Book 1 of 2022: Gold Dragon | 3 DNF

[thistlechaser]

Gold Dragon by By Lindsay Buroker.

Gold Dragon: Heritage of Power book #5, and sadly the last book of the series. I can't remember the last time I read a whole book series without getting bored in the middle.

While the book had some political intrigue, mostly it was wrapping up the characters' lives and their relationships. Less exciting than the first four books, but I wasn't bored at all.

I really should track down the other series the author wrote in this world.

DNF:

1) Forgotten Tigers - I love the cover, and the Amazon blurb makes it sound like I'd like it. The author's (Annie Bellet's) writing just isn't for me. Even though the subject matter seemed interesting, it didn't hook me.

2) Kraken Mare - Sometimes I wonder how a book even got onto my Kindle. This is milfic (military fiction). Horror. Neither thing I usually read. I gave it a chance, but it went into way too much details about combat/military gear for my tastes.

3) Kitty and the Midnight Hour - Another one I have no idea why I added it onto my Kindle. I almost never read urban fantasy, and the blurb on Amazon makes it sound exactly what I don't like.

Comments

[jeane nevarez (from livejournal.com)]

Did you write about the Gold Dragon series before? it looks good, but I don't remember reading about the prior books.
Yeah, urban fantasy just does not work for me. I've only read a few. And I've seen that Kitty one all over the place, so it must be popular!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Here's the post with books 1-4:

https://thistle-chaser.livejournal.com/1679149.html

I like the idea of urban fantasy, but it's been really rare for a book to work for me. I think it attracts a lot of self published authors, so there's more chance of getting a book that's not so well written.

[jeane nevarez (from livejournal.com)]

Ha, I remember that post now. The glasses thing stood out. And the other commentor's link put me off for a while, yikes.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that would be an unpleasant surprise for anyone who doesn't know what Bad Dragon is.

I really liked that the main character wore glasses and how realistic they were handled. She rides dragons with glasses! The wind, rain, hail etc are such issues.