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7th out of 160 books
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278 voters
Fury of Fire (Dragonfury #1)
by
Coreene Callahan (Goodreads Author)
A clandestine race of half-dragon, half-humans known as dragon-shifters lives among us. Bastian, leader of the Nightfury dragon clan, is sworn to protect humankind at all costs. For him, honor and duty always come first. When the clan dictates he take a human mate to sire a son, he falters, aware that for a human to birth a dragon-shifter she must die. Myst, the woman give...more
Paperback, 412 pages
Published
February 14th 2012
by Montlake Romance
(first published February 7th 2012)
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After centuries of fighting, only a small number of Dragonkind remain.
Males only, these dragons - the Nightfuries - have never reproduced. To do so means the death of the human female with whom they mate. Bastian as leader is duty-bound be the first to reproduce before his kind die out. Only twice a year are the dragons fertile. With five days to find a suitable female with whom he can mate, Bastian is torn between duty and morals.
Razorbacks, rogue dragons have no such compunction. When the Nig...more
Sep 27, 2012
BamaGal
rated it
2 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
pnr-uf,
really-bad-books
Take the BDB series and the Midnight Breeds series, blend them together and spit them out, and you get this....mess. This was the most un-original piece of 'work' I've read in quite some time. Everything, and I mean everything in this book was a take on (or more often lifted directly from) one of those two series. The brand name dropping and the slang was the worst. I hated that in BDB, and someone wants to copy that? Even worse, they weren't really dragons, they were vampires with scales. They...more
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NOTE: I did not finish Fury of Fire. I reached page 207, out of 412, before I called it quits. My review reflects on what I read and no more, which is more than enough to be indicative to how the author creates her book.
During the course of reading, everyone comes across a book that just doesn't connect with them. That doesn't mean the book is bad or that others shouldn't read it, it just means the it isn't a good fit that particular person. This is that book for me. I had a very difficult time...more
During the course of reading, everyone comes across a book that just doesn't connect with them. That doesn't mean the book is bad or that others shouldn't read it, it just means the it isn't a good fit that particular person. This is that book for me. I had a very difficult time...more
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4.5 Uber possessive hero from the get go. The heroine was his. She was his to protect, his to care for, his to love and heaven help anyone who got near her. <3 <3
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I'm about 75% done with this book. I liked it but I wanted to love it. I usually love anything with dragons. However, the dragons in this book are basically vampires in a different form. They don't really act too different from vampires at all. But the worst part for me was the way too obvious ripoff of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. After a while I couldn't even focus on the book because I was too busy being annoyed about the lack of originality.
A bunch of gigantic, gorgeous men living together?...more
A bunch of gigantic, gorgeous men living together?...more
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Even though I had some nits, there is a lot of potential to the world of this Dragonfury series starter and to the cast of hunky dragon shifting males. The story drew me in, I really like shifters and dragons are about my favorite kind of shifter - here comes my first 'but' - but the 'hook' of the story was a double edged sword.
If you've read the back cover blurb, you'll know that dragon leading man Bastian has decided, as the leader of his clan, he must do his duty and take a mate to breed a ne...more
If you've read the back cover blurb, you'll know that dragon leading man Bastian has decided, as the leader of his clan, he must do his duty and take a mate to breed a ne...more
I am Rapunzel......and these can be my dragons any time BABY!!! I loved this book! :D
UPDATE!!!
I have read a great number of PNR books, but this was my first book with dragons! Yep, you heard me dragons! But not some ugly monsters, with large teeth and red eyes that breathe fire, Fury of Fire had some very beautiful dragons, the kind you would want to be rescued by, if you were locked in some filthy tower! In other words they were hot and definitely worth the read. Fury of Fire was a non-stop r...more
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Welcome to Washington State.
This debut novel is the beginning to many additional installments.
Bastian is one of the oldest of his kind; an all male race born of human females - dragon-shifters. As leader of the Nightfury dragon clan it is his duty to protect humankind. With their numbers declining he needs to set an example. With only 5 days until the Meridian’s axis realign, he has less than a week to find a mate. “…Be the first to commit, to have a son, t...more
Welcome to Washington State.
This debut novel is the beginning to many additional installments.
Bastian is one of the oldest of his kind; an all male race born of human females - dragon-shifters. As leader of the Nightfury dragon clan it is his duty to protect humankind. With their numbers declining he needs to set an example. With only 5 days until the Meridian’s axis realign, he has less than a week to find a mate. “…Be the first to commit, to have a son, t...more
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3 1 /2 stars. I wouldn’t say there was anything unique or new about the world, but the story was good. I love dragons, so that part was a plus.
