Friday, January 6, 2023

Review: Donna Grant's DRAGON LOVER

 

Rating: 4.5


Kendrick is the Dragon King of the Siennas. He has come to Zora (from Earth) to help with the mysterious foe plaguing that world. While on patrol, Kendrick detects the invisible being and engages with it. He finds the unlikeliest allies coming to his aid – who are also hunting the malevolent being. Kendrick hopes to form a peaceful alliance with the elves; however not everyone wants such an alliance.

Esha is a Sun Elf. She is the leader of the Asavori Rangers – a grouping of elves that protects the elvish realm. While hunting the being responsible for so many elven casualties, Esha and her squadron encounter Kendrick. She rashly agrees to work with the handsome stranger to destroy their common enemy. However, not everyone is happy with Kendrick’s appearance on elven Lands. What choice will Esha choose? Her duty or her heart?

I adore how Kendrick did not want to force Esha to choose between her duty or him. He understood what her position meant to her. I admire Kendrick’s determination to keep Zora from repeating Earth’s catastrophic mistakes, especially for the dragons. He really does not want to upheaval anyone.

I admire Esha’s dedication to her people. She willingly faces danger to keep them protected, especially from a foe they cannot see or know anything about. I also like how Esha saw the benefits of working with Kendrick, especially on a common foe.

DRAGON LOVER is the fifth book in Donna Grant’s paranormal-slash-fantasy romance series, DRAGON KINGS. This series is a spinoff from the author’s popular DARK KING books. I want to say that I am happy that Donna has branched out to other humanoid beings. Honestly? I grew tired of the continuous Fae, Druid, human pairings for the Dragon Kings. It bordered on repetitious to me.

Secondly, I am obsessed with elves. My favorite class is drow – aka dark elves- with sylvan - aka wood elves- a close second. My friends and former role-playing partners can attest to this fact. When I saw that the author delved into elven culture, I got excited. I especially liked how Donna included dark elves. I have a feeling that Dain is going to be my favorite. I blame R.A. Salvatore and Dnd for my drow/dark elves obsession!


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