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Dragonfire #2
Kiss of Fury
One act of passion can save the world…
Scientist Alexandra Madison was on the verge of unveiling an invention that would change the world. Then her partner was murdered, their lab was burned, and their prototype was destroyed. While Alex is in the hospital recovering from burns suffered in the fire, recurring dragon-haunted nightmares threaten to land her in the psychiatric ward, but she knows she has to escape to her lab to rebuild the Green Machine.
Handsome, daring, and impulsive, Donovan Shea is more than willing to do his part in the Pyr/Slayer war. Assigned to protect Alex, Donovan is shocked when her presence ignites his firestorm. He has no desire for a destined mate, but Alex’s intelligence and determination inspire him to join the fight to save her invention. With the Slayers closing in, Donovan knows he would surrender his life for Alex…and lose his heart to possess her.
Scientist Alexandra Madison was on the verge of unveiling an invention that would change the world. Then her partner was murdered, their lab was burned, and their prototype was destroyed. While Alex is in the hospital recovering from burns suffered in the fire, recurring dragon-haunted nightmares threaten to land her in the psychiatric ward, but she knows she has to escape to her lab to rebuild the Green Machine.
Handsome, daring, and impulsive, Donovan Shea is more than willing to do his part in the Pyr/Slayer war. Assigned to protect Alex, Donovan is shocked when her presence ignites his firestorm. He has no desire for a destined mate, but Alex’s intelligence and determination inspire him to join the fight to save her invention. With the Slayers closing in, Donovan knows he would surrender his life for Alex…and lose his heart to possess her.
364 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 5, 2008
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Deborah Cooke
89 books853 followersDeborah Cooke also writes under the names Claire Delacroix and Claire Cross.
Bestselling and award-winning author Deborah Cooke has published over fifty novels and novellas, including historical romances, fantasy romances, fantasy novels with romantic elements, paranormal romances, contemporary romances, urban fantasy romances, time travel romances and paranormal young adult novels. She writes as herself, Deborah Cooke, as Claire Delacroix, and has written as Claire Cross. She is nationally bestselling, #1 Kindle Bestselling, KOBO Bestselling, as well as a USA Today and New York Times’ Bestselling Author. Her Claire Delacroix medieval romance, The Beauty, was her first book to land on the New York Times List of Bestselling Books.
Deborah was the writer-in-residence at the Toronto Public Library in 2009, the first time TPL hosted a residency focused on the romance genre, and she was honored to receive the Romance Writers of America PRO Mentor of the Year Award in 2012. She’s a member of Romance Writers of America and of Novelists Inc.
Currently, she’s writing paranormal romances as Deborah Cooke, and medieval romances as Claire Delacroix.
Deborah thinks a lot about publishing and writing, and also knits too much.
Bestselling and award-winning author Deborah Cooke has published over fifty novels and novellas, including historical romances, fantasy romances, fantasy novels with romantic elements, paranormal romances, contemporary romances, urban fantasy romances, time travel romances and paranormal young adult novels. She writes as herself, Deborah Cooke, as Claire Delacroix, and has written as Claire Cross. She is nationally bestselling, #1 Kindle Bestselling, KOBO Bestselling, as well as a USA Today and New York Times’ Bestselling Author. Her Claire Delacroix medieval romance, The Beauty, was her first book to land on the New York Times List of Bestselling Books.
Deborah was the writer-in-residence at the Toronto Public Library in 2009, the first time TPL hosted a residency focused on the romance genre, and she was honored to receive the Romance Writers of America PRO Mentor of the Year Award in 2012. She’s a member of Romance Writers of America and of Novelists Inc.
Currently, she’s writing paranormal romances as Deborah Cooke, and medieval romances as Claire Delacroix.
Deborah thinks a lot about publishing and writing, and also knits too much.
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June 23, 2009
These books are really not for me. Kiss of Fury reads a lot like a contemporary novel that stumbled into the paranormal aisle.
Author Deborah Cooke sets up an interesting race of dragon-men and even the gurgling, babyish beginnings of a mythology (The Great Wyvern as a mother goddess), but like her characters, this world's undeveloped beyond the bare bones. She's established the "firestorm," a literal spark of flame (
) that indicates a dragon's found the mate who will make him vulnerable, kind of like a "You've Got Mate!" message. She's also decided the colors of the dragons, and that's it, apparently relying on pop culture and our imaginations to fill in the rest of the details.
Likewise the main character Donovan, whose Irish background isn't even spared ten seconds, even though we're led to believe that this long-lived man was born during the European Renaissance and has some interesting stories to tell, to judge from his claim about immortality: "There's always something to do." Some two hundred pages into the book, we discover he has an Irish brogue. Huh?
At any rate, our man Donovan's a player, and his entire conflict stands on two shaky pillars of romance angst, the fascinating combo of "I don't trust myself," and "I don't trust you."
Donovan's not sure which, but dagnabit, he knows he doesn't want our heroine. He would rather continue as a player, as he repeatedly reminds the heroine. He'd prefer to sleep around. How can she resist that, eh? He believes this because of a] an old flame and b] his daddy. These lines are reinforced ad nauseum in the exposition as the author tells, without any kind of deeper exploration, to shore up Hero's resistance and power the plot. Not until Donovan caves and gives her that ring will our hero and heroine surmount all obstacles and consummate their love. Then and only then will Donovan shift in front of Alex-- but he's already done that. So the last hurdle to their relationship is that he shifts slowly in front of the heroine.
To be honest, I've read the whole "skittish guy whom woman ropes with her love" before, and I've seen it done better.
Our heroine, on the other hand, has less baggage. Naturally. She's smart, even intellectual, the first such heroine I've read in a good long while. She's not bookish or aloof, as the stereotypes claim, but she is an engineer...? We never learn, but we are told she builds stuff. Cool.
When she's not oogling the hero's butt, Alex Madison is pretty useful.
Unfortunately, most of the novel is full of these moments where the hero and heroine eye each others' bodies like filet mignon- and still... resist. For some reason. 300 pages, folks, I kid you not. In case the message isn't clear, their feelings are laid out in point-blank, "tell, don't show" fashion. "He liked X and Y about her. Also Z and Q and..." Thanks, Hero.
The rest is fighting, which admittedly saves the book, and one scene of lukewarm hanky panky interrupted by small talk. Actually, there's a lot of small talk after that. I started to skim. Needless to say, nothing bad really happens. People go up in flames (it's dragons- what do you want?) and it's still somehow light, still PG-13.
Read Kiss of Fury for light action paranormal, and I don't mean the funny Mary Janice kind. I don't think I'll be reading the next one except as a filler between series. I wish I had known Deborah Cooke also wrote as Claire Delacroix. I've read her before.
Author Deborah Cooke sets up an interesting race of dragon-men and even the gurgling, babyish beginnings of a mythology (The Great Wyvern as a mother goddess), but like her characters, this world's undeveloped beyond the bare bones. She's established the "firestorm," a literal spark of flame (
) that indicates a dragon's found the mate who will make him vulnerable, kind of like a "You've Got Mate!" message. She's also decided the colors of the dragons, and that's it, apparently relying on pop culture and our imaginations to fill in the rest of the details. Likewise the main character Donovan, whose Irish background isn't even spared ten seconds, even though we're led to believe that this long-lived man was born during the European Renaissance and has some interesting stories to tell, to judge from his claim about immortality: "There's always something to do." Some two hundred pages into the book, we discover he has an Irish brogue. Huh?
At any rate, our man Donovan's a player, and his entire conflict stands on two shaky pillars of romance angst, the fascinating combo of "I don't trust myself," and "I don't trust you."
