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Posted At: Riverina Romantics
Rating: 4/5*
Romance: 4/5 <3
Mommy, can I have a dragon shifter for my birthday? Pleaseeeeeee!
This was a great book! The firestorm happened fairly early, the action picked up early, then it was a race to the finish. It kept me interested, reading furiously to see how everything played out. It was nice to see an appearance by some of the other shifters and their families, I always miss how they all interact with each other. I do wish they had been allowed a little more page time, but hey, we don’t always get what we want. I remember as I was reading, I was surprised how things happened and how quickly. It was a nice change from the other novels that seemed a little more even. I have to say the pace fit Brandon and Liz, so it was good.
I couldn’t get over how childlike Brandon behaved for most of the book. I had a hard time believing that he was a grown adult, instead of a teenager --cause he sure as hell acted like one. I think that was my biggest peeve with him. He was so sure of the firestorm between him and Liz, yet he tried to furiously deny what he was and embrace it. Yes, Liz was doing something similar with herself, but she took it like an adult. Brandon just ran away like a kid. What I really liked about him, though, was his dedication and loyalty. Once he got involved with Liz, he made sure to do everything he could to protect her and make their relationship work. He fought for her, both physically and emotionally. He supported her even though he didn’t know about her own personal demons. He was determined to do the firestorm right, and was loyal to her until the end. He never once denied what was going on between them or their relationship. He embraced it completely and allowed it to flourish.
I really liked Liz’s character. She was a very strong and capable woman, despite how her life quickly got turned upside down the moment she got to Hawaii. She had been living in a mental world of her own making since she was a child, and when she got tangled up with Brandon, she realized she couldn’t hide who she was anymore. She had to embrace it, or everyone she had grown to care about could die. Things around her quickly start going haywire, lives started getting threatened, and her whole world gets altered. She takes it in stride, even the goofy-ass behavior of Brandon. She takes the knowledge she has and uses it to help not only Brandon and the other Pyr, but also herself. She becomes a one-woman fighting force, coupled with the strength and loyalty of Brandon, and the rest of the Pyr. She also never once denied the relationship she had with Brandon. She embraced it, even accepted the things he told her as if she had already known them. She didn’t doubt him and she never hid the fact that she cared about him so deeply. It was very refreshing to see two people embrace each other so readily instead of wasting time denying it and fighting against it.
Their romance was passionate and sweeping. They wasted no time in coming together and embracing each other. It only grew from the moment they joined. It showed how strong they were together, and how much stronger they continued to become in the face of all on danger chasing them. They made an amazing team, one that had me cheering for them until the very end. I really wanted this one to work, especially with everything that was working against them. I really liked the confidence and loyalty they had to each other.
Overall, despite Brandon being so juvenile at times, this was a great book and a great addition to the Dragonfire series. The family that these dragons create, both with each other and their own personal families, is amazing to see on the page. It always makes me happy by the time I put the book down, knowing that there is that kind of love out there. Really good story.
I want more. Now.
Rating: 4/5*
Romance: 4/5 <3
Mommy, can I have a dragon shifter for my birthday? Pleaseeeeeee!
This was a great book! The firestorm happened fairly early, the action picked up early, then it was a race to the finish. It kept me interested, reading furiously to see how everything played out. It was nice to see an appearance by some of the other shifters and their families, I always miss how they all interact with each other. I do wish they had been allowed a little more page time, but hey, we don’t always get what we want. I remember as I was reading, I was surprised how things happened and how quickly. It was a nice change from the other novels that seemed a little more even. I have to say the pace fit Brandon and Liz, so it was good.
I couldn’t get over how childlike Brandon behaved for most of the book. I had a hard time believing that he was a grown adult, instead of a teenager --cause he sure as hell acted like one. I think that was my biggest peeve with him. He was so sure of the firestorm between him and Liz, yet he tried to furiously deny what he was and embrace it. Yes, Liz was doing something similar with herself, but she took it like an adult. Brandon just ran away like a kid. What I really liked about him, though, was his dedication and loyalty. Once he got involved with Liz, he made sure to do everything he could to protect her and make their relationship work. He fought for her, both physically and emotionally. He supported her even though he didn’t know about her own personal demons. He was determined to do the firestorm right, and was loyal to her until the end. He never once denied what was going on between them or their relationship. He embraced it completely and allowed it to flourish.
I really liked Liz’s character. She was a very strong and capable woman, despite how her life quickly got turned upside down the moment she got to Hawaii. She had been living in a mental world of her own making since she was a child, and when she got tangled up with Brandon, she realized she couldn’t hide who she was anymore. She had to embrace it, or everyone she had grown to care about could die. Things around her quickly start going haywire, lives started getting threatened, and her whole world gets altered. She takes it in stride, even the goofy-ass behavior of Brandon. She takes the knowledge she has and uses it to help not only Brandon and the other Pyr, but also herself. She becomes a one-woman fighting force, coupled with the strength and loyalty of Brandon, and the rest of the Pyr. She also never once denied the relationship she had with Brandon. She embraced it, even accepted the things he told her as if she had already known them. She didn’t doubt him and she never hid the fact that she cared about him so deeply. It was very refreshing to see two people embrace each other so readily instead of wasting time denying it and fighting against it.
Their romance was passionate and sweeping. They wasted no time in coming together and embracing each other. It only grew from the moment they joined. It showed how strong they were together, and how much stronger they continued to become in the face of all on danger chasing them. They made an amazing team, one that had me cheering for them until the very end. I really wanted this one to work, especially with everything that was working against them. I really liked the confidence and loyalty they had to each other.
Overall, despite Brandon being so juvenile at times, this was a great book and a great addition to the Dragonfire series. The family that these dragons create, both with each other and their own personal families, is amazing to see on the page. It always makes me happy by the time I put the book down, knowing that there is that kind of love out there. Really good story.
I want more. Now.
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