The Dragon Legacy is a book about masques, in the classic sense of the term. In that sense, a masque reveals an inner truth.
In it are several mystical characters who hide their identities in human form, along with characters who hide their magical signatures from each other. And there’s Fleur, who in some ways has been masked from herself by a previous relationship. And all of the events of the story are masked by people playing parts in a murder-mystery weekend.
The readers are thrown into the proverbial deep end of the pool as we experience the abrupt and immediate connection between Fleur and Lukas with very little set-up, but it makes perfect sense when you understand the masques Lukas wears. The passion burns between them as white-hot as a passion involving dragon magic should.
The plot is suspenseful, even if I did see one aspect of the ending coming. The rest of the details weren’t so easy to predict, and the characters are compelling. And (spoiler alert) I love that the villain of the piece is named Xavier, which is a variation of the word “Savior.” It’s the ultimate disguise someone like him would wear, but it’s no masque; it hides, rather than reveals, his true self.
The descriptions are quite detailed in the story. In most instances that works well, especially during the more passionate scenes. My only complaint with the story is that there are a few scenes other than those where the description is so detailed as to feel a bit much. But these are in about three paragraphs out of an entire book, so that’s a minor quibble.
I give The Dragon Legacy 4.5 stars out of five. It’s a terrific read, and I hope it’s the start of a writing legacy from Jane Hunt. I had to go back and double-check that this was her debut novel, which it is; I wouldn’t have thought it from this book.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
In it are several mystical characters who hide their identities in human form, along with characters who hide their magical signatures from each other. And there’s Fleur, who in some ways has been masked from herself by a previous relationship. And all of the events of the story are masked by people playing parts in a murder-mystery weekend.
The readers are thrown into the proverbial deep end of the pool as we experience the abrupt and immediate connection between Fleur and Lukas with very little set-up, but it makes perfect sense when you understand the masques Lukas wears. The passion burns between them as white-hot as a passion involving dragon magic should.
The plot is suspenseful, even if I did see one aspect of the ending coming. The rest of the details weren’t so easy to predict, and the characters are compelling. And (spoiler alert) I love that the villain of the piece is named Xavier, which is a variation of the word “Savior.” It’s the ultimate disguise someone like him would wear, but it’s no masque; it hides, rather than reveals, his true self.
The descriptions are quite detailed in the story. In most instances that works well, especially during the more passionate scenes. My only complaint with the story is that there are a few scenes other than those where the description is so detailed as to feel a bit much. But these are in about three paragraphs out of an entire book, so that’s a minor quibble.
I give The Dragon Legacy 4.5 stars out of five. It’s a terrific read, and I hope it’s the start of a writing legacy from Jane Hunt. I had to go back and double-check that this was her debut novel, which it is; I wouldn’t have thought it from this book.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.