A review by whatmeworry
Devil Dragon by Deborah Sheldon

3.0

‘Devil Dragon’ is a solid, entertaining creature feature type novel, not desperately original or rich in meaning, but gripping and fun. It’s about a herpetologist (Erin) searching for a Devil Dragon (basically a massive Komodo dragon in the Australian outback. Uptight city girl Erin is accompanied by a local farmer, eager to get payback on the monster that has attacked his livestock, and a husband and wife duo of hunters. The urban/rural tension is familiar but fun and the action builds slowly but pleasingly to a brutal and rousing final third, although the very end felt like a bit of a swizz to me.
There’s not much here you haven’t seen before, but the combo of decent characters, a well described setting and a big fuck off monster make for a fun read.