I think there is a potential with the ideas and plot in the story, but the poor editing and stiff dialogue were blinding to me. The cover is beautiful, though.

William is on the run from his own demons, but when he finds Evyn, he realizes that there's something even worse. Still, he can't leave Evyn behind, which might end badly for them both.

I never want to call a book bad, because for an author just writing a complete book is an accomplishment to be lauded, but this book was almost completely unreadable. The main issue was the utter lack of description. The entire book was filled with telling rather than showing, ie. saying William was scared rather than providing the details needed via emotions or physical responses. He's literally chained to a wall by a dragon that will abuse him, and William has zero reaction except for thinking he ought to try to escape at some point.

The lack of description continued the rest of the book. There was absolutely no world building, so the reader is forced to figure out what the heck William means by the meandering and random statement about dragons having taken him in. There's nothing provided as the setting as well, so I couldn't tell you where he is or why, and why any of that is important to William is left out too.

I enjoyed the main character William, the dragon in the title. Unlike most dragons, William enjoys living among humans and passes for one. He has enough weak spots to seem realistic. None of the other characters are as well done. Additionally, the author brings in random mythological creatures to create additional conflict that does not advance the plot in a meaningful way.

this was an interesting start to a new type of writing for me. but it seemed to be missing several parts and pieces to its story. overall i did enjoy it.. and the topic of writing was very good.. it just needed more.

Dragon Fire, Angel Light is an interesting concept in plot and characters; however, I found the narration to be off-putting. For most of the story, you are told what is happening far more than you are shown Evyn and William’s relationship is growing. Evyn spent more time at William’s flat than his own. I felt like I was being dictated to rather than reading a story.

Though you get to see William and Evyn meeting, it doesn’t seem to be explained very well, and there is no ‘on-screen’ relationship building. Sure, you get to see their first and second date; however, the dialogue is short and stilted, and even the sex scenes come across more clinical than steamy. I’m not sure if William and Evyn’s relationship is the main plot or a secondary one to the fanatical cult out to destroy all Magic and ‘monsters’.

There were a number of problematic situations (e.g. torture, implied rape, domestic abuse) that seemed to be glossed over and never totally came back up or, seemingly, were dealt with by the characters. Evyn forgave William almost instantly for locking him up in a room and leaving him there for three weeks, without talking to him, despite it being a direct parallel to the abuse he suffered in childhood. They never dealt with that, and their relationship even seemed to be stronger because of it.

The author also could not keep William’s backstory, in particular with his ex, Mark, straight. The prologue showing a snippet of their past relationship didn’t mesh well with some of what William told us near the start of the book. A longer explanation near the end of the story contradicted what we got told near the start.

We had several characters introduced that seemed to only crop up once and the never were explained, nor their roles in the plot fully understood. And the book never had a climax; in fact, when I read the word Epilogue on the final chapter, I was shocked, as I really don’t feel anything had been dealt with, and the threat of the Brotherhood of the Eternal Vengeance, while crippled a little, wasn’t defeated. There were a number of loose ends that never got tied up, and I’m not sure any of my questions got answered. Yet, this seems to be a standalone with no sequel to find any answers or resolutions.

Unfortunately, a novel that I came close to just putting down and never returning to.

I got this book from Netgalley for an honest review. I love dragon books, but this one fell a little flat. There was quite a bit of intrigue, killings, history and a brotherhood that wanted to kill all supernatural creatures. I did finish the book quickly as I wanted to know what happened to William and Evyn. It ended very quickly and did not feel finished to me.

The summary had me extremely intrigued and the cover is what made me grab for this to read. So I was going in with high hopes that this was going to be awesome. I mean, it has dragons in it. It’s got to be great, right? Not so much. A lot of the characters fell flat. The conversation between the characters was very stilted, forced and was hard to read through. If I’m being one hundred percent honest, this felt like fanfic that someone didn’t put much effort into writing.

I really wanted to like this. It has an intriguing premise--a dragon shifter thousands of years old falling in love with a human--but it did not work on paper. The main characters were not believable as three dimensional characters, and the narrative was off. Characters' reactions felt stilted, and there was too much telling going on and not enough showing. Don't even get me started on the villains (the first one introduced was described as a black man; I mean, really?).

Not recommended.

