I wanted to like this but I just couldn’t, like the genocide that occurs was sad for everyone, but for the fmc to only be sad about the children when everyone from the town was killed is just weird to me.

It was a fun read. If you are looking for something to read, you can read this. This is a single time read book only in my opinion. Though it could only be me, you may like it more than me.

I was really interested in the concept of this story and the premise we are given. I did enjoy it, but found myself not thinking about the story when not reading, and the tone of this one is a bit more YA than I enjoy these days. The world building takes a backseat to the characters in this one, but I didn't mind that. Overall did enjoy, and would recommend to others!

I was intrigued with this story. I found I enjoyed it but I wasn't dying to finish it honestly. I felt it was a bit slow but the concept was on point!

I loved the cover for this one, it really caught my attending. Sadly, the book felt very much like most other books in this genre, there was nothing that kept me hooked or lead me to want to pick it up when i put it down.

In the forgotten city of Cinder Village in EmberGate, where ashes and poverty reign supreme, the King of the dragon folk descends, eager to find himself a wife to solidify his legacy and give him the heirs he so desperately needs, especially with a war with the Queen of Nightfall becoming inevitable.

Arwen, our fierce and fearless, bad-ass FMC finds herself unwittingly vying for the hand of the King, in spite of her protests, and lack of want to change her lifestyle, she needs to figure out a way to protect herself from the King, finding out her secret, and ensuring her family are safe and happy, especially after having to take up the mantle of the head of the family after her father's death.

Arwen fights the patriarchy incessantly and in such a sassy and fiery way, I adored her tenacity and fearless spirit. She's absolutely feral and cares very little for the opinions of others, she refuses to rely on anyone else, hunting her own game in a world where women are forced into stereotypical boxes, expected to stay at home, cook and clean, but Arwen couldn't think of anything worse... donning a dress and bending to her husbands whim?!? Couldn't be her.

However, deep down under her stabby and aloof façade is a young woman who wants marriage purely for love, and children born from this love, so when her hand is forced to compete in a competition with other magical women across the kingdom just for the privilege (debatable) of being King Drae's wife, she sees it as nothing worse than a horrific proposition, but there is some upside, she may not want to be his wife, but she's longed her whole life to be part of his elite guard, and the idea of being the second female warrior is too appealing to pass up.

King Drae, the king of the dragon folk, a race of magicians, grieves deeply after struggling with infant loss/still birth, the loss of his wife, and his father, and with the Queen bearing down on him, determined to obliterate those with magic, and allow the mortals to reign, things are even more dire and overwhelming than he ever thought possible. A broody, intimidating warrior whose the last known dragon, able to fully shift into form, he finds this young, impudent warrior, a match for his wits and his heart.

This was an intriguing and dark medieval fantasy with delicious world-building, an intricately woven plot with a refreshing take on Fae, dragons, elves, wolves alongside a fast paced plot. I love when it's medieval, it's one of my favourite times for fantasy books to be set in, there's just something about swords, bows and daggers that just makes me giddy and excitable.

'The Last Dragon King' is like a fast-paced Selection with more fantasy elements interwoven throughout, it's not an overly complicated story, it's easy and quick to digest with it's little pieces of cringe that we're all guilty of loving. However... it felt maybe a bit too rushed, there wasn't enough tension between the main characters for me, and I ended up just not connecting with them as deeply in the second half as I did in the first. It felt like a lot of Arwen's character development of being this independent, feral young woman was completely distorted into her suddenly being okay with sharing a husband so he can lay with other women for an heir?!?!

The same man who wouldn't let another man show any interest towards her out of jealous?!?!

If it isn't men's privilege rearing it's ugly head yet again, I was so angry.

This had such a good premise and ideas, but it just wasn't executed the way I would've liked, I ended up skim reading the end, it had so much potential and there's nothing more disappointing

I was super excited to dive into this book! It was a super fast pace read and boy was it what I needed to really get me out of my reading slump. This book was more focused on the characters than the world building, but I didn’t mind. I’m really excited to dive into the next one!

