{"id":2273,"date":"2018-03-23T10:30:37","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T17:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=2273"},"modified":"2018-03-23T10:21:08","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T17:21:08","slug":"review-eight-simple-rules-for-dating-a-dragon-kerrelyn-sparks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/03\/23\/review-eight-simple-rules-for-dating-a-dragon-kerrelyn-sparks\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Eight Simple Rules for Dating a Dragon &#8211; Kerrelyn Sparks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bookreview\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/34962717.jpg?w=1280\" alt=\"Review: Eight Simple Rules for Dating a Dragon &#8211; Kerrelyn Sparks\" title=\"Review: Eight Simple Rules for Dating a Dragon &#8211; Kerrelyn Sparks\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignright\"><strong>Eight Simple Rules for Dating a Dragon<\/strong><br>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/authors\/kerrelyn-sparks\/\">Kerrelyn Sparks<\/a> <br><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/series\/the-embraced\/\">The Embraced #3<\/a> <br><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/publishers\/st-martins-paperbacks\/\">St. Martin's Paperbacks<\/a> <br><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> March 27, 2018 <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/romance\/\">Romance<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 435 <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/sources\/netgalley\/\">NetGalley<\/a> <br><br><p>I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p>My rating: <span class=\"ubb-buy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><\/span><br><br><br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p><b>\u201cDeeply satisfying, delightfully swoon-inducing.\u201d\u2014Publishers Weekly on Kerrelyn Sparks\u2019s Love at Stake series<\/b><\/p>\n<p>TRUTH\u2014OR DARE?<\/p>\n<p>Gwennore is an Elf able to track down the cause of a certain illness and heal it\u2014a valuable asset to her people. But when she is thrust into the realm of the dragons, she discovers a haunted place of power, passion, and magic\u2014one that is plagued by an ancient curse. When she meets the smoldering General Silas Dravenko, Gwen knows she\u2019s entered a whole new world of trouble. She\u2019s been raised never to trust a dragon. So why does making a deal with the devil feel so good?<\/p>\n<p>Silas has no way of saving the royal family he\u2019s served for years. But when a beautiful, innocent elf comes bursting into his world, Silas is awakened to desire in a way he\u2019s never felt before. But how can he trust a sworn enemy. . .and how can he live without her, in <i>Eight Simple Rules for Dating a Dragon<\/i> by <i>New York Times<\/i> bestselling author Kerrelyn Sparks.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><center><span class=\"ubb-buy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B075DGGSD3\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/amazon.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Amazon\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/eight-simple-rules-for-dating-a-dragon\/id1294802091?mt=11\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/apple.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Apple\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/eight-simple-rules-for-dating-a-dragon-kerrelyn-sparks\/1126245337?ean=9781250108258#\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" 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in the Embraced series, and while each story could be read as a standalone, I think it&#8217;d work better if you read the series in order.<\/p>\n<p>First off, I did enjoy the book. \u00a0There are aspects of it that are quite fun, from the secondary characters like Annika and Dimitri &#8211; and Brody, I love Brody!, to the dating rules, to the trolls. \u00a0There are other parts, however, that made the book a bit of a chore to get through, and I finished feeling rather unsatisfied.<\/p>\n<p>To start off with, the plot is very predictable. \u00a0If you&#8217;ve read the previous books in the series, you know exactly what&#8217;s going to happen, who the bad guy is, etc. \u00a0I enjoyed the beginning &#8211; Luciana&#8217;s young daughter is kidnapped by a dragon, and Gwennore manages to get herself caught as well and taken to Norveshka, where, oh look, there&#8217;s something seriously wrong with this king and queen, too. \u00a0Gwennore&#8217;s Embraced ability lets her be a sort of walking medical diagnostic kit &#8211; by touching someone in certain places, she can tell if they&#8217;re sick or injured. \u00a0She immediately realizes that the queen who everyone believes is suffering from a curse is actually being poisoned. \u00a0Of course, Silas, the general who comes to her rescue when the queen tries to have her thrown in the dungeons, believes her, and asks her to stay and solve the mystery of a curse that&#8217;s been plaguing the country for 500 years. \u00a0And, of course!, that&#8217;s not the only reason he wants her to stay &#8211; they&#8217;re already halfway to insta-love after their first meeting.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c<em>I will always love you, Gwennore, whether we\u2019re flooded with rain or shining as brilliant as the stars.<\/em><br \/>\nShe smiled. &#8216;That\u2019s lovely. Thank you.&#8217;<br \/>\n<em>My love for you will burn like an eternal flame deep in my chest.<\/em><br \/>\nShe stifled a laugh. That sounded like a bad case of heartburn.<br \/>\n<em>I heard that.<\/em> A puff of smoke shot from his nostrils as he huffed. <em>You think it\u2019s easy to confess how much I love you? You give it a try.<\/em>\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Unfortunately, I found the romance rather lacking as well.\u00a0I loved the flirting between Gwennore and Silas &#8211; including the silly dating rules. \u00a0I think Silas and Gwennore were at their best during these interactions, both as a couple and separately. \u00a0But, Gwennore kept blowing hot and cold and honestly I half-wished Silas would throw up his hands and walk away. \u00a0Literally, she slammed doors in his face multiple times rather than, I don&#8217;t know, actually dealing with her emotions or having an actual conversation with him. \u00a0I&#8217;m not a fan of the &#8220;I&#8217;m so innocent that I can&#8217;t deal with my LUST so instead I must treat you like crap&#8221; trope, and sadly this strayed into that territory more than once. \u00a0It just doesn&#8217;t feel like romance to me, and it was frustrating that all the work for the relationship fell squarely on Silas&#8217; shoulders. \u00a0Whenever one person in a relationship is doing all the work (and I don&#8217;t care what their gender is), and the other person is continuously rejecting them in a hurtful way, that&#8217;s not very romantic, in my eyes. \u00a0Eventually, Gwennore gives in, and the relationship seemed to take a better turn from there, but since that happens at the end of the book, there&#8217;s not much time to enjoy it, since most of the chemistry between earlier in the book was ruined for me by Gwennore&#8217;s childish actions.<\/p>\n<p>Even the internal conflict of Gwennore learning to love herself &#8211; despite everyone else hating her because she looks like an elf &#8211; fell flat for me. \u00a0She seemed to take two steps forward and one step back, and most of the time it seemed like Silas (or someone else) was standing up for her in lieu of her doing it for herself. \u00a0I accepted that a couple of nobles from Luciana&#8217;s kingdom would be snots to her, but to have pretty much the entire castle in Norveshka against her after just a few hours? \u00a0It was a bit over the top, and seemed to happen just to give her an excuse to continue treating Silas like crap (&#8220;I like him, but if we&#8217;re together, everyone will hate him, too!&#8221;) which makes no sense because the way they explained Gwennore&#8217;s continued presence in the castle is that she and Silas are having an affair, so whatever &#8220;tarnish&#8221; would&#8217;ve happened to his reputation would already be there!<\/p>\n<p>Over all, while I&#8217;ve enjoyed reading the series, overall, I think this is the weakest so far, and I&#8217;m not sure I&#8217;ll be picking up the next one. \u00a0If you love fluffy paranormals and dragon shifters, though, you will probably enjoy this book!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is one of those silly, fluffy paranormal\/fantasy romances. \u00a0We&#8217;ve got a misunderstood virgin heroine, a cinnamon-rolly General, a 500-year-old curse, insta-love, 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