Darkest Wings Author: Helena Maeve Title: Darkest Wings Series: Part of LT3's For the Hoard collection Genre: Paranormal Pairing: M/M Rating: Two Petals On the Author's Website: Author's website is blocked Summary: Since washing out of the LAPD, PI Creighton has made a name for himself as a bounty hunter. For a price, he'll recover any missing artifact or person, solve any crime—provided it involves the supernatural. When his latest case forces him to face the man who destroyed his career and very nearly took his mind, Creighton soon finds himself in over his head. Dragons are not vampires, to be distracted by a pulsing vein, nor as easily tempted as leprechauns. Rumors of their greed and vicious tempers abound, and becoming their prisoner was never Creighton's aim. Now trapped in the dragon netherworld known as the Sanctum, Creighton has little choice but to join forces with the very creature that holds him captive in hopes of defeating a larger threat and, in so doing, solving his missing persons case. Maggie's Review:
I received this book as an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Creighton accepts a missing persons case, not because he thinks he can find the girl, but because he desperately wants to find the man that allegedly kidnapped her. It's the same man that traumatized Creighton all those years ago and he wants revenge, except that revenge just might lead to Creighton's death instead. I spent a lot of time scratching my head with absolutely no idea what was going on in this story. I think there was a plot, although the missing person's case vanished quickly and the revenge idea never quite panned out. There definitely wasn't a romance despite this story being released by an exclusively romance publisher. There was something about dragons and eggs and how all the dragons had to die and start over, but by that point I was so confused that even had that plot idea been fully explained I don't think I could have understood it anyway. I do admit this story had potential. The idea of a separate world for the dragons filled with lava and strange castles was intriguing and the way Creighton is pulled into that world kept my interest. Unfortunately, without anything else providing depth, description, or plot, that potential was never even partially realized. Maggie's Recommendation: While this story had potential in the world building, the descriptions, plot, and romance were confusing and almost non-existent. I therefore cannot recommend this story.
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