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The Dragons of Serai #4
The Dragon God's Sacrifice
Can I survive loving a god?
For as long as I can remember, and even further back than that, the Dragons of Serai have worshiped a goddess and only her. But everything has changed. A god has risen. He has returned long-lost magic to my people and balanced the Fire within us. Those who could, made the journey to Ha'tezan, where the God's temple was unearthed. I am fortunate enough to be one of those Dragons.
Shortly after my arrival, Karadas, the Dragon God of the Moon and Water, demanded a sacrifice—a man willing to give himself completely to our god and serve him in every way. Although the Sacrifice would be a servant to the God, he would hold a status even higher than that of a king. Dragons vied for the position, lining up every day at his temple to be considered. I did not go. I knew there was no chance of the God choosing me.
And yet, that's exactly what happened.
Karadas chose me. I'm honored and overjoyed to be chosen. I know that serving him will bring me undreamed of pleasure. It will free me from my family and give me a chance at a new life. But I'm not a fool. I also know that his interest will wane, and he will eventually choose another. He's my god, the most beautiful being I've ever seen and more powerful than anyone on Serai. I will surely fall in love with him. And he will, just as surely, destroy my heart. Pain is coming, a lot of it, but that's nothing new for me. I will glory in the pleasure and not think about the agony that will come when I cease to be the Dragon God's Sacrifice.
For as long as I can remember, and even further back than that, the Dragons of Serai have worshiped a goddess and only her. But everything has changed. A god has risen. He has returned long-lost magic to my people and balanced the Fire within us. Those who could, made the journey to Ha'tezan, where the God's temple was unearthed. I am fortunate enough to be one of those Dragons.
Shortly after my arrival, Karadas, the Dragon God of the Moon and Water, demanded a sacrifice—a man willing to give himself completely to our god and serve him in every way. Although the Sacrifice would be a servant to the God, he would hold a status even higher than that of a king. Dragons vied for the position, lining up every day at his temple to be considered. I did not go. I knew there was no chance of the God choosing me.
And yet, that's exactly what happened.
Karadas chose me. I'm honored and overjoyed to be chosen. I know that serving him will bring me undreamed of pleasure. It will free me from my family and give me a chance at a new life. But I'm not a fool. I also know that his interest will wane, and he will eventually choose another. He's my god, the most beautiful being I've ever seen and more powerful than anyone on Serai. I will surely fall in love with him. And he will, just as surely, destroy my heart. Pain is coming, a lot of it, but that's nothing new for me. I will glory in the pleasure and not think about the agony that will come when I cease to be the Dragon God's Sacrifice.
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First published January 30, 2023
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January 31, 2023
many issues including the lack of trigger warnings for DV/DA
Rating: 2🌈
Spoilers Alert and trigger warnings.
Rarely have I seen a series tumble downhill this fast. While there were hints with the author’s treatment of the main character of Prince Thais by King Xa'din of Ha'tezan, issues within their relationship dynamics, I overlooked it in favor of the richness of the world building and series arc.
I shouldn’t have. The humiliation the King inflicted upon Thas, the pain and lies built into the relationship between them, brutality versus integrity and knowledge? I had problems with Thas ending up with the King when there was clearly a better, imo, bond for him.
But the author has an affinity for those elements because they appear here and in much more powerful forms and abusive details. And while Thas was a highly respected and intelligent philosopher, he was also taken advantage of and expected to become ok with choices that he made not knowing all the facts about.
But Sora? The man swapped out for Thas? So Thas could have his life? A complete innocent in every sense, virginal and someone whose life has been one of constant threats, struggles, being threatened by his siblings, and looked down upon by his father. A man almost forced onto his path, no matter how the author wants to spin this.
So yes, as created by the author, a totally pure soul is the one she uses for a narrative chew toy for a petty, oversexed, revenge filled God. Make that times two. With no notice for a reader for whom DA/DV is a trigger.
Karadas,Dragon God of Water and the Moon, has his new companion in Sora, his Sacrifice, once he decides to accept him after an elaborate affair where he’s attended to and anointed by Thas just as Thas had to undergo. Yes Thas was humiliated then and tries to be kind now as Sora undergoes a similar ritual.
Does the reader feel like a voyeur? Yes because there a third person hiding there in the room, in someone’s head.
The lies have started. So does the manipulation. It’s an emotional, sexual, mental push you, pull you that’s so hard to read.
