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nyx_999's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Let's see we got...
Another realm ✔️
Relatable FMC ✔️
Possessive male ✔️
Primal kink ✔️
Breeding kink ✔️
Dragon man ✔️
Dirty talk ✔️
Lots of cuddling and Fluff ✔️
honestly chapter 17 and 18 were crazy. I was told the smut is gooood but I didn't expect it to be that good. Sol was so hot in those smut scenes. Honestly one of the best primal kink smut scenes I have read yet.
Tbh I'm a bit sad bcs I wish this book was longer. Definitely a one day sitting kinda book. This is the kind of book I wouldn't have minded having 500+ pages.
Anyway I don't regret picking this book up. <3
Another realm ✔️
Relatable FMC ✔️
Possessive male ✔️
Primal kink ✔️
Breeding kink ✔️
Dragon man ✔️
Dirty talk ✔️
Lots of cuddling and Fluff ✔️
Tbh I'm a bit sad bcs I wish this book was longer. Definitely a one day sitting kinda book. This is the kind of book I wouldn't have minded having 500+ pages.
Anyway I don't regret picking this book up. <3
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and War
mooodyperson02's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking
ravenstreet's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
kaetheluise_nckl's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Blood, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting
Minor: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Violence, Death, and Murder
CW (provided by author): domestic abuse (historical, off-page, but the heroine is dealing with the aftermath of getting out of that relationship), murder (off-page), human/non-human sex, size difference, explicit sex, breeding, light choking, injuries for blood magic, small incidental injuries, pregnancy (epilogue), birth (epilogue)sophiesmallhands's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse
plumpaperbacks's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
As this was my first foray into monster romance, I didn’t really know what to expect, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. There’s surprisingly intricate, rather fascinating world-building, as well as Katee’s trademark fierce girl protagonist and a romance that’s delightful both including and beyond the spice. Briar and Sol had slight “Persephone and Hades in Neon Gods” vibes, which was a nice touch since that’s one of my absolute favorite Katee books.
I loved Briar’s character development, and especially cheered her on when she confronted Azazel—that was COMPLETELY iconic of her. I’m happy that she and Sol are happy, and I can’t wait to read the rest of the series; from what little I’ve seen of the other characters, their stories are going to be just as entertaining.
I loved Briar’s character development, and especially cheered her on when she confronted Azazel—that was COMPLETELY iconic of her. I’m happy that she and Sol are happy, and I can’t wait to read the rest of the series; from what little I’ve seen of the other characters, their stories are going to be just as entertaining.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content
Sexual content occurs on-page, present day. One protagonist, Briar, has PTSD from escaping a toxic marriage where her husband was emotionally abusive and manipulative. Details of said relationship are mentioned semi-frequently throughout the book.sdemo08's review against another edition
lighthearted
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
5.0
In depth world where we quickly attach to the struggles of the FMC and go along for the ride as the MMC does everything he can to woe her and save his people.
Content Warnings
Minor: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Toxic relationship
frantic_vampire's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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? Yes
4.0
This was certainly an interesting read. I’ll be honest, this was a total cover buy. This cover is fantastic and I love that it’s a bit of a throw back to older romance covers. Also! It’s got a dragon on the cover!! It’s just such a vibe and honestly? It was a pretty fun read too.
I loved that this didn’t hold back, it was just full tilt weird and wild. But I also liked that Briar was able to find herself and that she had the space to be able to work through her past abusive relationship. And I loved that Sol was cognizant of that and gave her the space she needed. It was nice.
Overall, this was a really good monster romance. I definitely want to read more in this series and see more of this really cool world/universe. The Dragon’s Bride is getting a four out of five stars from me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse
hannibanani29's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Cursing
Minor: Sexual harassment, Blood, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Physical abuse
rorikae's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
‘The Dragon’s Bride’ by Katee Robert is a short fantasy romance novel that is fun in parts but that I ultimately found underdeveloped.
Stalked by her abusive husband, Briar makes a deal with a demon to live seven years in a fantasy world in exchange for her husband’s death. In the fantasy world, she is auctioned off to Sol, a dragon, who will have the entirety of the seven years to seduce her. Scared but intrigued by Sol’s life and the gentle way that he regards her, Briar quickly begins to feel more for him.
Given the short nature of this novel, it’s understandable that the romance moves quickly. I think that Katee Roberts did a good job of exploring why Briar is quicker to jump into this relationship though I was surprised with some of the directions that this went in considering the history she had with an abusive husband. I did wish for more characterization for Briar. We get more of Sol’s backstory and his personality. Briar seems to be defined by her past abuse and we know very little about her other than that. I wish that Roberts had spent a little more time fleshing her out, even with small glimpses of a bigger picture like we got with Sol. I’ll be interested to read the next book in this series but this is mostly erotica with minimal story so keep that in mind before picking it up.
Stalked by her abusive husband, Briar makes a deal with a demon to live seven years in a fantasy world in exchange for her husband’s death. In the fantasy world, she is auctioned off to Sol, a dragon, who will have the entirety of the seven years to seduce her. Scared but intrigued by Sol’s life and the gentle way that he regards her, Briar quickly begins to feel more for him.
Given the short nature of this novel, it’s understandable that the romance moves quickly. I think that Katee Roberts did a good job of exploring why Briar is quicker to jump into this relationship though I was surprised with some of the directions that this went in considering the history she had with an abusive husband. I did wish for more characterization for Briar. We get more of Sol’s backstory and his personality. Briar seems to be defined by her past abuse and we know very little about her other than that. I wish that Roberts had spent a little more time fleshing her out, even with small glimpses of a bigger picture like we got with Sol. I’ll be interested to read the next book in this series but this is mostly erotica with minimal story so keep that in mind before picking it up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Blood, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Death and Murder