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dalidja's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
nixttz's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
gypsydawn's review against another edition
5.0
Snarky!
This is one of those urban fantasies that is both snarky and fun, while so being intelligent and actually holding a plot together. Well done.
This is one of those urban fantasies that is both snarky and fun, while so being intelligent and actually holding a plot together. Well done.
riahtalon's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
curls's review against another edition
5.0
It had to be hard to laugh when one’s haughtiness mask was affixed so tightly. “
Who told you this lie? Dragons have riotous senses of humor, but we only tell jokes among our own kind. Inferior species would not have the necessary mental acuity to grasp them.”
So much haughtiness.
Val and Zac team up to stop another dragon who’s hiding out on Earth.
This is a really funny urban fantasy series.
Who told you this lie? Dragons have riotous senses of humor, but we only tell jokes among our own kind. Inferior species would not have the necessary mental acuity to grasp them.”
So much haughtiness.
Val and Zac team up to stop another dragon who’s hiding out on Earth.
This is a really funny urban fantasy series.
angels_gp17's review against another edition
5.0
Battle Bond is book two in the Death Before Dragons series by Lindsay Buroker. It’s full of fast-paced action and non-stop adventure that will keep you coming back for more.
I’m hooked!! Book one grabbed me and I couldn’t help put pick up the next book and the next. I like the direction things are going and how we learn more and more about Val. The world building is well done and the character development is just right. I also can’t get enough of our tiger side kick.
Battle Bond picks up immediately after the ending of Sinister Magic.
Val is a kick-ass heroine who’s hardworking and sarcastic. She’s got the best sidekick in her fury friend. I really like Val! She has doubts and fears just like all of use. She’s got quirks, heart, and isn’t perfect. All this makes her more human and relatable.
This time around a dragon has come to Earth to harass Zav. He’s nothing like Zav and has kidnapped children all in his twisted desire to put Zav off his game. Val ends up in the middle of this game between dragons. As for the dragons we still don’t know about their politics, but I’m sure that will come to light as the series moves on. Besides the case for work in the missing children, Val also takes on a pro-bono case for her friend Nin who is being harassed by a pride of big cat shifters.
For all of Val’s bluster, she cares, a LOT. As the story progresses we learn that things aren’t finished with the dark elves and that she’s going to end up in the thick of things again as she tries to do the right thing under some very difficult restrictions; especially the ones that the government has put on her.
Last, this book does hint at an eventual romance between Val and Zav. I’m not sure if I want this to happen or not. Zav doesn’t see Val as much more than a lesser being and that dragons are superior. At times you think he sees her as more, but then it’s right back to the lesser being.
Battle Bond is the same breakneck-pace as the first book with a few pauses added in, but for the most part it’s go go go. Val has to learn to navigate the magical and mundane in this world as things are changing.
Rated: 4. 5 Stars
I’m hooked!! Book one grabbed me and I couldn’t help put pick up the next book and the next. I like the direction things are going and how we learn more and more about Val. The world building is well done and the character development is just right. I also can’t get enough of our tiger side kick.
Battle Bond picks up immediately after the ending of Sinister Magic.
Val is a kick-ass heroine who’s hardworking and sarcastic. She’s got the best sidekick in her fury friend. I really like Val! She has doubts and fears just like all of use. She’s got quirks, heart, and isn’t perfect. All this makes her more human and relatable.
This time around a dragon has come to Earth to harass Zav. He’s nothing like Zav and has kidnapped children all in his twisted desire to put Zav off his game. Val ends up in the middle of this game between dragons. As for the dragons we still don’t know about their politics, but I’m sure that will come to light as the series moves on. Besides the case for work in the missing children, Val also takes on a pro-bono case for her friend Nin who is being harassed by a pride of big cat shifters.
For all of Val’s bluster, she cares, a LOT. As the story progresses we learn that things aren’t finished with the dark elves and that she’s going to end up in the thick of things again as she tries to do the right thing under some very difficult restrictions; especially the ones that the government has put on her.
Last, this book does hint at an eventual romance between Val and Zav. I’m not sure if I want this to happen or not. Zav doesn’t see Val as much more than a lesser being and that dragons are superior. At times you think he sees her as more, but then it’s right back to the lesser being.
Battle Bond is the same breakneck-pace as the first book with a few pauses added in, but for the most part it’s go go go. Val has to learn to navigate the magical and mundane in this world as things are changing.
Rated: 4. 5 Stars
nevclue's review against another edition
3.0
I read the first six books over the course of a weekend, so this review is basically for all of them: This was so close to what I wanted and yet never got there. I liked Val as a character. She had strong Ilona Andrews vibes. But her motivation was always strangely amorphous. Zavryd was a condescending dick, but never seemed straddle that perfect line where the condescension becomes fun. But on the other hand, I did read six straight books...
edievdo's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
shai3d's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0