Saturday, July 29, 2023

Dragon Blood Shorts by Lindsay Buroker [Quickie Reviews]

Dragon Blood Shorts (Dragon Rider, The Fowl Proposal, Crazy Canyon) by Lindsay Buroker
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Dragon Blood
0.5. Dragon Rider - Kindle (included in Beginnings)
1. Balanced on the Blade's Edge
2. Deathmaker
3. Blood Charged
4. Patterns in the Dark
5. The Blade's Memory
5.5. Under the Ice Blades
6. Raptor
7. Soulblade
7.1. The Fowl Proposal - Kindle
7.5. Shattered Past
7.8. Crazy Canyon - Kindle (included in Oaths)
8. Oaths

Lindsay Buroker
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Dragon Rider (Dragon Blood #0.5)
Format: ebook
Source: purchased (as part of Beginnings)
Date read: August 1, 2022

Synopsis (Goodreads):
When her island home is invaded by enemy soldiers, her family captured, and the town enslaved, Taylina must find a way to fight back and free her people. But their enemies have powerful warships, sorcerers, and dragons. Her simple people are no match. Her only hope is to venture onto the forbidden half of the island and seek the one individual powerful enough to battle their enemies, a dragon known for eating humans rather than helping them.

Find out what happens to Taylina and meet the dragon who thinks he’s a god in Dragon Rider, a prequel to Lindsay’s USA Today bestselling Dragon Blood series.
Thoughts on Dragon Rider: No lie, Bhrava Saruth is a DELIGHT. He's just so unrelentingly upbeat and optimistic. All the guy wants is belly rubs and for people to appreciate the magnificence that is Bhrava Saruth. Sure, sure, he might think he's a god and he might spend an appreciable amount of time trying to woo followers to his side, but he's just so genuinely happy while doing so.

This isn't exactly Bhrava Saruth's story, though. This is Taylina's story with a heaping side of that cunning gold dragon. When invaders attack her peaceful island, Taylina sets out to find a way to stop them. She's not a warrior or a leader, but she has plenty of determination and she's smart enough to see that having a wily dragon on their side (despite his claims of being a god) might be exactly what her people need to save themselves. *thumbs up*


The Fowl Proposal (Dragon Blood #7.1)
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
Date read: July 28, 2022

Synopsis (Goodreads):
This series of four scenes was originally published on Lindsay's blog. They take place after the events of Soulblade (Dragon Blood, Book 7) and before Shattered Past (the Therrik novel).
Thoughts on The Fowl Proposal: I always enjoy spending time with Ridge and his people and watching him agonize over how he's going to propose to Sardelle (with everyone's advice being a little different from what he envisions) hit the spot. What does he end up doing? Well, it's very typical Ridge (in other words, a little dangerous and maybe not the best idea). BUT...he ended up getting a little help from Bhrava Saruth (the dragon who thinks he's a benevolent god) AND Sardelle to make things happen.*thumbs up*


Crazy Canyon (Dragon Blood #7.8)

Format: ebook
Source: purchased (as part of Oaths)
Date read: July 28, 2022

Synopsis (Goodreads):
“Crazy Canyon” stars Ridge and Therrik (with a few appearances by the dragon who believes he’s a god, Bhrava Saruth). It takes place after the events in Shattered Past, but you should be able to read it even if you’re not familiar with the series.
Thoughts on Crazy Canyon: Another quickie with Ridge and his people...except this time it's Therrik he's teaming up with and we all know how Ridge and Therrik have a tendency to get on one another's nerves. In other words, lots of snarking, lots of uncomplimentary thoughts toward the other, and lots of fun when Ridge and Therrik unexpectedly end up taking down some minor thieves after a few mishaps. GOOD STUFF!

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