Review: The dragons aren't the only things hot and steamy!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 11, 2013
**Review written for an originally posted on my blog, Book Bliss.I received a copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased and honest review**Review: 5 starsGeneral: This book was hot, hot hot and wonderfully original! From the minute I picked this book up I could not put it down and wished it was longer still! I hope to see many more from this series from Nina Croft!Lily and Mal are on a journey to save a race, the dragons. From the start the book jumps right into the action and danger and does not let up until the final page of the epilogue (which was adorable). The chemistry between the two characters leapt off the pages and made the book even stronger. There was also a strong amount of sarcasm and comedy fitted in-between the big stuff that led to a very round about feel.The world building while fantastic was a bit low level. By this I mean that information was dumped into the pages and it would have been nice to see it smoothly fit in rather than “tell me what I want to know.” However, the world was so great I didn’t linger to much on this fact but I know many people don’t like worlds set up like that so I thought I would mention it. Everything else is dynamic and top notch storytelling. My only real pet peeve was the cover…it seems very “childlike” and I would’ve preferred a romance style cover as this book was steaming with it!Characters: Lily Palmer: I loved Lily. She was feisty, intelligent and determined. Having grown up in the foster system gave her the perfect amount of survival skills and skepticism to really make the character come to life. However at only 21 I had trouble connecting with quite a few of her adult reactions despite her tough life. Her chemistry with Mal is some of the best I have ever seen and I hope to catch more of her in future books!Malachite Smith: Mal…Oh my goodness! Mal may have just moved to my top book boyfriend. He was a supreme alpha male and sent shivers of delight through me on every page. I wish I had a better way to explain him but I really don’t because I was so enamored by the strength behind his character that I was distracted by everything else about him.