Dragon Mystics by Jaymin Eve

Dragon Mystics by Jaymin Eve

Supernatural Prison #2
My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

When Jessa’s dragon mark is revealed, and she learns that she is a one-of-a-kind dual shifter, both wolf and dragon, she must flee from the Four, the powerful quads who hunt the dragon marked. The only safe place for her kind is a hidden sanctuary in Romania guarded by the dragon mystics, where other dragon marked are awaiting, or dreading, the resurrection of the dragon king, supposedly in one months time. With her impossibly gorgeous and infuriating best friends, the Compass quads, by her side, can Jessa find the answers she needs? Why is she special, can they trust the dragon mystics, and can they stop the dragon king from rising again to rule - or destroy - all supernaturals? 

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Overall I really enjoyed this next installment of the series, probably a little more than book 1 (go here if you haven’t read it). There is great character development and relationship building between Jessa and her friends and family. Things get a little more serious with some emotional ups and downs, but we still get the entertaining banter and interactions between Jessa and the boys. We get some good slow-burn romance in this one. I think the author does really well at building tension and chemistry between the main characters. I wish that Jessa and her long lost twin Mischa got to spend more bonding time together, but that would probably somewhat ruin the plot. The bad guys (actually girls) are creepy and mysterious and I was totally rooting for Jess to punch them in the face, but at least she gets some good snarky comments in;

“I’m going to stop you right there, because the crazy train has already left the station and I think you missed your seat.”

The world-building gets more interesting, but we are still only getting little tidbits of information about the dragon king and the curse which leads me to make up all sorts of crazy theories about what’s going to happen, only to be proven wrong in the next book. I actually found this a little frustrating - which I suppose is good writing because it builds suspense, and I’m just impatient - but don’t worry, all the questions get answered in book 3.

There are a couple of things which bothered me (mainly about Mischa) and some things which I think could have been given more attention, so only four stars. Oh yeah, and there’s a fun cliffhanger ending, don’t we all just love those? (It’s actually a pretty cool ending with a twist or two). I love reading about these characters and I went straight on to read book 3. 

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Dragon Marked by Jaymin Eve

Dragon Marked by Jaymin Eve
Supernatural Prison #1
My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Jessa Lebron is a wolf shifter living in the supernatural prison community of Stratford. A town where powerful supernaturals (shifters, vampires, wizards and fey) guard the prison and protect their secrets from the human world. But things are about to get shaken up when some supes are mysteriously murdered, and when Jessa’s mother (who abandoned her years ago) returns bringing a dangerous secret: Jessa is dragon marked. She was touched by a thousand year old curse from birth. The dragon marked are destined to resurrect the fallen dragon king, and because of this they are hunted. When Jessa finds herself locked up in Vanguard, the prison full of dangerous criminals, she and her best friend Braxton Compass, a powerful dragon shifter, must survive while keeping her secret safe.  

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Overall Impression: I really enjoyed reading this but I only gave it four stars because the writing isn’t the best. This is one of the authors’ earlier works and I keep coming back to read more of her books so she must be doing something right. The characters are really fun, and the story is captivating, combined with some cool world-building and entertaining dialogue, which I think makes up for the sometimes unsophisticated writing style. I still definitely want to read the rest of the series to find out what happens with the dragon king, and what makes Jessa special. There are only hints of romance in this book, but you can tell it’s leading to more, and I’m looking forward to reading that.

Our MC Jessa is a strong-willed alpha wolf shifter who likes cake (I love her already) and kicks butt  when she wants to. She does not back down from a fight and is constantly vying for equal dominance with her four best friends the Compass brothers. They are quadruplets born from hybrid parents, so each one is a different race of supernatural, a dragon shifter, vampire, wizard and fey, (it’s magic just go with it) and all four are powerful, destined to be the next leaders of their community.
Having grown up together the five of them are very close, and the book has some reverse harem vibes going on, even though it isn’t. All supes have one true mate, and are always the same race, so one guess who Jessa will end up with 😉. (If you do want a RH book by this author try Trickery, it’s really good.)

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