The Last Dragon Rider
By: Errin Krystal
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure/Romance
Release Date: August 9, 2017
Synopsis
Trained as an elite warrior from childhood, the elven crown prince Flintathriël fights to bring a stop to a war that began before he was born. With the aid of his betrothed Sairalindë, a skilled mage and dragon rider in her own right, they must find the Book of Souls – an ancient and mysterious tome rumored to have belonged to the god Hath’Raal. When the missing book turns up in the hands of Mnuvae, the bastard child of the dead king, Flintathriël finds himself fighting to not only save his people from this new threat but also trying to keep Sairalindë safe when Mnuvae takes over the dragons in her attempt to win back the kingdom she believes is rightfully hers. The love Flintathriël and Sairalindë share shines pure and true, but when the smoke of the battle clears, will their hearts survive the aftermath of war or will their love become a casualty that cannot be revived? – Goodreads
Review
The Last Dragon Rider is a pretty good fantasy adventure novella. One of the best parts is the world it creates. This elven world and the kingdom along with its characters and their relationships are fun to be involved in. There is a language specific to it even and that is very creative. It feels a little like reading a much lighter and easier read of something along the veins of Lord of the Rings. Being someone who had a hard time getting through that trilogy, Errin Krystal uses a very easy but still refined style of writing. That helps make it a charming read. Each of the characters are also developed well especially within a novella since it has a shorter length to let us understand each of the characters.
However, the romance of this novel is where it falls short a little. Perhaps, it has to do with my aversion to books that like to use unnecessary sex scenes and there is a few here. In my opinion, they didn’t need to be there mostly because it diminishes the charm of the book. The romance was perfectly portrayed before these scenes. It was very apparent already with her elegant words that the couple was in deeply in love whereas these scenes actually made me less involved into their romance.
The Last Dragon Rider however does do many things right. It has a decent amount of relationship building, decent conversation exchange and a good amount of action. Its words are very vibrant to make the scenes visualize. Only little details like the aboved sex scenes bit that make this novella fall short a little. This is the first book of a series and it manages to keep itself rather self-contained as well.
Goodreads rating: 3/5
About the Author
Errin Krystal is a fantasy romance writer who has been writing since she was a small child. Her head has always been full of stories. She began work on her first novel when she was sixteen. She lives with her family in regional Victoria, Australia, and works as a chef. In her quieter moments, she loves to indulge her passion for storytelling, basking in the joy that comes from creating vibrant characters, fantastical worlds and all manner of magical creatures. Dragons and elves, mages and warriors, troubled princes and beautiful princesses, romance, magic, and adventure can all be found in her writing.
Giveaway Details
5 digital copies of the book (Giveaway runs from July 31st to Aug. 9th)
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