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Mary Beesley

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Dragon Blood (2020) 16 exemplar
To Unite a Realm (2020) 10 exemplar
Betting on Love (2021) 8 exemplar
Wolf Pack (Draco Sang) (2021) 4 exemplar
Human Hearts (2022) 3 exemplar

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Um, wow. This was such a unique story. I really liked the creativeness of Draco Sang and the way it was totally unlike anything else I've read.
I'm conflicted. On one hand, I really enjoyed this book, but on the other, there were some things that really bothered me. I'll start with what I liked.
First off, the characters. Their struggles really jumped off the page and it was easy to see them trying to decide if they should do the right or wrong thing.
However, all this said, there was one thing that bugged me a bit and that was the lust of the boys/how they treated girls. I found it a bit disappointing that there was so much of it in the story but I did like the obvious growth from who the boys were at the beginning until the end.
And speaking of the end, HOW DARE YOU MARY. Ok, enough said. I don't want to announce any spoilers. :)
I am eagerly anticipating the second book of the series, which is coming out next year.

Rating: 4/5
Language: some minor language
Romance: The twins were born due to rape, at times, both of the twins have very little to no respect for women, forced kiss, kissing
Spiritual: n/a
Violence: rape (happened in the past, alluded to), forced kiss, deaths

*I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All thoughts are my own and a positive review was not required.
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libraryofemma | 1 annan recension | Oct 20, 2023 |
This was quite the interesting read! I can’t recall what I expected this book to be like but it turned out to really surprise me. Dragon Blood was from the POV of three different people (mainly just the two brothers, though). I felt like the struggles each of them went through were very real and raw and I was really cheering for them (especially for Cal!). Each brother fought against the Draco Sang part of him, which is kinda like believers fighting their “flesh” as the Bible says, if you will, mainly with anger, jealousy, and lust.

The main two things that I have to complain about this book is 1) there was so much lust / sexual desire from Cal and Ferth (mainly from Cal in the first half of the book and mainly from Ferth in the second half) and I know they ecah fought against it but it was kinda disturbing how they could barely keep themselves from raping some young women quite a few times. And 2) is WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS WITH THE ENDING?!?!?!
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BooksbyStarlight | 1 annan recension | Oct 25, 2022 |
This was a very captivating story. Coming into it at book 3, I did feel a little lost. I will go back and read the series over. This is a new author to me and I really found her writing quite delightful. The characters are engaging. I would love to read more from this author. It's a book that I believe fantasy lovers will love.
 
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Shelly.Kittell | 1 annan recension | Jun 16, 2022 |
Entertaining and fun, with some sweet and poignant moments that will tug your heartstrings!

Betting on Love is such a delightful story with the added fun of being set in the area where I live. I really liked the two main characters, and the supporting ones were intriguing as well. Many were interesting enough on their own (Blair, Zena, Dean) that I would welcome a book about each one of them! Even the love affair of the parents was sweet and loving.

Tempest is an intelligent girl, and considering the preparation she’s gone through to become an actuary and then successfully practicing in her field for five years, I felt terrible for her when the job market was so tough. I thought the author did a great job getting her struggles across in interesting ways and without demeaning the choices she has to make, accepting work that wasn’t what she wanted but was available. I like the character more for just getting a job and giving it her all, even though the job wasn’t her dream job.

Although we don’t see Leo at work a lot, we do get a good sense of what he’s done with his company from discussions with other characters. He is an engaging cinnamon roll of a male lead and as nerdy as Tempest. I felt they were a great match! I enjoyed the mistaken identity plotline and his dilemma in wanting to set the record straight. I like his immediate attraction to Tempest and that it was pretty serious for him right from the start. He was adorably awkward, and I wanted him to win Tempest over.

The plot beginning with an element of revenge based on a bet between Tempest and her roommate, Blair, hooked me from the start. But the subplot of the grown children coming to terms with their parents having a new life is one many readers may have experienced as either a parent or a grown child! I have, and this increased my engagement with the story for sure. Those early meetings are a killer oftentimes, but the ones in this story offered a lot of humor. But I can easily imagine being Silvia and wanting to have a perfect Thanksgiving, blending the two families for the first time. Talk about stressful! That event is a big enough deal every year anyway without the addition of trying to impress the new in-laws. And the family trip camping in California had me laughing out loud from the first mention.

However, the main thing I enjoyed about Betting on Love was how well the author kept teasing me, over and over, with getting Tempest and Leo together, them feeling their deep attraction to one another only for something to keep them apart. Be it their own ability to overthink their situation or the presence of other people throwing a monkey wrench into the works, the to and fro in their relationship journey kept me glued to the pages and completely entertained.

I recommend BETTING ON LOVE to readers who enjoy contemporary romance, especially one set in the Dallas area.

I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving an Advanced Review Copy from the author through Lone Star Book Blog Tours.
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Verk
6
Medlemmar
42
Popularitet
#357,757
Betyg
4.1
Recensioner
6
ISBN
12