Donovan's not sure which, but dagnabit, he knows he doesn't want our heroine. He would rather continue as a player, as he repeatedly reminds the heroine. He'd prefer to sleep around. How can she resist that, eh? He believes this because of a] an old flame and b] his daddy. These lines are reinforced ad nauseum in the exposition as the author tells, without any kind of deeper exploration, to shore up Hero's resistance and power the plot. Not until Donovan caves and gives her that ring will our hero and heroine surmount all obstacles and consummate their love. Then and only then will Donovan shift in front of Alex-- but he's already done that. So the last hurdle to their relationship is that he shifts slowly in front of the heroine.
To be honest, I've read the whole "skittish guy whom woman ropes with her love" before, and I've seen it done better.
Our heroine, on the other hand, has less baggage. Naturally. She's smart, even intellectual, the first such heroine I've read in a good long while. She's not bookish or aloof, as the stereotypes claim, but she is an engineer...? We never learn, but we are told she builds stuff. Cool.
When she's not oogling the hero's butt, Alex Madison is pretty useful.
Unfortunately, most of the novel is full of these moments where the hero and heroine eye each others' bodies like filet mignon- and still... resist. For some reason. 300 pages, folks, I kid you not. In case the message isn't clear, their feelings are laid out in point-blank, "tell, don't show" fashion. "He liked X and Y about her. Also Z and Q and..." Thanks, Hero.
The rest is fighting, which admittedly saves the book, and one scene of lukewarm hanky panky interrupted by small talk. Actually, there's a lot of small talk after that. I started to skim. Needless to say, nothing bad really happens. People go up in flames (it's dragons- what do you want?) and it's still somehow light, still PG-13.
Read Kiss of Fury for light action paranormal, and I don't mean the funny Mary Janice kind. I don't think I'll be reading the next one except as a filler between series. I wish I had known Deborah Cooke also wrote as Claire Delacroix. I've read her before.
August 2, 2008
"Kiss of Fury" is the second book in Deborah Cooke's 'Dragonfire' series. Here's a little of the backstory. Pyr are good dragons who protect the Earth and its treasures including humans. Slayers are dragons who have chosen personal gain and selfish pleasures; they kill both humans and Pyr. The only way for dragons to procreate is via the miracle of the 'firestorm'. The firestorm is a signal that a human woman exists who can be the mate of a dragon and bear him a son who will become a dragon. If the dragon comes into contact with his human, there's heat...and a whole lot of it!! The sex scenes are hot, but still don't cross the erotica threshold.
There's lots of mysticism, magic, and Green Earth messages throughout this series so if those things irritate you--don't blame me 'cause I warned you! The world created by Cooke is still being fleshed out in this second book and I'll be waiting for the release of the third book "Kiss of Fate" in February 2009.
Alexandra is a scientist and she's about the reveal her invention, one that will revolutionize the auto industry...a Green car that runs on salt water. When her lab is trashed and her research partner killed in front of her just days before they were to demo the car, she's heartbroken. She's also pretty sure she must be going nuts, because she could have sworn she saw her partner being tortured and eaten by DRAGONS! Next thing you know, she can't get away from them...they're everywhere...and one of them is the sexiest thing she's ever seen on two legs...well, on two legs most of the time!
Donovan has no intention of giving in to the firestorm. Sure, his human is smart. And gorgeous. And sexy. And brave. And WAIT a minute. NOT giving in. Nope, no way, no how. Um...did he mention sexy?
"Kiss of Fury" has humor, romance, sex, suspense, epic battles, and all those things that mark a very inventive author. My only gripe about this book is that I wanted to smack Alexandra MANY times. Hello...you're human, they're dragons...exactly how do you expect to win alone? Anyhow, she finally smartens up about 1/2 way through the book and then it was just pure enjoyment to read about her and Donovan.
There's lots of mysticism, magic, and Green Earth messages throughout this series so if those things irritate you--don't blame me 'cause I warned you! The world created by Cooke is still being fleshed out in this second book and I'll be waiting for the release of the third book "Kiss of Fate" in February 2009.
Alexandra is a scientist and she's about the reveal her invention, one that will revolutionize the auto industry...a Green car that runs on salt water. When her lab is trashed and her research partner killed in front of her just days before they were to demo the car, she's heartbroken. She's also pretty sure she must be going nuts, because she could have sworn she saw her partner being tortured and eaten by DRAGONS! Next thing you know, she can't get away from them...they're everywhere...and one of them is the sexiest thing she's ever seen on two legs...well, on two legs most of the time!
Donovan has no intention of giving in to the firestorm. Sure, his human is smart. And gorgeous. And sexy. And brave. And WAIT a minute. NOT giving in. Nope, no way, no how. Um...did he mention sexy?
"Kiss of Fury" has humor, romance, sex, suspense, epic battles, and all those things that mark a very inventive author. My only gripe about this book is that I wanted to smack Alexandra MANY times. Hello...you're human, they're dragons...exactly how do you expect to win alone? Anyhow, she finally smartens up about 1/2 way through the book and then it was just pure enjoyment to read about her and Donovan.
December 13, 2010
I might've overlooked the overall pacing in the first book, since it was the setting point, introducing the world and history of the Pyr, but I cannot overlook it in this one.
The setting and main story was established, so there shouldn't have been anything keeping the "individual" story from soaring as its hero (sometimes) did. Unfortunately, the pacing did it in, and so did the characters which seemed distant and not particularly "enthusiastic to be participants in the story".
The setting and main story was established, so there shouldn't have been anything keeping the "individual" story from soaring as its hero (sometimes) did. Unfortunately, the pacing did it in, and so did the characters which seemed distant and not particularly "enthusiastic to be participants in the story".
July 9, 2018
‘Fast and the Fury’est’ is the best words to describe the second book in the Dragonfire series – Kiss of Fury by Deborah Cooke, especially when one act of passion can save the world.
Alexandra Madison is a scientist on the verge of unveiling a huge world changing invention when her lab is burned down and her partner murdered. Donovan Shea is a sexy, daring Pyr who is a bit impulsive and he has been assigned to protect Alex, but he is shocked when the firestorm that he wants no part is ignited in a blaze of furious sparks. Alex and Donovan could set the world on fire with the sizzling chemistry that burns between them but these two strong, bold characters have a bit of a problem in the actual romance part due to stubbornness and a bit of a lack of communication, especially since Alex isn’t interested in anything that has to do with her nightmares…namely dragons, which keeps this relationship on a roller coaster ride of ups and downs, near misses and passionate encounters which in turn keeps readers on pins and needles.
Thrilling action, explosive battles, and sheer determination of all the characters involved keeps readers glued to the pages of this fast paced story that rivals the fastest and the furiousest of the all of the movies (which all on favorites list). Speaking of movies, I do believe the Dragonfire series would be on awesome on the big screen, hmmm… Oops! back to what I saying, there is lots of intrigue with twists and turns to ensure that readers never have a dull moment and that not counting the words of the Wyvern, Sophie that adds the mysterious and fascinating world of the Pyr/Slayer war and I can’t wait to find out what happens next.
Alexandra Madison is a scientist on the verge of unveiling a huge world changing invention when her lab is burned down and her partner murdered. Donovan Shea is a sexy, daring Pyr who is a bit impulsive and he has been assigned to protect Alex, but he is shocked when the firestorm that he wants no part is ignited in a blaze of furious sparks. Alex and Donovan could set the world on fire with the sizzling chemistry that burns between them but these two strong, bold characters have a bit of a problem in the actual romance part due to stubbornness and a bit of a lack of communication, especially since Alex isn’t interested in anything that has to do with her nightmares…namely dragons, which keeps this relationship on a roller coaster ride of ups and downs, near misses and passionate encounters which in turn keeps readers on pins and needles.
