Dragon Fairest

A fairytale retelling with dragon-shifters, werewolves, and magic. I was hooked, but then I found it hard to stay hooked. In fact, I was even debating on leaving the book unfinished at one point, yet…there was still something that pulled me back. A hope that the story would be worth the pain of staying hooked.

Well…it was slightly worth it.

For one, the side characters, such as the pack, the Huntsman, and Kyn’s brothers were very interesting. Particularly Sterling, I found him to be a very good leader and I cannot wait to see him as a romantic character. I wish to delve deeper into their relationships and stories. I want to know more about them and see this interesting world through their eyes.

Speaking of, the world is also engaging. The magic is simple yet full. So I can understand it and it still feel like magic. The werewolves curse and use of it was awesome. I loved to see it. Now the dragons…well, when they were on, they felt fearsome, majestic, and powerful. Yet…it bothered me that our two main characters, who are born dragon-shifters, rarely (and in one case not at all) shift. It seems…underwhelming. There were was a somewhat understandable reason why but…it definitely felt underutilized.

Now for the main reason (reasons) I almost had to walk away, Kyn and Jack. I don’t know if I was not invested in their romance or I just didn’t like their characters’ personalities, but I really did NOT enjoy reading from their perspective. In fact, the epilogue was one of my favorite chapters because it was from Asher’s point of view. I found Kyn’s decision making to be…inappropriate at times (like: kissing someone after they revealed something deeply personal). While Jack seemed to flip a switch quickly (the whole debate with himself about magic and liking Kyn…like he debated for a few chapters but after one kiss, he’s suddenly okay with it all…). Though this may be a personal bias.

Still, I will be continuing on to Sterling’s book, but I may be hesitant to buy the next one in the series. We will see after Sterling’s book. Thank you for the read and your work!

You have to get to around page 100 for any backstories. The “love” story is absolutely unbelievable. There is absolutely nothing that endears any of the characters to the reader. Story says “Jack ran away years ago” but never tells how long he’s been on the run and how old he is now. We just assume he is a grown man but he doesn’t seem to act like an adult at times. Also his captors call him jack which was his made up name and they wouldn’t know that name.. why not call him Gavin? This book is def not one to read if details matter at all.

i rly dis love the book in the beginning it was fierce and beautiful.

but idk what happened kyn just caved and everything went rly mushy w her and jack.
-don’t get me wrong i love mushy it’s just the book had a strong lead and it like didn’t continue to the end.

i was looking forward to the second book and it being more ab kyn and jack n their relationship but they completely changed it to ash and his princess.....

but it’s a good book to read when you have time. :)