Princess under cover's Reviews > What a Dragon Should Know

I liked this book! Read almost every word too, and very few books can make me do that. It has to be interesting/ beautiful/ compelling/ humorous writing that makes me do that. This book falls into the "humorous" category.

What I liked:
* An endearing man-whore. Not many of those to be found outside of historical romance "rakes." But Gwenvyle is adorable. I particularly like how he sucked his tail like a baby sucks his thumb in one scene.
* A heroine I can get behind. Cold, calculating, manipulative, but loyal and brave and good. Totally a match for our H.
* Hilarious family interactions, both on the h/H sides.
* The nod to Scandanavian mythologies and terminologies, with the Mountain of Woe, and things of this nature, love the names! Gwenvyle the Defiler/ Ruiner! The Weeper! hahahahahahaha!
* I love dragons - might be my favorite shifters, so this dragon shifting series has hit the spot.

What the 1 star off is for:
* A bit too long. And part of it was because of all the great world building and mythologies and wars and intrigue which is fine, but still...
* related to above, the central H/h dynamic tapered off about 50-60% in. No more relationship development between the 2 and they weren't even together most of the time. She was off saving the world and he became a background character ready to give her hot lovin' when she came home. I thought G deserved more air time. I think he's a lot smarter than people give him credit for, which is why he's a great match for Dagmar. But he didn't get to really showcase his own intellectual and manipulative prowess. This is where he got lost amongst all the side characters the author throws at me left and right. And I wish he got to shine a lot more.

Overall, MAY read another in the series. Open to recs for the best of the series to hit next!