A Great Dragon Story!

An engaging and interesting read with a hint of mystery and deception with a slow build to love storyline.

I enjoyed how this author described the different Dragons, and I loved Livvy’s role in the tournament.

I did find Asher a little stand-offish and slow to show the wonderful person he really is!

Although a bit slow in places the hero and heroine of this storyline do get their HEA and it is worth a read!

Thanks to NetGalley, Open Sky Publishing and Wendy Day for giving me the opportunity to read this ARC.

This is a majority fantasy with a romantic side plot. It's almost a romantasy, but I felt the excellent worldbuilding was substantial enough to say it's majority fantasy. I really liked the idea of dragon jousting and dragon grooming. I loved the talking cat/caracal. Who wouldn't wish for a cat that could talk to you and say vaguely affectionate yet imperious things? The only aspect of this book that I liked less is that the romantic plot portion, maybe 5-10% is derived from the romantic plot of Pride and Prejudice to the point where I could predict when the two would have problems, why, and what they would say to each other. I wished that such an imaginative author had made everything new. But if I had never read Pride and Prejudice I would have been satisfied with the romance. It was only because I knew what was coming that I was slightly disappointed. Because that's such a small portion of the book, and because I enjoyed the rest, I would still recommend purchasing this book if you are looking for an adventure with a dragon groomer of dragon jousters. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the free ARC.