About a Dragon
Written by G.A. Aiken
Narrated by Hollie Jackson
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Is the woman never silent? Briec the Mighty knew the moment he laid eyes on Talaith that she would be his, but he'd counted on tongue-lashings of an altogether different sort. It's embarrassing, really, that it isn't this outspoken female's magicks that have the realm's greatest dragon in her thrall. No, Briec has been spellbound by something altogether different, and if he doesn't tread carefully, what he doesn't know about human women could well be the undoing of his entire race.
G.A. Aiken
Originally from Long Island, New York Times bestselling author G.A. Aiken has resigned herself to West Coast living, which involves healthy food, mostly sunny days, and lots of guys not wearing shirts when they really should be. Writing as Shelly Laurenston, she is also the creator of the wickedly funny Pride series for Brava. For more info about G.A. Aiken’s dangerously and arrogantly sexy dragons, go to www.gaaiken.com.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5These two were at odds, seemingly perpetually annoyed, with each other. Luckily, that works for them as a couple, just took them a bit to realize that!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wow! This book was deliciously good! I don't believe I have read about a more arrogant man in my entire life! Yet somehow instead of making me hate him I am somehow endearing him instead. I want to go flying around on one of these dragons. I was slightly disappointed in Talaith with her screaming and carrying on about it, yet it was funny. And the continuance of Annwyl and Feargus' story entwined with Talaith and Briec's was well done. Not a dull moment in this book either. I absolutely loved this book!
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5About a Dragon is the second full-length novel in G. A. Aiken’s Dragon Kin series according to the author’s recommended reading order. In this one, we have Fearghus’s younger brother, Briec the Mighty, paired with Talaith, a Nolwenn witch. Briec meets Talaith while visiting a human village and knows he wants her, but she repels his advances. Then the next day, he discovers the entire town, including her own husband, trying to hang her for witchcraft. He decides to rescue her, thinking that she’ll be grateful enough to want to bed him. He intends to take her to his den, but along the way, some unusually bad weather sets in. Briec makes a detour to his brother’s den instead, where they spend several days getting to know one another. But just as Briec thinks he’s finally won over the prickly witch, she disappears on him, leaving him with an unfamiliar hollow feeling in his chest. Little does he know that Talaith has been trained as an assassin and serves—albeit unwillingly—the powerful goddess, Arzhela, who she believes is holding her only daughter, Izzy, hostage until Talaith kills someone for her. That person proves to be someone Briec calls family, but she ends up making friends with her mark instead of ending their life. As a result, she and Briec are eventually reunited at Garbhan Isle, a kingdom protected by dragons. The reunion is going well until Hamish, a faithful servant of Arzhela and a mortal enemy of Fearghus’s mate, Annwyl, attacks the castle. During the battle Izzy is kidnapped, and faced with losing the daughter she’s only just found, Talaith will stop at nothing to get her back, even if it means losing her life and her future with Briec.Briec is an arrogant dragon who is rather full of himself and doesn’t think that any female would ever reject him. Yet that’s exactly what Talaith does at their first meeting, which leaves him both perplexed and intrigued. Briec has never really understood what his brothers see in human women, but Talaith leaves him beginning to understand why they like human females so much. Not to be deterred, he returns to the village to continue his pursuit, only to find her in the process of being hanged. He steps in to rescue her and then carries her off to his den. By dragon law, her life now belongs to him, but she doesn’t really see it that way. At first, Briec thinks he’ll just have his fun with Talaith, and when he tires of her, he’ll move on. But the more time he spends with her, the more he thinks he’ll be keeping her for quite some time to come, as life with her would certainly never be boring. Then Talaith disappears, leaving him feeling like his chest is caving in, something he’s never felt before in his long life. When Briec is reunited with her at Garbhan Isle and discovers the truth of why she left, he’s more than happy to forgive her to have her back in his life. But when Arzhela comes to exact her revenge, he may be faced with losing Talaith all over again. Briec is arrogant with a capital “A” and doesn’t really know the right things to say or do with a female. Occasionally he figures it out on his own, but more often than not, his brothers are whispering suggestions in his ear. He actually enjoys arguing with Talaith, which just gets them both hot and bothered. He’s also a clueless alpha male when it comes to emotions. When he actually starts feeling things for Talaith, he turns a bit whiny, which was rather funny. Overall, he was pretty amusing and he didn’t really push any major buttons for me. However, I didn’t fall for him in quite the same way as I did for his brother Fearghus.Talaith is a Nolwenn witch who comes from a desert kingdom far from Garbhan Isle and the surrounding countries. Years ago, she displeased her mother by falling in love with and bearing the child of a young soldier who was later killed in battle. As a result, her child was taken from her and placed with Lord Hamish. Talaith was taken to his kingdom as well and married off to a commoner there. In order to get her daughter back, she was tasked with becoming a deadly assassin and the time has come for her to be called upon to perform the task which Arzhela, the goddess the Nolwenn witches serve, has demanded. Unfortunately