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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was really cute and funny and sweet, it’s exactly what it’s marketed as, cozy fantasy! Plus it plays into the dumbness of it all sometimes and that’s great
Can we talk about the cover literally being Sylvain and Ferdinand from FE3H though?
Can we talk about the cover literally being Sylvain and Ferdinand from FE3H though?
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This is a funny fantasy romantic comedy. Who doesn't wanna step into their favorite fantasy novel. Isekai trope is one of my favorite types of books for easy fun fantasy reads.
Rhys/Feliks had such a squirrel brain. I'd loved his personality. Mixing his silliness with Marek's angst and grumpiness gives the perfect grumpy/sunshine tropes. Watching Feliks confuse the hell out of everyone was hilarious. I loved the side characters of Bunny the dragon, our murderous son Damon, and our murderous BFF Kasia.
Honestly, the plot was secondary to the character relationships and the romance. That really works for me. It might not work for others, but I love this book and we'll be looking forward to the next one.
Rhys/Feliks had such a squirrel brain. I'd loved his personality. Mixing his silliness with Marek's angst and grumpiness gives the perfect grumpy/sunshine tropes. Watching Feliks confuse the hell out of everyone was hilarious. I loved the side characters of Bunny the dragon, our murderous son Damon, and our murderous BFF Kasia.
Honestly, the plot was secondary to the character relationships and the romance. That really works for me. It might not work for others, but I love this book and we'll be looking forward to the next one.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Delightfully full of shenanigans. This is a great example of a portal fantasy, and I love the characters. Feliks is particularly fun, and increases the shenanigans level of any scene by a minimum of 10% just by showing up. Looking forward to the sequel.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
This was an okay read, but with a blurb of "an ordinary guy crashes into a cozy fantasy" it wasn't really what I expected. The book was lighthearted and humorous, but the world itself was not a particularly cozy one, with an abusive marriage, cheating, harrassment and bullying, people plotting to kill each other, stabbing each other, having to do life-risking stunts (not always succesfully) to prove their worth... it wasn't that dark in tone and none of this is stuff that I mind reading about, it's just not a setting that comes to mind for me when I see the words "cozy fantasy".
There were a lot of sweet moments in the book, and while I found Feliks a bit grating at times I appreciated how honest (well, to some extent) he was, particularly in how he wanted to do right by Marek. I enjoyed a lot of the world building, like the lore behind Tamers and Riders, and would love to see that explored more. I liked Marek and Kasia a lot too, but a lot of the other characters were a bit too unserious for me and I'm just not into that type of humour. I think that was the biggest reason why I didn't enjoy the book more, I much prefer grounded books to wacky books and this one leaned just a bit too much into the latter category for me to like it more than I did.
There were a lot of sweet moments in the book, and while I found Feliks a bit grating at times I appreciated how honest (well, to some extent) he was, particularly in how he wanted to do right by Marek. I enjoyed a lot of the world building, like the lore behind Tamers and Riders, and would love to see that explored more. I liked Marek and Kasia a lot too, but a lot of the other characters were a bit too unserious for me and I'm just not into that type of humour. I think that was the biggest reason why I didn't enjoy the book more, I much prefer grounded books to wacky books and this one leaned just a bit too much into the latter category for me to like it more than I did.
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Dragon Falls (How to Tame a Husband) is a gay cozy fantasy about an ordinary guy who gets transported into a fantasy world where he is mistaken as a despicable dragonrider and husband to the dragon’s tamer. He must charm the townsfolk, the dragon, and his husband if he ever wants to survive long enough to return home. It’s a tough job when the villainous person he is mistaken for is so widely despised.
I really enjoyed this book with its humor and heart. Touted as an ordinary guy crashing into a cozy fantasy, I’d actually more accurately describe it as an ordinary guy turning an epic fantasy into a cozy fantasy. To compare, it’s as a cozier and less raunchy Tales From Verania (by TJ Klune). It was just a whole lot of fun to read. Told from both their perspectives, Feliks and Marek are both men you can root for and whose romance you want to work. Ordinary guy Feliks was just hilarious and ridiculous and all over the place while dragon tamer Marek is a gruff softie. If you want a zany romcom with dragons, this is the right pick for you.
Dragon Falls is a gay cozy fantasy romance that is light-hearted, funny, and ridiculous.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes