Heart of the Dragon Author: Jamie Sullivan Title: Heart of the Dragon Series: Part of LT3's For the Hoard collection Genre: High Fantasy Pairing: M/M Rating: Three Petals On the Author's Website: https://jamiesullivanbooks.wordpress.com/my-books/ Summary: When the dragon Madfall steals a basket from the castle, he expects it to contain gold—not a baby. Seventeen years later, Richard of Benfro expects to meet certain death when he sets out to slay the dragon—but instead he finds himself face to face with a cute boy. When the two worlds collide, Oenyn is caught between the loving parent who raised him and the human world to which he rightfully belongs. Luckily, being raised by a dragon means he's plenty stubborn. He won't give up what he loves without a fight. Maggie's Review:
I received this book as an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. When Madfall sees a basket he's certain is filled with treasure, he steals it and flies back to his cave, only to discover the treasure is actually a human baby. Madfall decides to raise Oenyn as his own, which works out well until a knight arrives looking to kill Madfall for his crimes. I did enjoy reading this story. It was cute and short with enough depth to give it real meat. I particularly liked the interactions between Madfall and Oenyn as Oenyn grows up and Madfall figures out how to handle a human child. I laughed out loud at some of their quirkier moments. This story did come together a little too easily. The conflicts never quite escalated to a real fight and were always solved with a few easy words. The ending, in particular, was too neat. Madfall is introduced to the humans he's been terrorizing and they forgive him and welcome him into their home with nothing more than a few sharp words from Oenyn. It just didn't seem realistic. Maggie's Recommendation: Overall I found this to be cute and sweet with just enough depth and characterizations to satisfy. That said, the conflicts in this story were consistently disappointing, so while I recommend this story, I still wish there was more substance there to actually recommend.
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