Treoir Dragon Chronicles of the Belador world: Book 1
by
Dianna Love
My rating:
4 of 5 stars
I was provided an ARC via the author in exchange for an honest review.
This book was released today September 22, 2020. It is available in
ebook and audio, and a bind-up of books 1-3 will be available in
October. Purchase links are at the bottom of the post.
I am a long time reader of Dianna’s and a long time reader of the Belador
series, though I will admit that I’ve only gotten up to book 6 Witchlock of
the original series. That being said, I think you could start with this
one and be OK. It makes references to things that happened in the
original series, but the author gives you enough information to go on and not
be completely in the dark. As a fan of the original series, I am
inspired to hit my shelves and finish the last four books in that
series. I’ve clearly missed quite a bit. If you are new to
Dianna’s writing or this world in general, I don’t think it will be too
confusing and I don’t think you need to go back and read that series
first. I do highly recommend it though! If you are a long time fan
of the series, you will be happy to be back in Atlanta with all of your
favorite characters from the original series, while getting to know some new
characters.
This book ends on a bit of a cliffhanger, but the first three
books will be release about a month apart and all 9 books in the series will
be out in the next year. I enjoy serial novella type books when they are
released in quick succession so I don’t’ have to wait, and I can deal with a
cliffhanger in each one knowing that the next book will be out in a few
weeks. That being said this book is just getting things started with the
plot and characters. We are just getting to know Daegan and Casidhe when
things take an unexpected turn. The back stories of both characters are
just starting to reveal their abilities and the roles they are going to play
in the story. We are also introduced to several villains, some new and
some familiar. The world building so far has been great. The story
takes place in several different locations from a modern day Atlanta to small
village in Ireland, while other parts take place in fantasy realms created by
the author. I love Dianna’s creativity with the fantasy character’s she
has created and the detail in which she describes them.
This particular installment follows Daegan who has recently
taken over as leader of the Beladors. He also happens to be a dragon
shifter. He has recently been freed from a very long imprisonment and he
is determined to protect his people and prevent them from befalling the same
fate as his family did all those years ago. Unfortunately, the
supernatural world has different plans. A new race of supernatural
threatens to expose the Beladors and supernatural beings in general to the
rest of the world unless Daegan can find a long lost set of grimoires.
The offer has been made to other powerful beings so the race is on, but
Daegan’s prize is protecting his people. Enter Casidhe, she has a talent
for reading ancient texts and might be able to help Daegan find the lost
books. She also may have some hidden supernatural abilities that we have
only begun to scratch the surface of. I’m very much looking forward to
learning more about how these two are connected and how they learn to work
together to find the books and save the Beladors.
Check out Dianna's website for an excerpt and to stay updated on the series. She also has a ton of other great books you should go check out while you are there. Click here to read an excerpt!
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