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A review by wardenred
Dragon Scales by Sasha L. Miller
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Catching the dragon would net Amantea enough money to solve all his problems. The scales alone would earn him a king's bounty, and the horns would get him half that again, if he could figure out where to sell them.
Amantea tried to ignore the part where he'd have to eventually kill the dragon after it was trapped.
A fun, whimsical short romance where a faerie starts off trying to capture a dragon and ends up helping him, though not before some initial tension. Or, rather, they actually end up helping each other. There is a bit of a fairy-tale feel here, with plenty of endearing details about magic, the characters’ different forms (they’re both shifters,) etc. Despite the novella size’s constraints, the setting felt vibrant and rich, with that nice feeling like the story was only just scratching the surface.
The romance itself felt kind of rushed. I feel like the author missed the opportunity to set up some hooks early on for the future catching of feelings. Instead, the focus was on the sexual chemistry, which is cool and all, but I’m just more into the romantic attraction side of things. And it’s always tricky to set one up in a natural, realistic way in a story so short, I recognize that! I didn’t have my expectations set on a super fluid romantic arc, or anything. I just would have appreciated a little more digging into the feelings.
Moderate: Confinement