A review by lauglow
Queen of Dragons by Shana Abe

3.0

This book was much better than I expected (shape-shifting dragon princesses is usually not my genre of choice). However, I was pleasantly surprised by the depth of character shown by the main heroes. The princess struggles with understandable feelings of isolation. She is a strong leader in a place and time that doesn't know how to handle strong, female leaders. When she leaves home to warn another group about a potential serial killer, they immediately try to kidnap her and force her into a marriage.

That said, I understand the negative comments about this novel. Princess Maricara ultimately goes along with the dictates of society, and although the author tries to make it seem like it is because of love, she does too good of a job of explaining that there really is no choice. Alpha weds alpha.

It was a fun read, but not completely satisfying.