S's Reviews > Fire in His Blood

Okay.

So as I went down the reviews for this, I saw a lot of readers complaining about the heroine.

I was actually surprised because I liked this story SPECIFICALLY because of the honesty, wittiness, sarcasm, and surprisingly the "realness" that she brings to a story about a fucking dragon.

I'm sorry, but to the readers who complain about how often the heroine was "untrusting" of the dragon or wasn't immediately giving into the dragon's advances, makes me realize even more just how awfully misogynist we are in the book-world as readers.

Our heroines get criticised for the lamest shit while our heroes get away with nearly everything.

I mean, honestly, imagine you were left naked, outside in a post-apocalyptic world, and a fire-breathing creature approaches you. Would you immediately throw your arms around it and offer your body to it?

No!

So why are we suggesting that the heroine does this?

I actually love the story because the heroine wasn't quick to trust the creature.

Trust wasn't just given. It was earned and the dragon had to work for it.

The story is pretty much carried out by this heroine. She is 85% of this book, she basically tells us the story, and we only get the dragon's POV some of the time.

So, if you don't like the heroine, you won't like the book. Lol

I absolutely loved the way the story was narrated, the heroine brought a sense of realism with the way she cares for her sister and her friend and worries about her world but still is strong enough to survive in it. She acted in certain situations the way I personally think most people would act.

It makes you feel like this would really happen in the world we live in. And this book makes you hope to be as strong and as vibrant as the heroine if your own world ever comes crashing down, or well, if the sky ever opens up and dragons come spilling out.

You connect with two characters who are awesomely developed. Kael and Claudia are two different entities from two very different worlds but somehow, you believe they belong together.

The way Claudia strives to preserve her life and her family's above all things.

I admired that.

She eventually falls in love with the dragon but it was all in good time. It all made sense and the plot progressed fairly.

Now, when it comes to the story, I don't know if it's ever been done before, as I've rarely read books like these, but it was novel and interesting to me.

I mean, the closest I've come to reading and actually liking books about shifters is reading the Suzanne Wright's books.

I've always wondered why people seem to just ignore the "bestiality" undertone of those type of books so I always feel kind of weird reading about them. Lol

I'm definitely going to read more of this writer's work because I love her writing. It's really easy to follow and her characters have substance, even the non-human ones.

This is definitely going to put in my "favourites" pile here on Goodreads.

Enjoy!