Thrilling action, explosive battles, and sheer determination of all the characters involved keeps readers glued to the pages of this fast paced story that rivals the fastest and the furiousest of the all of the movies (which all on favorites list). Speaking of movies, I do believe the Dragonfire series would be on awesome on the big screen, hmmm… Oops! back to what I saying, there is lots of intrigue with twists and turns to ensure that readers never have a dull moment and that not counting the words of the Wyvern, Sophie that adds the mysterious and fascinating world of the Pyr/Slayer war and I can’t wait to find out what happens next.
September 29, 2010
I went into this book enamored with the series, but this book turned out to have many disappointing facets.
First, there were the glaring continuity errors. Alex barefoot at the lab with glass crunching underfoot was the first and worst.
Then there were the factual errors. Changing the shape of a head gasket would not change anything in how the engine runs--except maybe to leak everywhere--since a gasket of any kind is nothing more than a seal. If she meant the heads, that wouldn't alter the way an engine runs either. The entire engine would have to be changed, especially since our engine runs on salt water 'burned' by radio waves. I won't even go into how impractical this is, I just took it as a given that we had a touch of scifi going down here and went with the flow. But ten minutes on the internet, looking at the way a real car engine works, would have saved Ms. Cooke some embarrassment regarding what part of an engine needed to be changed. Oh, and having Quinn, our intrepid Smith, fix the 'head gaskets' is also absurd since gaskets aren't made of metal, the engine itself is.
Okay, maybe I expected too much here, but this is one of the reasons people make fun of romances. If you don't know how something works, don't guess, look it up! Save yourself the embarrassment of making mistakes with technology--any technology--you don't understand. That's why we have the internet.
As for the rest of the book... I love Donovan the Warrior. He's great, a real buttkicker of a Dragon. Alex though... Early on she suffered from some series Too Stupid To Live syndrome. After she got over that she became a much better character, though still slightly dense on some matters. I can deal with that, I've known scientific types, they seem to lack that thing called common sense on many levels.
The thing that really burned my toast at the end was, after all this uber hotness we're deprived of reading the actual conclusion of Donovan and Alex's firestorm.
Okay, I can deal with the flaws--continuity errors, oversights and bad science--but being denied reading the actual conclusion of their firestorm? No, that as a reader I cannot forgive, hence my 3 star review.
First, there were the glaring continuity errors. Alex barefoot at the lab with glass crunching underfoot was the first and worst.
Then there were the factual errors. Changing the shape of a head gasket would not change anything in how the engine runs--except maybe to leak everywhere--since a gasket of any kind is nothing more than a seal. If she meant the heads, that wouldn't alter the way an engine runs either. The entire engine would have to be changed, especially since our engine runs on salt water 'burned' by radio waves. I won't even go into how impractical this is, I just took it as a given that we had a touch of scifi going down here and went with the flow. But ten minutes on the internet, looking at the way a real car engine works, would have saved Ms. Cooke some embarrassment regarding what part of an engine needed to be changed. Oh, and having Quinn, our intrepid Smith, fix the 'head gaskets' is also absurd since gaskets aren't made of metal, the engine itself is.
Okay, maybe I expected too much here, but this is one of the reasons people make fun of romances. If you don't know how something works, don't guess, look it up! Save yourself the embarrassment of making mistakes with technology--any technology--you don't understand. That's why we have the internet.
As for the rest of the book... I love Donovan the Warrior. He's great, a real buttkicker of a Dragon. Alex though... Early on she suffered from some series Too Stupid To Live syndrome. After she got over that she became a much better character, though still slightly dense on some matters. I can deal with that, I've known scientific types, they seem to lack that thing called common sense on many levels.
The thing that really burned my toast at the end was, after all this uber hotness we're deprived of reading the actual conclusion of Donovan and Alex's firestorm.
Okay, I can deal with the flaws--continuity errors, oversights and bad science--but being denied reading the actual conclusion of their firestorm? No, that as a reader I cannot forgive, hence my 3 star review.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 19, 2016
It's Donovan Shea's turn at a life mate but he wants no part of it. He was burned in the past by a woman with no lover or loyalty to him or anyone else for that matter. Enter sexy scientist Alex Madison, the inventor of the green car. Donovan's job as a Pyr is to protect her long enough to get her car to production in an effort to save the world from itself. Of course, the Slayers are after her and her invention since their game plan is to destroy life not save it.
I love this series so much that I can't imagine why it's taken me two years to pick up book number two. I can promise you, it won't take me 2 years to get to number three. I will admit to reading this book slowly so I could savor every detail of the romance which was sweet and slow since they both were fighting it. I really enjoyed the details of the firestorm (mate bond) and the resulting passion between Donovan and Alex. They tried hard to fight it but destiny waits for no one.
These dragons are all drool-worthy hunks with loyalty and morals but those slayers really need their asses kicked! It's a great division of good versus evil and how evil will eventually rot your soul and destroy the world. Oh and I liked the "green" concept car and wonder when we'll actually have them on the street. It's not as far-fetched as it seems.
I love this series so much that I can't imagine why it's taken me two years to pick up book number two. I can promise you, it won't take me 2 years to get to number three. I will admit to reading this book slowly so I could savor every detail of the romance which was sweet and slow since they both were fighting it. I really enjoyed the details of the firestorm (mate bond) and the resulting passion between Donovan and Alex. They tried hard to fight it but destiny waits for no one.
These dragons are all drool-worthy hunks with loyalty and morals but those slayers really need their asses kicked! It's a great division of good versus evil and how evil will eventually rot your soul and destroy the world. Oh and I liked the "green" concept car and wonder when we'll actually have them on the street. It's not as far-fetched as it seems.
May 16, 2018
I have to be honest with you guys. I was not a fan of the first book in the series, and I was not looking forward to reading this one because of that. However, Kiss of Fury took on a more basic paranormal romance pace that I'm used to, instead of a bunch of dragon chaos that I got in the first book.
One thing I find interesting about this series is that this isn't just a story about dragon shifters finding their mates. The Pyr are around to help protect the earth and its inhabitants. There are also Slayers who are hellbent on eliminating humans and taking over the world. You'd think that would be enough, but a lot of the story is about not destroying the earth. Which is where Alex comes in. She's invented a car that doesn't need gas or electricity to run and her invention is the key to saving earth. She's also Donovan's (a Pyr) mate. So, to say that the Slayers want to destroy her invention and keep her from mating with Donovan is an understatement. Her success could mean the difference between the Slayers winning or losing.
Because of the battle between the two dragon factions, there's a lot of fight scenes. Thankfully, a lot of the fight scenes were small and between only a couple of dragons. So, I was able to follow along with who was who during the fight scenes. Which was a huge issue I had with the previous book. I just never knew who was who for the big battles and I was left lost and confused. There were just way too many dragons introduced and I was a bit overwhelmed. I am really glad that this one slowed down the introductions and allowed them to slowly trickle in.
While I really liked Donovan's loner vibe and Alex's independent vibe, I felt a bit gypped with their romance. Neither want to partake in the firestorm to create a baby dragon. So, they fight this for the majority of the novel. Which, whatever, that's fine. However, when they finally do decide to let destiny run its course, we don't even get to witness it. It's like they decide to give it a go, and the story ends. I would have liked to have seen these two be more of a couple before moving onto the next installment.
Kiss of Fury was a good story, but I felt like it was lacking in the romance department. Which is why I wanted to read this series. I wanted fire-breathing dragony romance, and instead I felt like that was an afterthought for these two characters.