Sora quickly realizes he’s going to be hurt and when he runs and is brought back (yes this), knows he has no recourse. The pattern is set. Show him how to please Karadas sexually, then the God gets upset over something Sora in his innocence can’t understand, he’s punished, he’s hurt, his God apologizes … well you get it. This continues nonstop until the book is almost unreadable.
At 73% it’s still all about Karadas. He’s spent the majority of the book emotionally, mentally, and physically abusing Sora, a person who was a innocent in every aspect to the “relationship” to the extent we’d classify it as a case of severe domestic violence in a contemporary context, and he’s still got himself as the focus. Here he is explaining to Sora how he’s feeling about treating Sora badly, after having a orgy, forcing Sora against his will to have sex, making Sora sick and angry so Sora fled the still ongoing sex scene:
“No. I watched them (have sex with) each other. I touched them and let them touch me. I accepted masturbation from them, but I couldn't stand more than that. Every time I got one of them beneath me, I saw your face, and I knew it would only bring me misery. So I took my giant form when I was with them. I didn't want any of them attempting to take me into their bodies. It would have enraged me and that wouldn't have been fair to them. I am ruined, Sora. Ruined for all but you.”
He’s not worried about how hurt Sora would feel. Yes , Sora has expressed himself about that. No he’s withholding his magnificence so they , quite unfairly to the men, can’t have sex with him. He’s a god and like most omnipotent beings, a narcissistic personality. But narcissism alone doesn’t account for the fact he was extremely abusive , let alone for Sora’s well being, his rationale being it was for Sora’s benefit. That he planned it as a way to make Sora a better man. To bring out the real person
A textbook example of DA apology, btw. Karadas also repeatedly states his abusive behavior is unlike him, erratic, something he doesn’t understand, and won’t be repeated in the future. How many flags are flying in this narrative? A boatload.
And it’s a put a ring on it and all is forgotten and apparently forgiven, even if he doesn’t sound very sincere.
It just get worse and worse. What a narrative dumpster fire.
So the next story will revolve around a rock star in our world but human (the lowest of the low in this universe) being magically delivered to the dragon universe. Yes, I think we can see what the author has in store for this poor man. It’s not going to be pretty.
So I’m quitting. Done.
Perhaps none of this bothers you. But it’s all a solid no for me, including not alerting readers to the elements of Domestic Violence with trigger warnings.
And I’m out.
Rating: 2🌈
Spoilers Alert and trigger warnings.
Rarely have I seen a series tumble downhill this fast. While there were hints with the author’s treatment of the main character of Prince Thais by King Xa'din of Ha'tezan, issues within their relationship dynamics, I overlooked it in favor of the richness of the world building and series arc.
I shouldn’t have. The humiliation the King inflicted upon Thas, the pain and lies built into the relationship between them, brutality versus integrity and knowledge? I had problems with Thas ending up with the King when there was clearly a better, imo, bond for him.
But the author has an affinity for those elements because they appear here and in much more powerful forms and abusive details. And while Thas was a highly respected and intelligent philosopher, he was also taken advantage of and expected to become ok with choices that he made not knowing all the facts about.
But Sora? The man swapped out for Thas? So Thas could have his life? A complete innocent in every sense, virginal and someone whose life has been one of constant threats, struggles, being threatened by his siblings, and looked down upon by his father. A man almost forced onto his path, no matter how the author wants to spin this.
So yes, as created by the author, a totally pure soul is the one she uses for a narrative chew toy for a petty, oversexed, revenge filled God. Make that times two. With no notice for a reader for whom DA/DV is a trigger.
Karadas,Dragon God of Water and the Moon, has his new companion in Sora, his Sacrifice, once he decides to accept him after an elaborate affair where he’s attended to and anointed by Thas just as Thas had to undergo. Yes Thas was humiliated then and tries to be kind now as Sora undergoes a similar ritual.
Does the reader feel like a voyeur? Yes because there a third person hiding there in the room, in someone’s head.
The lies have started. So does the manipulation. It’s an emotional, sexual, mental push you, pull you that’s so hard to read.
Sora quickly realizes he’s going to be hurt and when he runs and is brought back (yes this), knows he has no recourse. The pattern is set. Show him how to please Karadas sexually, then the God gets upset over something Sora in his innocence can’t understand, he’s punished, he’s hurt, his God apologizes … well you get it. This continues nonstop until the book is almost unreadable.