The author sets up the story with some interesting warriors saving the humans from the big bad dragons. The fight scenes were very good and the warrior bonding was great. I would say my least favorite aspect of the story was the romance. I’m not quite sure what it was, but I didn’t really care for the actual characters, more interested in the outcome of...more
The author sets up the story with some interesting warriors saving the humans from the big bad dragons. The fight scenes were very good and the warrior bonding was great. I would say my least favorite aspect of the story was the romance. I’m not quite sure what it was, but I didn’t really care for the actual characters, more interested in the outcome of...more
The overall idea was pretty interesting and with pop culture taking such a shine to zombies, vampires and werewolves, it's nice to know that the other supernaturals weren't forgotten in the romantic fray.
I liked a lot of aspects about the book, and only a few made me chuckle or pause. Dragonese as a language was one of those things. I almost wished it had a different name; some of the terms Callahan used didn't seem very authentic. I mean, I understand that it's a romance novel, and so sometimes...more
I liked a lot of aspects about the book, and only a few made me chuckle or pause. Dragonese as a language was one of those things. I almost wished it had a different name; some of the terms Callahan used didn't seem very authentic. I mean, I understand that it's a romance novel, and so sometimes...more
Dragons are on the brink of extinction, Bastian the head of the Nightfury dragon clan, must set an example for his warriors to emulate. He has to look for a woman who can give him an heir, an addition to the dragon clan. Worst the Razorbacks, Night fury’s adversary is starting to kill more humans and it looks like war is on the precipice. Then he found Myst, a compassionate Nurse, who practically bleeds pure white energy, energy that dragons “feed” on from the human females. Dragons never keep a...more
May 11, 2012
Joyfully Reviewed
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
e-book,
erotic,
joyfully-reviewed-jo,
series,
dragons,
urban-fantasy,
paranormal,
recommended-read,
self-published
Bastian is the leader of the Nightfury dragon clan; they are shapeshifters that are actually half dragon and half human. Unfortunately, because of a battle going on with their enemy clan, the Razorback dragons, they are losing more dragons than are being born. One problem is that the women never survive the birth to anyone’s memory, which means all Nightfury’s will lose their women during childbirth. But Bastian knows he will have to father a child soon and then lose the woman he will be drawn t...more
Bastian and Rikar are dragons appearing in the guise of humans. They are on a mission to save their race from extinction, one in which they must unite with a human to produce more half-dragon-half-human sons. However, the focus of his mission is diverted when he meets Myst, a fiery woman passionate about her medical calling to save every precious life. While she struggles to save the life of a mother and child, the scent of death and life reaches both dragons. They rush to the scene where Myst i...more
In Fury of Fire by Coreene Callahan
Paranormal Romance -Feb. 7th, 2012
4 stars
In Fury of Fire, Coreene Callahan has created a new an exhilarating world of dragon shifters who fed off the energy of human females and use them ruthlessly to sire their lethal progeny. Birthing their male children is so traumatic and stressful it kills the mother.
The leader of the Nightfury clan, Bastien is under the gun to find a woman with powerful energy and impregnate her. Bound by duty to keep his clan alive but t...more
Paranormal Romance -Feb. 7th, 2012
4 stars
In Fury of Fire, Coreene Callahan has created a new an exhilarating world of dragon shifters who fed off the energy of human females and use them ruthlessly to sire their lethal progeny. Birthing their male children is so traumatic and stressful it kills the mother.
The leader of the Nightfury clan, Bastien is under the gun to find a woman with powerful energy and impregnate her. Bound by duty to keep his clan alive but t...more
Contemporary, Paranormal
Myst Munroe is a nurse that cares about her patients. When one of them is having some health problems Myst goes out to check on her patient and ends up in more trouble and dealing with a world she never dreamt existed. Now Myst is going to have to find a way of dealing with this new world and figure out if her old live even exists anymore. Of course meeting Bastian is making her wonder if she even wants to go back to her old life.
Bastian has been told that it is time for...more
Myst Munroe is a nurse that cares about her patients. When one of them is having some health problems Myst goes out to check on her patient and ends up in more trouble and dealing with a world she never dreamt existed. Now Myst is going to have to find a way of dealing with this new world and figure out if her old live even exists anymore. Of course meeting Bastian is making her wonder if she even wants to go back to her old life.
Bastian has been told that it is time for...more
Feb 20, 2012
Mara
rated it
1 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
PNR fans who like the mate bonding
Shelves:
pnr
This PNR novel succeeded in the incredible feat of pushing *all* of my buttons.
It's probably a great book... I just couldn't find one saving grace. I had to drag my self onward, and at 80% mark I still wanted to DNF it.
