Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: The Tree of Dragon Tears
AUTHOR: Ruby Saizan
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 95 pages
RELEASE DATE: June 21, 2021
BLURB:
Sebastian hasn’t returned home to Strathmore in ten years. He left with a broken heart, to marry a woman he didn’t love and learn how to use the magic surging in his veins. Now a widower, he must return for his father’s funeral – to settle his affairs, and see the man who still has a place in his heart. Will the Tree of Dragon Tears reunite him with the man he once thought he’d spend his life with?
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Alex has spent the last decade trying to forget about Sebastian – his best friend who left Strathmore to follow his destiny to a better life. Something Alex could never offer him. He’s worked hard to build a future for himself, and every week, he visits the Tree of Dragon Tears. The one place that was only for him and Sebastian. When Sebastian comes back for his father’s funeral, all the feelings Alex thought were in the past come rushing back.
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The debut novella from Ruby Saizan, The Tree of Dragon tears is a steamy adult romance novel set in another world – one full of magic, adventure, and lots of love. Will Alex and Sebastian find their way back to each other? Find out in The Tree of Dragon Tears.
REVIEW:
Sebastian was a child when he first met Alex. However, he is blessed with the touch of magic. That is when Sebastian discovers that his immediate future is out of his hands. With little choice and broken-hearted, Sebastian does what is expected of him. He leaves his childhood home and his heart, to learn magic. Years later, he returns under sad times churning over memories, wondering if what was broken can be mended.
The Tree of Dragon Tears is a short novel/novella (35k) written in the present tense from the viewpoints of Sebastian and Alex. It is the debut novel from this author, and it is clear that Ruby has a talent for projecting emotions as this story pulls at the heartstrings. Worldbuilding is enough to form a picture in the minds-eye.
Sebastian and Alex are two lovely men whose paths into adulthood were destined to be different. But, like the blurb says, when Sebastian returns to Strathmore, recollections come flooding back.
The story is memory-heavy. As we hear from two sides where many memories are shared, there is the illusion of repetition of some events. While I understand the necessity to stick closely to the primary personalities, it would have been nice to replace some of that with more insight elsewhere – especially as magic is what separated them, and Sebastian seems rather accomplished. As the novel stands, sex and memory fill much of the page, and it would have been nice to expand the present somewhat.
The overall cast is small, Jazz is a staple personality of many books, being the woman who nudges things along, but Theo has a heart-melting quality about him that I adored.
As already said, the story is emotional, and it is impossible not to be taken along on the waves with them. I believe that this author is one to watch out for in the future. The Tree of Dragons Tears is an enjoyable, good, better than average story that contains two loveable mains and a father who is a scene-stealer.
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