Dragonmark by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Sherrilyn Kenyon returns with the next addictive novel in her globally bestselling Dark-Hunter series . . . Centuries ago, Illarion was betrayed - a dragon made human against his will, then forced to serve humanity as a dragonmount in their army, and to fight for them in barbaric wars, even while he hated everything about them. Enslaved and separated from everyone he knew and from his own dragon brothers, he was forced into exile in a fey realm where he lost the only thing he ever really loved. Now he has a chance to regain what's been lost - to have the one thing he covets most. But only if he gives up his brothers and forsakes the oaths he holds most dear. Yet what terrifies him most isn't the cost his happiness might incur, it's the fact that there is just enough human in his dragon's heart that he might actually be willing to pay it and betray everything and everyone - to see the entire world burn . . .

I have this say, this book is by far the farthest from Sherrilyn Kenyon's norm. I'm not saying that it was incredibly horrible compared to the other stupendous books she'd written. However, it does break a certain pattern she'd developed in her writing. At first, I wasn't very disgruntled by how Kenyon replayed the whole Cadegan and Jo adventure and put it in Illarion's point of view. After all, I hadn't read that book in a while and it was certainly entertaining and likeable. However, by the time Maxis (Illarion's brother, for any of you who don't remember, not that I blame you since there's so many different characters and it's been a while since the last book came out) entered the story, I felt somewhat annoyed. After all, this book is supposed to be about Illarion and his lost love, which was mentioned in Cadegan and Jo's book, so no this is not a spoiler. However, vast portions of it didn't even star Illarion and his love, Edilyn. In fact, Edilyn wasn't in barely half of the book! At this point, I'm just ambivalent to how Kenyon skimmed over numerous portions. On one hand, of course I'd want to get to the point quickly and see what happens next in the plot. On the other hand, the details. The DETAILS. I'm so conflicted. And on the other OTHER hand (aye, I need a third hand to make my point; I need an extra limb!), the way Kenyon told Illarion and Edilyn's story was somewhat satisfying...in a way. Oh the conflicted emotions that swirl within me, and in other fans of Kenyon.