plaidpladd's review
3.0
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
You would like this book if you wished Uprooted by Naomi Novik was more of a romance novel. I enjoyed reading it, but probably would have enjoyed it more if that comparison wasn't always in the forefront of my mind. It was impossible not to compare them: they are so similar. In this book, the stakes felt lower and the characters, except for Imara, felt less three-dimensional.
The strongest part of this book is definitely the world building. It was an interesting fantasy world, a fun take on elf-like creatures and how their magic works. I also thought Imara was a strongly-realized character with a satisfying arc. I wish her male counterpart, Lajos, had had a similar arc, but he pretty much fell in insta-love with her and didn't deviate, which was a little boring. I like romance novels that are about both protagonists growing separately and together (especially when you get dual POVs).
Another main concern was that the title should really be "The Dragon Master's Bride" because.
You would like this book if you wished Uprooted by Naomi Novik was more of a romance novel. I enjoyed reading it, but probably would have enjoyed it more if that comparison wasn't always in the forefront of my mind. It was impossible not to compare them: they are so similar. In this book, the stakes felt lower and the characters, except for Imara, felt less three-dimensional.
The strongest part of this book is definitely the world building. It was an interesting fantasy world, a fun take on elf-like creatures and how their magic works. I also thought Imara was a strongly-realized character with a satisfying arc. I wish her male counterpart, Lajos, had had a similar arc, but he pretty much fell in insta-love with her and didn't deviate, which was a little boring. I like romance novels that are about both protagonists growing separately and together (especially when you get dual POVs).
Another main concern was that the title should really be "The Dragon Master's Bride" because
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the current title and cover are basically huge spoilers for what seemed like what was intended to be a dramatic revealellensbookishcollection's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ.ย
๐๐ก๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง.
The Dragon's Bride turned out to be a fun read, perfect for a lazy Sunday!ย
๐ Elemental Magic
๐Forced Proximityย
๐ Dragons
๐ One Bed
๐ Slow Burn
Can one snarky Dragon Master, and his deficient, sacrificial, seidr bride save the lands from destitution, and restore it to its former glory? While also protecting the villagers of Omdahl from the twisted mages?ย
"๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐," ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐.
The beginning was slow, and I wasn't hooked until aroubd halfway through. But the story was fun! I really enjoyed Imara. From the girl who didn't see her own worth, to someone who truly stands in her own power. Ronar is snarky, constantly poking at Imara. But overall I enjoyed the relationship between them. It was very slow burn, more closed door, that didn't bother me. The relationship between the two of them was sweet.ย
I believe this is a standalone, but I would love another story with the characters! I want to know more about the magic of the world, and get to know the side characters better. I enjoyed it!
"๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ."
๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐, ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ. "๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐."
"๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ. ๐'๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ." ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐.
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ 4/5
๐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ญ๐บ ๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐๐, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง.
The Dragon's Bride turned out to be a fun read, perfect for a lazy Sunday!ย
๐ Elemental Magic
๐Forced Proximityย
๐ Dragons
๐ One Bed
๐ Slow Burn
Can one snarky Dragon Master, and his deficient, sacrificial, seidr bride save the lands from destitution, and restore it to its former glory? While also protecting the villagers of Omdahl from the twisted mages?ย
"๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐," ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐.
The beginning was slow, and I wasn't hooked until aroubd halfway through. But the story was fun! I really enjoyed Imara. From the girl who didn't see her own worth, to someone who truly stands in her own power. Ronar is snarky, constantly poking at Imara. But overall I enjoyed the relationship between them. It was very slow burn, more closed door, that didn't bother me. The relationship between the two of them was sweet.ย
I believe this is a standalone, but I would love another story with the characters! I want to know more about the magic of the world, and get to know the side characters better. I enjoyed it!
"๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ."
๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐, ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ. "๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐."
"๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ. ๐'๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ." ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐.
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ 4/5
๐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ญ๐บ ๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐๐, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ.
ecofriendly_bookworm's review
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
lou_wilham's review
5.0
A beautifully rendered fairy tale with hints of Beauty and the Beast, Lord of the Rings, and all the sass you could possibly want!
Christie and Beaumont bring to life a rich world full of well-rounded characters, fascinating magic, and an enchanting love story for the ages. All I can say is if you love fairy tales, do yourself a favor, and snag a copy. It won't disappoint.
Christie and Beaumont bring to life a rich world full of well-rounded characters, fascinating magic, and an enchanting love story for the ages. All I can say is if you love fairy tales, do yourself a favor, and snag a copy. It won't disappoint.
cbramblings's review
4.0
It's hard to write a story, and for two people to mesh so well while writting a story it's even harder... These two authors did that in spades.
I love books about dragons, and if they have slow burn romance, witty banter, some snark and epic fantasy ... well I'm sold.
This book had all that and more, it reads so fast once you do have time to sit down with it .. because if you have other chores they will be forgotten..
I thoroughly enjoyed the relationship between our main protagonists and how their relationship is developped, and I don't often say this but I wish that this was a series because it's a world I would love to get back to.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I love books about dragons, and if they have slow burn romance, witty banter, some snark and epic fantasy ... well I'm sold.
This book had all that and more, it reads so fast once you do have time to sit down with it .. because if you have other chores they will be forgotten..
I thoroughly enjoyed the relationship between our main protagonists and how their relationship is developped, and I don't often say this but I wish that this was a series because it's a world I would love to get back to.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
cheesy_fries's review
3.0
a girl who is the only person in her village who is without any powers. When the villagers get attacked by mages and with the land drying up, there is lack of offerings to gift the Dragon King. So they offer her as his bride in exchange for protection that's imara .
ths character were very bland and i really didn't connect with the mc
overall a good read, i read it in one setting
plot was somewhat predictable
but nice beach read
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
ths character were very bland and i really didn't connect with the mc
overall a good read, i read it in one setting
plot was somewhat predictable
but nice beach read
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
bookly68's review
5.0
THIS BOOK IS A-MAZING!!! I LOVED IT!!!
I donโt even know where to start, but I love dragons and have been eagerly anticipating this book!!! BUT, this book is SO MUCH MORE than I expected!!!! It is one of the best books Iโve read this year!!!
Unbelievably written by two authors with one voice! A rich world full of fantasy and magic. Dragons that are so breathtaking and majestic!! Well-rounded characters that grow so much as the story progresses. I loved the MCโs!!! I was so wrapped up in them. Iโm so happy that their story will continue!!
This is one of those stories that you can't get enough of. Once started I couldnโt put it down! You'll want to turn around and read it again the second you're done.
I donโt even know where to start, but I love dragons and have been eagerly anticipating this book!!! BUT, this book is SO MUCH MORE than I expected!!!! It is one of the best books Iโve read this year!!!
Unbelievably written by two authors with one voice! A rich world full of fantasy and magic. Dragons that are so breathtaking and majestic!! Well-rounded characters that grow so much as the story progresses. I loved the MCโs!!! I was so wrapped up in them. Iโm so happy that their story will continue!!
This is one of those stories that you can't get enough of. Once started I couldnโt put it down! You'll want to turn around and read it again the second you're done.
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