*Heroine. I don't think I ever read of a dumber woman. There's plenty of us around, I don't want to read about an other one! Every time she got a scene, I really wanted to smack her. She has been kidnapped. Does she care? Nope. She whines. She dallies around. She says she'll do s...more
It's probably a great book... I just couldn't find one saving grace. I had to drag my self onward, and at 80% mark I still wanted to DNF it.
*Heroine. I don't think I ever read of a dumber woman. There's plenty of us around, I don't want to read about an other one! Every time she got a scene, I really wanted to smack her. She has been kidnapped. Does she care? Nope. She whines. She dallies around. She says she'll do s...more
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Nurse practitioner, Myst Munroe is having a bad day and it is about to get worse. Myst goes to check on pregnant patient Caroline and finds her bleeding out on the floor. She begs Myst to save the child. 911 says it will take 30 minutes for an ambulance so she performs an emergency c-section and saves the child. Then her world gets really interesting.
Dragon shifters are at war. On the one hand are the Nightfury (led by Bastian) who wish to coexist peacefully with humans and then there are the r...more
Dragon shifters are at war. On the one hand are the Nightfury (led by Bastian) who wish to coexist peacefully with humans and then there are the r...more
Fury of Fire by Coreene Callahan
If you are a fan of the author J. R. Ward, you are either going to love reading a book so similar to hers or hate the fact that it seems so similar to the Brotherhood series. Hopefully you won’t get bogged down in the details like I did. .
The writing is very good but the similarities were just too strong for me to personally like. I will endorse this novel to anyone who hasn’t read J.R.’s books since you won’t have the problems I did and you might find this to be...more
I picked this book up because it was about dragon shifters...DRAGONS! How cool does that sound? I mean this book has very mixed reviews so I did go into reading this pretty leery, but still optimistic. Honestly this book is ok, it's nothing spectacular, maybe if I'd read this one before I'd read every other book like it, I would like this book more. I do like the idea of dragon shifters, that is pretty cool and I haven't read anything similar, but it was the formula and the subject that the was...more
The Nightfuries are a group of half dragons dedicated to protecting humans while keeping their species a secret. The biggest threat to the humans are the Razorbacks, another group of half dragons lead by Ivar, a scientist who sees humans as nothing but food—the dragons need to feed on the energy of a human—and has a plan to wipe most of them out. The race had been cursed long ago to only have males, so to procreate they must mate with a female human. Unfortunately the females always die when giv...more
You know, I have some serious mixed feelings about this book. I liked it well enough! It was an easy read that kept me fairly engaged. It wasn't one that I just couldn't put down or anything but I never got bored. It was nice reading about something other than werewolves. Dragons are pretty sweet!
I wasn't a huge fan of the lead female, Myst. I liked her in the beginning but it was like she suddenly had a flip in personality. I understand the whole bonding/mating thing happens quickly but damn....more
I wasn't a huge fan of the lead female, Myst. I liked her in the beginning but it was like she suddenly had a flip in personality. I understand the whole bonding/mating thing happens quickly but damn....more
3,6 von 5 Sternen
*Inhalt:*
Myst Monroe ist Krankenschwester. Als sie zu einer schwangeren Patientin fährt, findet sie diese halbtot auf. Sie kann nur noch das Baby retten, doch hinter dem Baby sind einige Leute her. Unter anderem Bastian, der Anführer der Nightfury, einem Drachenclan. Plötzlich hat dieser nicht nur Interesse an dem Baby sondern auch an Myst, in der er eine unglaublich starke Frau und gleichzeitig Energiequelle für sich entdeckt. Doch wird er Myst davon überzeugen können seine Gef...more
*Inhalt:*
Myst Monroe ist Krankenschwester. Als sie zu einer schwangeren Patientin fährt, findet sie diese halbtot auf. Sie kann nur noch das Baby retten, doch hinter dem Baby sind einige Leute her. Unter anderem Bastian, der Anführer der Nightfury, einem Drachenclan. Plötzlich hat dieser nicht nur Interesse an dem Baby sondern auch an Myst, in der er eine unglaublich starke Frau und gleichzeitig Energiequelle für sich entdeckt. Doch wird er Myst davon überzeugen können seine Gef...more
When I decided to read this book, I knew I was taking a big risk. Most reviews on amazon were about how Fury of Fire resembled the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. I had a love/hate relationship with BDB but still, I took the risk and tried this book.
I understand the hate. I do see the similarities with BDB.
I understand the hate. I do see the similarities with BDB.