At 73% it’s still all about Karadas. He’s spent the majority of the book emotionally, mentally, and physically abusing Sora, a person who was a innocent in every aspect to the “relationship” to the extent we’d classify it as a case of severe domestic violence in a contemporary context, and he’s still got himself as the focus. Here he is explaining to Sora how he’s feeling about treating Sora badly, after having a orgy, forcing Sora against his will to have sex, making Sora sick and angry so Sora fled the still ongoing sex scene:
“No. I watched them (have sex with) each other. I touched them and let them touch me. I accepted masturbation from them, but I couldn't stand more than that. Every time I got one of them beneath me, I saw your face, and I knew it would only bring me misery. So I took my giant form when I was with them. I didn't want any of them attempting to take me into their bodies. It would have enraged me and that wouldn't have been fair to them. I am ruined, Sora. Ruined for all but you.”
He’s not worried about how hurt Sora would feel. Yes , Sora has expressed himself about that. No he’s withholding his magnificence so they , quite unfairly to the men, can’t have sex with him. He’s a god and like most omnipotent beings, a narcissistic personality. But narcissism alone doesn’t account for the fact he was extremely abusive , let alone for Sora’s well being, his rationale being it was for Sora’s benefit. That he planned it as a way to make Sora a better man. To bring out the real person
A textbook example of DA apology, btw. Karadas also repeatedly states his abusive behavior is unlike him, erratic, something he doesn’t understand, and won’t be repeated in the future. How many flags are flying in this narrative? A boatload.
And it’s a put a ring on it and all is forgotten and apparently forgiven, even if he doesn’t sound very sincere.
It just get worse and worse. What a narrative dumpster fire.
So the next story will revolve around a rock star in our world but human (the lowest of the low in this universe) being magically delivered to the dragon universe. Yes, I think we can see what the author has in store for this poor man. It’s not going to be pretty.
So I’m quitting. Done.
Perhaps none of this bothers you. But it’s all a solid no for me, including not alerting readers to the elements of Domestic Violence with trigger warnings.
And I’m out.
February 2, 2023
I'm disappointed with the whole series.
It had so much potential.
What is with the constant cheating throughout the books and extra sex partners?
It had so much potential.
What is with the constant cheating throughout the books and extra sex partners?
August 6, 2025
EDIT 06.08.25 I just corrected some of my English. My review stayed the same. Still hate this book.
TW: SA/DC/DA (I described pieces of the book not in major detail but maybe enough to trigger someone so read this review on your own accord.
Ok I rarely write reviews, but this one was bad enough to make me want to write one.
The serai world honestly intrigues me and I’ve read the last 4 books in the spawn of 3 days and, as someone already said in their review, Thas and Zay were already kinda shaky and shady, but still I enjoyed it. This one? Man. I left a DV/DA relationship and honestly I felt like I was relieving it. Ridiculous. Fated mate trop is usually my favorite but this one was just textbook abuse.
Since chapter one this young man, Sora (virgin, inexperienced) was emotionally manipulated (BY HIS FAMILY) into a relationship he was scared of because his supposed partner is an all mighty being and was also terrified of the consequences that said relationship would bring into his life. Now, this is already a shaky beginning and you might think “but Kate don’t worry the author will make him a minimum decent person” NOPEEEE. We get, throughout the WHOLE FKING book, Sora getting abused over and over and over and over and over and over again. AND THEN THE ML PROCEEDS TO MAKE THE SHITTIEST APOLOGY OF MY LIFE!
Also, their goddess? I’m just so disappointed. The author made me love her throughout the series and then, just because, destroyed the only hope I had for this book. Honestly, maybe because I truly despised Karadas during the whole entire time I was reading this, when sora was being protected by her and was finally able to say NO to Kar, I thought that she was going to be his savior and get him out of claws of this stupid
son of a B. But nope. And man didn’t that hurt me.
This whole entire book was just Karadas making excuses for the use of violence, SA and continuing humiliating Sora. GUYS HE LITERALLY MADE HIM HAVE SEX WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
I just can’t with this book. I sped through it so I could have some peace of mind and acc have a HEA. But I almost vomited at some points.
I don’t know if this is truly as bad as i seem to think it
Is or if maybe I am just too sensitive to this type of abuse, but this whole book just made me feel overall uncomfortable and angry.
