then there is something sincerely wrong. Rape is never okay. This is an insult to the LGBT community and to rape victims.
If like you like rape then this book is for you. Jade the dragon repeatedly drugs and rapes Larkin. And then the author has the audacity to turn it into romance and love. “It’s not rape if you like it” I was hoping for some redeeming qualities in Jade, like maybe he realizes what he did was wrong. But alas I didn’t get very far in the book. I skipped ahead and it didn’t get any better. Jade is a villain and Larkin develops Stockholm and becomes a sex slave. There’s even other dragons who have humans in their “collection”. These two authors are on my blacklist and they should be on yours. If you enjoy this kind of story then there is something sincerely wrong. Rape is never okay. This is an insult to the LGBT community and to rape victims.
dnfs
November 5, 2022DNF @ 42%. Y’all tried to tell me. I didn’t listen. I’m sorry.
May 18, 2025
Let down. A betrayal of my hopes.
If I’d picked this up not knowing who wrote it, I might’ve called it an okay ride. But this? Written by Adara Wolf & R. Phoenix? And there’s a dragon? I expected so much more.
Manipulation is the finest wine. When done right, it intoxicates, lingers, makes you dizzy in the best way. If aged enough, it can make me drown in sweet oblivion—slow, heady, irresistible. But here? It felt like a cheap shot. Drugging every time the emotions got messy or the trauma knocked too loud for poor kind Larkin to bear. It wasn’t powerful—it was just… easy and lazy. Boring. Predictable. I wanted pain that bites back, choices that cost something, a soul being lost bit by tiny little bit, the kind of struggle that leaves scars.
My favorite part? The dragon. Hands down. Watching him cry, mourn, care—fear—for his human? That hit. He didn’t treat him like a toy to be shelved and forgotten. He treated him like the treasure he called him, a life he wanted to share, not control. That softness, that devotion, was the one part that felt alive. Yet his magic—or rather the use of it was disappointing as heck. UGH. I dunno!
If I’d picked this up not knowing who wrote it, I might’ve called it an okay ride. But this? Written by Adara Wolf & R. Phoenix? And there’s a dragon? I expected so much more.
Manipulation is the finest wine. When done right, it intoxicates, lingers, makes you dizzy in the best way. If aged enough, it can make me drown in sweet oblivion—slow, heady, irresistible. But here? It felt like a cheap shot. Drugging every time the emotions got messy or the trauma knocked too loud for poor kind Larkin to bear. It wasn’t powerful—it was just… easy and lazy. Boring. Predictable. I wanted pain that bites back, choices that cost something, a soul being lost bit by tiny little bit, the kind of struggle that leaves scars.
My favorite part? The dragon. Hands down. Watching him cry, mourn, care—fear—for his human? That hit. He didn’t treat him like a toy to be shelved and forgotten. He treated him like the treasure he called him, a life he wanted to share, not control. That softness, that devotion, was the one part that felt alive. Yet his magic—or rather the use of it was disappointing as heck. UGH. I dunno!
January 28, 2024
Isn't this interesting?
Definitely didn't know something about a certain part of the dragon's anatomy. Until now.
It's an interesting story, I'll give you that. I would have liked an epilogue that shows what happened with Jade and Larkin. I mean, obviously we know. I meant after everything. After things have calmed down.
While it's a good story, I feel like there's something missing. Maybe it was moving a bit too fast, and I could have used more filler scenes. I can't quite put my finger on it.
Definitely didn't know something about a certain part of the dragon's anatomy. Until now.
It's an interesting story, I'll give you that. I would have liked an epilogue that shows what happened with Jade and Larkin. I mean, obviously we know. I meant after everything. After things have calmed down.
While it's a good story, I feel like there's something missing. Maybe it was moving a bit too fast, and I could have used more filler scenes. I can't quite put my finger on it.
January 26, 2023
I think I am officially done trying to read Adara’s books. I know there were trigger warnings for multiple sexual assault scenes, but they just felt so gratuitous and left me not enjoying the book whatsoever. I can read a book with assault if it’s done correctly but I think I just don’t jive with how this author writes their books. Definitely not going to read the next one because I cannot get over what was done to Larkin by his brother and I do not care to see him redeemed.
February 16, 2023
I really enjoyed the first 75%-ish of this. Honestly, just give a dragon making their partner their treasure and I’m hooked. For me, this really lost steam at the climax. I honestly would have been happy to have them live out their days up in the cave, none of this “save the kingdom” nonsense.
I also don’t like epilogues, and I especially don’t like them introducing a new POV and using it to set up the next book.
I also don’t like epilogues, and I especially don’t like them introducing a new POV and using it to set up the next book.
January 5, 2023
so bad
I really wanted to like it, but it was just so bad. Larkin was literally so stupid and he continue to be stupid till the very end he literally had no development. Oh my Lord, and all of those rape scenes literally felt useless like they added nothing to the story at all like they added no depth or development to larkin it literally just was there, and it was so graphic if you’re going to put something like that in a book and make it so graphic at least let it be you know useful to the plot I don’t know that was just so bad like reading. That was just I don’t know what I just read like what even was that about it like the severity of what happened to Larkin his reactions to it did not match up like how in the world was he just like back to normal with jade after all of that like I do enjoy the beginning of the book but after the first rape scene, it seriously went downhill for me and I’m used to dark romance but you can’t even call this a dark romance just because you add,rape doesn’t make it a dark romance there was nothing dark about the romance if that makes sense like oh my goodness that was terrible in fact, I love dark romance. It’s the majority of the books that I read, but this was just terrible.
I really wanted to like it, but it was just so bad. Larkin was literally so stupid and he continue to be stupid till the very end he literally had no development. Oh my Lord, and all of those rape scenes literally felt useless like they added nothing to the story at all like they added no depth or development to larkin it literally just was there, and it was so graphic if you’re going to put something like that in a book and make it so graphic at least let it be you know useful to the plot I don’t know that was just so bad like reading. That was just I don’t know what I just read like what even was that about it like the severity of what happened to Larkin his reactions to it did not match up like how in the world was he just like back to normal with jade after all of that like I do enjoy the beginning of the book but after the first rape scene, it seriously went downhill for me and I’m used to dark romance but you can’t even call this a dark romance just because you add,rape doesn’t make it a dark romance there was nothing dark about the romance if that makes sense like oh my goodness that was terrible in fact, I love dark romance. It’s the majority of the books that I read, but this was just terrible.
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