Release Date: August 4th, 2015
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Pgs: 320, hardcover, purchased
Rating: ★★★★★
Synopsis:
Out of all the mysterious boarders who call Sanctuary home, no one is more antisocial or withdrawn than Maxis Drago. But then, it’s hard to blend in with the modern world when you have a fifty foot wingspan. Centuries ago, he was cursed by an enemy who swore to see him fall. An enemy who took everything from him and left him forever secluded. But Fate is a bitch, with a wicked sense of humor. And when she throws old enemies together and threatens the wife he thought had died centuries ago, he comes back with a vengeance. Modern day New Orleans has become a battleground for the oldest of evils. And two dragons will hold the line, or go down in flames.
Review:
I've said it before, I'll say it again. Probably until I die. Sherrilyn Kenyon is my favorite author and I will read everything she ever writes.
That said, I loved Dragonbane. It is the thirty-first installment in the Dark Hunter-verse. Yeah. Wild right?! I love it. Well, if you want to get technical (and I don't), it's the twenty-sixth full novel.
The story focuses on Maxis Drago, a Katagaria Drakos, which is DH talk for were-dragon. Mhm. Amazing. He's hot, fiery, and insanely motivated to never see his mate Seraphina again. That is, until she lets it slip that she had his twin love-children and they are currently in need of being rescued by their daddy.
Epic battles, great sex, and falling in love all over again ensues. It was a page turner, one that kept me up most of the night. I always adore how familial-feeling each story gets. The wide cast of characters always come together to fight for one another, not mention throw wise-cracks at each other, and it never fails to warm my heart.
There were a few plot-twisty things in the book that seriously had me squealing with delight. One of the being -and this is a MAJOR SPOILER- Aimee is preggers!!! How fricking amazing is that one?! For long time fans of DH, I'm sure you were as beside yourselves as I was when I first read that illumination exchange in the beginning of the book.
Sherri's writing is action-packed, believable, and always full of that gooey, love-encrusted center that brings together not only the main hero/heroine, but also the rest of the wide family of amazing characters. The characterization and the ever-brilliant plots are what hold this wonderful story world together.
I was super excited for this book after reading the last DH book Son of No One. It featured Maxis's brother Illarion and I fell for him big time. Speak of, his book is coming next! I'll do a post about it when the time approaches.
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