One thing I find interesting about this series is that this isn't just a story about dragon shifters finding their mates. The Pyr are around to help protect the earth and its inhabitants. There are also Slayers who are hellbent on eliminating humans and taking over the world. You'd think that would be enough, but a lot of the story is about not destroying the earth. Which is where Alex comes in. She's invented a car that doesn't need gas or electricity to run and her invention is the key to saving earth. She's also Donovan's (a Pyr) mate. So, to say that the Slayers want to destroy her invention and keep her from mating with Donovan is an understatement. Her success could mean the difference between the Slayers winning or losing.
Because of the battle between the two dragon factions, there's a lot of fight scenes. Thankfully, a lot of the fight scenes were small and between only a couple of dragons. So, I was able to follow along with who was who during the fight scenes. Which was a huge issue I had with the previous book. I just never knew who was who for the big battles and I was left lost and confused. There were just way too many dragons introduced and I was a bit overwhelmed. I am really glad that this one slowed down the introductions and allowed them to slowly trickle in.
While I really liked Donovan's loner vibe and Alex's independent vibe, I felt a bit gypped with their romance. Neither want to partake in the firestorm to create a baby dragon. So, they fight this for the majority of the novel. Which, whatever, that's fine. However, when they finally do decide to let destiny run its course, we don't even get to witness it. It's like they decide to give it a go, and the story ends. I would have liked to have seen these two be more of a couple before moving onto the next installment.
Kiss of Fury was a good story, but I felt like it was lacking in the romance department. Which is why I wanted to read this series. I wanted fire-breathing dragony romance, and instead I felt like that was an afterthought for these two characters.
February 17, 2012
The battle between Pyr and Slayer continues! This time Alex Madison is caught in the crossfires. She's invented an earth friendly car that's soon to be debuted and is key to saving the earth. On top of that it turns out she's Donovan's destined mate. Basically she's everything the slayers are out to destroy and they're determined to eliminate her invention and prevent her and Donovan's firestorm. Terrified of dragons after an attack she now has to trust the very creatures that scare her in order to survive. Things aren't much better on Donovan's side of things. Of all the Pyr he's the one who doesn't want a mate or his firestorm. Because of a betrayal in his past he's turned into a playboy who doesn't want to settle down or risk his heart again.
The battles between Pyr and Slayer were impressive as always. They're intense and more often than not color descriptions are used instead of names. A little chart of all their colors and names would seriously come in handy once they all get going. The way the scenes are done really does add to the chaotic feel of battle though. I'd love to actually see all these dragons. They sound gorgeous in all their gem colors and designs. I like that you never quite know how the fights will end up. If good will triumph over evil. If all the characters you love will come out okay in the end. They're just really nicely done even if I spend most of the time going "OMG, wait! Who is that?? Was that one of the good ones that just went down!?! Ahhh".
The Slayers are pretty despicable in this one. There are some fairly disturbing developments with them and the lengths they're willing to go to beat the Pyr. They always seem to be one step ahead of the good guys and you just can't wait for them to be taken down. There was a lot of drama with the Slayers in this book which I thought took away from the main couple.
Now. Our hero and heroine. There really just wasn't enough of Alex and Donovan. You'd think in a nearly 400 page book you'd get a ton of face time with the main couple but in the end if just didn't feel that way and I was left wishing for lot more time with them. The two were made for each other. Both were fairly upfront and said what they were thinking. They didn't play games with each other which I appreciated. They're practical and when confronted by a problem/fear set out to figure a way to overcome whatever the issue happens to be. Alex doesn't freak out and run from things she doesn't understand but holds back and processes it all before deciding what to do next. She may be scared witless but the girl holds her own and channels that fear.
"Slayers?" Alex folded her arms across her chest.
Donovan didn't blame her for being skeptical. "Dragon shape shifters intent on eradicating humans from the planet."
She nodded as she digested the information. To Donovan's surprise, she didn't question it. Her gaze did flick to Keir's ashes, then back to meet his. "Right. How do you come into it?"
"We're Pyr," he said. "Pyr are dragon shape shifters intent on protecting the earth's treasures, of which humans are one.
Her eyes took on a tentative sparkle and the sight made Donovan's blood boil. "I like that philosophy better."
"Most people do."
One of my disappointments with the couple and their relationship was when dealing with their firestorm. Neither was ready to jump in and create little dragon babies so they tried to cheat the system. When they finally admit their feelings to one another and decide to embrace the firestorm we get a nice big fade away and cut to a very very minor storyline that while cute can't compete with such a major development with the hero/heroine. Instead of getting to experience the emotional scene with them we don't see them again until the next day. Was a let down and felt sort of cheated the way it all played out.
I was really looking forward to Kiss of Fury and getting to know more about the Dragonfire world. Unfortunately, I was left more frustrated than satisfied with the end result. A shame since I liked both of the main characters, Alex and Donovan. Even though it had it's moments it lacked in the umpf department and left a bit to be desired. Especially where Alex and Donovan were concerned. Their relationship seemed to take second seat to the trouble with the Slayers and saving her invention. And yet I'm still ready to grab up book 3 and read more. I must be broken!
Originally posted at Herding Cats & Burning Soup
The battles between Pyr and Slayer were impressive as always. They're intense and more often than not color descriptions are used instead of names. A little chart of all their colors and names would seriously come in handy once they all get going. The way the scenes are done really does add to the chaotic feel of battle though. I'd love to actually see all these dragons. They sound gorgeous in all their gem colors and designs. I like that you never quite know how the fights will end up. If good will triumph over evil. If all the characters you love will come out okay in the end. They're just really nicely done even if I spend most of the time going "OMG, wait! Who is that?? Was that one of the good ones that just went down!?! Ahhh".
The Slayers are pretty despicable in this one. There are some fairly disturbing developments with them and the lengths they're willing to go to beat the Pyr. They always seem to be one step ahead of the good guys and you just can't wait for them to be taken down. There was a lot of drama with the Slayers in this book which I thought took away from the main couple.
Now. Our hero and heroine. There really just wasn't enough of Alex and Donovan. You'd think in a nearly 400 page book you'd get a ton of face time with the main couple but in the end if just didn't feel that way and I was left wishing for lot more time with them. The two were made for each other. Both were fairly upfront and said what they were thinking. They didn't play games with each other which I appreciated. They're practical and when confronted by a problem/fear set out to figure a way to overcome whatever the issue happens to be. Alex doesn't freak out and run from things she doesn't understand but holds back and processes it all before deciding what to do next. She may be scared witless but the girl holds her own and channels that fear.
"Slayers?" Alex folded her arms across her chest.
Donovan didn't blame her for being skeptical. "Dragon shape shifters intent on eradicating humans from the planet."
She nodded as she digested the information. To Donovan's surprise, she didn't question it. Her gaze did flick to Keir's ashes, then back to meet his. "Right. How do you come into it?"
"We're Pyr," he said. "Pyr are dragon shape shifters intent on protecting the earth's treasures, of which humans are one.
Her eyes took on a tentative sparkle and the sight made Donovan's blood boil. "I like that philosophy better."
"Most people do."
One of my disappointments with the couple and their relationship was when dealing with their firestorm. Neither was ready to jump in and create little dragon babies so they tried to cheat the system. When they finally admit their feelings to one another and decide to embrace the firestorm we get a nice big fade away and cut to a very very minor storyline that while cute can't compete with such a major development with the hero/heroine. Instead of getting to experience the emotional scene with them we don't see them again until the next day. Was a let down and felt sort of cheated the way it all played out.
