Search - The Dragon Who Loved Me (Dragon Kin, Bk 5)

I love Shelly Laurenston, even when she’s being G.A. Aiken. Maybe especially when she’s being Aiken since that is pen name she writes her Dragon Kin books under. As always, these books are full of quirky characters, lots of action, fun [and frequently snarky] dialog set in a complex world full of dragons, mages, humans and witches. And the gods, LOTS of gods, each with their own agendas. The living embodiment of the Chinese curse: ‘May you live in interesting times…’

The hero is Vigholf, brother to Ragnar [hero of the last book], and seemed a somewhat typical Northerner in the last book. In this one you become aware of his intelligence, and the fact that his people skills are at least as strong as his warrior skills.

The heroine is Rona, one of the many Cadwaladr cousins. Despite the fact that all her siblings [and her mother the general] are Dragonwarriors or are soon to be so, Rona is a sergeant. She likes being a sergeant. Sergeants do what they’re told; they don’t make policy, or decisions, or disobey orders because they think their way is better. It leaves her more time to do the important things: like taking care of her siblings, her cousins, and fighting with her mother.

The story starts five years after the end of the last book. The dragon war against the Iron dragons and the human war against the Quintilian Provinces are both stalemated, Garbhán Isle is under attack and the Gods have decided to stir things up.

Queen Annwyl deserts her troops and heads deep into the Quintilian Provinces [accompanied by Izzy and a young dragon] to foment rebellion…

Kieta and Ren [with Rona and Viegholf] head back to Garbhán Isle to rescue the twins…

The Dragon Queen orders Rona to retrieve Annwyl so she and Vigholf march off to the Quintilian Provinces to repossess the obviously insane queen…

And then things start to get intense!

Warning these books are VERY connected, reading them out of order is NOT recommended.



Dragon Kin

0.0 Grandfather Ailean’s story ‘Can’t Get Enough’ appears in Everlasting Bad Boys (with Cynthia Eden and Noelle Mack)

0.5 “Dragon on Top” in Supernatural

1. Dragon Actually which contains the short story Chains and Flames – chronologically this appears between ‘Can’t Get Enough’ and Dragon Actually

2. About A Dragon

3. What A Dragon Should Know

4. Last Dragon Standing

5. The Dragon Who Loved Me

The more I read on the better I love this series. These dragons are arrogant, devious, and hungry for fighting with the women that will be their mates and let no one stand in their way.
Cant wait to read the next one with Eibhear and Izzy.

Yes, there is a lot of war in this book. However, if you've read the previous 4, it was inevitable. From my perspective, I'm glad it was mostly shoved into 1 book instead of dragged out among several. Anyone familiar with stories of gods, they do like everything about a fight.

Having said all that, I did enjoy Rhona and Vigholf's story, and the the continuing sagas of all the many characters involved in this series. I'm intrigued to see what the 3 children are going to grow into. I like my happy endings, so I felt good when the fighting was over, everyone returned home, and all families were reunited. BUT... my sweet Eibhear... I had tears in my eyes and can only hope future installments will give him his happy ending.

My favorite book so far in this series. The war has been going on for 5 years when the book opens. This one is the most serious so far. There is a little bit of everything in this one.

This is Rhona and Vigholf's book. Rhona is a Cadwaldr female dragon, which means she fights, she is far from lady-like, and she doesn't let anyone stand in her way. Vigholf is a lightning dragon from the North, which means when he sees a female, he thinks she should be as far from danger as possible, since female dragons are so scarce in the North.

Rhona and Vigholf get sent on a mission to find Annwyl, the missing Mad Queen of Garbhan Isle. Annwyl has apparently gone off into the heart of the enemies her country is fighting, in hopes of finding a rebel King to help them defeat the evil dragons of the Provinces and end the five years' war they've been in the middle of.

This book was better than the last book, which I had a hard time getting through, but it still wasn't the caliber of the first three books. G.A. Aiken writes steamy scenes, but her books aren't only about sex. They're gritty semi-period pieces with blood, swords, and dragon-shifters. This book does not disappoint in that aspect.

I had a hard time relating to these characters mainly because Rhona was a bit out of our "normal" circle of characters. While we had heard of Vigholf before, he was also not a main character, and therefore, I had little interest in him. But, this book does also continue along with the other characters from the previous books, which is what kept me going.

The next book however, is the long awaited Izzy/Eibhar book, and I'm chomping at the bit for that one! Since I'm rereading the series, stay tuned for reviews of the other books! :)

My second favorite in the series, after Annwyl's story! This is such a great book.