The Dragon Tower Gambit (The Dragonflame Heir #0.5)
by Laura Greenwood
My Rating: 4 stars
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Age Category: New Adult/ Adult
Type of romance: m/f
Blurb:
Rescuing someone from a dragon-guarded tower is a lot easier when the dragon is on your side…Raised to help rescue those in need, Ingrid is thrilled to lead her first mission alongside her charming, handsome, and oh-so-irresistible friend Fen. But she knows she’s going to have to ignore her growing feelings for him if the two of them are going to succeed.
As they get deeper into their mission, the tension between Ingrid and Fen grows, and they can’t deny their attraction to one another longer, or that they want more than just one night.
Now all they have to do is work out what’s between them, all while saving the damsel in distress.
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The Dragon Tower Gambit is a dragon romantasy with a strong heroine, a determined group of damsels who are causing distress, and a steamy friends to lovers m/f romance (with two bi leads). It is part of the Dragonflame Heir series.
My Review
I received a free copy from the author and voluntarily reviewed it.
The Dragon Tower Gambit is the prequel to this new series by Laura Greenwood. This story follows Ingrid and Fen who have been friends for a long time and now that turns into a romance as they go on a mission together. This book follows a different main character than the rest of the series, but the main character of the rest of the series does get introduced here, which was fun.
It took me a bit of time to get into this one and get a feel for the world. Ingrid and Fen live at a castle of an organization called Damsels who help and rescue people from situations. In this case they have a mission to save a royal lady from an arranged marriage she doesn’t want. There are different countries a hint to some politics and some sad situations where the Damsels provide help. And there are dragons, although they seem to be rare.
I liked reading about Ingrid, she was a likable character and I liked her passion to help people and do what she could. She really struggles when she sees how the royal lady they’re helping is treated by her father. And seeing her confide in Fen and have him comfort her was so sweet. Ingrid and Fen were fun to read about, they have plenty of banter and their connection is obvious from the start. I liked seeing them figure out what they wnated and talking things through before things heated up.
There are plenty of hints and questions to what’s to come in the rest of the series and I am looking forward to getting to know more about these characters, the Damsels and the world they live in. I like how this story has it’s own romance and plot and feels complete, while also clearly setting the stage for the rest of the series with the questions there are here.
To summarize: This was a solid prequel to this new series, it had its own story and romance which both get wrapped up at the end, but also clearly serves as an introduction to the series and makes me look forward to book 1. I liked reading about Ingrid and how much she cares and wants to help. Her romance with fen was well done, I liked their friends-to-lovers romance and seeing them figure out what they wnated. I also liked they talk things through before things heat up. The ending wraps things up well and makes me look forward to more of this series.
Interesting series concept with the Damsels program. I like that their on a mission journey, too.
I thought it was an interesting set up and I look forward to the first book in the series.
That a unique storyline.
It sure was a unique one.