A NIGHT OWL REVIEWS BOOK REVIEW | Reviewed by: Kyraninse
Make no mistake, this was an intense scorcher of a story. I really enjoyed the relationship between Marika, Tallis, and Xanthus. I thought that Jory Strong brought in some interesting concepts to the usual mix of dragons and elves. However, I would have liked a little more story involving Tallis and Marika's beginning and a description of how their relationship began. I did think that since such a plot device was introduced, it was a pity that I didn't get to see much more of it. Also, it was rather odd that I never really got a clear idea of what Marika looked like. Tallis and Xanthus to a much lesser extent, but I felt slightly disoriented the entire book because I was having trouble getting a clear picture of her. All quibbles aside, the story was red-hot and the characters delectable. This is a book that I wouldn't have wanted to miss.
Jun 11, 2008 | 9781419916977
5 - Rare Top Pick | 4.5 - Top Pick | 4 - I Liked It | 3.5 - Enjoyable | 3 - OK | 2.5 - It just didn't click
Book Blurb for Drui Claiming
Book 4 in the Supernatural Bonds series.
Dragons. They huff and puff and burn the house down when they don't get their own way. They're possessive, dominating, and don't know the meaning of carefree because they're weighed down by all the treasure they feel compelled to guard. They're trouble but it doesn't change the fact that Marika has it bad for a certain silver-blond male named Xanthus whose dark, dark eyes have a lethal effect on her libido.
She wants him, but she can't have him. Dragons don't share and she comes from a long line of tree-hugging, multi-partnered Drui. There are threesomes, foursomes — and more. But there are no twosomes and she's already got one permanent man in her life, Tallis — a shapeshifting Sjen who is every bit as dominant and possessive as a dragon. It's a hopeless situation, or so it seems, until Fate intervenes and Marika decides to go for what she wants — both Xanthus and Tallis in her bed. And if the men want to do each other? She's all for it.
Reader Advisory: While every effort has been made to enable Drui Claiming to be read as a stand-alone story, it is set concurrent to Sophie's Dragon in the Supernatural Bonds series, and some story elements mentioned in Drui Claiming are explained in more depth in Sophie's Dragon.
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