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I, Gaius Domitus, one-eyed rebel dragon king of the Provinces, know that better than most, since I have to fight off half my ungrateful family on a regular basis to keep law and order here in my lands. But I never expected to have to consort with a barbarian human woman. Kachka is beautiful, if you like them fierce--and of course I do. But she keeps complaining about how spoiled and decadent I am, and how a feared Daughter of the Steppes has no time for foolish dragons. I think she likes my eye patch, though. It is quite dashing. With death always at our tails, we take our passion like we take our allies. As they say, love the barbarian you are with.
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LibraryThing member dlynch
Feel the Burn starts out with Annwyl the Bloody enlisting the help of Rider, Kachka Shestakova, to hunt down the Chramnesind cult that has been terrorizing her domain. While on the pursuit, Kachka and her crew save the Rebel dragon king, Gaius Domitus from slavers.
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Rider, Kachka Shestakova wants to make a name for herself. I like how she seems to let things roll off her back. I enjoyed her chemistry with Gaius.
The Daughter of the Steppes made me think of the Amazons. The female chauvinism is a little over the top. They are drolly mean and belittling to men. They are fierce and full of vengeance.
Feel the burn is full of wit, action and adventure. The dialog cracked me up. I enjoyed all the bickering. The plot has a lot going on.
Complimentary copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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Series are entertaining. I like King Gaius Domitus’s character. He did what he had to do to save his sister and to protect them from his family. He is ruthless, yet understanding. He does not let others fight his battles. I find his humor amusing. Rider, Kachka Shestakova wants to make a name for herself. I like how she seems to let things roll off her back. I enjoyed her chemistry with Gaius.
The Daughter of the Steppes made me think of the Amazons. The female chauvinism is a little over the top. They are drolly mean and belittling to men. They are fierce and full of vengeance.
Feel the burn is full of wit, action and adventure. The dialog cracked me up. I enjoyed all the bickering. The plot has a lot going on.
Complimentary copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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LibraryThing member funstm
Kachka Shestakova gave up everything for her beloved sister Elina. And while she thought there was more out there for her than the life in the Outerplains, she never thought she would end up in the imperialist decadent Southlands becoming lazy. But she soldiers on, right up until Annwyl the Bloody
Gaius Domitus, the Rebel King has tried hunting down his treacherous kin with his loyal soldiers and ended up with no soldiers and a collar around his neck. So when Kachka Shestakova frees him and sends him back to Annwyl the Bloody he decides he needs a new plan. Enter the Mi-Runach and Branwen the Awful.
Both Kachka and Gaius work their way around the lands eliminating the threats, until they wind up back in each other's path and need to work together to succeed.
I liked parts of this book and hated others. The romance in this is pretty random. I didn't really feel the sparks between them. Although it was marginally better than Elina and Celyn. I did like that they both mess with everyone. Gaius introducing Kachka and the rest with their very very long names was pretty funny. I liked the other Riders. Especially Zoya but the whole Daughter of the Steppes male = lame thing got old fast. It was a bit too in your face.
The temple plot kind of went nowhere - was it just violence? Or were they supposed to be looking for the eyes? in which case, why would the temples have them? And the eyes were for what purpose? And why did the dwarves have them? I didn't really get it. I had many more questions though. I get that it's part of a series but I did expect slightly more answers than the few this book covers. I mean Vateria? What the hell? I don't get why she's had kids. Isn't the whole point getting rid of the Abominations? So why the hell would she have them herself? It just makes no sense. And her joining up with the god that already tried to kill her?
For all this was significantly shorter than the rest of the series, it felt longer. And kind of disjointed. It didn't flow as well as the other books did. I did enjoy it but it wasn't the best of the series. There was too little everyone else, too little romance and way too much we hate men. 3.5 stars, rounded to 4.
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gives her a task she can't resist - hunt down those followers of the Sightless One desecretating her temples and kill them all. Gaius Domitus, the Rebel King has tried hunting down his treacherous kin with his loyal soldiers and ended up with no soldiers and a collar around his neck. So when Kachka Shestakova frees him and sends him back to Annwyl the Bloody he decides he needs a new plan. Enter the Mi-Runach and Branwen the Awful.
Both Kachka and Gaius work their way around the lands eliminating the threats, until they wind up back in each other's path and need to work together to succeed.
I liked parts of this book and hated others. The romance in this is pretty random. I didn't really feel the sparks between them. Although it was marginally better than Elina and Celyn. I did like that they both mess with everyone. Gaius introducing Kachka and the rest with their very very long names was pretty funny. I liked the other Riders. Especially Zoya but the whole Daughter of the Steppes male = lame thing got old fast. It was a bit too in your face.
The temple plot
For all this was significantly shorter than the rest of the series, it felt longer. And kind of disjointed. It didn't flow as well as the other books did. I did enjoy it but it wasn't the best of the series. There was too little everyone else, too little romance and way too much we hate men. 3.5 stars, rounded to 4.
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Original publication date
2015-11-24
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Dragon Shifters, 8
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