I was really looking forward to Kiss of Fury and getting to know more about the Dragonfire world. Unfortunately, I was left more frustrated than satisfied with the end result. A shame since I liked both of the main characters, Alex and Donovan. Even though it had it's moments it lacked in the umpf department and left a bit to be desired. Especially where Alex and Donovan were concerned. Their relationship seemed to take second seat to the trouble with the Slayers and saving her invention. And yet I'm still ready to grab up book 3 and read more. I must be broken!
Originally posted at Herding Cats & Burning Soup
March 13, 2011
I was actually looking for Gena Showalter's books on my shelves when I figured out that I have this one, and well, they were a little bit alike so I thought what the hell, I should just read this one given that I've already read Quinn's story, and it can't get any worse (actually it can, but keep up with my optimism for a while, it rarely presents itself).
It has been a while since I read Kiss of Fire so I forgot a little the mechanism of the world of the Pyr. I didn't feel like I missed on anything particularly big with not remembering some of the details, in fact, I had a feeling that the whole story was very different from the first one. The interactions in the group are a little subtler, the relationship between Donovan and Alex is more opened for debate that Quinn's and Sara's was, and there was a feeling of incompetence and ignorance that just kept pushing at me from the beginning of the novel to pull my hair out of my head. But, the romance was also more realistic and I could in fact assimilate to the connections between the characters in this book better than the last one.
Alex was my kind of heroine. Intelligent, sexy and resourceful, not letting her fears get a hold on her reasoning and on her life, and all in all, she is someone you can trust with the salvation of the world. When I read the synopsis of the book before I read it, I had an image of her being this cute little girlie that always seeks the help of the big, brawny man, but that was the exact opposite of what she is. And while her fear of dragons was a little badly tackled, I can only congratulate her for succeeding to overcome it.
Donovan, on the other hand, is a badly represented player - I get it that he doesn't want to settle down with just one woman, but hell, he should have had a little bit more reasoning behind his actions.
I am not giving up on this series though. I like the world these characters live in, and I can't wait for Sophie to get her story, so I will read the rest. It is in no way the same as Gena Showalter's Lords of the Underworld Series, but the cover could have fooled me. Great for the times when you have nothing better to read.
It has been a while since I read Kiss of Fire so I forgot a little the mechanism of the world of the Pyr. I didn't feel like I missed on anything particularly big with not remembering some of the details, in fact, I had a feeling that the whole story was very different from the first one. The interactions in the group are a little subtler, the relationship between Donovan and Alex is more opened for debate that Quinn's and Sara's was, and there was a feeling of incompetence and ignorance that just kept pushing at me from the beginning of the novel to pull my hair out of my head. But, the romance was also more realistic and I could in fact assimilate to the connections between the characters in this book better than the last one.
Alex was my kind of heroine. Intelligent, sexy and resourceful, not letting her fears get a hold on her reasoning and on her life, and all in all, she is someone you can trust with the salvation of the world. When I read the synopsis of the book before I read it, I had an image of her being this cute little girlie that always seeks the help of the big, brawny man, but that was the exact opposite of what she is. And while her fear of dragons was a little badly tackled, I can only congratulate her for succeeding to overcome it.
Donovan, on the other hand, is a badly represented player - I get it that he doesn't want to settle down with just one woman, but hell, he should have had a little bit more reasoning behind his actions.
I am not giving up on this series though. I like the world these characters live in, and I can't wait for Sophie to get her story, so I will read the rest. It is in no way the same as Gena Showalter's Lords of the Underworld Series, but the cover could have fooled me. Great for the times when you have nothing better to read.
January 18, 2009
A scientist on the run. A reluctant dragon-protector. A firestorm that will not be ignored.
After reading the first Dragonfire book, I knew I would want to read the next book. Sexy, free-spirited Donovan Shea had caught my attention and I wanted to see more of him, and his book Kiss of Fire, second book in the series, did not disappoint.
Alex is a brilliant scientist who has invented The Green Machine, an eco-friendly car who will be able to run on salt water. After her lab was destroyed, and her partner tortured and killed by sadistic Slayers (bad dragons in this book), Alex is on the run, not entirely sure of her own sanity, after all she is seeing dragons, but desperate to meet the deadline for her invention.
Donovan, on the hand, is sent to protect her, not knowing that she is his firestorm, the human that will be able to mate with him and give him a dragon child. With his own childhood issues of parental abandonment, Donovan is determined not to consummate the firestorm, not matter how much he finds the human sexy and attractive.
Meanwhile, the battle for the world’s survival between the Pyr (good dragons) and the Slayers (bad dragons) is escalating to scarier proportions as the Slayers use dark magic to create zombie-like dragons of friends and family members of the Pyr. To ensure their victory, Alex and Donovan will need to face their fears, embrace their destinies as Wizard and Warrior respectively, and harness the unwanted firestorm into a power that can tip the scales of the conflict.
Kiss of Fury is a mixture of romance, action, magic, humor and excitement. I like the pairing of Alex and Donovan, two strong-willed characters but with soft hearts. I like that Alex was strong and confident enough to go after Donovan. I’m starting to like more and more heroines that know their hearts and are willing to go after their guy. I also like the secondary characters, like Rafferty, Donovan’s mentor and Sophie, the Wyvern, the only female dragon who serves as some sort of prophetess.
Cooke’s world of shape-shifting dragons is getting more fleshed out here, and it is a fascinating place. With magic, prophecy and fated lovers, she has me hooked. I know the next book is going to be Eric, the leader of the Pyr, and I’m glad that I found this series just now, because I don’t have long to wait for its release on Feb 2009.
After reading the first Dragonfire book, I knew I would want to read the next book. Sexy, free-spirited Donovan Shea had caught my attention and I wanted to see more of him, and his book Kiss of Fire, second book in the series, did not disappoint.
Alex is a brilliant scientist who has invented The Green Machine, an eco-friendly car who will be able to run on salt water. After her lab was destroyed, and her partner tortured and killed by sadistic Slayers (bad dragons in this book), Alex is on the run, not entirely sure of her own sanity, after all she is seeing dragons, but desperate to meet the deadline for her invention.
Donovan, on the hand, is sent to protect her, not knowing that she is his firestorm, the human that will be able to mate with him and give him a dragon child. With his own childhood issues of parental abandonment, Donovan is determined not to consummate the firestorm, not matter how much he finds the human sexy and attractive.
Meanwhile, the battle for the world’s survival between the Pyr (good dragons) and the Slayers (bad dragons) is escalating to scarier proportions as the Slayers use dark magic to create zombie-like dragons of friends and family members of the Pyr. To ensure their victory, Alex and Donovan will need to face their fears, embrace their destinies as Wizard and Warrior respectively, and harness the unwanted firestorm into a power that can tip the scales of the conflict.
Kiss of Fury is a mixture of romance, action, magic, humor and excitement. I like the pairing of Alex and Donovan, two strong-willed characters but with soft hearts. I like that Alex was strong and confident enough to go after Donovan. I’m starting to like more and more heroines that know their hearts and are willing to go after their guy. I also like the secondary characters, like Rafferty, Donovan’s mentor and Sophie, the Wyvern, the only female dragon who serves as some sort of prophetess.
Cooke’s world of shape-shifting dragons is getting more fleshed out here, and it is a fascinating place. With magic, prophecy and fated lovers, she has me hooked. I know the next book is going to be Eric, the leader of the Pyr, and I’m glad that I found this series just now, because I don’t have long to wait for its release on Feb 2009.
April 3, 2014
2.5 stars
This series is nothing more than light urban fantasy/paranormal romance with dragon shapeshifters. It's set in the contemporary world which is neat and there is a very murky over arching background plot beyond the main romance of each novel.
