Last day of the month... at the end i didn't read as many dragon theme books for the challenge even if i prepared several i guess i rebelled against the fact i had to read them...also today was a heavy day for me with lot of bad news so i guess September will be finished... after all october is paranormal month so i can hope to participate in great challenge and contests i perhaps be lucky to get more books in my favourite genres
However, September is still on for a few hours and i wanted to share with you a book with dragon that i got during a promotion ( can't remember when exactly or from where^^;; bad me i know) it was on my computer for quite a long time and thus i decided to read it . i posted the resume from goodread but i saw there was an error in it and i couldn't find one without so don't put to much thinking into it if you read or have read the story.
So here comes Soul of the Dragon by Natalie Damschroder. Happy Reading!
Publisher: Dragonsoul Books
Publication: 2012
ISBN: 0373277210
Genre: paranormal romance,
fantasy, dragon
Violence: strong
Language: normal
sex: mild
Public: 18+
Source: got free during a promotional actionViolence: strong
Language: normal
sex: mild
Public: 18+
A thousand years ago, a jealous mage cursed a young lord into dragon form to keep him from his soulmate, a peasant girl coveted by the mage. They have three lifetimes to break the curse.
Twice they have failed.
Alexa Ranger doesn’t remember the lord’s son who was her soulmate three lifetimes ago, nor does she recall their previous attempts to break the curse—each one ending in her death. But she does remember Cyrgyn, the golden dragon who has haunted her dreams since childhood and has appeared to her now to begin their final attempt.
A highly trained spy, Alexa has been preparing for this mission her entire life. But her skills are no match for the desperate mage who has lost none of his command of magic—and none of his twisted, possessive need for her. She is determined to save the dragon she has come to love, but there is more than the curse standing in their way…
My opinion:
I picked this book because of the dragon
since I wanted more for the challenge ….i had it on my pile for a long time but
since it was also the first book in the “soul” series I thought I was really
time I read it. I don’t regret this
choice really but I’m disappointed…even the summary isn’t correct by the way:
they have 4 attempts to lift the curse and failed 3 times already ( not 2) I
don’t understand why it hasn’t been corrected yet.
I
perhaps had too many expectations about this one because of the flashing colors
on the cover but at the end it’s a pleasant read yes but nothing more. The
beginning is a little hard to get into because Cyrgyn has years of experiences
and Alexa thanks to her training and profession can nearly confront everything
throw at her but as a reader the connection with the characters needed more, it
was too rushed and underdeveloped. I can accept the fact they are soulmates and
thus for them it’s normal but something was missing. First they accept all:
dragon exist, there is a curse, he is my soulmate etc and then she doubts to
love him etc either she feel the connection or she doesn’t but she can’t at the
same time trust him and not believe him completely it doesn’t make sense to me.
Then after several chapters when the
action is really taking place, I enjoyed the story more yes but I wasn’t
completely immersed in it either. The character of Ryc was a little too
predictable oh the idea in itself was good and the plot had interesting bases
but the final result didn’t reach my expectations. Like I said it was predictable,
the characters accept the situation too easily, now there is a twist at the end
that I didn’t expect but it dropped too quickly. The characters do their quest,
some things are revealed and that stops there…I missed a real conclusion with
the bad ones punished etc
I’m not saying the end is a cliffhanger
because it’s not but while the story is finished you are left wanting, hoping
for something more… either a big punishment or a big happy moment instead of which you get idea about a future,
plans and nothing more. So this book
isn’t bad, some idea and concept are really interesting but the story telling
needs improvement in my opinion so we could life the story and not be a simple
spectator.
We do get dragon action and dragon
romance but it could have been more, it doesn’t focuses on that while the
dragon part of the title could have make us hope. Alexa is the main heroine and
the one who has the biggest role.
I
could perhaps give the rest of the series a try but to be honest I will do so
only if book 2 gets free during a promotional action because I’m hoping it will
get only better but I don’t want to bet my money of that either. Now it doesn’t
mean I will abandon this author either, if I’m correct I do have another of her
book and I’m really curious to see the difference in both books.
Score: 2,5/5
Score: 2,5/5
Disclaimer: All opinions are my own and
no compensation was received in exchange for this review
Aw I'm sorry you're having a rough time right now Miki. I hope whatever the news was that you got today that it'll improve and you'll have a better october.
RépondreSupprimeri hope to but at least i can count on you and the blogging community so i don't feel like giving up^^ ( and paranormal month ^^ it's exciting^^)
SupprimerOh I'm sorry it wasn't that good...
RépondreSupprimeri hoped perhaps for too much it wasn't bad per say but not for me
Supprimer:( Sorry it wasnt that good. It sounds like they put to much in it.
RépondreSupprimeror not enough but when after i saw that even the summary wasn't corected ....
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