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lassarina's review
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Cute, sweet, funny, and charming.
rimestock's review
3.5
From my calibre library:
Short and sweet. I like that even Zee's human form isn't completely human (two dicks woo!)
rikerandom's review against another edition
4.0
Cute, geeky little m/m short and I loved the idea of a dragon hoarding games.
jmontg18's review
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
thestarlesscasea's review against another edition
5.0
Multiple friends recommended this one, and I'm very glad they did. Such a short and sweet m/m romance between Mike, a human working in customer service at an online gaming company, and Zali'thurg, a dragon who collects games for his hoard. It sounds a lot stranger than it ended up being, in my opinion.
Their relationship begins in a professional capacity, then morphs into friendship and more as they navigate their cultural differences and learn how to communicate effectively and respectfully. There's an element of enemies to friends to lovers, and a hint of grumpy/sunshine, and I am here for it all.
Their relationship begins in a professional capacity, then morphs into friendship and more as they navigate their cultural differences and learn how to communicate effectively and respectfully. There's an element of enemies to friends to lovers, and a hint of grumpy/sunshine, and I am here for it all.
ellelainey's review against another edition
5.0
Book – Smoke Signals
Author – Meredith Katz
Star rating - ★★★★★
No. of Pages – 83
Cover – Cute!
POV – 3rd person, one character
Would I read it again – Yes!
Genre – LGBT, Contemporary, Paranormal/Supernatural, Dragons
** COPY RECEIVED THROUGH NETGALLEY **
This was all kinds of adorable!
I loved Michael and Zali'thurg, together and apart. They were really well written and well explored characters, with great chemistry that built slowly but was so cute to watch.
The writing was perfectly on point to suit my tastes, with the right amount of description, showing/telling, and attention to detail that I never felt out of place. The world building was great, making it clear from the start that this was a contemporary world that just happened to have real dragons in it.
The game Zali'thurg made for Michael was the most adorable thing I've ever seen.
I loved how open and honest Michael was, even with someone he was intimidated by, and how he was happy in his skin, happy to be himself unashamedly. His knitting was a really nice addition, especially when it came to the slippers, and I loved that he owned that side of him, even in the face of Zali'thurg's attention.
There were some small editing issues, but nothing that impacted my reading or the flow of the story.
Overall, it was an excellently written story about geeks, romance and dragons. And, really, what more can you ask for?
~
Favourite Quote
“It just figured that the exceedingly rich asshole of a customer he had to deal with face to face not only could literally eat him alive, but could also transform at will into the heartthrob of the century. That hardly seemed fair.”
Author – Meredith Katz
Star rating - ★★★★★
No. of Pages – 83
Cover – Cute!
POV – 3rd person, one character
Would I read it again – Yes!
Genre – LGBT, Contemporary, Paranormal/Supernatural, Dragons
** COPY RECEIVED THROUGH NETGALLEY **
This was all kinds of adorable!
I loved Michael and Zali'thurg, together and apart. They were really well written and well explored characters, with great chemistry that built slowly but was so cute to watch.
The writing was perfectly on point to suit my tastes, with the right amount of description, showing/telling, and attention to detail that I never felt out of place. The world building was great, making it clear from the start that this was a contemporary world that just happened to have real dragons in it.
The game Zali'thurg made for Michael was the most adorable thing I've ever seen.
I loved how open and honest Michael was, even with someone he was intimidated by, and how he was happy in his skin, happy to be himself unashamedly. His knitting was a really nice addition, especially when it came to the slippers, and I loved that he owned that side of him, even in the face of Zali'thurg's attention.
There were some small editing issues, but nothing that impacted my reading or the flow of the story.
Overall, it was an excellently written story about geeks, romance and dragons. And, really, what more can you ask for?
~
Favourite Quote
“It just figured that the exceedingly rich asshole of a customer he had to deal with face to face not only could literally eat him alive, but could also transform at will into the heartthrob of the century. That hardly seemed fair.”
gmv's review against another edition
5.0
I found this novella to be a delightful cozy read.
I was smiling and laughing throughout the many cute moments as I followed the life of Mike and Zali'thurg.
I am so glad I picked this up and immersed myself in this world because this is what I needed to help me realign my mental state after reading a heavy novel.
I was smiling and laughing throughout the many cute moments as I followed the life of Mike and Zali'thurg.
I am so glad I picked this up and immersed myself in this world because this is what I needed to help me realign my mental state after reading a heavy novel.