The Dragon Lords by C J Hill

The Dragon Lords (Slayers, #4)

by C.J. Hill

A spy’s life is never safe.

Tori knew that sending Aaron to Overdrake to act as a mole would have its risks. Overdrake might find out the truth about Aaron’s intentions—or even worse, convince Aaron that his revolution is necessary.

The rest of the Slayers are less than enthusiastic about Tori and Aaron’s decision. If Aaron switches sides, they’ll have to contend with three dragons during an attack—odds that will certainly doom them. Tori, however, is positive they can trust Aaron. Trusting Dirk is another matter. He’s still convinced that if he shows Tori what dragons are truly like, he’ll trigger her dragon lord side. And he’s not wrong.

Tori knows that learning how to control dragons may be the key to saving her friends, but the more time she spends with them, the more she wants to save them, not kill them. When the next face-off comes, choosing sides isn’t as easy as it used to be.

Reviewed by ladygrey on

3 of 5 stars

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As the series continues, it descends into nothing happening. Entire chapters (from both pov) are devoted to Tori and Dirk not communicating. Tori’s inner monologue is growing wearisome as she rehashes her tension with her family, and with the slayers, and nothing happens. I like these characters well enough, but not nearly enough to sit through chapters of nothing but repeated internal monologue and unnecessary angst. 

Also, you’d think the prologue would set the course for the focus or tone of the book. It worked last time with Dirk’s mom. But this time there’s like one scene about Bess and being safe and that's it. 

It gets a half star bump for providing dual endings where she ends up with each of the guys. I found the first one more realistic but have to kind of admire her for making the second one reasonably legitimate and going to the effort of providing it for readers.

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  • 24 January, 2022: Started reading
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  • 30 January, 2022: Reviewed