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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
CAYDEN VELES EVERYONE!!!!!!
If you're looking for a fantasy romance with dragons and sizzling chemistry, this is it! From the first page, I was hooked by the story of Elowen, a fierce exiled princess bonded to not one, but five dragons. The reluctant allies-to-lovers dynamic between her and Cayden, the dangerously swoon-worthy commander, is everything. Their banter is top-tier, full of sharp wit and tension, and don’t even get me started on those dagger-to-the-throat scenes—the chemistry is just CHEF'S KISS.
Elowen’s quest to reclaim her dragons and take down her ruthless father is filled with action, magic, and adventure. And the way the plot builds around their reluctant partnership—ugh, it’s so good. You can practically feel the sparks flying every time they’re near each other, even when they don’t want to admit it. It’s a story of vengeance, dangerous quests, and undeniable attraction set in a beautifully immersive world.
Trust me, if you’re into fantasy romance with dragons and reluctant allies falling head-over-heels, this book will DEVOUR you just like it did me!
And this is the first book in the series.
If you're looking for a fantasy romance with dragons and sizzling chemistry, this is it! From the first page, I was hooked by the story of Elowen, a fierce exiled princess bonded to not one, but five dragons. The reluctant allies-to-lovers dynamic between her and Cayden, the dangerously swoon-worthy commander, is everything. Their banter is top-tier, full of sharp wit and tension, and don’t even get me started on those dagger-to-the-throat scenes—the chemistry is just CHEF'S KISS.
Elowen’s quest to reclaim her dragons and take down her ruthless father is filled with action, magic, and adventure. And the way the plot builds around their reluctant partnership—ugh, it’s so good. You can practically feel the sparks flying every time they’re near each other, even when they don’t want to admit it. It’s a story of vengeance, dangerous quests, and undeniable attraction set in a beautifully immersive world.
Trust me, if you’re into fantasy romance with dragons and reluctant allies falling head-over-heels, this book will DEVOUR you just like it did me!
And this is the first book in the series.
adventurous
challenging
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
adventurous
funny
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:
Yes
There were a lot of good things about this story, very fun moments, I loved all the absolute shameless flirting from Cayden. it definitely had a fairytale vibe. Loved that there were 5 dragons as well, and to be honest, I feel like the narrator in the audiobook made this book for me a 4 star, otherwise it would've been less. Her voices and reactions were fantastic. The FMC and side characters were actually really good, and also loved the ending as some people finally got what they deserved.
As much as I liked it though, there was just something missing in it. Maybe it was that things were going too well even when technically they weren't. Or there wasn't enough tense moments.. Actually I just figured it out while writing this - it was the fact that this totally felt like a Young Adult book, but instead it had spice scenes (that lasted way too long in my humble opinion) when it could've been much better to just do it as a YA story, which would've made it on par with the Cruel Prince. Maybe that's why those scenes threw me off so much.
As much as I liked it though, there was just something missing in it. Maybe it was that things were going too well even when technically they weren't. Or there wasn't enough tense moments.. Actually I just figured it out while writing this - it was the fact that this totally felt like a Young Adult book, but instead it had spice scenes (that lasted way too long in my humble opinion) when it could've been much better to just do it as a YA story, which would've made it on par with the Cruel Prince. Maybe that's why those scenes threw me off so much.
dark
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Almost DNF'd many times. This story has so much potential that I wanted to keep going. Just in case. It did improve a bit.
However, there was a lot of really awkward interactions between characters that were so forced. Sometimes they were good. I did enjoy many of the interactions between Elowen, Cayden, Ryder, Saskia, and Finnian. But the relationship development between Cayden and Elowen was weird. It developed artificially and just felt awkward.
Overall, I'm disappointed. The story has so much potential, but it didn't live up to it.
However, there was a lot of really awkward interactions between characters that were so forced. Sometimes they were good. I did enjoy many of the interactions between Elowen, Cayden, Ryder, Saskia, and Finnian. But the relationship development between Cayden and Elowen was weird. It developed artificially and just felt awkward.
Overall, I'm disappointed. The story has so much potential, but it didn't live up to it.
