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I give this book 3 stars because of the strongly mixed feelings I have about its presentation, especially when compared to the rest of the author-goddess' works.

Pros: Great back-story on Max and the Omegrion in general. Some dropped information on Savitar and some parts of ancient history we're all still pretty well in the dark about. Different storyline premise that we haven't seen before, namely mates who've just been separated forever and working on a reconciliation due to misunderstandings. Also some obvious setup for future books, and some good higher-level drama, namely the attack on Olympus and the alliances of all-the-good-guys vs. the Gallu.

Cons: Pretty much everything else. Many of the other reviews have already stated the overall problems with the book's structure. Too much about the main characters is told instead of shown, since so much of the conflict between Maxis and Seraphina is literally ancient history, and only visible through repeated flashbacks from both perspectives. The action and mayhem of the present day is rushed, without the true suspense and anticipation that the author-goddess has historically been so adept at creating.

Here's my overall diagnosis of what's going on with this book, and indeed, with all of the author-goddess' works in recent years with a few notable exceptions: If she were to commit to writing each of her books in the same basic format as Acheron and Styxx, she would produce one masterpiece after another, giving herself both the space and the freedom to tell a sequential story from beginning to end, truly dig into the heart of the characters, and take us with her on the journey of the characters' lives.

Imagine if we had gotten the story beginning on the day that Maxis and Illarion were taken into custody by Dagon, then to the first calling of the Omegrion and his conviction, then forward to his meeting Seraphina, their subsequent Mating, the abuses by her tribe, his leave-taking, the cursing of Seraphina's tribe, and then, THEN fast-forwarded on to the present day in Sanctuary. Day in the life of Maxis, the sense that something's about to happen, some hazy looks at his hoard and the items he protects. Flip to Seraphina waking up from the curse, and proceed with the rest of the book. The only flashbacks that would've been necessary would have been the truth of what happened with her Basilinna while she was away, the dramatic reveal of what really happened with the prince's murder in front of the present-day Omegrion, and the war against the Gallu that followed. Lots of fighting, lots of drama, end with them back together and the Gallu temporarily pushed back, all set up for the next book.

THAT would have been a fantastic book. Yes, it would have been the same length as Acheron or Styxx, most likely. Yes, it would have been more complicated. But it would have been a heavy hitter, and a powerful story to witness. The sex would have been incredibly hot, instead of the fairly rushed affairs that it was, peppered throughout the narrative. The characters would have felt like deeply understood acquaintances, instead of passing biographies relayed via flashback. The conflict would have felt deeper, because of the depth of acquaintance with the characters.

In conclusion, the story itself is good. I have the utmost faith in the author-goddess for being able to construct that to everyone's satisfaction and intrigue. The execution and telling of the story, though, was so rushed and temperamental that it became difficult to get through in parts. I don't have any way of knowing whether this altered story format and the rushed nature of it was a result of the author-goddess' personal preference for the story, or if it was a function of the genre constraints. I imagine she probably had to get some kind of special permission to make Acheron and Styxx the extended length they were, so if that couldn't be done with every book, I can understand having to work within the boundaries the publisher has set for her. Otherwise, it's difficult to understand why she would have elected to go with flashback-heavy storytelling instead of the long-form for a character as obviously important to the Were-Hunter world as Max.

The next few books in the series, per the author-goddess' website, are for Illarion, Falcyn, and Urian, in that order. It's my hope that for these projects, since all three of them are ancient-origin characters, she will return to more long-form storytelling. Falcyn interests me in particular, since he is not technically a were-hunter, he's drakomai. So I feel like we need to get his story from the very beginning. But that may just be wishful thinking on my part.

I still love you, author-goddess! Looking forward to the next installments, and the continuing evolution of the world.


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Dragonbane DarkHunter Novels Sherrilyn Kenyon 9781250029942 Books Reviews

Firstly, what is it about. Dragonbane is the 26th book in the Dark hunter series by Sherrilyn Kenyon and this book features Maxis and his mate Seraphina. They are brought back together after thousands of years of being separated due to bad choices. Of course they fall madly in love with each other by the end of this book and learn to love there true selves. There is a more complicated story plot involved but this is the basic story within the story.

I enjoyed the book even though at times I was utterly lost and confused as to what was going on, and I've read the entire series more than once. There is a lot of flash backs that are just a bit hard to keep up with. Instead I felt Sherrilyn Kenyon should have done the same with this book that she did with Acheron and Styxx. She should have given us the historical story to start with and then had the present story told. I think the story might have been less confusing then. I guess she was hoping to have an amazing plot twist that only confuse me getting there. The book also felt unfinished, I get that this is a series and there will be a follow on book. But for these characters their story is just not rapped up the way other stories in this series have been.

In conclusion I felt the book was fragmented and left a lot for the reader to try and fill in. Not one of the best in Sherrilyn Kenyons Series.
I did enjoy this book, I really did. Just like almost all of this series. I especially enjoy Dragons. But what ever happened to Kenyon's REAL classic books like Acheron (over 800 pages) and Styxx (over 900 pages)?? When I'm paying this much for an e-book, I prefer to be lost in reading heaven for more than a measly 350 pages. Also, I tend to get more involved with characters if I know them from the beginning, so that I can understand why they act as they do.