I really appreciate how the female characters of this series, this book especially are very capable and work as partners with their male lead. This protagonist is smart. She's an inventor or something of some kind. But she is not like repressed or anything. She is very pragmatic and straightforward and for this book decides to embrace her inner biker chick. She is a strong character, a strong female lead and I like the way the two fall in love.
Unfortunately, she's about the only strong character. None of the other characters are very well developed or they are just pretty 2D.
One thing that really bothered me about the writing is the tendency to jump around with pov. It's all 3rd person, but it jumps around from being limited to this character or that. And sometimes it changes from one paragraph to the next with no break or even in the same paragraph. It's a little bit disorienting and plain bad writing technique. One time it even changes to omniscient. LIke it's in Eric's 3rd pov and then it says "if he would have looked back he would have seen character X do Y and Z. He would have feared what the future would bring. etc"
Honestly I have learned a ton about what not to do and the difference between povs just from reading the book.
Nevertheless, it's a fun story to just lose yourself in when wanting an urban fantasy that leans more towards romance and until I find a better series, I'll probably keep reading this one. I want to know if all the other dragons will get mates.
This series is nothing more than light urban fantasy/paranormal romance with dragon shapeshifters. It's set in the contemporary world which is neat and there is a very murky over arching background plot beyond the main romance of each novel.
I really appreciate how the female characters of this series, this book especially are very capable and work as partners with their male lead. This protagonist is smart. She's an inventor or something of some kind. But she is not like repressed or anything. She is very pragmatic and straightforward and for this book decides to embrace her inner biker chick. She is a strong character, a strong female lead and I like the way the two fall in love.
Unfortunately, she's about the only strong character. None of the other characters are very well developed or they are just pretty 2D.
One thing that really bothered me about the writing is the tendency to jump around with pov. It's all 3rd person, but it jumps around from being limited to this character or that. And sometimes it changes from one paragraph to the next with no break or even in the same paragraph. It's a little bit disorienting and plain bad writing technique. One time it even changes to omniscient. LIke it's in Eric's 3rd pov and then it says "if he would have looked back he would have seen character X do Y and Z. He would have feared what the future would bring. etc"
Honestly I have learned a ton about what not to do and the difference between povs just from reading the book.
Nevertheless, it's a fun story to just lose yourself in when wanting an urban fantasy that leans more towards romance and until I find a better series, I'll probably keep reading this one. I want to know if all the other dragons will get mates.
June 16, 2013
It’s Donovan Shea’s turn for a firestorm in the sophmore effort of this fun series about ecology and dragon shifters.
Donovan’s motto is he’s here for a good time, not a long time and he has definitely been a good time from his first appearance in Kiss of Fire. The extraordinarily good fighter has been chosen to be The Warrior and is destined to find a life mate in The Wizard, Alex Madison.
Alex is days away from presenting an ecological breakthru which definitely doesn’t aid the Slayers in destroying the earth and humans which coincides with her fated mating with Donovan. I loved their flirty courtship as their individual personalitiess. I liked that neither wanted any part of that firestorm nonsense. More than cameos from the crew were here to be had and the overall arc was definitely furthered. More is learned about the main factions including the Wyvern in addition to major events of the Pyr’s pasts. The stakes are clearly raised as represented with each action set piece as good and evil go head to head more than once in this outing.
Once again the pacing was a little off but I did find improvement in other areas (a better delivery system for the exposition). I enjoyed this installment more than the previous one – possibly because there was less exposition but mostly because a guy like Donovan does it for me – even his dragon is fun. The basics of the story followed the formula established in the first book with the slayers determined to stop the firestorm to weaken the Pyr - so this one was all about the journey.
Donovan’s motto is he’s here for a good time, not a long time and he has definitely been a good time from his first appearance in Kiss of Fire. The extraordinarily good fighter has been chosen to be The Warrior and is destined to find a life mate in The Wizard, Alex Madison.
Alex is days away from presenting an ecological breakthru which definitely doesn’t aid the Slayers in destroying the earth and humans which coincides with her fated mating with Donovan. I loved their flirty courtship as their individual personalitiess. I liked that neither wanted any part of that firestorm nonsense. More than cameos from the crew were here to be had and the overall arc was definitely furthered. More is learned about the main factions including the Wyvern in addition to major events of the Pyr’s pasts. The stakes are clearly raised as represented with each action set piece as good and evil go head to head more than once in this outing.
Once again the pacing was a little off but I did find improvement in other areas (a better delivery system for the exposition). I enjoyed this installment more than the previous one – possibly because there was less exposition but mostly because a guy like Donovan does it for me – even his dragon is fun. The basics of the story followed the formula established in the first book with the slayers determined to stop the firestorm to weaken the Pyr - so this one was all about the journey.
March 19, 2025
Alex, has worked very hard to make the "Green Machine" happen, but then one tragic night, her lab is destroyed, and her partner tortured and then killed. She finds herself in the hospital, having dreams of Dragons, and then she finds herself being kidnapped by a breathtakingly handsome man where sparks happen whenever they touch. When she learns that he is a Dragon Shapeshifter, she is shocked, and can't believe that such things are real. Alex is stubborn and is desperate to make the Green Machine become public known, but only with the help of Pyr, will she be able to make her dreams come true....and to hold onto a man who has stolen her heart....I was looking for something new and different, a author I hadn't read before, and I came across Deborah Cooke. I have a weakness for dragon shifter romances, so I knew when I read the blurb, I had to try it out. I have found a new favorite author. I just loved everything about this book, although I thought Alex could be too stubborn for her own good, and kind of an idiot thinking she can protect herself against dragons. But I really enjoyed the blossoming romance that develops between Donovan and Alex. There was a unique quality about the plot and the way this author weaves a beautiful story of adventure, passion, and love. I really loved Donovan, he seems so like a man of steel, but I just loved seeing how he weakens toward Alex and the way he treats her is so precious. I also enjoyed getting to know the other Pyr members, and I can't wait to read more books from this author. A WINNER!!!
July 24, 2011
I was really looking forward to reading the second book in the Dragonfire Series as I thought the first one was amazing. I was left somewhat disappointed.
Unlike the first one, the romantic tension felt forced. I mean here we have a dragon, Donovan, a love 'em and leave 'em kind of guy and a woman, Alex, a brilliant inventor who meet and right away realize they are fated to be with one another. Yes, having a spunky, courageous, take no crap woman is great; however, Alex is portrayed as perfect. She even drives a motorcycle. Everything she does impresses Donovan. All it takes is a couple of sexcapades and that's it, she's it for him.
I also found the plot to be quite far-fetched. Somehow we are to believe that the invention of a car that runs on salt water will save the planet as opposed to its non-invention causing all humans to die which is what the Slayer dragons want. Yeah, whatever. Plus with all the new, old and reincarnated Pyr and Slayer dragons making appearances make this story a little confusing.
I just hope the third book is better than this one. That or I'm just a glutton for punishment.
Unlike the first one, the romantic tension felt forced. I mean here we have a dragon, Donovan, a love 'em and leave 'em kind of guy and a woman, Alex, a brilliant inventor who meet and right away realize they are fated to be with one another. Yes, having a spunky, courageous, take no crap woman is great; however, Alex is portrayed as perfect. She even drives a motorcycle. Everything she does impresses Donovan. All it takes is a couple of sexcapades and that's it, she's it for him.
I also found the plot to be quite far-fetched. Somehow we are to believe that the invention of a car that runs on salt water will save the planet as opposed to its non-invention causing all humans to die which is what the Slayer dragons want. Yeah, whatever. Plus with all the new, old and reincarnated Pyr and Slayer dragons making appearances make this story a little confusing.
I just hope the third book is better than this one. That or I'm just a glutton for punishment.
