Pat B

Story great Narrators stellar

Revisado: 03-24-25

Such a unique storyline & just the right balance of angst & clever laughter. I loved it. It was a little spicier than I like but in the appropriate places. It didn’t dominate the storyline & I can fast forward. BUT the Narrators made the book for me. They brought me right into the scenes with the accents and the emotion they portrayed. Definitely going to look up their other work.

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Dragon Lore and Love Galore

Revisado: 09-28-20 El oyente recibió este título gratis

The first dragon shifter book I ever read was Bound By A Dragon. It was full of story that included romance (a must for me) but so much more. It set a higher bar for me as many shifter books are mostly vehicles for primal, explicit sex with a little story added to justify it as a book. IMHO.

In this series Ms. Hopkins begins building a world that introduces us to a secret world of dragons who have dragon behaviors & beast-like requirements, yet can take human form so they can survive in this world. Humans are essential to their survival, and there is a symbiotic relationship and clan loyalty with those who bond with or serve them This world is both delightful and fun, fascinating and repellent, grisly and primal. At times I was squeamish, yet the world made sense and true to the nature of the beasts. As I enjoy dark fantasy, I’m okay with that, if it is not gratuitous.

My review is actually for Book 5 which I read & listened to on Audible. I was given the Audible for my honest review and I gladly give it. I just feel I can’t review 5 without its predecessors as they are so intertwined .

Book 5 is the culmination of all the lore and understanding of the theme and world Ms Hopkins continued building on progressively through each book. Each one got a little darker and to me this was the darkest and most graphic. We learn early in the series there is a curse that fell on the dragons for abusing their power. There is also a prophecy that there will be a Redeemer to break the curse. Each book in the series also introduces a new love story of some of the main characters with attraction and struggles which they must overcome to become each other’s true mates. Feisty, funny, strong willed, honorable, & clever over-comers - my favorite types. There is enough sexual “heat” between them without having to skip pages to avoid anything too explicit.

The love story in book 5 is so unique and I didn’t see what it took to break the curse coming. It was a difficult scenario to write and express but it made sense to me. ( more so in the book than the Audible) It brought a satisfying ending to the series. It also left loose ends on a few characters I hope we see get their HEA in the future. I love the H & the h and how they worked through their final obstacle. It’s a series I will reread again in the future to glean details I missed.

The narrator in the Audible did a great job on the voices overall. They matched the characters. My only negative was that lesser characters that were mostly “bad guys” were too snivelly(?) and whiny. Too caricature-ish . I truly enjoyed listening, but I did find that the book brought more depth to the story for me and important details I missed. Of course, I happily heard the narrator in my head as I did, minus the whiners.

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Could get past the F word NOT the variety of sex

Revisado: 12-16-19

Well written, great story premise, great narration. I was really enjoying the story arch. I tried to push through the first few chapters. I can skip thru constant FBombs & explicit sex when not solicitous in a well written book, hard to avoid these days, but in the first few chapters there was detailed lust sex with 2 male druids, lust sex with a servant, next a ménage -a-tois. I felt slimed & bailed at that point. Not my idea of entertainment.

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Fun, light & entertaining.

Revisado: 06-26-19

Reminded me of some of the old light hearted, small town series on the SyFy channel. Amanda Ronconi did a great job on narration but Mr. Davis’ female characters & accent was a total fail for me.

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Mixed Feelings - Loved & Hated

Revisado: 07-21-18

Really enjoyed the audio books written by this author & was excited to find another. This is first story of aquatic people I’ve listened to.. LOVE the world the author skillfully creates & the growth of the characters. I was grinning with anticipation to hear the banter & what happened next & could feel what they felt. If the H hadn’t been so strong of character & masculinity I would have struggled with his role of subservience. The h was all I could have hoped for.

Loss of one star: I hated the story line of GRAPHIC molestation. HATED!!! I almost stopped listening at that point.

Loss of second star: Anytime I have to fast forward thru the graphic sex scenes I take one star off. I like a healthy dose of steam, but don’t like to have sex with them.

I’m hooked for the series, just hoping I don’t have to bail if DETAILED molestation is part of the future books. I read fantasy for entertainment. A TRIGGER warning should be placed on the description. As a counselor, I know too many people this would have taken unawares.

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Great Story! Narration Detracted.

Revisado: 02-11-18

Exceptionally creative storyline & solid characters. I will read this author again BUT the narrator’s repetitive sing-song cadence & whispery quality was so grating & distracting I almost gave up before the great story drew me in.

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