But my job right now is to review Dragonbane, and not to compare it with the Author's earlier works--much as I'd like to. The writing is, as always in this series, good. Kenyon's World is fascinating with recurring characters throughout her series (making it imperative to read the books in their proper order.). She has the talent to make the reader care for the characters. Each book in the series generally has enough resolution (for those particular main characters) to satisfy. This particular book features a Dragon who has been staying at Sanctuary (a supernatural safezone) for a couple of centuries. He has a mate, but hasn't seen her in quite a long time. Let's just say that they had 'irreconcilable differences'.

If you're new to this series, do yourself a favor and start at the beginning--you won't regret it. I'm a fan.
I'll be the first to tell you that I'm a Sherrilyn Kenyon fan. However, I'm not a fan of this story. It could have been so much more but I felt like the whole book was centered around a 'family' reunion all the way through. I'm reminded constantly of who's who, what animal they are, who they're married to, and what their traits are – but I don't care. I so wanted the story to focus on Max and Seraphina but the attention shifted to all the other characters who already had books and between the other dragon brothers who will no doubt have follow-on books. It moved from one issue to the next and kept exploding/distracting the reader from the real point of the story which should have been to fall in love with Max and Seraphina. But alas, I'm annoyed by all the characters because they are all one-dimensional.

When a series gets this long, and has been fabulous, at a certain point it should just stop while it's still considered good. Dragons are great. I want to read about them and not be distracted with werewolves, Greek gods, demons, and weird twisted history that seems to conflict internal thoughts from the first part of the book.
I give this book 3 stars because of the strongly mixed feelings I have about its presentation, especially when compared to the rest of the author-goddess' works.

Pros Great back-story on Max and the Omegrion in general. Some dropped information on Savitar and some parts of ancient history we're all still pretty well in the dark about. Different storyline premise that we haven't seen before, namely mates who've just been separated forever and working on a reconciliation due to misunderstandings. Also some obvious setup for future books, and some good higher-level drama, namely the attack on Olympus and the alliances of all-the-good-guys vs. the Gallu.

Cons Pretty much everything else. Many of the other reviews have already stated the overall problems with the book's structure. Too much about the main characters is told instead of shown, since so much of the conflict between Maxis and Seraphina is literally ancient history, and only visible through repeated flashbacks from both perspectives. The action and mayhem of the present day is rushed, without the true suspense and anticipation that the author-goddess has historically been so adept at creating.

Here's my overall diagnosis of what's going on with this book, and indeed, with all of the author-goddess' works in recent years with a few notable exceptions If she were to commit to writing each of her books in the same basic format as Acheron and Styxx, she would produce one masterpiece after another, giving herself both the space and the freedom to tell a sequential story from beginning to end, truly dig into the heart of the characters, and take us with her on the journey of the characters' lives.

Imagine if we had gotten the story beginning on the day that Maxis and Illarion were taken into custody by Dagon, then to the first calling of the Omegrion and his conviction, then forward to his meeting Seraphina, their subsequent Mating, the abuses by her tribe, his leave-taking, the cursing of Seraphina's tribe, and then, THEN fast-forwarded on to the present day in Sanctuary. Day in the life of Maxis, the sense that something's about to happen, some hazy looks at his hoard and the items he protects. Flip to Seraphina waking up from the curse, and proceed with the rest of the book. The only flashbacks that would've been necessary would have been the truth of what happened with her Basilinna while she was away, the dramatic reveal of what really happened with the prince's murder in front of the present-day Omegrion, and the war against the Gallu that followed. Lots of fighting, lots of drama, end with them back together and the Gallu temporarily pushed back, all set up for the next book.

THAT would have been a fantastic book. Yes, it would have been the same length as Acheron or Styxx, most likely. Yes, it would have been more complicated. But it would have been a heavy hitter, and a powerful story to witness. The sex would have been incredibly hot, instead of the fairly rushed affairs that it was, peppered throughout the narrative. The characters would have felt like deeply understood acquaintances, instead of passing biographies relayed via flashback. The conflict would have felt deeper, because of the depth of acquaintance with the characters.

In conclusion, the story itself is good. I have the utmost faith in the author-goddess for being able to construct that to everyone's satisfaction and intrigue. The execution and telling of the story, though, was so rushed and temperamental that it became difficult to get through in parts. I don't have any way of knowing whether this altered story format and the rushed nature of it was a result of the author-goddess' personal preference for the story, or if it was a function of the genre constraints. I imagine she probably had to get some kind of special permission to make Acheron and Styxx the extended length they were, so if that couldn't be done with every book, I can understand having to work within the boundaries the publisher has set for her. Otherwise, it's difficult to understand why she would have elected to go with flashback-heavy storytelling instead of the long-form for a character as obviously important to the Were-Hunter world as Max.

The next few books in the series, per the author-goddess' website, are for Illarion, Falcyn, and Urian, in that order. It's my hope that for these projects, since all three of them are ancient-origin characters, she will return to more long-form storytelling. Falcyn interests me in particular, since he is not technically a were-hunter, he's drakomai. So I feel like we need to get his story from the very beginning. But that may just be wishful thinking on my part.

I still love you, author-goddess! Looking forward to the next installments, and the continuing evolution of the world.