Poorly written along with confusing subject matter. It appeared the author couldn't decide on one theme but incorporated too many plots. Storyline often confusing and reading it was drudgery.

I was glad that the paranormal aspects wasn't the big drama for the couple in this book. As both of them were shifters, that seemed to help. That just left the two of them to deal with the logistics of one of them living in NYC and the other in Boston.

I liked Kristine and Jayce together, thought their initial flirting was great, but could see how Kristine got upset when she learned who Jayce was. I was glad that Jayce took the initiative to go to NYC to see if there was something to their flirting.

In NYC Kristine and Jayce reconnected in a good way, it's just too bad that drama interrupted them. I found myself annoyed with Kristine's mom, had she been truthful I think a lot of what happened wouldn't have and I hated how Kristine felt like she needed to clean things up which caused some drama with Jayce.

It was fun to see all of the connections between the paranormals in Boston, loved how they realized there were relatives in common. That was a good thing because Kristine needed support and she had a whole new crew of people to help her.

The ending to this one was great, loved how so many couples cemented their love, loved that Kristine didn't have to give up her dream, but found a new path towards it all the while she could be with her love.

Who wouldn't love the idea of some flaming passion between a Phoenix and a Dragon? NEVER DARE A DRAGON by Ashlyn Chase takes us back to Boston, the mecca of the paranormal and frequent hang out for Mother Nature, who by the way is learning to have a sense of humor…
Jayce is a phoenix shifter, so it was only natural that he would follow in his family’s footsteps and become a firefighter for the BFD. It does make dating seriously a little tough, though, I mean what if his human partner wasn’t into feathers and flames? Enter dragon shifter, Kristine of the New York Fire Department. Before their romance can really get off the ground, it may go up in flames, because everyone knows long distance relationships rarely work and Kristine has her own life, her own dreams and her mother in New York while Jayce has his life in Boston. It may take a bonfire of trouble for Christine and Jayce’s attempt to help out going up in flames to make them each realize what is more important to them both.

It’s important to me to believe and live the story I am reading and for some reason, I just couldn’t fall into this one completely. I just felt there were times when this tale got too wordy, a bit scattered and that just maybe some of the characters were a little flat. There were some cute moments, but not enough to make me believe that these two were a match made for each other. The heated passion just wasn’t there and when you are talking a phoenix and a dragon, wouldn’t you think it would be a given?

NOT a bad read, but it just failed to "get off the ground" or soar with the eagles of fantasy for me.

I received an ARC edition from Sourcebooks Casablanca in exchange for my honest review.

Series: Boston Dragons - Book 3
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca (August 1, 2017)
Publication Date: August 1, 2017
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Print Length: 352 pages
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For the most part I liked Jayce and Kristine's story, and enjoyed the thrills as well. However, was confused on why her mother let herself stay captive, and how she escaped. Also, the obsession of NYC geography over people was a little beyond my understanding. A non-issue in my book, but I guess that is fine. Other than that, I liked the book and series and author and would recommend.

The title Never Dare a Dragon sounds very promising. And since I really like shapeshifter stories, I was really excited to get the arc from Netgalley. But have you ever looked at the face of a little child when they get the surprisebox at a fastfood restaurant? The child goes through several fases: 1) falls in love with the great poster of the toys which will be in the box. 2) starts pleading when you are in line to order: "Can I puh-lease get the surprisebox???" 3) is jumping up and down: "when is it ready... Can I get it already..." 4) is following you to the table, nearly knocking all other things from your hands. 5) opens the box and pulls the toy out of the box. 6) realizes it is just a piece of plastic... 7) eats the contents of the surprisebox and decides to play with the toy for the next few minutes.

Well... that was pretty much my experience with this book. I looked very good (I mean: look at that cover...), the title got to me and the blurb was very promising. So I really, really wanted to read it. (Puh-lease Netgalley, will you give me a copy....). And I jumped up and down, when my request was granted, dropping all my other books and starting on this one directly.