1. The dragon clan needs "energy" and they get this from sucking it out from a female's neck? As with the BDB, they get blood from opposite sex of their race....more
2. Dragons are very sensitive to
I'm 10 pages in, and I think this is a little bit Black Dagger knockoff. We shall see. :)
- Okay, I've finished it now. :) The story premise - dragonkind who can morph into humans, and rely on electrical surges regulated by the meridian twice a year - is a very original premise. Definitely points for that! The book, however, is written in such a similar format to the Black Dagger Brotherhood books that originally I was turned off by how it felt like a copy. That does fade into the background as y...more
- Okay, I've finished it now. :) The story premise - dragonkind who can morph into humans, and rely on electrical surges regulated by the meridian twice a year - is a very original premise. Definitely points for that! The book, however, is written in such a similar format to the Black Dagger Brotherhood books that originally I was turned off by how it felt like a copy. That does fade into the background as y...more
I'm leaning on a 2 and a half star rating for this one. It just didn't really grab me the way I'd hoped it would. The plot was decent. I guess, but I only say this because the last 5 chapters of this one was filled with a little suspense and good action sequences. I could see the action playing out as if I were watching a movie. And this I liked. Still, this one leaves me with the feel of... Unoriginal. No, that's not it. Or maybe it is. But "Generic" is the word that also comes to mind. From th...more
Fury of Fire is a poor imitation of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, but with dragon-men instead of vampires.
Here are just a few examples:
The line up of dragon brothers living in a luxury hidden lair is the Leader, the Best Friend, the Computer Geek ,the Troubled Dangerous Anti-Social One, and another one who didn't make any impression of distinct personality on me besides he's green in dragon form. They have a fussy butler/servant to cook them waffles and do their laundry. There is a homicide dete...more
Here are just a few examples:
The line up of dragon brothers living in a luxury hidden lair is the Leader, the Best Friend, the Computer Geek ,the Troubled Dangerous Anti-Social One, and another one who didn't make any impression of distinct personality on me besides he's green in dragon form. They have a fussy butler/servant to cook them waffles and do their laundry. There is a homicide dete...more
This review was originally posted on my blog
Okay, so in honour of Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d read a nice paranormal romance novel. Unfortunately, I could have picked a better book.
Admittedly, I finished this book, and it wasn’t terrible, I just didn’t really enjoy it, and I had a few issues with it. One of those was the writing style. It just wasn’t for me. It was one of those things where I can’t really explain why I wasn’t enjoying it, I just wasn’t.
Another issue I had was the character...more
Okay, so in honour of Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d read a nice paranormal romance novel. Unfortunately, I could have picked a better book.
Admittedly, I finished this book, and it wasn’t terrible, I just didn’t really enjoy it, and I had a few issues with it. One of those was the writing style. It just wasn’t for me. It was one of those things where I can’t really explain why I wasn’t enjoying it, I just wasn’t.
Another issue I had was the character...more
This is the first in a series. I'm not sure how many books are in this series at this time (because I haven't looked). This is one of those series where each book focuses on a different pair. I enjoyed the story of Bastian and Myst. They are both strong characters with their own personalities. The mystery of the book was well done and there are teasers for the next book woven through the story.
That said, I thought the book ended too quickly. I was at 98% and things weren't resolved and they did...more
That said, I thought the book ended too quickly. I was at 98% and things weren't resolved and they did...more
This story is an entertaining and exciting start to a new paranormal romance series -- with dragons. Myst Munroe is a nurse practitioner who runs into trouble of the dragon sort when she goes to visit a pregnant patient who has skipped a couple of appointments. She finds in lying in a pool of blood on the floor of her home. She manages to do a quick and messy C-section after the mother dies and manages to save the little baby boy. Then dragons show up. Bastian and his warriors show up to battle...more
Mar 07, 2012
Emily Kathleen
marked it as got-bored-distracted-dnf
Shelves:
audio-books,
narrator-benjamin-l-darcie
So far I don't mind the storyline (although it is irritatingly similar to BDB and the Breed), but I like that type of story. However - I can't stand the dialogue so I've started collecting irritating phrases: (side note - I'm listening to the audio, not reading so I'm not sure these will be written verbatim, but you get the idea.)
"The razorback backed away from the female as Bastien crossed the VIP section. His gaze riveted on the male, he kept his pace smooth and unhurried. No sense startling t...more
"The razorback backed away from the female as Bastien crossed the VIP section. His gaze riveted on the male, he kept his pace smooth and unhurried. No sense startling t...more
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After growing up as the only girl on an all-male hockey team, Coreene Callahan knows a thing or two about tough guys, and loves to write characters inspired by them. After graduating with honors in psychology, and taking a detour to work in interior design, Coreene finally gave in and returned to her first love: writing. Her debut novel, Fury of Fire, was a finalist in the New Jersey Romance Write...more
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Jun 12, 2013 01:04am
Oh good idea! :)
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