A solid 4/5 stars! So I fully did not read any reviews before finishing the book, so these thoughts are entirely my own. Now looking over other reviews, it seems that there’s a mixed consensus on whether or not this book was enjoyable. Imo, I really enjoyed it so I’ll go into what I liked and what I didn’t! (Should be pretty spoiler free rn)
What I liked:
1. Elowen! Seems like some people did not find her to be a good main character, but I flipping loved her. She was strong, brutal, vengeful, and yet so human. Her past riddled in abuse has made her into the vengeful person she is today and honestly? All the power to her. I just loved how depraved she could be, it’s something I don’t see an author often do with their main characters so it was almost…refreshing? But thing is I could still sympathize with her cause, with her pain. I didn’t find her to be insufferable or anything. I also just loved her strength, physically and mentally. It was so nice to not have a “oh my bones break in the wind but I’m still seen as the best soldier” female main character (*cough* Violet *cough*). Like Elowen was genuinely badass.
2. Found family! I’m a sucker for found family. I do wish the bond between Elowen, Ryder, Saskia, Finnian, and Cayden was a little less rushed? But I still loved the five of them regardless, it was very sweet.
3. FINNIAN FINNIAN FINNIAN!!! You don’t understand how much I love this fucking guy, he’s so babygirl. And love when female/male relationships do not become inherently romantic. He’s such a good brother figure to Elowen, I love them and the deep care they have for each other.
4. Did not hate the romance! Cayden and Elowen is what I wanted from Violet and Xaden from Fourth Wing tbh. Like how they were both annoyed at each other from the start but still had witty banter and strong chemistry. Not just incessant arguing and tongue lashing at each other. I was totally rooting for them like the author indented. I did start disliking some of Cayden’s possessive dialogue, but other than that I liked their relationship.
Now what I disliked:
1. Ik I can’t complain about sex scenes for books I get into that Ik are spicy buuuut idc, I’m gonna complain. Honestly goddamn, this book was so low spice at the beginning and I was totally vibing. Then Cayden and Elowen finally get together and allllll of a sudden it’s sex scene after sex scene like omfg can y’all stay off each other for one second? I did skip them, but still I guess I was hoping there would be like 1 or 2, not 4 to 5
What I liked:
1. Elowen! Seems like some people did not find her to be a good main character, but I flipping loved her. She was strong, brutal, vengeful, and yet so human. Her past riddled in abuse has made her into the vengeful person she is today and honestly? All the power to her. I just loved how depraved she could be, it’s something I don’t see an author often do with their main characters so it was almost…refreshing? But thing is I could still sympathize with her cause, with her pain. I didn’t find her to be insufferable or anything. I also just loved her strength, physically and mentally. It was so nice to not have a “oh my bones break in the wind but I’m still seen as the best soldier” female main character (*cough* Violet *cough*). Like Elowen was genuinely badass.
2. Found family! I’m a sucker for found family. I do wish the bond between Elowen, Ryder, Saskia, Finnian, and Cayden was a little less rushed? But I still loved the five of them regardless, it was very sweet.
3. FINNIAN FINNIAN FINNIAN!!! You don’t understand how much I love this fucking guy, he’s so babygirl. And love when female/male relationships do not become inherently romantic. He’s such a good brother figure to Elowen, I love them and the deep care they have for each other.
4. Did not hate the romance! Cayden and Elowen is what I wanted from Violet and Xaden from Fourth Wing tbh. Like how they were both annoyed at each other from the start but still had witty banter and strong chemistry. Not just incessant arguing and tongue lashing at each other. I was totally rooting for them like the author indented. I did start disliking some of Cayden’s possessive dialogue, but other than that I liked their relationship.
Now what I disliked:
1. Ik I can’t complain about sex scenes for books I get into that Ik are spicy buuuut idc, I’m gonna complain. Honestly goddamn, this book was so low spice at the beginning and I was totally vibing. Then Cayden and Elowen finally get together and allllll of a sudden it’s sex scene after sex scene like omfg can y’all stay off each other for one second? I did skip them, but still I guess I was hoping there would be like 1 or 2, not 4 to 5