On the ONLY bright side: I loved and laughed on the little drunk Thas / Sora moment.
Thas pointing his finger and saying “YES YOU TELL HIM” warmed my heart.
That being said, that was the only good thing about this book.
Sorry. The ONLY reason I’m not giving it 1 star is honestly, because I’ve read worse. Bad enough that I just can’t finished the book. Not even skimming. So yeah, 2 stars.
The others were very readable. I enjoyed the Dragon King’s Assassin the most but maybe the next one could be different since tbh the human is clueless to life in Serai and maybe they will be fine and maybe the author got the domestic abuse stuff over with these last 2 books and we can all move on to better stuff.
I’ll try it if It’s the same, I’m dropping the author. Too triggering.
TW: SA/DC/DA (I described pieces of the book not in major detail but maybe enough to trigger someone so read this review on your own accord.
Ok I rarely write reviews, but this one was bad enough to make me want to write one.
The serai world honestly intrigues me and I’ve read the last 4 books in the spawn of 3 days and, as someone already said in their review, Thas and Zay were already kinda shaky and shady, but still I enjoyed it. This one? Man. I left a DV/DA relationship and honestly I felt like I was relieving it. Ridiculous. Fated mate trop is usually my favorite but this one was just textbook abuse.
Since chapter one this young man, Sora (virgin, inexperienced) was emotionally manipulated (BY HIS FAMILY) into a relationship he was scared of because his supposed partner is an all mighty being and was also terrified of the consequences that said relationship would bring into his life. Now, this is already a shaky beginning and you might think “but Kate don’t worry the author will make him a minimum decent person” NOPEEEE. We get, throughout the WHOLE FKING book, Sora getting abused over and over and over and over and over and over again. AND THEN THE ML PROCEEDS TO MAKE THE SHITTIEST APOLOGY OF MY LIFE!
Also, their goddess? I’m just so disappointed. The author made me love her throughout the series and then, just because, destroyed the only hope I had for this book. Honestly, maybe because I truly despised Karadas during the whole entire time I was reading this, when sora was being protected by her and was finally able to say NO to Kar, I thought that she was going to be his savior and get him out of claws of this stupid
son of a B. But nope. And man didn’t that hurt me.
This whole entire book was just Karadas making excuses for the use of violence, SA and continuing humiliating Sora. GUYS HE LITERALLY MADE HIM HAVE SEX WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
I just can’t with this book. I sped through it so I could have some peace of mind and acc have a HEA. But I almost vomited at some points.
I don’t know if this is truly as bad as i seem to think it
Is or if maybe I am just too sensitive to this type of abuse, but this whole book just made me feel overall uncomfortable and angry.
On the ONLY bright side: I loved and laughed on the little drunk Thas / Sora moment.
Thas pointing his finger and saying “YES YOU TELL HIM” warmed my heart.
That being said, that was the only good thing about this book.
Sorry. The ONLY reason I’m not giving it 1 star is honestly, because I’ve read worse. Bad enough that I just can’t finished the book. Not even skimming. So yeah, 2 stars.
The others were very readable. I enjoyed the Dragon King’s Assassin the most but maybe the next one could be different since tbh the human is clueless to life in Serai and maybe they will be fine and maybe the author got the domestic abuse stuff over with these last 2 books and we can all move on to better stuff.
I’ll try it if It’s the same, I’m dropping the author. Too triggering.
January 25, 2025
If I could give it more stars I would. Now I will start by saying that this one has had the most insane amount of sex, way more than any of the previous books. That’s not something I can usually get past cause it takes away from the story most of the time. I am truly amazed. The world has gotten so much bigger and brighter.
Gods among men. It takes you where you don’t expect to go. I love the god and Sora wasn’t so bad either, in the end at least. I still believe Thas was perfect for Karadas but ugh it was not meant to be. Personality wise, they would have ruled together.
Because this is a m/m series I know the goddess will not get what she craves but even as a side note she should. She has even given the God who was meant to be hers a gift that she will never have returned to her. It’s sad really.
