Dragon Cursed

Overall Rating: 5/5

The moment you see a dragon is usually your last...

Since the dragons emerged, and the scourge that they brought with them that ravaged the land... and the people. Now, there stands only one city that remains safe for humans... Vinguard.

But at the same time, nothing is as dangerous as the constant dragon attacks on the city then what lies within each and every person before they become a full citizen of Vinguard....the threat of being dragon cursed. A slow and excruciating process of slowly becoming the very beast that will destroy everything- and everyone that you once loved.

The danger of it?

Anyone could be cursed.

Anyone can be tainted.

Anyone could be a danger to Vinguard.

Anyone can be subject to the Mercy Guard.

Isola has always feared that she is dragon cursed. She is terrified that she is going to be the next to fall to the Mercy Guard, the next cursed to be discovered and one person may know her secret... the one who practically shadows her everywhere she goes... partly her protector, and partially her tormentor...the vicar's son, Lucan.

Because he definitely knows something...

And if she's dragon cursed? There is no other fate for her than by the Mercy Guard... then death.

I have always been a major fan of anything by Elise Kova, and I have read every single one of her works that she has released. Dragon Cursed is everything, and so much more. I devoured this in a little under two days. I could've read faster, sure, but then the words definitely would've begun blending together and I would've enjoyed this a lot less than I did because of it.... not because of the book, but because my mind would've definitely kicked into overdrive.

And oh, my stars, this book is everything and so much more. Dragon Cursed will grab you from page one and refuse to let you go until the very end. It is fast-paced, and yet not once does it feel like it is overwhelming. Everything slots into place perfectly, and OMG THE PLOT TWISTS.

THE PLOT TWISTS! AAA.

Suspenseful, and yet also utterly magical and delightful, Elise has given us a delightful peek into the world of Vinguard, and yet at the same time, has left us with so much room for more. With the events of the trials and how Dragon Cursed is set up, it makes sense, and yet I so want to know more about the magic system, about the trials, and about the world... and the way power is set into place. There is so much that has been set into motion, and so much that could occur going forward.

Elise Kova never ceases to delight, and I cannot wait to see what happens next for this brutally fun, dangerously tense world.

Special thanks to Brittany Zimmerman, Entangled Publishing and Mayhem Books for the opportunity to read their first launch title!