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A review by kerrythefire
How to Date Your Dragon by Molly Harper
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.25
This story had great bones. But then it ended up just having some clothes draped over them... there was really no meat. And that makes me sad.
I was having a good time for about the first half, really enjoyed the setting and community dynamic and the mystery element... and then I blinked and all of a sudden the two main characters were having sex... then blinked again and they were done having sex. (Not closed door, but like, the door is cracked and you only catch a glimps through it.) Jillian and Bael's relationship came out of nowhere. Absolutely no emotional buildup. One moment they were starting to develop a reluctant maybe friendship and the next they were undressing each other. I literally rewound the audiobook because I thought I zoned out and missed something.
Unfortunately, the whole plot kinda felt this way. Like there were just a bunch of key plot points, which had a little bit built around the edges of them, but then the story just moved on or skipped a week or two and another plot point sorta happened. And all of a sudden then Jillian and Bael were in a full fledged relationship, and then the major conflict/climax happened and the mystery was resolved in another blink and then there was the minor, barely explained relationship conflict and then the resolution and it all just felt so fast and barely/not even skin deep because *see note about there being no meat on these bones.
Man, I'm just so bummed because this could have been such a fun story and romance.
I was having a good time for about the first half, really enjoyed the setting and community dynamic and the mystery element... and then I blinked and all of a sudden the two main characters were having sex... then blinked again and they were done having sex. (Not closed door, but like, the door is cracked and you only catch a glimps through it.) Jillian and Bael's relationship came out of nowhere. Absolutely no emotional buildup. One moment they were starting to develop a reluctant maybe friendship and the next they were undressing each other. I literally rewound the audiobook because I thought I zoned out and missed something.
Unfortunately, the whole plot kinda felt this way. Like there were just a bunch of key plot points, which had a little bit built around the edges of them, but then the story just moved on or skipped a week or two and another plot point sorta happened. And all of a sudden then Jillian and Bael were in a full fledged relationship, and then the major conflict/climax happened and the mystery was resolved in another blink and then there was the minor, barely explained relationship conflict and then the resolution and it all just felt so fast and barely/not even skin deep because *see note about there being no meat on these bones.
Man, I'm just so bummed because this could have been such a fun story and romance.