Light my Fire by G.A. Aiken

 

4 Star

Celyn the Charming may have forgotten about her but it wasn’t his fault.  Elina Shestakova of the Black Bear Riders of the Midnight tried to kill his queen.  He was ordered to stash her away so he did.  How was he to keep track of her.  Now that they need her help he’s stuck with the woman with the longest names and she isn’t even impressed by him.  The horror of this is inconceivable. 

I really enjoyed this for the most part.  There were some slow parts where I wanted the story to move on already.  The journey to Elina’s family was the part that I wanted them to move on already.  That was the first half of the book.  What made the book a 4 is that I LOVED the last several chapters.  Those few chapters are what made the book amazing.  It was awesome to see some of the previous characters in this book like Bram.  I loved his story and I loved seeing him again.  This was a good addition to the series.

Audiobook

Morgan Hallett narrated this book.  She did an ok job.  I’ve talked about this before they’ve had better narrators for this series and even though we are several books in with this narrator I am still not a huge fan.  She is a good narrator just want the character voices to be the same throughout.

 

Book 7 Dragon Kin

Rebel Mate by Grace Goodwin

 

3 Star

Zara wants to get out of a bad situation on Earth and goes through the Interstellar Bride Program to find herself a mate.  When she ends up on the Trion planet and sees her mate murdered within minutes of meeting she finds herself kidnapped and moved to the outer limits of space.  Before she can be handed over she is able to escape and with the help of Isaak gets off the planet.  He wants her desperately but doesn’t think he deserves her so he will keep her safe but then walk away.  Even with that plan in place he can’t keep his hands off of her.  They will need to work together to catch traitor and keep people safe. 

I am not sure why I didn’t like this book more.  I’ve like most of the other books in the series but this one didn’t do it for me.  It started strong.  Zara rescues herself from a bad situation and seemed like a majorly badass until they get back to Trion.  Then she seemed to become a whimpery female until the very end of the story.  It was very annoying.  Plus he wants her to call him master from almost the beginning and she refuses until the very end.  It came across as a bit contrived when she does start calling him master.  It was an ok addition to the series.  There are much better books in the series than this one.  I will say you don’t have to read the other 19 books in the series or the spin-off series to understand what is going on in this book.  If you’re interested in the author check out one of her other books.    

Book 20 Interstellar Bride Program

How to Drive a Dragon Crazy by G.A. Aiken

 

3.5 Star

After the death of his friend Éibhear the Blue is uncontrollable and is sent to the Mi-runach in hopes he will work out his anger.  For 10 years he fought with the Mi-runach until his mother sends him on a mission to collect Izzy and come home.  He, the Mi-runach, and Izzy are needed to escort Izzy’s sister to their relatives for training.  No trip can be easy and if it can go wrong it will.

This is not my favorite book.  The two just kind of irritate me.  The story takes a while to get to the point.  Once it gets to the point I enjoy it but it took way too long.  It still had the humor the other books have but I had been anticipating the romance of these two since it has been building since book two and it just fell flat for me.  The romance took a backseat to the rest of the story.  It just comes across as a bridge book that will lead into the rest of the series.

Audiobook

Morgan Hallett narrates this book.  She did a pretty good job.  Not my favorite narrator but not enough to make me quit listening.

Book 6 Dragon Kin

The Dragon Who Loved Me by G.A. Aiken

 

4 Star

Rhona the Fearless was raised to fight.  One of the Cadwaladr Clan with all the craziness but awesome fighting skills.  She is asked to go after Annwyl and make sure she gets back from her mission.  Vigholf knows Rhona is his she just hasn’t realized it.  When she agrees to go after Annwyl, Vigholf will follow.

I would have loved this book and given it a 5 if not for the jumping between characters in the first half of the book.  I loved Rhona and Vigholf’s characters as well as their love story.  With all of the characters so far this one was kind a quiet couple. I don’t know how else to explain them.  They aren’t outgoing.  They aren’t kings, queens, princess, prince or any other bigwig.  They are the foot soldiers and I just really enjoyed them.  It was a good addition to the series.

Audiobook:

I liked this audiobook.  The shift in the narrator made it a little difficult since I had been listening to Hollie Jackson.  Morgan Hallett wasn’t bad by any means I was just used to Hollie Jackson.  I know G.A. Aiken has no control over the narrator but I wish when author or publisher would just stick with one person for a series barring something major for consistency in the voices.

Book 5 Dragon Kin

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Gwen’s Delta by Lynne St. James

 

3.5 Star

Guinevere Dedmond owns her own rare bookstore she runs with her family.  When Luke “Merlin” Forest walks into her store she doesn’t know what to make of him.  When her grandma plays matchmaker and forces them to go out for coffee she figures it is one off but he keeps coming back.  They seem to be working out well until she gets a mysterious call demanding a ransom.  She will need Delta Team Three help to save her parents and keep her safe.

I’ve never hated parents more than I hated Guinevere’s.  Which was what the author wanted so good job.  I don’t know how I feel about the romance between Guinevere and Merlin.  I think it would have been a good romance but it seemed very rushed.  The book just felt very rushed between the romance and the “rescue”.  It worked within the overall special forces series and the writing was good just felt rushed.

Book 3 Delta Team Three