Edit: I do have to point out something that I noticed reading other reviews. And I guess my thoughts previously too about the insane increase in sex. I think that it was meant to be a part of the plot line. Without it the emotional development between the two would have never made sense. Sex bound them together and also pulled them apart. It created an arc in the relationship that lead to a war. With the little harem issue or the fact that Sora felt used, God and Goddess would have never came together the way they did, even though it was terrible. The time between Sora and Karadas was significant to the outline of the story. Take those moments away and the issues that Goddess has is obsolete. It would change everything and then there would be no story at all. Just a God and his sacrifice. I’ve read smut like that and they never have a story. Just endless sex until it’s over. But this author wants a story, wants a world built on love. It beautifully done.
Gods among men. It takes you where you don’t expect to go. I love the god and Sora wasn’t so bad either, in the end at least. I still believe Thas was perfect for Karadas but ugh it was not meant to be. Personality wise, they would have ruled together.
Because this is a m/m series I know the goddess will not get what she craves but even as a side note she should. She has even given the God who was meant to be hers a gift that she will never have returned to her. It’s sad really.
Edit: I do have to point out something that I noticed reading other reviews. And I guess my thoughts previously too about the insane increase in sex. I think that it was meant to be a part of the plot line. Without it the emotional development between the two would have never made sense. Sex bound them together and also pulled them apart. It created an arc in the relationship that lead to a war. With the little harem issue or the fact that Sora felt used, God and Goddess would have never came together the way they did, even though it was terrible. The time between Sora and Karadas was significant to the outline of the story. Take those moments away and the issues that Goddess has is obsolete. It would change everything and then there would be no story at all. Just a God and his sacrifice. I’ve read smut like that and they never have a story. Just endless sex until it’s over. But this author wants a story, wants a world built on love. It beautifully done.
January 30, 2023
a little too physical
This series started out so good, but these last two books have featured a lot more of the physical than I expected. There’s still plot and emotion, but the characters (at least one of them) seems driven to go to the bed room as soon as possible and often. It’s become the central plot line of the book. If you’re looking for that this is perfect, but otherwise it seems lacking.
This series started out so good, but these last two books have featured a lot more of the physical than I expected. There’s still plot and emotion, but the characters (at least one of them) seems driven to go to the bed room as soon as possible and often. It’s become the central plot line of the book. If you’re looking for that this is perfect, but otherwise it seems lacking.
March 27, 2023
DNF at 25% because I could already tell this was going to be an abusive relationship. Started out okay but there was a big emphasis on the power dynamic with one character considering himself a slave who should be treated however his partner wants. The first “punishment” scene gave me the ick and after reading some reviews saying that it just gets worse, I had to give up
April 3, 2023
2,5 stars
I am not a fan of this type of abusive, push-and-pull relationship and I skimmed a lot in the 2/3 of the text. The last part was much better, but I am not sure if it truly made up for the beggining.
I am not a fan of this type of abusive, push-and-pull relationship and I skimmed a lot in the 2/3 of the text. The last part was much better, but I am not sure if it truly made up for the beggining.
October 26, 2023
I actually wanted 4 &1/2 stars but I can’t.
What can I say about this one? I was starting to think of this review before I finished reading the book. I was thinking at the time that the author had hit a wall at that point in the story and just changed the characteristics of one of the main leads to get to where she wanted in the story.
I should have known better, 4 books in, that this author doesn’t do that.
So why am I still holding out on that last half a star, mentally? Because I felt as emotionally abused as the main character was at the time.
Yes, it was all explained by the end of the book and it was not his fault, but trauma lingers and I do not have a mate to kiss me and make it all better.
With that being said. Once you make it to where you see volcanoes, you start to mentally heal and you can “relax” and “enjoy” the rest of the story. I put up the “” because that is how I felt, but you may be on board for the everything or bitting your nails up until the very end. And the end does go places I didn’t expect and one thing I was thinking about just after the volcanoes.
I kinda hope I see them again in the next story to answer a question that they ended this story on.
For this world, the last three or so chapters, or so, is a must read. There were similar bread crumbs dropped earlier, but they get put into play here.
Now I’m off to find out how a modern human rockstar ended up in this place.
Later.
What can I say about this one? I was starting to think of this review before I finished reading the book. I was thinking at the time that the author had hit a wall at that point in the story and just changed the characteristics of one of the main leads to get to where she wanted in the story.
I should have known better, 4 books in, that this author doesn’t do that.
So why am I still holding out on that last half a star, mentally? Because I felt as emotionally abused as the main character was at the time.
