Review: Rollicking good fun
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 30, 2014
One thing I love about paranormal romance is that the author can dream up crazy worlds, and Ms. Carter doesn't disappoint with her Paranormal Protection Agency series. And, even better, she makes up all her weird-ass s*** with her tongue firmly in her cheek. Her books are consistently funny, action-packed, imaginative, and compelling.Dragon's Chase is the latest in the series and tells the story of shadow dragons Duke and Chase. Duke and his brother Baron were abandoned as babies and know nothing of the history of the nearly extinct shadow dragons, so when Duke encounters Chase (in the previous installment of the series, which is Baron's story), he wants to know more. The fact that he detects her as his mate only adds urgency.Chase, on the other hand, has a lot on her plate. Put to sleep with the royal dragon baby ages ago for their protection, her mission is to keep Baby safe so she can become the new dragon queen when the world is once again ready for dragons. She and Baby are awakened, however, by an evil sorcerer who has placed control collars on them. Chase is all about her mission and tries to stay away from her mate.This book, as Ms. Carter's books generally do, kept me turning the pages. Any book that can throw in some curve balls and keep me guessing at least a little gets extra points, and this book did that. The characters are fun and the story rollicking. Even though this story is well into the series and picks up directly where the last left off, it can be read without picking up the rest of the series.My only criticism of the book would be that at times the world-building gets a bit repetitive and there are more typos than I'd like to see in a published work, but those are minor imperfections in the grand scheme. Overall this is a great book set in a great world that will stick with me.