August 19, 2017
Oh Donovan, if only you weren't a redhead (too close associations to another series). Other than the weird acronyms for genitals, I'm completely in love with this series. It has the standard issued mating of shifters, and a little bit of smut that follows these kind of books. But what makes Dragonfire differ from other shifter stories, is that the smut is sparse, hardly there, and it's not descriptive at all. There is no graphic stuff about what goes where, or how it goes where. And it's sexy as hell!
The author is really good at getting across the attraction between the Dragon in question and his mate. You can almost touch that attraction. And best of all, these books are enough action-packed to keep even male readers interested. In parts there was so much action, I was kindy of read for it to be over. I wanted to read more about the Dragonfire between Donovan and Alex. :D
One thing to keep an eye on in this series, are the very annoying he/she mistakes where the author has used he instead of she and the other way around.
The author is really good at getting across the attraction between the Dragon in question and his mate. You can almost touch that attraction. And best of all, these books are enough action-packed to keep even male readers interested. In parts there was so much action, I was kindy of read for it to be over. I wanted to read more about the Dragonfire between Donovan and Alex. :D
One thing to keep an eye on in this series, are the very annoying he/she mistakes where the author has used he instead of she and the other way around.
August 25, 2016
WOW WOW WOW.
In this book we meet Alexandra is a scientist who is on the verge of changing the world. then her partner gets killed and the prototype destroyed . Alwx is in the hospital after her lab was burnt to the ground. she is suffering from dragon dreams and she is on her way to the psychiatric ward when she is kidnapped/rescued.
Donavan is is more then willing to do his bit for his pyr family and the war there in but things get a little much when he is on an assignment and he is hit by his firestorm. he has no interest in settleing down but the fire within him gets stronger when ever he is near Alex. Alex's intelligence and determination inspires him to help her save her invention and win the battle in the war against the slayer.
One act of passion can save the world...
omg this book was so much better then the first. I fell for Donavan in the first book but this one just confirmed why. this book was amazingly well written , its full of action and passion and a storyline that drags you right in. I really cant wait to start the next book.
In this book we meet Alexandra is a scientist who is on the verge of changing the world. then her partner gets killed and the prototype destroyed . Alwx is in the hospital after her lab was burnt to the ground. she is suffering from dragon dreams and she is on her way to the psychiatric ward when she is kidnapped/rescued.
Donavan is is more then willing to do his bit for his pyr family and the war there in but things get a little much when he is on an assignment and he is hit by his firestorm. he has no interest in settleing down but the fire within him gets stronger when ever he is near Alex. Alex's intelligence and determination inspires him to help her save her invention and win the battle in the war against the slayer.
One act of passion can save the world...
omg this book was so much better then the first. I fell for Donavan in the first book but this one just confirmed why. this book was amazingly well written , its full of action and passion and a storyline that drags you right in. I really cant wait to start the next book.
January 11, 2011
I thought this book was better than the previous one in the series (Kiss of Fire). The plot has improved marginally in that it kept me somewhat interested to finish it. However, the female dragon, Sophie, drives me NUTS!!! She just fades in and out as she pleases. Even though her mandate was not to interfere, she did it anyway for the good of the race and earth as a whole. Her behaviour and actions were not consistent. I kept thinking back to the previous book, where she was taken and tortured by the Slayers... I was like, why the heck didn't you do the fading-in-and-out-as-you-please thing back then?!?!?!?!@@? Man, she was annoying. Also, I found the characters a little hard to follow. There were quite a few of them and some of them don't display enough unique characteristics for me to distinguish them easily. Well, I guess I will still continue to read the other books in the series, but again I wouldn't have high expectations...
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 5, 2011
Ok book. Ihad a lot of problems with the inconsistancies in this book. They would be outside, then in, seperated then together, say one thing then the opposite. I didn't care for Alex at all. She completely lost all chances with me when she couldn't believe that Donovan would reject HER! That men did not reject her. Then she wanted to have a relationship with him out of spite. She never gave serious thought to the baby part of the firestorm. I found her to be shallow and undeserving and unremarkable. Donovan kept being so proud of her for stupid stuff. If she got the punchline of a joke I think he would have puffed up with pride. She was a pain in the butt but all he could do was admire her. The plot was simplistic, which I fairly expectedfrom the last book. I just couldn't enjoy it because of all the many inconsistancies and the unlikeable heroine.
July 20, 2012
While I was able to overlook some things on book 1 (as first books in series tend to be slow) I just could't do the same again. This story was extremely predictable and too slow-paced. My mind kept drifting me anywhere except on the pages. It took me forever to finish it and I just couldn't really concentrate on the reading. I got a bit bored and wasn't much interest on the plot. And it seemed more of what I have already read on the first installment.
I'll still try next book as the series has great ratings.
I'll still try next book as the series has great ratings.
March 25, 2014
Mucho mejor que el primero! La verdad es que este libro ha sido especial debido a la resistencia que ambos han puesto a la tormenta de fuego. Con el primero, Quinn y Sara se dejaron llevar y la historia perdió intensidad. En este segundo, que Donovan y Alex fueran reacios a abrirse ha hecho que la historia aumentara de intensidad, que no dejaras de esperar las chispas y que necesitaras leer la siguiente página sin demora. Mucho mejor que el anterior, aunque los malos siguen siendo malos simplemente por el placer de serlo y eso no me acaba de convencer.
September 6, 2010
I really liked the heroine. She "saves" herself and believes in going after what she wants. Plus she's invented something to make the world a better place.
The conflict between the Pyr and the Slayers is (forgive the pun) heating up. The Slayers are doing unrepentantly evil things and seem to always have a card up their sleeve. This book moves the story forward, gives you a nice romance and sets you up for future conflict.
The conflict between the Pyr and the Slayers is (forgive the pun) heating up. The Slayers are doing unrepentantly evil things and seem to always have a card up their sleeve. This book moves the story forward, gives you a nice romance and sets you up for future conflict.
August 7, 2010
I didn't like this one as well as the one before it. I guess I don't really like it when characters invent something that doesn't really exist. I can buy it if the story takes place in the future but not if it takes place currently. It's just a quirk of mine I know. I did like Alex though. And Donovan is a nice strong character also. I'm continuing to love the dragons and the expanding world. I really love picturing all the dragons in all the lovely color combinations.
January 11, 2012
Kiss of Fury was a pretty good follow-up to Kiss of Fire. IMO the main characters, Donovan and Alex, and their story was interesting enough but still lacked a bit of depth and the love scenes kind of fizzle out.
What I really liked was the depth added to the ongoing story-line and you got to know all the side characters a bit more in this book. All in all I enjoyed it and will definitely continue on with the series.
<3.5 stars
What I really liked was the depth added to the ongoing story-line and you got to know all the side characters a bit more in this book. All in all I enjoyed it and will definitely continue on with the series.
<3.5 stars
October 18, 2009
Once again, I enjoyed some of the dragon fights in this book. However, I didn't feel the chemistry between the main characters and felt the book lacked spunk.
It's too bad. I usually really like dragon books. I will continue to read the series, though.
It's too bad. I usually really like dragon books. I will continue to read the series, though.
September 12, 2013
3.5
Not overly impressed with this series so far. I don't hate it, it's ok I suppose. The humor seems forced, the writing is sometimes inconsistent and repetitive. The story itself was interesting enough.
Not overly impressed with this series so far. I don't hate it, it's ok I suppose. The humor seems forced, the writing is sometimes inconsistent and repetitive. The story itself was interesting enough.
November 25, 2014
Captain Planet! Seriously, that's what this book is about. I'll pass on the rest of this series.
