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Ancient Protector by Katie Reus

crystal_bookworm's review

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5.0

Loved it

Absolutely loved this book and the characters. There is lots of action, romance and heat. With lots of characters that you can fall in love with. As well as wanting to find out more about them.

kieyen's review

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4.0

I enjoyed this story more than I thought I would, and when the

ezichinny's review

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3.0

The audio was a bit difficult to get through. The narrator Lauren Enzo was a bad choice. I wish they had stuck with Jeffrey Kafer but who knows why they didn’t keep him on the spin-off.

Morning Star was the alpha of her shifter clan and she was a global singer named “Star”. Someone kidnapped her sister and for over a year, they were trying to find out who and why. Finally they found who kidnapped Aurora, but getting her from the evil dragon shifter Oscar was going to be tricky.
Plus an ancient dragon shifter named Lachlan has suddenly appeared and he wants Star. She doesn’t trust dragons and certainly doesn’t want them to know what she really is. Her dilemma is now how to rescue Aurora and lose Lachlan at the same time, even though she finds his attractive.

This story was cliche, the grand reveal that stretched the whole book didn’t move me. I think I would have enjoyed this book better If I read it. I liked Lachlan, Star was just okay for me. I never really figured out why their past love was so epic. It was hoping for more but it was really just okay. I do love this author and the Darkness series so I will still read book 2.

fsmeurinne's review

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4.0

Lachlan and Star´s story is part of a spin-off new series, this is a dragon and shifter romance that will keep you entertained from the beginning, this is my first book by the author and I can't wait to read more of them, I wish they get into an audiobook.

redhairedashreads's review

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4.0

After rescuing her sister from her kidnapper and dealing with the world being attacked by dragons, famous singer Star isn’t ready to trust anyone but her clan of misfits, especially not the handsome dragon Lachlan. There is something about him that is familiar and she doesn’t know why. When her sister’s kidnapper launches another attack, Star has no choice but to accept Lachlan’s help to protect her sister.

I really enjoyed this book. I found the world fascinating and really can’t wait to read the next book and learn more about the types of paranormals in this world. I really enjoyed Star and Lachlan. They had great chemistry and a great story. Also I actually enjoyed all the side characters and want to know all their backstories as well.

Star and her sister are very rare shifters, I won’t say what kind, and have hidden their shifter side all their life. Everyone assumes they are some kind of snow leopards since there are a couple in their misfit clan. Star is the alpha of their clan. She is strong, powerful, and determined to protect all her family. She doesn’t trust Lachlan at first but the more she learns about him the more she falls for him. I loved watching Star get sassy with Lachlan. He needs someone who will challenge him and be a strong mate.

“He had waited a lifetime, thousands of lifetimes, for her and he would do it again. She was worth the wait, worth everything.”

Lachlan is a dragon shifter who has just awoken after hibernating for thousands of years. He is protective, arrogant, and determined to win Star. I really hope we learn more about Lachlan’s clan in the future books because I really want to know more about the dragon clans in this world. I also really want to know more about the destruction done by the dragons. It mentions that a lot of the world was destroyed but this only focuses on New Orleans and it’s rebuilding.

Overall, a powerful start to a new series and I cannot wait for the next one.

*ARC provided by Netgalley for an honest review.*

This review was originally posted at Red-Haired Ash Reads.

stellasbookbinge's review

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5.0

This was my first Katie Reus book, and I wasn't disappointed. I couldn't get enough of this story!

Lachlan the dragon shapeshifter is drawn to Star (we don't know what she is) for reasons he's can't explain, but the pull is so strong that neither of them can deny it.

Its a fated mates storyline with some just the right amount of drama and conflict thrown in. It was super fun trying to guess what Start might be, and it was worth the wait.

I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that was provided to me by Netgalley and the Publisher.

bookdragon85's review

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

this_book_girl's review

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3.0

Apparently, I’m on a shifter reading kick but instead of wolves this one had an ancient dragon from Scotland as the love interest. (I’m totally not complaining.) I really enjoyed the plot of this book but I kept hoping for more details. About the attack that led to shifters/supernaturals being outed to the reason why the main character’s kind had been hunted to near extinction and a few other things but those are spoilery.

nikkisbooknook's review

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5.0

We're back in the land of dragon shifters, just after the events of Darkness Rising.

This may be spin-off series but it's absolutely jam-packed with action and isn't just an after-thought.

Star needs to rescue her sister before the dragon who has captured her realises that she is beyond special. Using her talent as a singer she whips herself into a superstar in order to be able to get invited to his estate. With her rag-tag pack of shifters of various kinds, they infiltrate and rescue her sister. But not before a particularly ancient Dragon comes to their aid.

Fast forward a few months and Lachlan finds himself in New Orleans. He soon realises that Star is also in New Orleans and sets out to woo his mate! But she is keeping secrets from him. He's not sure what but he is determined to find out.

Lachlan is the perfect is of determined, craggy, Scottish Dragon, Alpha Male and romantic! Star was a great personality. Tough elder sister, tender friend and lover and reluctant alpha. I cannot wait to see how the saga unfolds!

avanicole927's review

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3.0

I didn’t love this as much as everyone else. Maybe just not fully in the mood for it I guess... not really invested in the characters