The book centers on Alina Ravenscroft, a determined witch aiming to graduate from Coven Crest Academy and join the king’s elite coven. Her plans are complicated by a royal decree: she must be accompanied by a knight. Enter Raelan Ashvale, an elite knight and secret dragon shifter, assigned as her bodyguard. Unbeknownst to Alina, Raelan is her fated mate, and he's been resisting the pull between them for years. As they spend more time together, the tension escalates, especially when threats to Alina's safety emerge, forcing Raelan to confront his secrets and desires. If you love a good dragon romance this is for you

Thank you to NetGalley, Emberly Wyndham and the publisher for the opportunity to read this advanced reader copy in exchange for a honest review.

I found this to be a very easy read. Definitely would describe this as fitting the cozy romance vibe. Alina’s character was well developed as well as Raelan. I like the trope of him falling first, forced proximity, and dated mates. The world development was pretty good in this book. Dialogue between characters was well written. It sort of reminded me of Harry Potter with the setting of classes and the magical Coven Academy.

Definitely would recommend this story to others!

3.75 ⭐️
Thank you NetGalley and Emberly Wyndham for the eARC.

Enjoyable easy read and fits the “cozy romance” genre well. Alina Ravenscroft is princess and heir to kingdom who dreams of attending magical Coven Crest academy to master her magic. Raelan is knight assigned to guard her and just so happens to be secret dragon shifter and her mate.

Easy cozy romance that hits some typical tropes (not in bad way). Definitely gives off a bit of Harry Potter vibes a bit in the academy setting/classes but that’s small part.

-he falls first
-fated mates
-magical academy setting
-forced proximity

One non-spoiler complaint is I wish the companion animals had bigger role. Their mostly just there and I feel should either have been expanded part or weren’t really necessary.

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The book was overall enjoyable but I have some issues more with the non-romance side. We got all of the info about why dragon shifters are valuable and apparently a whole war (the dragon wars) at the very end during/after Alina’s rescue. Same goes for the veiled hand and whoever hired them which isn’t resolved. Also what they wanted raelan for (to kill him or try to enslave him). Also other than being princess there’s no real background as to why she would need bodyguard at school (rival kingdom, civil unrest, etc). So I just feel the world could have been built out a little more.

A strange mix of The Vampire Knitting Club, Harry Potter, and ACOTAR. A light and entertaining read, although I would have liked it if the fact that they're mates hadn't been implied in the first chapters, but rather more veiled and generated intrigue.

Una mezcla extraña entre The Vampire Knitting Club, Harry Potter y ACOTAR. Lectura ligera y entretenida, aunque me hubiera gustado más que el hecho de ser compañeros no quedase implícito en los primeros capítulos, si no que fuese más velado y generase intriga.