Cover Image: Tempting the Dragon King

Tempting the Dragon King

Pub Date:   |   Archive Date:

Member Reviews

While I enjoyed the basic story, I had too many problems with the book to recommend it. I will offer my thoughts and you are free do to whatever you want with them.
While I realize that this is a spinoff from the Shadow Quest series, there are too many assumptions that the reader has read that series. Someone who has not read that series need more background. Even someone who has read the series may need more background because it may have been a year or two since the previous series was read.
• Dragons, faeries, the stuff of Earth myths, where did they come from?
• Why do dragons have a Scottish accent?
• There is almost no detail on the Kayadon. Who are they? What are they? They attacked the Faerie castle early in the book and then had no further role. What was the purpose of that attack?
For that matter, what was the purpose bringing the Faiera into the story. In the end they had nothing to do with the larger plot.
Also, I didn't find much of a plot to sink my teeth into. There was lots of love making, not much else.
Why can dragons and humans understand each other? The whole spell thing is a bit much.
What happened to the fiancé and her father?
The epilogue was really just a teaser for the next book and had nothing to do with this story.

Was this review helpful?

Tristan Okora is King of the Dragons. His world will be changed forever when he meets Juniper Jacobs an earthling who has accidentally been bought into space. They are both recovering from loss of family and see in each other sole mates. There is plenty of romance and action when they are betrayed and attacked by their own people. A surprise ending brings the story to a close well. I was given an arc of this book by Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Was this review helpful?

Thank you to the author and Netgalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this otherworldly romance. It was off the charts steamy with a sexy, complex hero. The heroine was amazing as well, capable of taking care of herself and somewhat resentful of overbearing arrogant males.

Tristan is convinced that the human is lying about how she acquired the ship. He's convinced she's an enemy spy and he refuses to let her get under his skin. But the Dragon King can't guard his heart against the woman who keeps him off-center.

Juniper only wants her life back. Being kidnapped first by a sentient alien ship, and then by an uncooperative male chauvinist is not her idea of a party. But the Dragon King's potent magic weaves its spell, and when he kisses her it wrecks her world.

I can't wait to read more by this author.

Was this review helpful?

Sexy dragon shifters - need I say more? Acton and adventure and a beguiling love story. Enjoyed thoroughly and will be looking for more!

Was this review helpful?

Absolutely loved this book. I read it in one sitting. It was fast paced, entertaining and dirty. The main characters Had a fun back and forth dialogue. I will be looking into other books by this author.

Was this review helpful?

I love this author! Kiersten Fay is very skilled in creating amazing worlds that come to life in her writing. I started reading her with the Shadow Quest Series, please check it out! This novel was a little lighter on the world around our couple, but gave us just enough set them up strong.

June, our heroine, a puny little mortal that on a hike in the woods manages to stumble across a space ship and all the sudden she's in a world full of supernatural species. Luckily June has a strong backbone and manages to hold her own.

Tristan, our hero, is in a hard place when we first meet him, his father has died and he's gone from prince to king in a short timeframe while still mourning his father. So when these two come together world's collide. Their teasing and time together is really great to see, but they do drop into bed together fairly quickly. Which again, was a great read, but Fay does verbal foreplay well, so I wish there could have been more.

All in all this was a quick light read that handled our couple well. While as I said I would have loved to see more of the world developed in this book, it was still a really great read and I look forward to future books!

My views and opinions are my own and freely given.

Was this review helpful?

From start to finish this book did not disappoint. You will find yourself experiencing gut wrenching emotions along with many highs and some lows. You will imagine this story playing out as if you are watching a movie. It is a one sitting read that you will not want to end. There are some hasty resolutions at the end of the book but hopefully more detail will be provided within the next book of the series.

Was this review helpful?

Tempting the Dragon King by Kiersten Fay
I did like the characters, but I didn't really feel like I was on another planet. The story could just as well have taken place on Earth. So much that could have been explored.

Was this review helpful?

I loved this sweet and tantalizing story. I'm sooo looking forward to grab the next books of this saga.

Was this review helpful?

Tempting the Dragon King turned out to be way more than I expected. Who would have thought Dragons In Space could be so interesting. It had an excellent storyline and really easy to follow the flow. The characters were perfect, super-strong alpha male meets humans from Earth but she is also a strong character.
I will definitely be looking for more books by this author.

ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Was this review helpful?

Tempting the Dragon King isn’t your normal shifter storyline, it has magic and other greatness mixed in. I really enjoyed this and can’t wait for what comes next by Kiersten Fay! I am voluntarily leaving my honest review after reading this arc.

Was this review helpful?

Genre: Sci-Fi Romance
Book Length: Shorter Novel
POV: Alternating Dual
Setting: Another Planet/Outer Space
Hero: Tristan is a Dragon shifter King from another planet. He’s handsome, sexy, muscular and has gray eyes.
Heroine: June is from Earth and gets stuck in a spaceship and rescued by Tristan. She has dark hair and blue eyes.
Heat Level: Medium
Frequency of Sex: Medium/High
Angst Level: Low
Standalone or Series: Standalone
Cliffhanger: No
Epilogue: Yes
Thoughts on Ending: Sweet ending; felt satisfying.
Would I Recommend? Yes
My Review: I really enjoyed this book. It was steamy and sweet. I loved Tristan, he is so protective and doesn’t fight his feelings for June forever, which I appreciated. June is funny and fierce. I thought the story flowed well, it kept a good pace and was interesting and fun to read. Highly recommend!
Disclosures: I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Was this review helpful?

