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angelinafxrs's review against another edition
3.0
2.5.
Gosh. This book has so so so so so much potential and that’s how it started out.
The world building and the story was so interesting and cool and I like the characters (pretended she was like 25 instead of 20).
But…
The pacing is off in this book. It felt like 45% of the book happened off-page, and not in a good way.
Idk if it was a crappy editor who screwed the author over or what, but the pacing is. So. Off.
No “breathing” places. Action after action. We need more moments to get to know the characters, and for the characters to get to know each other.
It all happens in like a week- very much insta-love but even more than that.
It feels like a lot of things in general was just skipped and cut. Which brings down my score.
It had so much potential fr. I loved the murder mystery, wish it would have been investigated more as to why or how but it’s just brushed over.
It just feels like it was put through a slicer and again- not in a good way.
The book should’ve been 20-30% longer with moments of quiet and to get to know them.
She went from “I’m better than other girls and don’t sleep around” to her wanting him in like 2 pages.
It just made it hard to connect or root for them. Feels like I don’t even know them or how it happened after finishing the whole book.
Sad. Because I loved the set up and how the story could’ve evolved. The relationships as well.
Gosh. This book has so so so so so much potential and that’s how it started out.
The world building and the story was so interesting and cool and I like the characters (pretended she was like 25 instead of 20).
But…
The pacing is off in this book. It felt like 45% of the book happened off-page, and not in a good way.
Idk if it was a crappy editor who screwed the author over or what, but the pacing is. So. Off.
No “breathing” places. Action after action. We need more moments to get to know the characters, and for the characters to get to know each other.
It all happens in like a week- very much insta-love but even more than that.
It feels like a lot of things in general was just skipped and cut. Which brings down my score.
It had so much potential fr. I loved the murder mystery, wish it would have been investigated more as to why or how but it’s just brushed over.
It just feels like it was put through a slicer and again- not in a good way.
The book should’ve been 20-30% longer with moments of quiet and to get to know them.
She went from “I’m better than other girls and don’t sleep around” to her wanting him in like 2 pages.
It just made it hard to connect or root for them. Feels like I don’t even know them or how it happened after finishing the whole book.
Sad. Because I loved the set up and how the story could’ve evolved. The relationships as well.
beccagreenwood's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
marineb09's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
andehn22's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
riz715zo's review against another edition
2.0
1.5 - All the books in the previous series + the prequel to this + this use sexual assault as a plot device. I can't take anymore of it. The writing is decent, but I can't do another round of it.
tamscorner's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
angels_gp17's review against another edition
5.0
Nov. 2018: Waking the Dragon has been re-released and I read it. I loved it all over again. I was on the edge of my set with the mystery and danger Jessen is in. It was wonderful and the little tide bit (I think she added something from the 1st edition) was great! Love the Morgan's!
~ 5 Waking the Dragon Stars ~
Waking the Dragon is book one in the Vale of Stars series by [a:Juliette Cross|7795664|Juliette Cross|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1448509244p2/7795664.jpg] and is best read after you read the Nightwing novellas. It gives us a different perspective on the Morgon race and that some prefer to embrace there more darker dragon side.
I love dragons and JCross has made these Morgon men so irresistible. When they find their true mate it’s a love like no other. I am in love with these Morgon men and can’t get enough. This book was outstanding and I could not put it down.
Moria is the little sister of Jessen, which we meet both in [b:Soulfire|20640241|Soulfire (Nightwing, #1)|Juliette Cross|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1401365394s/20640241.jpg|39930900]. Moria is Senior Editor for her college newspaper and will go to great lengths to get her story. I’m one who shy’s away from characters that are reports. They always seem too pushy, noisy, and annoying to me, but JCross made Moria more of an investigative type, which I found interesting. She is also very strong willed and independent.
Kol is the embodiment of the more hard core Morgon man. Captain of the Morgon Guard and Alpha all the way. We get to meet him in [b:Windburn|20640247|Windburn (Nightwing, #2)|Juliette Cross|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1416661525s/20640247.jpg|39930915]. He reminded me of Judd from the Psy-Changeling series. A man cold as ice who needs the love of his true mate to thaw him out.
We are about 5-years into humans and Morgon’s living peaceful together, but that peace is about to shatter. We are taken on a murder mystery that is intense, darker then I expected, but so good and WOW the author throws in a really good plot with some twists that had me reeling. The last few pages where intense, action crazy, and overwhelming.
Kol and Moria make a great pair. The chemistry between these two is explosive. Neither want the emotional ties, but fate has other plans. As things move along they grow to have a deeper emotional and physical connection that both never expected to be possible. The love story was beautiful done.
I can not wait for more in this brand new series by JCross. This book is outstanding, sweet, sexy, crazy, intense, and all out awesome.
*Disclaimer: Review copy provided by Kensington Books via NetGalley with the sole purpose of an honest review. All thoughts, comments and ratings are my own.
~ 5 Waking the Dragon Stars ~
Waking the Dragon is book one in the Vale of Stars series by [a:Juliette Cross|7795664|Juliette Cross|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1448509244p2/7795664.jpg] and is best read after you read the Nightwing novellas. It gives us a different perspective on the Morgon race and that some prefer to embrace there more darker dragon side.
I love dragons and JCross has made these Morgon men so irresistible. When they find their true mate it’s a love like no other. I am in love with these Morgon men and can’t get enough. This book was outstanding and I could not put it down.
Moria is the little sister of Jessen, which we meet both in [b:Soulfire|20640241|Soulfire (Nightwing, #1)|Juliette Cross|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1401365394s/20640241.jpg|39930900]. Moria is Senior Editor for her college newspaper and will go to great lengths to get her story. I’m one who shy’s away from characters that are reports. They always seem too pushy, noisy, and annoying to me, but JCross made Moria more of an investigative type, which I found interesting. She is also very strong willed and independent.
Kol is the embodiment of the more hard core Morgon man. Captain of the Morgon Guard and Alpha all the way. We get to meet him in [b:Windburn|20640247|Windburn (Nightwing, #2)|Juliette Cross|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1416661525s/20640247.jpg|39930915]. He reminded me of Judd from the Psy-Changeling series. A man cold as ice who needs the love of his true mate to thaw him out.
We are about 5-years into humans and Morgon’s living peaceful together, but that peace is about to shatter. We are taken on a murder mystery that is intense, darker then I expected, but so good and WOW the author throws in a really good plot with some twists that had me reeling. The last few pages where intense, action crazy, and overwhelming.
Kol and Moria make a great pair. The chemistry between these two is explosive. Neither want the emotional ties, but fate has other plans. As things move along they grow to have a deeper emotional and physical connection that both never expected to be possible. The love story was beautiful done.
I can not wait for more in this brand new series by JCross. This book is outstanding, sweet, sexy, crazy, intense, and all out awesome.
*Disclaimer: Review copy provided by Kensington Books via NetGalley with the sole purpose of an honest review. All thoughts, comments and ratings are my own.