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Liked It “This is the fourth book (as far as I know) in the series that began with Smoke Thief. Set in 18th century England, the main characters are Drakon -- dragon shapeshifters who keep their abilities secret from the humans who don't know they exist. The books overlap both time and characters; ...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“This is the fourth book (as far as I know) in the series that began with Smoke Thief. Set in 18th century England, the main characters are Drakon -- dragon shapeshifters who keep their abilities secret from the humans who don't know they exist. The books overlap both time and characters; Smoke Thief's lovers are the parents of the ghostly princeling hero of Treasure Keeper. For some reason, I like this series, but everything else I've read by the same author has been a disappointment. ”
Ladydi wrote this review Sunday, September 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I liked it , but not as well as the others in the series.”
Karen G wrote this review Tuesday, September 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“First of all, this book was a tad too Ghost with Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze to capture me completely (I'm not fond of the movie). Second of all...it was simply a step back from the gain in progress that the series had acquired. Yes, it has a great promise in plot for the upcoming book, but it was simply not as interesting for me as I found the previous two books to be.”
Ari wrote this review Sunday, September 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I absolutely LOVE the way Shana Abe writes! She has the amazing ability to capture even the tiniest detail in her descriptions and there are so many emotions in her novels. This is book 4 in her Drakon series and it certainly does not disappoint. I'm always waiting for her next novel and with this one she has left me hanging for more!!!
Melissa S wrote this review Saturday, June 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Its a must read!”
“Zoe Cyprienne Lane is a simple daughter of a seamstress in hidden Darkfrith, in 18th. century England, the home of the magical Drakon. The Drakon look like ordinary humans but the males can turn invisible and take dragon form and some of the women can turn to dragons or have other powers. Zoe discovers she has some powers which would cause her to be married off to a member of the ruling family, something she objects to. Instead she keeps her powers hidden and eventually becomes engaged to Hayden. When Hayden disappears on a mission to the Continent, Zoe breaks with all the rules of the English Drakon and runs away to try and find him.
aprillee wrote this review Wednesday, May 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The book opens with the first chapter in diary form, written by a young Zoe. Young Lord Rhys is obviously infatuated with her, but young Zoe rebuffs him. The second chapter onward is in more typical third-person form. A big problem is that Zoe is not all that sympathetic. Sure, she's flaunting tradition and is gutsy about going off on her own, but it's not easy to fathom her motivations. For one thing--why was she so intent on keeping Rhys at a distance? Why was she engaged to Hayden, who seemed as cool to her as she was to seemingly everyone else? Why is she so intent on breaking Drakon law and going into danger to find Hayden when she never seemed to be that in love with him (until he disappears, anyway)? The good thing about her is that in her coolness, she seems totally unafraid and amazingly competent out in the real world, despite having lived a very sheltered life. (This was somewhat unbelieveable, but still kind of neat.)
The good thing is that once Zoe is out in the world she bumps into Rhys's ghost. Rhys was always in love with Zoe, even though he definitely played the field as young and relatively indulged lordling (he was taken during an attack on Darkfrith and was thought to be a captive or killed). His personality was always lively and fun and remained so even as a ghost. He hangs about Zoe, helping her whether she wants it or not. It is this part of the book that is the most fun, and there is an interesting sweet pathos to him being in his unsubstantial form, still longing for his childhood sweetheart.
While the plot of this paranormal romance/romantic fantasy is somewhat thin and most of the secondary characters remain mere sketches, there was still something here that appealed enough for me to want more, which is why it's getting 4 stars when it probably should get 3...”
“i really enjoy this series and like that each member of the drakon has a unique set of gifts and abilities that work together with the others'.”
californiameaghan wrote this review Wednesday, May 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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