A Fire in the Sky

 A Fire in the Sky Sophie Jordan (A Fire in the Sky #1), 336 pages       

 Dragons are extinct. Witches are outcast. Magic is dying. But human lust for power is immortal.

Dragon fire no longer blisters the skies over Penterra, but inside the lavish palace, life is still perilous…especially for Tamsyn. Raised in the glittering court alongside the princesses, it's her duty to be punished for their misdeeds. Treated as part of the royal family but also as the lowliest servant, Tamsyn fits nowhere. Her only friend is Stig, Captain of the Guard.

To save the pampered princesses from a fate worse than death, she is commanded to don a veil and marry Fell, the Beast of the Borderlands. She agrees to the deception even though it means leaving Stig, and the only life she’s ever known, behind.

The wedding night begins with unexpected passion—and ends in near violence when her trickery is exposed. Rather than start a war, Fell accepts Tamsyn as his bride...but can he accept the dark secrets she harbors—secrets buried so deep even she doesn’t know they exist? For Tamsyn is more than a royal whipping girl, more than the false wife of a man who now sees her as his enemy. And when those secrets emerge, they will ignite a flame bright enough to burn the entire kingdom to the bone.

Magic is not dead...it is only sleeping. And it will take one ordinary girl with an extraordinary destiny to awaken it.

I love romantasy, but this book didn't keep my interest. Because of that, it was difficult to even finish. It was very slow and didn't get to the "real story" until the last few chapters. I did like the characters, and because of the cliff-hanger at the end, I am intrigued to know what happens next.

  

Night Meets the Elf Queen

 Night Meets the Elf Queen Book 4 by J.M. Kearl 486 pages

Summary: Layala Lightbringer has embraced her goddess side, Valeen, but she has the fight of her life against the Council of the Gods before she can reclaim her throne and immortality.

No longer is she the confused, lost elf afraid of her power. She is a primordial goddess and wife to the god of mischief and magic, Hel. She, Hel, and Thane have a vendetta to settle, and she will rain down the very stars on her enemies to protect those she loves.

But the enemy is ruthless, powerful, and cunning. Everyone she loves is threatened, including her beloved sister Katana, and the existence of Palenor.

The council wants what she has and they’ve hunted her through the ages to get it. But she won’t give up, and she won’t give in. The drums of war steadily beat, but the queen is back and ready to take what’s rightfully hers.

Summary: When I tell you I LOVED LOVED LOVED this series. I was so excited for the last book, I couldn't start reading it because I DIDN'T want it to end! It was the perfect conclusion to this exhilarating series! Turmoil, war, heartbreak, love, enemies, all existing to keep the reader enticed and not ready for the series to end. I absolutely adored this series and recommend it to anyone who enjoys High Fantasy! I cried when I finished this series. 

THE LAST DRAGON OF THE EAST by KATRINA KWAN

 THE LAST DRAGON OF THE EAST by KATRINA KWAN  (320 Pages)

At the spry young age of twenty-five, Sai has led a quiet life, keeping the family teahouse up and running—even if that means ignoring the past-due notices—and taking care of his ailing mother. But he has a not-so-secret gift that he’s parlayed into a side career: he was born with the ability see the red threads of fate between soulmates, which lends itself nicely to matchmaking. Sai has thus far been content not to follow his own thread, the only one he’s ever seen that’s gray and fraying.

But Sai’s ordinary existence is about to be turned upside-down by a pair of shining dragon scales. When his mother’s doctor sells them to him, claiming them as a miracle cure, Sai is pretty sure he’s being scammed. When the medicine actually works—and the terrifying, ruthless emperor catches wind—Sai is thrust into the search for a dragon long thought extinct that will lead him into the throes of a brewing war and deep into foreign lands, facing down challenges both magical and mortal on an unexpected adventure. And for the very first time, as his own thread of fate begins to move, he may be able to solve the mystery of his Fated One on the other end of the line.

Loved this book, read it in one day!