her mission has been thrown off track by nearly being hanged and then rescued and carried off by an infuriating dragon. Although very attracted to his human form, Talaith has no intention of making things easy on him. However, after being cooped up in his brother’s den for days on end, she can’t help succumbing to his charms. A part of her would love to just stay with Briec forever, but when Arzhela finds her and demands payment, threatening Talaith’s daughter if she doesn’t comply, she has no other choice but to leave him. Talaith decides on a risky course of action that she hopes will protect her daughter while allowing her to not take a life, which earns her the support of Annwyl who takes Talaith and her daughter back to her kingdom where she’s reunited with Briec. But Arzhela isn’t finished with her, and this time, Talaith may have to give her life in order to save her child. Talaith is a pretty prickly female, which I’m coming to recognize seems to be par for the course in this series. She’s obviously a strong woman to be a trained assassin who can take out grown men while barely breaking a sweat, although she’s not nearly as bloodthirsty as Annwyl.;-) I suppose Briec needed someone like this to keep his huge ego in check, though, and she does have a softer side that I could relate to.In About a Dragon, there are also a number of significant supporting characters, some of whom have their own books in the series. We get to see a fair bit of Fearghus and Annwyl (Dragon Actually) and there are some very important developments in their lives. Briec’s younger brother, Gwenvael, becomes the hero of the next full-length book, What a Dragon Should Know. The epilogue in which he meets his future mate makes it seem like they’ll have an interesting story. Briec’s younger sister, Keita, appears a few times, and she’ll become the heroine of the fourth book, Last Dragon Standing. Briec’s baby brother, Eibhear, features prominently, and right now, he’s quite possibly my favorite of the brothers. The author very much teases a pairing between him and Talaith’s daughter, Izzy, so I was happy to learn that they do indeed get their own story in the sixth book, How to Drive a Dragon Crazy. Then last, but certainly not least, Briec’s older sister, Morfyd, continues to be Annwyl’s battle mage, and I was thrilled to see that her relationship with Annwyl’s second-in-command, Brastias, continues to take steps forward in this book. At this point, I’m guessing that their story is going to be told as a secondary romance throughout the series rather than them getting a book of their own.Overall, I enjoyed About a Dragon. This entire series has a more lighthearted feel to it for paranormal romance with lots of humor sprinkled throughout. I waffled on how to rate it, though. I almost gave it 4.5 stars because I did like it quite a bit, but when I started comparing the story and the characters to the previous stories I’d read in the series, I felt like it was ever-so-slightly less good. Me not falling quite as hard for Briec as I did for Fearghus and their father, Bercelak, in their stories played a part in my decision, too. I also felt like the moment when Talaith defeats her enemy was a little too quick and anticlimactic when I was expecting a little harder battle. One other issue I had is that I was slightly off-put by Briec claiming Talaith without her full consent, although I acknowledge that he didn’t entirely have control of himself at the time given that the gods were messing with them. Then much like with the first two stories of the series, there were a number of editing issues such as incorrect words, incorrect verb conjugations, etc., as well as a serious overabundance of eye rolling. Otherwise, though, I found About a Dragon to be a fun, entertaining story, and that epilogue with Gwenvael has left me looking forward to continuing with the series soon.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Overall, a quick fun read with snarky, spunky heroine. Tried too hard for the spunkiness or humor in parts; bit too much dwelling on male sex organs.With the exception of the male love interest, I liked the characters and was glad to see how the new queen was getting along. I just never warmed up to Briec. He was an arrogant dick start to finish and even the good things he did -- like rescuing her from an angry mob -- were in expectation of gratitude or reward. Instantly adapting to sort of stepfatherhood towards the end came out of the blue and out of character.I'm sure I would have enjoyed this much more if I could have warmed up to the male lead in the paranormal romance.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5About a Dragon
3 Stars
Synopsis
Rescued by a dragon after nearly being burned at the stake, Talaith finds herself in debt to Briec the Mighty who sees her as his property and will stop at nothing the have her. Unfortunately for Briec, Talaith has other plans and as no intention of submitting to the arrogant dragon.
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The world building is weak and vague and although the plot has potential with secret assassins and interfering Gods, it ends up lacking substance.
Talaith's sarcasm and Briec's ego provide excellent banter and some laugh out loud moments. However, their constant sniping and snapping becomes tedious after a while and a relationship based on bickering is not the healthiest. Moreover, the sex scenes do not contribute to the romance and feel more like filler than anything else.
The secondary characters are the real highlight. The dynamic between the dragon siblings is hilarious and the updates in Annwyl and Fearghus's relationship are great. It is just unfortunate that Morfyd and Brasties's budding romance remains underdeveloped though.
On a final note, if there is such a thing as excessively kick-ass heroines, then this series has them. Annwyl, Morfyd, Talaith and now Izzy have an overabundance of estrogen and while it is kinda cool having such powerful women, it is also a little difficult to entirely accept.