November 24, 2023
..Love brilliant heroines and strong, protective heroes, but I keep expecting this series to be better than it is. I like shape-shifters and the idea of dragon-shifters is unique and fascinating. But like the first book, I feel like I came in mid-series and though it is getting explained bit by bit, I still feel that there is more that I don't know than what has been revealed.
I liked Scientist Alexandra "Alex" Madison, especially her practicality and logic. Alex's lack of fugitive knowledge was disturbing, but I think she was more concerned about her invention than murder mysteries. I was glad when she stopped running and allowed Donovan Shea to protect her, because you need a good dragon to fight the bad dragons. Alex and Donovan trying to avoid and cheat the firestorm was a great idea and I appreciated the experimentation, but nature wasn't to be denied. Since the firestorm lasts 4 months, how could you resist it unless you were physically separated from your mate. From the stories of old firestorms, it sounds like firestorms indicate conception compatibility, but not necessarily true love.
Likes:
* Protective, territorial smoke rings
* Firestorm sparks
* Folding and hiding clothes under scales when you shift into dragon form, so much more practical then ending up naked all the time, but probably not very believable
* Beguiling humans who see dragons
* Pyr growling in secret Old Speak
* All elements to kill a dragon and save a dragon
* Wyvern's beautiful graceful dragon form
Dislikes:
* Feels like I came in the middle of the series, not the first book
* Challenges to battles to death - no wonder there aren't very many dragons left in the world
* Dragon-shifters not knowing how to kill a dragon and when they can be healed, wouldn't that be vital common knowledge
* Pyr are all male, except for the lone Wyvern female, is this to facilitate mating with human females?
* Pyr can only make heirs during a firestorm
* Why must falling in love make a dragon vulnerable?
* Beguiling humans who see dragons, dangerous to beguile children
* Only describing and identifying dragons by their colors
With-reservations:
violence, murder, injuries, betrayal, sabotage, stalking, sexual situations
Just Me:
Dragons & their Talents & token Humans *** SPOILERS ***
Book #2 - Prophesy of transforming Warrior:
Book #2 - Sophie's prophetic warning:
I liked Scientist Alexandra "Alex" Madison, especially her practicality and logic. Alex's lack of fugitive knowledge was disturbing, but I think she was more concerned about her invention than murder mysteries. I was glad when she stopped running and allowed Donovan Shea to protect her, because you need a good dragon to fight the bad dragons. Alex and Donovan trying to avoid and cheat the firestorm was a great idea and I appreciated the experimentation, but nature wasn't to be denied. Since the firestorm lasts 4 months, how could you resist it unless you were physically separated from your mate. From the stories of old firestorms, it sounds like firestorms indicate conception compatibility, but not necessarily true love.
Likes:
* Protective, territorial smoke rings
* Firestorm sparks
* Folding and hiding clothes under scales when you shift into dragon form, so much more practical then ending up naked all the time, but probably not very believable
* Beguiling humans who see dragons
* Pyr growling in secret Old Speak
* All elements to kill a dragon and save a dragon
* Wyvern's beautiful graceful dragon form
Dislikes:
* Feels like I came in the middle of the series, not the first book
* Challenges to battles to death - no wonder there aren't very many dragons left in the world
* Dragon-shifters not knowing how to kill a dragon and when they can be healed, wouldn't that be vital common knowledge
* Pyr are all male, except for the lone Wyvern female, is this to facilitate mating with human females?
* Pyr can only make heirs during a firestorm
* Why must falling in love make a dragon vulnerable?
* Beguiling humans who see dragons, dangerous to beguile children
* Only describing and identifying dragons by their colors
With-reservations:
violence, murder, injuries, betrayal, sabotage, stalking, sexual situations
Just Me:
Dragons & their Talents & token Humans *** SPOILERS ***
Book #2 - Prophesy of transforming Warrior:
Book #2 - Sophie's prophetic warning:
June 25, 2020
This is maybe too similar to book 1. I wanted Donovan to talk more because he's a funny, sarcastic character. I needed it. Did I get it? Nope. I don't know why I read this one after I didn't like book 1. I was hoping for better writing and it keeps pulling up short. These books could be amazing with a different author or a more advanced one writing it.
Alex and Donovan keep saying they don't want children and they hardly know each other. He really doesn't want to settle down. But then they end up together anyway. And maybe it's the firestorm making them fall in love, but I'm not buying it. I'm also really annoyed at the scene that was skipped. I am feeling very gypped! We don't get ANYTHING when they supposedly consummated the firestorm. It felt like the author was rushing the ending. I could not believe it ended that abruptly.
Also, some of the different pov were kinda pointless. Who cares about the driver of the buick? Not me. I am wondering some things, like how this wyvern prophecy is going to pan out. Is there another firestorm that needs to happen? Now I feel like I need to read the next book, even though I know it's going to disappoint. They're the same story over and over again. I want to see some creativity here. I did laugh a few times and I love Donovan's motorcycle. There's plenty to like, but more that's wrong with it.
Alex and Donovan keep saying they don't want children and they hardly know each other. He really doesn't want to settle down. But then they end up together anyway. And maybe it's the firestorm making them fall in love, but I'm not buying it. I'm also really annoyed at the scene that was skipped. I am feeling very gypped! We don't get ANYTHING when they supposedly consummated the firestorm. It felt like the author was rushing the ending. I could not believe it ended that abruptly.
Also, some of the different pov were kinda pointless. Who cares about the driver of the buick? Not me. I am wondering some things, like how this wyvern prophecy is going to pan out. Is there another firestorm that needs to happen? Now I feel like I need to read the next book, even though I know it's going to disappoint. They're the same story over and over again. I want to see some creativity here. I did laugh a few times and I love Donovan's motorcycle. There's plenty to like, but more that's wrong with it.
October 2, 2020
I decided to give the 2nd book in the series a try, and I did like it better than the first one. One of the things I do like about this series is the dragons along with their descriptions and the fact that they are in dragon form often, unlike other shifter books where the shifters are human 90% of the time. I also think the battles are well described and exciting. This book brings us the 2nd prophecy of Warrior and Wizard. Donovan is taken aback that his firestorm begins when he gets close to Alex, a human he needs to protect because of her huge contribution to the Earth and mankind, of a car that runs on salt water and is prophesized as the Wizard in the Pyr prophecy. I really enjoyed Donovan more than Alex, especially at first. I honestly can’t believe that Alex even survived the first part of the book, she should have been taken out by stupidity. All in all, the book was better than the first, but since I’ve read this book, the series has been pulled from KU, and for me personally, that probably ended my reading, they aren’t strong enough in the first two books of the series to keep going. Reviewed by Cyrene
July 10, 2018
In this second book in the Dragonfire series, we learn a little more about how the dragon shifters are protectors of the earth. This includes protecting scientists like Alex who are working to invent technology to clean up the environment before the earth is destroyed by humans. Of course, the Slayers would just as soon see the humans fail so they can take over the earth.
I liked that we are learning more about the dragons' history and their mission. I especially liked finding out about the relationship between Donovan and his cousin Delaney, who was thought to be lost to the dark side. I liked the fact that the heroine was an intelligent woman working to save the planet in her own way.
This was an action-packed story with the Slayers coming after Alex and Donovan, and the rest of the Pyr coming to join the battle. The romance was sizzling, and this story really emphasized the power of love and the firestorm to heal.
I liked that we are learning more about the dragons' history and their mission. I especially liked finding out about the relationship between Donovan and his cousin Delaney, who was thought to be lost to the dark side. I liked the fact that the heroine was an intelligent woman working to save the planet in her own way.
This was an action-packed story with the Slayers coming after Alex and Donovan, and the rest of the Pyr coming to join the battle. The romance was sizzling, and this story really emphasized the power of love and the firestorm to heal.
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