Dragonbane

Very interesting the way Ms. Kenyon has incorporated the rise of the dragons in her series. Max's story was great and the glimpses into the beginning of the werehunters was pretty awesome. I'm looking forward to how she'll untangle this new chaos she's created in the wake of the dragons. But my favorite part, by far, was a little scene towards the end between Savitar and Appolloymi that made me jump with glee! I am so right about those two!!!

I was really looking forward to this book-and found it lacking. It seemed Kenyon did more to describe why the lead characters should hate each other than to be together. I couldn't stand the female lead-she was an awful, hateful, selfish person with no redeeming qualities. I understand the series is based on "fate" and "soulmates" and all that, but Max did not deserve this. It never felt like there was any connection between them-other than the crazy sexual attraction. There were too many major fight scenes that were glossed over and felt rushed. I wanted to love it, and I couldn't.

2.5 (audiobook) I am struggling to say something about this book in the series. I was really excited to read the dragon book, and boy was I disappointed. I love this series each book has it's own fire and spice this one just felt unseasoned. I was never on the edge of my seat with anticipation, never got that tingle in my toes at the smexy bits and I didn't develop any cares about the main characters. I could have quit reading (listening) to it at any point, I just didn't care. There was something missing, the emotional build up, the sense of urgency, or the fear of the bad, it wasn't there for me. It was duller than watching TV, and more predictable.
I will continue the series, I committed to this story line but I hope that the author show more puts the lojo back in her characters for the next one.
Note: the narrator was dong great except when they read the mother/older woman part AUUGGH how awful ! Fingernails on the chalkboard. show less

The Dark Hunter saga turns toward the history and fighting between the Arcadians and the Katagaria. We finally learn the first story of the Were's beginnings and why they feud as Seraphina seeks out Maxis to save their dragonets he knew nothing about. Gods and demons still seek to take over the world as past misunderstandings and of fears are overcome as Maxis and Seraphina rejoin as mates. Lots of new characters that I hope will each get a story, as well as getting to see many previous characters we've met before.

Maxis is a were-dragon whose wife, an Amazon, betrayed him ages ago. When she shows up at his home, Sanctuary, looking for help, Maxis gets drawn into all sorts of trouble.

This book is clearly filler in the series. The relationship between Maxis and Seraphina is incidental - readers expect a romance, so Kenyon gives them one. The real purpose of the book is to show the origins of the Were-Hunters and to set the stage for the latest war. Readers who don't like drawn-out fight scenes will be happy to discover that most of the fighting takes place offstage. I found it annoying. It's one thing if a first-person narrator blacks out and has to be told what happened when he wakes up, but it's another thing in a story being told in the show more third-person - laziness on the part of the author.

If readers know going into the story that it's really about the origins of the Were-Hunters, they might enjoy the novel more than I did. show less

This is now a sprawling complicated series with a lot of politics and a lot less of the fairly simple romances featured in the earlier books, this is interesting though.with a new fight ramping up and ancient enmities flare and renew themselves.

When Seraphina, his wife, turns up after having rejected him centuries ago, Maxis (Max) Drago has to deal with the fact that she had concealed their children from him and that she now needs his help. There are several people out there who want him dead but he has to do something to keep his children safe, to keep his family safe and there's something about his ability to make people family and forgive that's making Seraphina wonder about her assumptions about him.

And I wonder about why he show more forgives her, she doesn't really show a lot of remorse, it just didn't feel like enough to draw Max back, even if he was the better person and trust has to be earned.

Not bad, I prefer some of the earlier ones. show less

*This book was received for the purpose of an honest review.*
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Fans of Sherrilyn Kenyon and the Dark-Hunter world are in for a treat! I have to admit I've missed a couple of the latest books, mostly due to wanting to reread the whole series. So when I got DRAGONBANE for review I was excited and worried. I know this series deserves to be read in order, but I wanted to dig right into reading this new release. I finally decided to go ahead and read it and I'll backtrack later one. I'm so glad I did! DRAGONBANE is fast-paced, engaging, and so very satisfying! Yes there are things left open for the next story but I found the ending to be thrilling. Fans of the series will be so glad to show more see this one arrive. Those who are new to the series can in fact read DRAGONBANE and not be totally lost. I'll say that there are parts that may be a bit like knowing there's an inside joke you are missing out on, but overall it works. I am eager to now go back and read the couple of books I missed, you'll find in DRAGONBANE characters to love and ones you'll love to hate. As with all of Sherrilyn Kenyon's stories there's more than one way of looking at things and you'll need to keep guessing to find the truth. I loved seeing previous characters from the series. I'd recommend DRAGONBANE to all fans of Kenyon's but also to those who love a great story with outstanding characters and plots that keep you turning the page. With this one I started it around 5pm and stayed up all night to read it, I couldn't put it down, I just had to know how it would end! Thank you Ms. Kenyon for another great story and a series that keeps me on my toes! Highly Recommended for all Keeper Shelves! show less