In sum, I was considering giving the rest of the series a miss until the intriguing epilogue. It seems that Gwenvael has meet his match, which should be very entertaining. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was so much more complex than the rest that I've read so far. I loved Talaith's backstory and the person she brought out in Briec. I also loved seeing some of the sibling dynamics between Briec and his brothers. It was great getting to see Annwyl again and seeing where their story has led since their book. I am looking forward to reading more about Eihbear and Izzy and even Gwenvael. These books just continue to get better for me.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mystical gods, witches and dragons, fighting for love and power.I loved the smart mouth strong and independent warrior women, fight along side their dragons/men. No pretty pampered princesses in this book. The men/dragons are of course very handsome alpha males, who have a lot to learn when dealing with strong women. Which of course they had problems doing.
I only had a few hiccups with this book..Hot, graphic scenes between the sheets and other places between several characters got a bit too much at times. It seemed like the story was stopped dead for their sex scenes a few times. I missed the world details the back ground was vague and disappointing.
I still gave it 4 stars, the characters had me laughing and cheering for them. It was a good story and I would have liked more work put into it. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Entertaining paranormal story with snarky humor, lots of steamy scenes and plenty of action including warriors who on their own can defeat a whole battalion. An angry mob is in the process of hanging witch Talaith when she is saved by dragon Briec.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Again, another incredibly fun, sweet and encapturing read. Loved it! Talaith certainly put Briec in his place and then from that point on it was just indiluted fun for us readers. ;)
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Its a continuation from the first book.
Its so funny.... I don't know how a story about annoying dragons, war, a witch in a bond to a scheming goddess and more blood and beheading can be so funny. Sure, its an adult fantasy aka paranormal romance with too many insults and sex and stuff but its really that hard to not like.
Its truly infectious. I never seen dragon royalties being written this way. Its like Skyrim with a lot of "arrow in the knee" jokes. And I adore Skyrim, who isn't? - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5All right this book was funnier than the first one. Obviously Ms. Aiken found her stride. While both characters were a little unlikeable at the beginning of the story they grew on me quickly and I enjoyed them ver much at the end. I like that there is an ongoing story that moves through this book and the first one. I also enjoyed seeing so many of the characters from the first story show up in this story as well. I love the names that Ms. Aiken has come up with for all her characters they remind me of ancient names that elves or dragons might have used. This is a definite recommend.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A keeper. Hilarious and sweet.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Briec the Mighty was also Briec the Confused, the Arrogant, the Lustful. Talaith is beautiful, a witch forced to live among humans for the past sixteen years to keep her daughter safe. They meet in the market square of her little peasent town, flirt a bit and go their separate ways. The next meeting is a bit more serious: She is being hung as a witch by her husband and the townspeople when she is rescued by a huge, silver-maned dragon.Amazingly, she is not that afraid of him but is definitely ready to go up against him any way possible. In this hysterically humorous book, Briec and Talaith rub each other all the wrong ways (and some of the right ways as well) while trying to establish just who is in charge. His brothers are no help at all, constantly commenting "She is going to make his life hell" at every turn. They're right!They irritate the hell out of each other. Hourly. The arguments make them want each other all the more but neither will make the first move. Talaith begins to like Briec more and more - and hates him for that as well.Then - disaster strikes. Talaith's mother, Haldane - a horrid witch in her own right - calls upon Talaith do to that for which she has been trained. Kill Annwyl the Blood Queen and Haldane will keep her daughter safe from Hamish who wants to bed her at 16. Problem? Annywl is married to Fearghus, Briec's brother, NOT a dragon to be tampered with. (See Dragon Actually)Follow along as Talaith may have met her match Briec, his brothers and in Annwyl. Will she finally see her daughter? Will you laugh yourself out of your chair as you read this book? I hope this is not the last we see of the House of Gwalchmai fab Gwyar Dragons because these books are wonderful!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5G.A. Aiken's Dragon Kin series is both funny and sexy; two things that are actually very hard to do well together! These first two books are actually reprints of her original Samhain Publishing books. I had read the originals in e-book format, but was thrilled when I found out they were releasing them in mass market paperback so I could add them to my print library! (Cause I obviously don't already have enough books!) Laurenston's humor is sardonic and witty...and rather earthy and gritty too, so if that's off putting for you, don't read these. I myself end up laughing out loud, but that's just my sense of humor!This is the story of Briec the Mighty and Talaith, a witch tied to a bad goddess. Talaith isn't exactly a typical heroine. She's mouthy, bad-tempered, and a trained assassin. She's also being blackmailed by a nasty goddess who took her baby daughter to force Talaith to do her bidding. When Talaith's is rescued from a witch burning by a dragon, she's pretty sure the only reason is that maybe this dragon likes his meals rare rather than well done! But as she spends time with Briec in his human form, it becomes more and more difficult for her to resist him. If only she were free to be happy with Briec...but she has a daughter to find...and a goddess to outwit.Briec isn't sure what it is about the puny human that he likes. It's certainly not her pleasant personality, nor the fact that she keeps trying to run away! He was sure that after he saved her she would drop to her knees and gladly 'service' him in gratitude...after all he IS Briec the Mighty!These two will have you in stitches with all their insults and bickering. I was even more thrilled to find out that Laurentston has more books in this series upcoming with the next due out in September of 2009. I'm having a hard time deciding which character's story I want next!