Sasha Fountain

Cute HEA

I loved the concept of meeting at Christmas and promising to meet the next Christmas. It was a cute story with little to no angst and the HEA was satisfying.

This book was my favorite out of the whole series. Sana's attempt to reject Peter at the end of book two intrigued me and definitely upped the anticipation of the narrative in this book. Peter and Sana take insta-love to another level lol. I do not want to get into spoilers, but we get big revelations about who is behind the enemy to destroy the dragons and their allies.

This book was quick, easy, and sweet, with an extreme case of insta-love. I liked this as a setup for the rest of the series. Before this book, I had primarily read wolf-shifter stories, so dragons were a nice change of pace. I wouldn't say I liked the resolution of the unnamed enemy because it does not seem to connect to the story at large. I've reread this series several times, and the villains in this book are not tied to the larger narrative developed in the subsequent books.

I really liked the narrative in this book. Blaze was hilarious, and Sam's reactions to him were adorable. Seeing the other dragons awaken and adjust to the present day was interesting. This book establishes the enemy that the dragons and their allies must fight for their HEA. Learning how Sam became the neurotic person we meet in book one made his character more dimensional.

Good Read

The book is pretty intriguing. It takes a bit of time to get a handle on the world within the book but once you understand it the book gets even better.

Part 2 of this trilogy gave much needed insight into the history of old queen and a bit about how she was able to learn how to switch bodies. The betrayal from within Charlie's own people was unexpected especially the person who it turned out to be.

This book was a pretty quick and enjoyable read. The dystopian genre at times tends to be the same story told with slight variations but this book isn't one of them. The concept of a caste system that is also separated by languages is interesting. Having a a ruling system where only females are born to rule is a choice I admire. I do wish certain parts of the underlying backstory were a bit more fleshed out to give the reader a better understanding of how their world works.

I could not get into the story. I tried and got 80% through the book, and I dnf'ed it. The main character was extremely annoying, and the fact that the aliens have been having intercourse with her for years while she was sleeping is hella predatory.