And it was a good read. Jayce is a very hunky dory guy with only one strange feature: you can torch him and he will go up in flames. Only to revive from the ashes as a bird. A Phoenix bird to be precise. And he can phase from bird to man and back again. No biggy. Well, it does come in handy when you are a Boston firefighter.

On the other had, we have Kristine, who is also a firefighter (only in New York) and who is also very fireproof, because she is actually a dragon. They meet, sparks are flying (literally this time...) and to make matters more interesting: Kristine's mother is also a dragon who is kidnapped...

The story flows easily, Jayce and Kristine find out each other secrets and they go after the kidnappers of her mother. So, we have action, excitement, tender love and care. All ingredients are there. But after ending the book: it still left me a bit unsatisfied. Like the fastfood: you are in need of more...

But hey, some fastfood every now and then is just great! Three out of five stars from me. And a thank you to Netgalley for providing the arc.

Unfortunately "Never dare a dragon" couldn't convince me completely. It started out really strong but then things got a bit weird or rather I was expecting something meaningful and maybe even heroic just to read something somewhat anti-climatic.

I loved the characters and the story, on the whole, had a lot of potential but there were too many details messing things up and some things didn't really make sense in my eyes. Some parts felt rather forced and drawn out so the writing lost some of its force and its lightness.

Maybe it might have been different if I had known the other books in the series before I read this book but I didn't. Many of the characters had obviously been introduced in one of the earlier books so it might have been less irritating that new important characters seemed to pop up left and right if I had read those. Maybe. I'm not sure that this is really the case as some things seemed to happen rather randomly.

Even though I was irritated, I might try another book by the author because I liked the idea and the characters.

Such a delicious read! Hope to get my hands on the earlier books. I like this kind of trope.

This is a voluntary review and I do not get paid for this review. All thoughts are my own.

This story started out great, I was invested in the characters and waiting to see what would happen when suddenly half way through the story just began to drag, the issue with the bad guys got resolved with no real fan fare and it just dragged on. Kristine began to irritate me, she was just so wishy washy, and Jayce was kinda out of commission. The issue of babies was brought up multiple times with no resolution it just felt kinda blah.

A fun addition to Chase's Boston Dragon series. Full of what I've come to look for in her light paranormal romances - snarky, smart dialogue, hot sex scenes and just the right amount of paranormal. Characters from previous books appear but this title can easily be read as a stand alone.

Another great read by Chase! I enjoy my dragons! Fun read good characters makes me want more

I have read the others in this series and enjoyed them, but the relationship in this one seemed very rushed and the plot pretty routine and predictable.  The reason you don't want to miss this one is that we get a chance to catch up with the characters from the other books and there is even get a wedding mixed in.

I picked up this book because I was intrigued by the idea of a dragon and phoenix romance. I've never read one of those before. Then I realized that the previous book in the series featured the same pairing. I don't think I missed much by starting in the middle of the series though - there's lots of recap.

I really enjoyed learning about the dragons' history and mythology, though it doesn't come up until the end of the book. And I loved the Fierro family with its six phoenix brothers. The world includes much more than just dragons and phoenixes though. Other kinds of shifters like werewolves are mentioned, plus Gaia and the muses play a role in the story. I thought all the paranormal creatures were interesting and done a little differently than I'd seen before. I did wish there were better descriptions of their shifted forms though, especially the dragon, but that could be something that I would have already known had I read the previous book.

But I thought the romance plot felt formulaic. In fact, I got the impression that the romance in book two was quite similar to this one. I also thought the language was inconsistent particularly in the sex scenes, but really just involving Jayce and Kristine's relationship in general. It ran the gamut from cheesy and euphemistic to graphic. I wished the author would pick a style and stick with it.

I'm interested in the characters and would be willing to read more in this series but I'm not in a big hurry to do so.