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A review by mastersal
Queen of Dragons by Shana Abe
3.0
3.5 stars - the Drakon series continues in a competent entry which was overall fun but some wobbles in the macro plot
The writing continues to be strong - a little cold here given the heroine’s background. The writing was “heavy” (I don't know how to describe it) - it reflected well the heroine’s unhappiness and the pressure she is under. It’s not angst per se but a sadness and otherness which pervades most of the book. As a consequence, this is not the happiest romance out there but there is a gravity here which I don't often find in PNR books which tend to be more cheesy.
It was also interesting to have the heroine be so much more powerful than the rest of the men in the world - more than the hero most of the time. It gave the book a bit more teeth than typical alpha PNR. I noted that in book 2 as well.
As usual with this series, I like the heroine more than the hero. He was almost a non-entity - almost an alpha-ass when we are introduced to him but thankfully he didn’t keep annoying me throughout the book.
The last 30/40 pages were kind of meh though which made the book wobble a bit. The macro plot got a bit lost and the ending was a bit abrupt. Par for the series, we don't spend a lot of time with the after their declaration of love which gives this book an untypical ending. However, to since the bigger mystery in this book was kind of stupid I didn’t like it as much as book 2 which had a much more focused, smaller plot.
This big bad evill will likely be explored in the next book but it left this particular book hanging a bit like filler in terms of the wider world. As a result, I am reducing this down to 3.5 stars.
The writing continues to be strong - a little cold here given the heroine’s background. The writing was “heavy” (I don't know how to describe it) - it reflected well the heroine’s unhappiness and the pressure she is under. It’s not angst per se but a sadness and otherness which pervades most of the book. As a consequence, this is not the happiest romance out there but there is a gravity here which I don't often find in PNR books which tend to be more cheesy.
It was also interesting to have the heroine be so much more powerful than the rest of the men in the world - more than the hero most of the time. It gave the book a bit more teeth than typical alpha PNR. I noted that in book 2 as well.
As usual with this series, I like the heroine more than the hero. He was almost a non-entity - almost an alpha-ass when we are introduced to him but thankfully he didn’t keep annoying me throughout the book.
The last 30/40 pages were kind of meh though which made the book wobble a bit. The macro plot got a bit lost and the ending was a bit abrupt. Par for the series, we don't spend a lot of time with the after their declaration of love which gives this book an untypical ending. However, to since the bigger mystery in this book was kind of stupid I didn’t like it as much as book 2 which had a much more focused, smaller plot.
This big bad evill will likely be explored in the next book but it left this particular book hanging a bit like filler in terms of the wider world. As a result, I am reducing this down to 3.5 stars.