The dialogue is very stilted and forced and the story line doesn’t flow well.

I voluntarily read an advanced copy.

<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36589654-dragon-fire-angel-light" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img border="0" alt="Dragon Fire, Angel Light" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1510602424m/36589654.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36589654-dragon-fire-angel-light">Dragon Fire, Angel Light</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17325293.Shara_Godwinson">Shara Godwinson</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2210380889">1 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
No. Just no. I very rarely ever not finish a book that I start. It's just how I am. This one, however, I did not finish and will not be going back to. I cannot even imagine people speaking to each other the way these characters speak to each other. The dialogue is stilted and stiff. It is completely unbelievable. And the way the two main characters come together was not convincing. Great, they met in a bookstore - love that idea. Not enough bookstores around so yay! However, the entire "courtship" was slow, confusing and discombobulated. I don't like to leave bad reviews of someone's hard work but received the galley in exchange for an honest review. I cannot recommend this book.
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Five stars

Let me preface this review. I saw the blurb about dragons and paid no attention to the M/M relationship in this story. I have not read a story where the main characters are male lovers. This book was just so much to read that I forgot about the genre it was and focused on the story. So if you choose to read this, you know what you're reading.

The characters felt real. I felt like I was walking in their shoes. There were even a couple of times I found myself moving as if I was fighting the battle scenes. I enjoyed the world Godwinson created. It's fun to think of paranormal beings living beside me and not even knowing it. The plot was clearly laid out and developed in such a way, I HAD to keep reading because I wanted to know what happened next. I need to investigate this author more because I want another book. This one did not end in a cliffhanger, but there are certainly some unanswered questions.

Reviewed by Terri of the GothicMoms Review Team

Synopsis: William is a dragon who is over two thousand years old. He works as a professor at a college. William hasn't been with anyone since he broke up with his abusive ex for good back in the early 1900s. (They are both dragons.) Then William meets Evyn and is immediately smitten. Evyn has had a rough (although not nearly as long) life, too, and the two settle in to a happy relationship.
But someone is out to get all the "monsters", which means anyone with magic in them, and Evyn seems to be the most sought after being of all, even though he doesn't have magic in him, and William will do just about anything to keep Evyn safe.

What I liked: the premise. I actually liked William and Evyn together, even though they were a little mushy.

What I didn't like: while reading, I felt as though I was being talked down to. Every little thing was explained, but it was more in the way of stating the obvious than moving the story along. It felt like everything was being told to me, as a reader, without letting me experience anything through the characters, even though we definitely get their POV. I didn't like that William didn't tell anyone what Mark, his ex, was like, and even though everyone called him a jerk (or worse), that no one really saw anything wrong with Mark being close to William. Instead of just talking to Evyn, William ran away when Evyn did something that was harmful to William, and then ran away again when William found out that Evyn was special. Also, being who were supposed to be William's friends didn't seem to respect the fact that he found love and were calling Evyn "douchebag". That just doesn't seem like a healthy environment for either of them to be in.

Overall impression: I liked the idea of the story, but everything felt explained to death, and really scattered, bouncing from idea to idea.

*I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review through NetGalley*

This is a bit of a strange book. The ideas are interesting, and would make for good reading, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired. Any fan of the show Supernatural might be interested in dragons that live in the shape of human bodies, and their angelic lovers, and some of the world building is interesting. Dragons have caregivers who wash their scales, and practice adoption when families are destroyed. The span of their life is also compelling, as the main character has lived long enough to fight at the battle of Hastings, and has a sexy ex who has lived at least as long as well.
The narration is just so strange. Something as traumatic as your mother killing your father to protect you is just thrown out casually with very little thought or emotion. Sentences start by recapping the chapter before it. People hope they still like the person they asked out yesterday. Long conversations continue with just he said, she stated, he said, without any description. Sentences are extremely short and feel choppy.
The main character teaches theology and has some one come up after class and say "I was listening to your lecture and wondered if you were alive when some of these scriptures were written." followed by "For all I know, you could indeed be thousands of years old. This is a nice job. How do you manage it, keeping in any one place for any length of time? Also, I've never met a queer dragon before, but I guess there's a first time for everything."
It's just bizarre. If you like the subject enough to get past this, then you will probably like it. I expected more from it.