Never has a simple walk through the woods led to a more magical adventure in space. June enters what she thinks is a cave to be whisked away in an alien craft then captured by a race of space dragons. She can't deny that she is drawn to Tristan - the newly crowned dragon king, but knows that a long term relationship is out of the question. As June and Tristan get to know one another they will need to decide if their love can withstanding a changing dragon nation and a choice about returning to earth.

This series is a spin-off of the Shadow Quest series and it was fun to see some familiar faces from the other books. If you haven't read the Shadow Quest books, you can still start with Tempting the Dragon King. The characters are engaging and the June and Tristan's relationship smolders - literally.

Was this review helpful?

And... here I go again. As mentioned in the description, Tempting the Dragon King is a spin-off of the Shadow Quest series. I've only read The Demon's Possession, the first book in the Shadow Quest series. The good news is that it didn't make a lot of difference in reading Tempting the Dragon King from a confusion standpoint. One of these days I shall follow the rules! (Obviously that day will not be today.) *sigh*

Tempting the Dragon King isn't a fairytale dragon story. It's more of a shape-shifter alien story, where the kingdom is ruled by a dragon king and his family. Tristan took over as king after the unexpected death of his father. He had planned on going through with an arranged marriage until June showed up. That's when everything changed. The attraction took them both by surprise, but it was too strong for them to ignore. Things got even more complicated when rumors were spread in the kingdom that about more than the new king's love interest. Needless to say, Tempting the Dragon King was more than just a sweet romance, although that was front and center.

There were a few loose ends at the end of Tempting the Dragon King, which means I can't wait to continue the series.

Was this review helpful?

I couldn't. I DNF'd this at 39%, or so my Kindle informs me. I couldn't handle any more. The weird and obtrusive "earthisms" (for lack of better description), the flat characters, and the inanity of the instalove between the two MCs were no-gos for me, and the ABUNDANCE of errors (this book has been published, so theoretically they should have been caught. By SOMEbody) stopped me cold.

Examples of errors:
Chapter 2:
Then she saw him - a massive male with a perfectly toned physique that many athletes would kill for, shoving his way through the throng of soldiers, his expression full of viscous wrath.

Disregarding the massive run-on sentence, I'm curious: how viscous was the wrath, exactly? Like slime? Gummier? Did it flow, like honey?

Chapter 5:
"I demand proof of that in the form of backed goods."

Tell me more about these backed goods. Who are they backed BY? State Farm? Allianz? AXA?

Frankly, I just felt no connection to either of the main characters. Then after they jumped IMMEDIATELY into bed, complete with "ecstasy-laden screams" and "mind-bending pleasure", "delectable scents" and "monster alien dicks" (I shit you not), and topped off by him referring to her as "Sweets", I knew I had to call it a day. Sorry, book, but I don't think you and I are gonna work out. Actually, I'll expand that to Ms. Fay: I don't think she and I are gonna work out, either. I'm sure she's just absolutely crushed. LOL.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of this title. An honest review was requested but not required. This wasn't the book for me but I'm sure others might like it. I think I've just read too many similar titles (and ones with better grammar and characterization, and less purple vocabulary, to boot) for this book to be my particular cuppa tea.

Was this review helpful?

A nice escape for a few hours. It was easy to follow too many of these types of fantasy have too much scene building to do, but this author kept pace throughout. With his father just died and his arranged marriage on his mind this king was not looking for more trouble. But when he meets the human stowaway his troubles seem to keep coming.

Was this review helpful?

AMAZING!!! MUST READ!!! 5 STARS AND THEN SOME!!! I was pulled into the story that was full of romance and heart. The characters are very lovable and our hero and heroine are strong.

Was this review helpful?

Just as always. You can't go wrong with a Kiersten Fay book. The characters are solid and the plot fun. I may have added a few pages to let the plot and characters fully unfold. Because sometimes it felt rushed but overall a solid good book.

Was this review helpful?

This is a fast paced read that takes off where the Shadow Quest series ended. Dragon shifter royalty, a female human with a kind heart and betrayal are abundant! I enjoyed this fun and easy read.

Was this review helpful?

3.5 stars - I liked it. Tempting the Dragon King is apparently a spin off of one of author Fay's other series. The book starts out like it is going to be a Dragon Shifters in space sci-fi romance, which sounded kind of neat, but really the space elements are a fairly superficial wrapper for something that has fantasy trappings -- magic, witches, a fairy like race and a demon-like one okay, they do co come from different planets than the Dragon Shifters) -- and the space elements mostly just served to get the leading lady from Earth to her Dragon King hero. Maybe the other series sets this the space elements up more solidly? Otherwise, this was a fairly sexy romance -- I am unfortunately to the skim the sex scenes portion of my reading life-- with the King falling for the human who has more backbone than it seems at the start. That said, where this shines is a great scene where he takes her flying in his dragon form and the ending, because the thing that makes a true HEA for the pair is cool in more than one sense of the word. Oh, and I liked the Dragon King's mom alot., Ultimately, this was a nice enough light romance read even though the space elements didn't add much - but hey Dragon Shifters are always a bit plus for me..

This is an unpaid review of an ARC received via NetGalley.

Was this review helpful?