Yes, it was all explained by the end of the book and it was not his fault, but trauma lingers and I do not have a mate to kiss me and make it all better.
With that being said. Once you make it to where you see volcanoes, you start to mentally heal and you can “relax” and “enjoy” the rest of the story. I put up the “” because that is how I felt, but you may be on board for the everything or bitting your nails up until the very end. And the end does go places I didn’t expect and one thing I was thinking about just after the volcanoes.
I kinda hope I see them again in the next story to answer a question that they ended this story on.
For this world, the last three or so chapters, or so, is a must read. There were similar bread crumbs dropped earlier, but they get put into play here.
Now I’m off to find out how a modern human rockstar ended up in this place.
Later.
March 8, 2023
I really wanted to like this one....
This book was so disappointing on so many levels. We shall start with the bad and then end on a good note. Basically 85% of this book was....an abusive relationship to an extent. There was a lot of manipulation and cheating and...that just left a really bad taste in my mouth. I know that later on everything gets explained, but even when there was positive aspects for the relationship development in the beginning, it was very one sided and there was a large power imbalance issue. The relationship development was pretty much nonexistent in my eyes. It wad poorly done and skipped all the important steps. I will say that I liked the last 50ish pages of the book because some really interesting and good things happened, and the love was so...happy and pure. But we only got that at the very end. Overall I think the execution could have been done better and there was no need for abuse to play a role in the relationship at all the way it did. I think I'll stop reading these books because I just have gotten more disappointed unfortunately.
This book was so disappointing on so many levels. We shall start with the bad and then end on a good note. Basically 85% of this book was....an abusive relationship to an extent. There was a lot of manipulation and cheating and...that just left a really bad taste in my mouth. I know that later on everything gets explained, but even when there was positive aspects for the relationship development in the beginning, it was very one sided and there was a large power imbalance issue. The relationship development was pretty much nonexistent in my eyes. It wad poorly done and skipped all the important steps. I will say that I liked the last 50ish pages of the book because some really interesting and good things happened, and the love was so...happy and pure. But we only got that at the very end. Overall I think the execution could have been done better and there was no need for abuse to play a role in the relationship at all the way it did. I think I'll stop reading these books because I just have gotten more disappointed unfortunately.
August 26, 2024
Too much sex
I really loved the first book in this series and the second book was nearly as good;however, the third book and this one also became "more sex, less story" and that is both annoying and disappointing.
You know that there is too much sex in a story when you start skipping the sex scenes to try and pick the story back up...I did a lot of skipping in this book. It seemed like half this book was one sex scene after another repetitive sex scene... I hope the rest of the series goes back to being more story less sex.
Don't get me wrong, there was sex in the first two books but not enough to be intrusive to the main story line...not so with this book or the third. When excessive sex enters a story line, I feel like it's just filler to expand the page count and it actually becomes boring... at least to me.
I cautiously recommend this book with the caveat that it could have been much more enjoyable with less sex, more story.
I really loved the first book in this series and the second book was nearly as good;however, the third book and this one also became "more sex, less story" and that is both annoying and disappointing.
You know that there is too much sex in a story when you start skipping the sex scenes to try and pick the story back up...I did a lot of skipping in this book. It seemed like half this book was one sex scene after another repetitive sex scene... I hope the rest of the series goes back to being more story less sex.
Don't get me wrong, there was sex in the first two books but not enough to be intrusive to the main story line...not so with this book or the third. When excessive sex enters a story line, I feel like it's just filler to expand the page count and it actually becomes boring... at least to me.
I cautiously recommend this book with the caveat that it could have been much more enjoyable with less sex, more story.
November 30, 2023
Honestly? I didn't like Karadas in the previous book. But I started reading the fourth book because I thought that if it was mainly focused on him then maybe my point of view would change and I'd start to like him. In a couple of previously read books, I've had some similar feelings with other characters but I warmed up to them. Here? I made it to chapter 8 and I'm done. I don't want to read any more of that book cause I know I won't be able to like Karadas. Sora's a sweetheart. But their relationship is so out of the blue and complicated from the very first pages that I will save myself the time and nerves and leave this book. Because I just can't read this crap. I'm so disappointed to see that the first two books in the series were brilliant. The third one wasn't bad, but I wasn't a fan of it because of Karadas. And I'm afraid I'll never like him.
