Reviewed by Becca
TITLE: Havesskadi
SERIES: Dragon Soul #1
AUTHOR: Ava Kelly
PUBLISHER: Ninestar Press
LENGTH: 192 pages
RELEASE DATE: February 24, 2020
BLURB:
The red dragon is hunting her own. Up in the icy peaks of the northern mountains, Orsie Havesskadi spends his days hiding from her, but eventually he is found and his dragon magic stolen. Cursed to wander the lands as a mortal unless he recovers his magic before twenty-four rising crescents have passed, Orsie embarks on an arduous journey. Spurred by the whispers in his mind, his quest takes him to a castle hidden deep in a forest.
Arkeva Flitz, a skilled garrison archer, discovers an abandoned castle in the woods. Trapped there, he spends his days with his two companions, one cruel, the other soothing. One day, a young man arrives at his gates, and soon they are confined by heavy snowfalls and in danger from what slumbers in the shadows of the castle.
REVIEW:
I tried really hard to get into this book and for the most part it was ok, because who doesn’t love dragons. But I don’t think this book is for me. I don’t know. The plot was alright.
A dragon loses his soul to an evil dragon and is now losing his life. A human, who was a serviceman, was said to have killed the dragon. Ark never killed the dragon, he knows it. But he found a stone/gem that is calling to him and a castle he can’t leave. He whispers at night to someone, knowing they hear somehow but can’t answer. When Orsie appears on his doorstep, he knows he has to save the young man. But what he doesn’t realize is this ‘young’ man is quite old and is the owner of the stone he found and has been whispering to. But in the bowels of the castle lies another stone. One that is full of malice. Taunting him. And it will be up to Ark and Orsie to solve what it is and how to fix it.
I felt bad for Orsie. The life of a dragon is long and lonely. And I felt bad for Ark as well at what he was dealing with, with the higher ups in the service. Treating him the way they did. And after losing his moms. So it’s been one thing after another with these two. And it’s almost as if fate wanted them together to fill holes in each other’s lives they never had before. And while they are getting to know each other, they are learning what is really going on and how they are starting to mean to each other. How they’ve kept each other somewhat sane over these long months.
It’s not a bad story overall, but for me, it just wasn’t what I was looking for. I hope you all enjoy it
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