Rating: 4 stars out of 5

All Lumie wants is Goldie's beautiful smile, but the only expression he ever shows Lumie is tears. When Goldie asks him for a favor, Lumie leaps at the chance to finally see Goldie happy.

Goldie wants to live a life free of the fear that has chained him for so long, but breaking free of them once and for all may come with a higher price than he and Lumie are prepared to pay.

Cover by Aisha Akeju is similar in tone and coloration to the other books to brand the series, along with the "dragon kid like" footprints which these dragons are now long past.  It makes it feel like a children's story and in fact they are getting their mates. Just not a fan.

We're now up to book six in the Supernatural Consultant series by Mell Eight and she's still running strong and not out of dragon kits yet.  In Dragon Lesson, it's one of my favorite of Dane and Mercury's  odd children or dragon kits as it were.  Lumie, a dragon of mixed elements the result of heinous scientific experiments, he's been something of an adorable enigma throughout most of the stories.  He's been capable of astonishing feats of power even at the youngest of age and has abilities that not even his mixed elemental powers can explain.  Now of age to go to college, Lumie finds himself at a crossroads at every stage of his life.

In a previous story, several dragons were rescued from yet another "lab" by Dane, Mercury and family along with government help.  One of them was a badly abused and tortured dragon  named Goldie (you won't have to guess the element here). Lumie finds himself instantly drawn toward Goldie, trying in his own way to help the dragon heal and move forward.

These are short stories.  Yet, Mell Eight still produces a tale that shows Lumie trying to figure out where he belongs (he doesn't think it's college), how much he loves his family), what's happening with some of the other kits, and still produce a suspense story that moves the entire series arc forward.  That would be the one about the mystery of the person behind the dragons kidnapping and experimentation to begin here.  Goldie and Lumie figure heavily into the plot as well as find they mean something much more to each other.

Dragon Lesson is another wonderful edition to the series.  But if you are coming at it new, I expect you would be quite lost.  These are not standalone stories but need to be read in progression starting at book one as the characters age and the plots build on one another.

A heartwarming and exciting, but also humorous series about a family of dragons working to make their supernatural world a safer place even as they figure out life and love with family togetherness. I’m addicted to the series and get a spark of glee for each new release.
Review

Dragon Lesson is the sixth novella in the series and thrill of all, for me, it’s Lumie’s story. As the stories progressed from book one, Lumie has been the most unique and curious of Dane and Mercury’s dragon kits. Now he’s all grown up and experiencing the pangs of first love and adulthood as he faces the challenge of college and his first job outside of home.

I loved meeting Lumie’s match in Goldie, the timid, quiet yet quite skilled elemental dragon. Goldie wants to overcome his fears and be worthy of Lumie who he thinks is losing patience with him for being so timid. The pair have a strong adventure together both in the start of love and their mission for the government. It was neat to finally get the secret behind Lumie’s special brand of magic that goes beyond what a dragon normally has.

The author has a great talent for getting inside her dragons’ minds. As each chosen kit gets to tell his story as he reaches adulthood, she gives them a personal and fascinating outlook and individuality. Lumie was a little cocky and even a little lazy because he is so powerful and he faces his first real challenges in the big wide world. Goldie is slow into things, but he does eventually get there when he is most needed.

In the author’s world of dragons, they can recognize their future mate, but still have to put in the work of a relationship, not to mention they have dragon traits that make their outlook very different from humans on the subject of relationships and everything else. The guys are cute and I loved seeing them work through their misunderstandings and engage in first love.

The tone is light and fun while still exciting. I’ve been raving about this series since the beginning and still encourage those looking for unique light and quick stories to give these sweeter M/M Urban fantasies a go.

My long-running grumble about this cute series has always been “needs more Lumie”, so imagine my delight when I discovered that not only was this Lumie’s book, but that he also wasn’t about to be romantically paired up with Alloy. (Goldie? Who is Goldie? Did I miss something?) Then imagine my horror when I found out that Lumie was all grown up, whiny and lazy, and I didn’t like him much at all!

Thankfully this doesn’t last long. Yes, he’s a bit whiny and is very lazy, but he’s still cheeky little Lumie underneath, doing unfathomable things with his magic just because he can. And the way he feels about Goldie is so sweet. He tries so hard to make the quiet, nervous dragon smile for him, wanting him to feel safe and be happy, but he’s also mature enough to realise that not even his crazy-wonderful magic can fix everything.

I liked Goldie too, even if he is very nervy and uncertain at first, and his sudden sadness over Lumie giving up on him seemed to come out of nowhere. I absolutely adored seeing him overcome his fears and take control of his powers. He’s a strong dragon, but still sweet underneath, and a perfect match for Lumie.

It was also great to see Lumie face challenges for the first time. He’s pretty cocky about his abilities and how instinctive they’ve always been, so it was interesting to learn a little more about what they are and where they come from. I liked seeing the relationship between him and Goldie grow too. Just because Lumie’s always known Goldie was his mate, didn’t mean it was easy, so that was nice.

Away from these two, it looks like the overall plot has kick-started again, which is great because I was beginning to wonder just how much longer the series would continue. Now I have high hopes that there’s still plenty more to come, especially Alloy. This book needed more Alloy… because, apparently, I am never satisfied. Can’t wait for more!

All Lumie wants is Goldie's beautiful smile, but the only expression he ever shows Lumie is tears. When Goldie asks him for a favor, Lumie leaps at the chance to finally see Goldie happy.

Goldie wants to live a life free of the fear that has chained him for so long, but breaking free of them once and for all may come with a higher price than he and Lumie are prepared to pay.

Lumie wants nothing more than for Goldie to be happy. He loves him and in a vision he saw Goldie smile. He wants that to happen in real life. As Lumie has special powers besides his normal dragon powers, he is contacted by the government as they want him to work for him. They will pay for his college and then he’ll work for them for 6 years. Lumie isn’t all that excited about college but he knows his brother Alloy is. When Lumie talks to Goldie about it, he asks if he can come too. While Lumie hates school he’ll do anything to be close to Goldie – including go to college. Lumie makes a deal so that he as well as Alloy and Goldie get the same college education and work as he does. Unfortunately the first case that Lumie and Goldie are assigned ends up being one that even Lumie and his special powers can’t deal with.

Goldie spent 5 years being experimented on by scientists before he was rescued. He has never been far from the dragon town he lives in and while he’s excited about college he’s also very hesitant to go. He never dreamed that talking to government agents would bring to light what his powers do to him but it changes his life. Now if he can just get Lumie to love him, he’d have everything.

This was yet another great story in the Supernatural Consultant series. The books are just so engaging and seeing the dragon kits that we were introduced to in book one grow into young men and women is awesome. I love that Eight has moved the story along so that 13 or 14 years have passed since it all began.

In this book Lumie finally figures out his strange powers. He also has found love and wants his mate to be happy. The way Lumie was with Goldie was so very sweet I had a smile on my face for almost the entire book. He’s such a caring young man! I loved that Eight had Lumie grown up but still his mischievous self.

The book was highly entertaining and a fab addition to the series.

Rating: 4 out of 5
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