4 Stars
On Zora
I have to say that I miss the Dragon Kings having stories located on Earth. The challenges that were presented here were mostly believable; at least if you believed in dragons. On Zora, and Earth clone, I know that they could be real, but more than likely not. So, my review is for the story between Shaw, a Dragon King, and Nia who is a courtesan for the ruler “the Divine”. They meet in the city that belongs to “the Divine” because Shaw and Merrill, another King, have been sent to gather information on this person, and the inhabitants of the city. Shaw becomes enamored of the beautiful Nia, and because of Shaw, she starts to question her own actions in acting on behalf of “the Divine”. The story takes a while to move to the exciting ending, with bits of what is happening with Merrill, and with the Dragon part of Zora. Donna Grant gives us just a glimpse of what is going on with Con and his fellow Dragon Kings, Rhi, and the dragons who have made Zora their home. Wish that more had been written on this part- for as important a character as Constantine is, it seems that his intelligence and abilities as King of Dragon Kings isn’t useful on Zora. The interplay between the Dragon Kings is what kept me involved and interested in prior books.
This book is well written, and the two main characters are fairly well developed. The story that takes place in the city is interesting, if a bit long. The ending is definitely a 5-star ending. But the overall book only deserves 4 stars- scenes of personal interaction are great but don’t make the slower parts deserving of more stars. Donna Grant is a wonderful writer, who writes interesting books. She continues to give readers reasons to enjoy her books. This book is interesting, but the first half or so seemed to take forever to read. A new reader should read the prior books in this part of the series- Dragon Kings- so that they understand the world it’s written in.
I did receive an ARC of the book from the author through NetGalley, and this is my honest opinion.
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