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3.26 AVERAGE
3.26 AVERAGE
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Woof badly written. Don't mention dragon racing if you aren't going to include it. Boring
I picked this because it seemingly had that light-hearted cozy vibe but one chapter in and I realised it was one of those books that are just too cozy, if you get what I mean. The only good thing I can find to say about it is that it described the settings well enough to make it easy to visualise.
I wanted to mark this as a DNF after just a few chapters but it was easy to read, if extremely dull, so I gave it a chance and kept going but I just got past the halfway mark and I'm ready to call it.
There honestly isn't much substance to the story. Any conflict that arises is swept away as a non-issue a few pages later, hardly anything significant seems to happen, the writing is overly simplistic, the characters are all underdeveloped and lack any depth, there is an abundance of telling instead of showing and, worst of all, it has one of my most hated tropes - insta-love.
And I love dragons in fantasy books but this is just...not it. Like some other reviewers have mentioned, it's like a book about training dogs but they're being called dragons.
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Perfect fluffy, lighthearted romance; best vibes!
DNF. I enjoyed the idea of this book - owner of a cafe for dragons wants to own one and starts to train one for someone else and sparks fly. I got just past halfway through and life is too short. The only conflict so far isn’t even a conflict and fizzles within minutes. And why do the rich people who own dragons not have to pay for the damage they do like any other pet owner?
The writing is very simplistic, and tries to appeal by using slang, like calling the baby dragons “draggos”. Basically, like many other reviews have stated, the story is a contemporary romance with puppies and the author has called them dragons..
The writing is very simplistic, and tries to appeal by using slang, like calling the baby dragons “draggos”. Basically, like many other reviews have stated, the story is a contemporary romance with puppies and the author has called them dragons..
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-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
emotional
hopeful
fast-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:
Yes
This book just wasn't the one for unfortunately. I did not enjoy it at all and found it a real struggle to connect with the characters and the storyline.
I don't want to harp on about it for too long, as my review is mostly negative and I honestly just want to move on and forget about it. But, I'll just say a few points about what really got on my nerves. So I found both main characters, and the side characters, very one dimensional and not original at all. There was no complexity or depth there at all which led to me not connecting with them and not being invested in the story or the romance. The author attempted to add depth and growth, but it just didn't work and wasn't enough for more to actually connect emotionally. Their relationship, whilst cute in parts, just gave major insta-lust vibes and I felt that there was nothing there to base a relationship off. We weren't shown them actually connecting and falling in love, we were told which just makes it seem not plausible at all. I need it to be believable and I need some sort of emotion to be involved in the story for me to actually enjoy it.
I think a lot of this comes down to the writing style of the author. I didn't connect with it all and the whole tone of the novel was so off. It was supposed to be magical and whimsical, which I guess to some it could be, but for me it felt incredibly childish and juvenile. There were many moments when I just had to cringe and then second guess what the heck I was reading. Like seriously, the overuse of 'baby draggos' and her calling herself unhinged literally make me want to gag. I'm sorry if that's harsh, but I could not stand the way the author made the characters act like 12 year olds when they were like 25. The sentence structure and word choice is so simple and plain where absolutely nothing stood out for me. There's usually some part in a book where I'm like oh, that parts worded really beautifully, but I had none of those moments here. This is where it again felt very juvenile and just not developed enough to be a story for an adult. Also, the amount of exclamation marks in this book is astronomical. I couldn't count them even if I tried. They were incredibly overused and actually disrupted the flow of reading, because you are sitting there questioning how the hell that sentence needs to be exclaimed. The worldbuilding was also incredibly simple and repetitive. The same facts are repeated throughout the book and just none of it really stuck with me. I didn't care enough to be invested in the world because of the writing style. I think moving forward, this author really needs to work on their writing style. I would have enjoyed it a lot more if it was more engaging and had me more emotionally invested. I think their needs to be way more telling than showing, even the mundane things, so we know they truly care for each other and are falling in love naturally. Their needs to be much more complexity to not only the story, but the characters to make them believable and for the reader to be able to connect with them and enjoy the story.
Overall, I didn't find any redeeming qualities in this book which was unfortunate, but I think the author needs to further develop their style and ability to appeal to wider audiences.
⭐️
I don't want to harp on about it for too long, as my review is mostly negative and I honestly just want to move on and forget about it. But, I'll just say a few points about what really got on my nerves. So I found both main characters, and the side characters, very one dimensional and not original at all. There was no complexity or depth there at all which led to me not connecting with them and not being invested in the story or the romance. The author attempted to add depth and growth, but it just didn't work and wasn't enough for more to actually connect emotionally. Their relationship, whilst cute in parts, just gave major insta-lust vibes and I felt that there was nothing there to base a relationship off. We weren't shown them actually connecting and falling in love, we were told which just makes it seem not plausible at all. I need it to be believable and I need some sort of emotion to be involved in the story for me to actually enjoy it.
I think a lot of this comes down to the writing style of the author. I didn't connect with it all and the whole tone of the novel was so off. It was supposed to be magical and whimsical, which I guess to some it could be, but for me it felt incredibly childish and juvenile. There were many moments when I just had to cringe and then second guess what the heck I was reading. Like seriously, the overuse of 'baby draggos' and her calling herself unhinged literally make me want to gag. I'm sorry if that's harsh, but I could not stand the way the author made the characters act like 12 year olds when they were like 25. The sentence structure and word choice is so simple and plain where absolutely nothing stood out for me. There's usually some part in a book where I'm like oh, that parts worded really beautifully, but I had none of those moments here. This is where it again felt very juvenile and just not developed enough to be a story for an adult. Also, the amount of exclamation marks in this book is astronomical. I couldn't count them even if I tried. They were incredibly overused and actually disrupted the flow of reading, because you are sitting there questioning how the hell that sentence needs to be exclaimed. The worldbuilding was also incredibly simple and repetitive. The same facts are repeated throughout the book and just none of it really stuck with me. I didn't care enough to be invested in the world because of the writing style. I think moving forward, this author really needs to work on their writing style. I would have enjoyed it a lot more if it was more engaging and had me more emotionally invested. I think their needs to be way more telling than showing, even the mundane things, so we know they truly care for each other and are falling in love naturally. Their needs to be much more complexity to not only the story, but the characters to make them believable and for the reader to be able to connect with them and enjoy the story.
Overall, I didn't find any redeeming qualities in this book which was unfortunate, but I think the author needs to further develop their style and ability to appeal to wider audiences.
⭐️
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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:
Yes
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No