Review: Entertaining series start
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 24, 2013
This was a fun book. I'm intrigued by the world Susannah Scott has built here--and appreciated that she didn't spend a ton of page time in the book describing it. I really liked the idea of dragons hiding in plain sight in Vegas--I can totally see how that might be plausible, even never having been there myself, and it made me giggle. Much of her writing was really enjoyable--there's a lot of amusing dialogue, both external and internal. Alec Gerard, King of the dragons, was a great hero. Lucy, though...For the most part, I liked her. But her single-minded devotion to her definitely undeserving brother got to be grating after a while. She eventually gets a clue, but I didn't get how she could feel so bound to Alec and still be okay with stealing from him to help Joey, who everyone could clearly see was never going to change. She finally (a little abruptly, but at least it happens) sees the light, but still...The entire books ends a bit suddenly, and not all questions about the dragons or their world are answered in the end. There are more to come, though, so I'm sure we'll get more information then. Four stars for entertainment value and series promise--very enjoyable despite the issues.I'm looking forward to book two, Stop Dragon my Heart Around. The main character is supposed to look like Chris Hemsworth--bonus! :)I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.