Making my list of most anticipated releases for 2017, I was ecstatic to receive an ARC for The Dinosaur Princess, which is due out August 15th 2017. I have to admit, for some unspecified reason, I had it in my head that this latest installment in The Dinosaur Lords series was the third and final in a trilogy, however upon making it approximately 75% of the way through this novel, it dawned on me that my preconceived notions must be misguided, as such The Dinosaur Princess is actually number three in a six part series! I loved stepping back into this delightfully detailed world that in many aspects is medieval based with the added twist of incorporating dinosaurs into the fray. Unfortunately, large swaths of this novel did suffer from the proverbial middle book slump in a series where our beloved key characters are moved about similar to that of pawns in preparation for bigger and better battles to come in later books. With that being said, the long stretches of, let’s call it character growth, did not deter from my enjoyment of this book as new characters were introduced and we continued to learn more regarding this unique literary realm in exquisite detail, specifically the mysterious Grey Angels and Fae. To a certain extent, I’m beginning to think that Milan is relying a bit heavily on the sexual shock factor, especially with regard to Falk’s conniving mother. Overall, while The Dinosaur Princess was less action packed than it’s predecessor, it laid significant groundwork both developing characters and the literary realm that the following novels will continue to grow from, especially after the shocking plot twist that Milan left us with! I, for one, am left in a state of curious, suspense as to the fate of Nuevaropa and the many human pawns at play in the ancient battle between Grey Angels and the Fae.