January 25, 2024
Barely 3 stars! Well, there was a lot of steamy steam, the plot was not bad as such (even though it was VERY cliché and the "enemy" goddess was a joke), and I finished it, after all, even though I am not really a fan of dom/sub relationships. Besides, Sora was a complete doormat and Karadas was (and remained) an arrogant horny bastard! The shapeshifting, unfortunately, was a mere ornament and almost until the end I forgot that this was supposed to be about dragons/Dragons (I once read a book where centaurs were sitting on chairs and benches and this book rang a similar bell for me). The world building was promising, though, and I may read another one or two books in this series ...
Update: Nope, I will give up on this series! Started the next book which was dnf at 20 %!
Update: Nope, I will give up on this series! Started the next book which was dnf at 20 %!
April 12, 2024
For like one chapter it was cute and then turned into one of the most horrible cases of domestic abuse. Perhaps the whole difference in power should have tipped me off. Still, I kept reading because I wanted Sora to free himself and the writing was actually decent.
Then the goddess came an he finally stood up for himself, I was ready to scream victory, but something just felt off. Lo and behold, I turned to the spoilers and my darkest suspicion was confirmed. Why couldn't it just end with an empowering goddess and a strong MC working together to kick an abusive narcissist to the curb? Guess I was in the wrong department for that.
Then the goddess came an he finally stood up for himself, I was ready to scream victory, but something just felt off. Lo and behold, I turned to the spoilers and my darkest suspicion was confirmed. Why couldn't it just end with an empowering goddess and a strong MC working together to kick an abusive narcissist to the curb? Guess I was in the wrong department for that.
August 31, 2023
better than expected
I wasn’t sure what to expect but I’m so glad I got sucked into this world; it’s been a lot of fun!. It seems so easy these days for stories to veer off into deities, and often it is to the detriment of the overall story, even so far as killing the storyline. This story did a credible job with the addition of gods, believable, and even ended it such that the storyline can continue unimpeded. Impressive!
I wasn’t sure what to expect but I’m so glad I got sucked into this world; it’s been a lot of fun!. It seems so easy these days for stories to veer off into deities, and often it is to the detriment of the overall story, even so far as killing the storyline. This story did a credible job with the addition of gods, believable, and even ended it such that the storyline can continue unimpeded. Impressive!
February 20, 2023
One of the worst relationships I have ever read about. Karadas' manipulation of Sora was uncomfortable to read and all I wanted was for Sora to realise how badly he was being treated and escape. Also, I personally found Karadas' nickname for Sora being "little one" a bit creepy, given the complete power imbalance between the two. Karadas also faces virtually no consequences for his actions.
May 30, 2023
Dragons, gods, magic, mates
Karadas and Sora, god and sacrifice. I liked the god when he first appeared in The King's Philosopher. Here, he was not acting like himself, but by the end he was back.
Karadas and Sora, god and sacrifice. I liked the god when he first appeared in The King's Philosopher. Here, he was not acting like himself, but by the end he was back.
August 29, 2025
Rating: 2 stars
While this did have a hea at the end, the good ending couldn't make up for the abuse that the MC suffered in the beginning. Yes it was explained away but it tarnished the story for me and I never fully bought into the happy ending.
While this did have a hea at the end, the good ending couldn't make up for the abuse that the MC suffered in the beginning. Yes it was explained away but it tarnished the story for me and I never fully bought into the happy ending.
February 21, 2023
Wow
That was a wild rollercoaster and didn’t know who to believe! So many twists, but so glad Sora found his mate!
That was a wild rollercoaster and didn’t know who to believe! So many twists, but so glad Sora found his mate!
February 27, 2023
Tha Dragon God's Sacrifice
I wasn't sure about this book but it really turned around in the ending and I loved it. Sora us so sweet though.
I wasn't sure about this book but it really turned around in the ending and I loved it. Sora us so sweet though.
June 21, 2023
If you like your main character getting SAed, physically abused, emotionally abused and the very WORST romantic read this is the book for you! What the h3ll. Do NOT recommend.
August 16, 2025
3.25 stars
February 20, 2023
A beautiful story, a great continuation of this world. Truly can not wait for the next in the series. Is it August yet? It took me a week to get through all books in the series so far. Just could not put them down! This one is extra spicy.
March 2, 2025
It was nice, but there were a lot of parts I skipped, I read this book mainly for the continuation of the series.
July 16, 2025
Two words: Domestic violence
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