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Ice-princess, Sara Sinclair, is the most un-Blue Blue Dragon of her Clan. And now her parents signed a marriage contract to an absolute asshat. Sara has no interest in being one half of a snobby Blue power couple. In fact, all she can dream about is biting her obnoxious fiancé’s head off and burying him in the garden. Since that can’t happen, her future seems like a lost cause, until she meets Ian, a fire-breathing Red Dragon—who is everything her fiancé is not.
Now Sara’s jumped from the frying pan into the fire because dating outside of your Clan is against Directorate law. Ian could be thrown in jail or executed without a trial. But now that she knows what love feels like, she can’t imagine being with anyone else.
Talk about a rock and a hard place…
Penelope's Review
So let's talk plot! First of all - I love dragons, love stories about dragons, and think there definitely is not enough books about dragons out there! You can imagine why I was super excited when I came across this one! Basically, all of the dragons live in this community dictated by the Directorate. The dragons are grouped based on their color/abilities e.g. Blue Dragons breathe ice, Red Dragons breathe fire, etc., and being with anyone outside of your clan romantically is forbidden. Cue the forbidden romance! Sigh. I will NEVER get tired of this trope. Never. I love the feeling a forbidden love gives me, and this one did not disappoint! What's interesting is that the plot of this book is the romance itself... this makes much more sense now that I realize this is a prequel but regardless, I wasn't disappointed because the book was written so well.
The main character, Sara, is strong-willed, rebellious, defiant... all the traits I LOVE in a leading lady. She isn't afraid to speak her mind, regardless of what those around her think. Her fiance Ferrin on the other hand... Oh. My. God. I thought I was going to break my Kindle because I wanted to punch something whenever I was reading this arrogant snob's lines. It is a testament to the skills of Chris Cannon that I felt so riled up by this character. I mean seriously, she wrote him in such a fantastic way - he was horrible, controlling, rude, stuck up... the list goes on. I couldn't believe how many chances Sara kept giving him! I was like girl, come on! But his presence just made the spark between Sara and Ian that much better. I was rooting for him before I even knew he was a possibility lol! I was rooting for ANYONE other than Ferrin, honestly. And alas, I got my wish!
The only thing I will say is that the epilogue threw me off a bit. It seemed so rushed and a bit out of place... kind of off from the rest of the book you know? But now that I realize this is a prequel to another series, I understand the need to fill in the gap from this story to where the next one starts rather quickly. If anyone is reading this first, however, it may seem a bit confusing. Maybe confusing isn't the right word... just sort of rushed and detached from the story they were just reading. Just something to keep in mind to anyone picking up this book!
Other than that though, I really enjoyed this book! It was fun and easy to read, didn't take me long to get through. When I put it down I found myself thinking about what was coming next and that is always a great sign! I think younger readers are going to love this, and love the romance between Sara and Ian. Definitely recommend!
Rating: 4/5 Devils!
I absolutely loved this part of the summary, "In fact, all she can dream about is biting her obnoxious fiancé’s head off and burying him in the garden."
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you enjoyed the ARC! Forbidden relationships are one of my favorite romance tropes. Definitely going to have to give this series a try. Thanks for the recommendation!
Haha me too! There was definitely a comedic element to this book that I enjoyed! I hope you like it if you get around to it!!
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