Year of the Dragon

4.5 stars

This was much, much better than book 1. There was action(so much!), romance, and some fluffy moments despite the darker premise. I read till 60% in one sitting before reluctantly putting it down. I definitely expected the romance to be between Jun and Jarek but it seems like it's going in a spoke-and-wheel direction, which is going to be interesting, and I'm so here for it. More info on zodiac shifters were added in this book, which I appreciate. Plus characters are more developed in this book imo. Bonus points that we get to look more closely at Jun's cunning mind.

Although there was some things that kind of didn't really add up, like so many zodiac shifters being in Jun's class despite them being so rare and Avro as a myth-like, strong warlock being so easily defeated. Also I didn't really understand why Jun didn't feel a mate pull towards Gavin since I thought mate pulls were almost irresistible. Nontheless, they were minor enough that it didn't really affect the flow of the story.

I definitely look forward to the next installment of the series, and to see how Jun and Levy and the others' relationships evolve!!