It’s cozy, heartwarming and humorous when it comes to the dragon family’s antics, but instead of a strong action plot this one settled into a milder coming of age romance and character growth piece that had its own brand of dragon delight.
Review

Do you have a certain series that you anticipate each new release and not because it’s a knock ’em dead powerhouse, but because it’s comfortable and you love hanging out in that world just for a time? That’s exactly how Supernatural Consultant series is for me. I feel it welcoming me back with open arms each time a new novella comes out so I can hang out with Dane, Mercury, and the dragon kits on a new family adventure.

Dragon Soldier is book five in a series that must be read in order.

This story picks up and continues on with the second half of the story arc begun in Dragon Detective with Nickel and Platinum now in the forefront with Dane and Mercury and the other kits and their friends and co-workers now taking the backseat.

I enjoy how the author advanced the stories forward over the years so that now the older kits are the new generation of adults and getting involved in the supernatural crime solving with Dane and Mercury.

They still have their immature moments, but Nickel and Platinum’s story of coming of age and figuring out how to adapt to adult responsibility, injuries, duty, and first love was engaging and fun.

The story’s narration was shared by both dragons. Nickel is the tough soldier workaholic who is recovering from wounds and makes an impatient patient while Platinum is free from the labs and lived his whole life in captivity so now is figuring out how it all works and how to be part of a loud, boisterous family.

The action part of the plot was there, but was more of the side story in the background. The culmination of the character side of the plot with an example of Nickel and Platinum’s first big case together was the focus. It was a tad bland, but I enjoyed the promise of what is to come hinted in this that made it feel transitional.

I would have liked to have had more of my favorite Lumie dragon, but the antics of ‘Ron, Chrome, and the rest was still a source of fun and delight. Love this family of dragons, their home life, and when they work together to solve paranormal crime.

So, if you want a bit of cozy, heartwarming, and humor to your M/M Urban Fantasy, these are great. They are light stuff all around and I can’t wait to curl up with the next one or maybe I’ll snag an older one from the series and re-read when I need a perk me up.

My thanks to Less Than Three Press for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Book 5 what can I say except I love this series so much the dragons in it are wonderful so caring.
This book moves us past Mercury and Dane to Nickel and Platinum the rescued dragon.
Nickel is recovering after his fight with the lead scientist and is trying to get his strength back.
He wakes and meets Platinum properly and just click. Platinum gets to meet and share time with his egg twin Zinc as well.
It's a great story about recovering and gaining strength from those around you.

The aftermath of the last battle has left Nickel weak in bed and grounded for the next decade. Despite being in trouble, Nickel wants to return to the battle as soon as he can, but thoughts of Platinum, the dragon helping to nurse him back to health, keep distracting him.

Platinum can't believe how much his life has changed. He went from being a lonely fugitive on the run to part of a family in only hours. The last few days have been his happiest, especially now that he's met Nickel. He knows it's only temporary, though. The enemy that kept him captive for most of his life isn't finished with him yet, and even Platinum and Nickel's combined powers might not be enough to save them.

In the last book Nickel was hurt by a scientist who had stolen dragon magic. He is put into a medically induced coma so that he can heal, which he does, but it’s a very slow process. (In the blurb is says “the next decade” but I’m thinking it just seemed like a decade to Nickel because in truth it was only about a month or so, not 10 years.) Nickel wants nothing more than to get back in the game of finding the horrible scientists that are torturing dragons and stealing their magic. Unfortunately he has to get his strength back in order to do that. One that that makes it all worthwhile is Platinum.

Platinum was taken from his mother at a very young age and grew up for the last 16 or so years in captivity. He was tortured and operated on almost daily until he escaped. Well, he thought he escaped but it was all a plan by the scientists to lure another dragon in. Luckily they didn’t succeed. Platinum is now living in Mercury and Dane’s home with all their kits, and his twin who was saved 10 years earlier. He’s getting much needed schooling, helping Dane at his office and mostly looking after Nickel. When Nickel awakens Platinum knows that there’s something special between the two of them and when Nickel says “mate” he knows that feels right.


Both Platinum and Nickel need to find their place in the world they live in. Each of them want to find and stop the scientists but once that’s done where do they each go from there?

Dragon Soldier was another lovely look into Mercury and Dane’s little dragon family. Adding Platinum into the mix made a huge difference in the lives of Platinum and Nickel, even though the younger kits just went with the flow. :)

I really loved Platinum and Nickel together. There’s was a very new relationship but was very comfortable. Watching the pair get to know each other but yet find comfort in the other was quite sweet and I liked the way Eight wrote this little slice of their lives.

The smaller kits like Lumie, ‘Ron and Alloy are still up to no good. I’m still hoping we’ll get to see them grow up cuz there’s a lot of mischief in those three bodies that I’d love to read about. :)

Rating: 3.5 out of 5

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