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kymagirl's review against another edition
4.0
Mede is the only female dragon shifter on Draig and wants to be thought of as more than just a marriageable female. She wants to be viewed as an equal. As a show of her opposition to marriage, she smashed her own crystal so that she could control her own life. Llyr, the future Draig king, loves Mede and knows she's his mate but he doesn't want her to know until they know one another on a deeper level. There are plenty of challenges and threats throughout the story with just the right amount of hot and steamy action. Enjoyed some of the characters who come into play in later stories - Attor, Myrddin. I enjoyed reading this but wish I had started out reading this one first- it's the ninth book in the series yet it's the prequel to the other eight and there are things that would have felt clearer if I'd read this one first.
jje121579's review against another edition
5.0
I love that these two have background. Mede doesn’t even realize Llyr has been watching her since he was a boy. The way these characters interact is so heartachingly sweet, with a touch of sadness for the misunderstanding you can see coming a mile away. Their angsty romance is derailed by a couple of twists thrown in their path resulting in an action packed fun sexy read.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
tarana's review
2.0
This is a reminder. STOP BUYING this author's books!! I loved the first book of the Dragon Lord series. It was refreshing, it was original and reasonably well plotted. The later books have maybe 20 pages of new material and just rehash what was in previous books. This book is a prequel to the Dragon Lords. It was very promising because she had a lot of new material while including information that will become apparent in later books. She apparently forgot some the history she presented in previous books. So many things don't jive with it. Having someone check it for continuity would have helped this book a lot. I'm giving it two stars because it doesn't completely suck.
Mason Lloyd does do an excellent job narrating this book. If you want a fluff piece to listen to while tooling along home from work, he's credible, his voice is fairly crisp and he does neat foreign sounding accents (Eastern European-like).
Note: I will be happy to loan this book to the first US person who PMs me who has a Kindle account.
Mason Lloyd does do an excellent job narrating this book. If you want a fluff piece to listen to while tooling along home from work, he's credible, his voice is fairly crisp and he does neat foreign sounding accents (Eastern European-like).
Note: I will be happy to loan this book to the first US person who PMs me who has a Kindle account.
manth1975's review
5.0
Satisfying prequel
This is very satisfying as it answers lots of questions raised in the Dragon princes books. I loved the story and the cave scene was particularly beautiful. A lovely stand alone or as part of the series
This is very satisfying as it answers lots of questions raised in the Dragon princes books. I loved the story and the cave scene was particularly beautiful. A lovely stand alone or as part of the series
nikkisbooknook's review
4.0
The Dragon Lords Saga begins!!! This is a prequel which shows Mede and Llyr as young dragon shifters.
Mede is most definitely not getting married!! So much so she smashed her crystal when still a youngster. She sees mating as an end to the life she has, no more training with the men or running in the forest. That is just not the HEA she is after. So she goes after entry to the Dead Dragons, a Draig order of Chivalry, and a high honour.
Whilst completing her initiation, bringing back fur from a Var, she stumbles across a noble Var, who allows her to scrape off some of his fur. He finds her smell intoxicating and realises she is the fabled female dragon!! And Prince Attor wants her for his half mate. Var don't fully mate like the draig, he just wants Mede for his collection. He thinks that having Mede will make him overall ruler of the planet - cam anyone say delusional!!!
Prince Llyr had seen Mede when they were children and new she was his mate. He understands that she wants to be her own person but isn't above a bit of subterfuge to stack the deck in his favour!!
A stonking good story and a great way to fill in some of the remaining gaps from the Dragon Lords series. We see what shaped Attor and his beliefs and how the two shifter tribes came to a kind of non-war stalemate. Great read
Mede is most definitely not getting married!! So much so she smashed her crystal when still a youngster. She sees mating as an end to the life she has, no more training with the men or running in the forest. That is just not the HEA she is after. So she goes after entry to the Dead Dragons, a Draig order of Chivalry, and a high honour.
Whilst completing her initiation, bringing back fur from a Var, she stumbles across a noble Var, who allows her to scrape off some of his fur. He finds her smell intoxicating and realises she is the fabled female dragon!! And Prince Attor wants her for his half mate. Var don't fully mate like the draig, he just wants Mede for his collection. He thinks that having Mede will make him overall ruler of the planet - cam anyone say delusional!!!
Prince Llyr had seen Mede when they were children and new she was his mate. He understands that she wants to be her own person but isn't above a bit of subterfuge to stack the deck in his favour!!
A stonking good story and a great way to fill in some of the remaining gaps from the Dragon Lords series. We see what shaped Attor and his beliefs and how the two shifter tribes came to a kind of non-war stalemate. Great read
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