Felt very YA. Just not my cup of tea at all. Reminded me of SJM books at the beginning and felt a little derivative of other books in the genre. Love the cover. Writing style was almost too simplistic. General proofreading errors.

I was so excited for this book, it seemed like romantasy/dragon heaven but unfortunately it just did not hit the mark.

The main character was the biggest “not like other girls” that it was almost painful! Wahoo you are all about the tomboy life but seems to also be a ridiculous mean girl who needs to grow up.

Also the premise of the story is literally to breed and we have to choose who is best based on babies and their likelihood of deformities. The issues with this I can’t even go into right now.

The Last Dragon King is good YA fantasy with a some romance sprinkled in.

I liked that this was a fast paced/easy read but I wanted a little more from the world building and the relationship was just a little too “insta-love” for me.

This was such a great YA fantasy! I read this quick too. It was such a wonderful read! I adored the strong MFC, Arwen. I loved that this was a dragon king trying to find a wife with magic! This was a great start to a new series! I can’t wait to read the next one!

I enjoyed this book but it wasn't my absolute favourite ever - I will continue and read some others from the series though to see if my opinion changes.

3.5★
There was a lot happening in this book and the magic system was interesting. When I read the synopsis, I expected to absolutely love this story but I will admit it was just “good” for me. I am not much for the instalove trope and this didn’t haven’t the relationship building I prefer to see. I did like Arwen and Drae for the most part though. The “side characters” were what made this more me and I would still be interesting in reading the next book to see where this goes. I think it has potential.

It was entertaining enough to finish, but it isn't memorable. There isn't a lot of effort put into the world building so some things just got a little confusing and you had to piece it together yourself. It was a short read which made it easy to keep going since I love magic and dragons. It reads very YA, but at the same time there's some spice thrown in, mild as it may be. It's kind of like it's a young teen book trying to get in the world of a new adult book.

Thank you to Net Galley, Bloom books and Leia Stone for gifting me an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

After reading the synopsis I had high hopes, but unfortunately reading this book turned out to be a reeeeal struggle. The writing style came across as very fanfic-y and the emphasis on purity culture was excessive. I probably should have DNF’d instead of continuing to hate read.

“My dream woman would have hair the color of moonlight, she’d want to hunt and shoot bows and arrow with my friends and me, she wouldn’t fuss over dresses and fashion, and she’d eat normal portions of food, not pick at salads like a bird.” -> Oooooookay. What a relief Arwen isn’t like other girls -_-

The king chooses another woman he deems the better option, then only marries the FMC after the first woman is killed……..need I say more?

There were many components I typically enjoy, but the execution left much to be desired. I don’t feel this book was a good representation of the Leia’s work. I would recommend some of the authors other books, but would not recommend this one (unless you enjoy purity culture, a breeding obsession, and very little spice. Which all together are a weird combination).

DNF
I was not in the mood to read this book so I don't have a review for this one. I read a couple of pages but I couldn't continue it.

This one was an exciting mic of magic, secrets and survival. Keeping the dragon king in the dark about her powers just may be the hardest thing she's ever had to do, especially when she starts to fall for him.

Once again: WE NEED MORE DRAGON BOOKS PLEASE. I did have a bit of hard time getting into this title, but once the story picked up I couldn’t put it down.

I was not a huge fan of this book. I DNF about 10% I'm sooo sorry. A lot of the stuff didn't make sense. Then the sex scenes weren't very spicy. On top of that she didn't even cum, like the heck?!?

A quick and mildly entertaining read. I liked the idea of the story because dragons and magic are awesome! I would have liked a little more clarity on the dragons, world, and magic. While I was able to immerse myself into the story, unfortunately, I didn't find it extremely original and the pacing was a struggle for me. The tone also read more as YA to me and I'm not sure if that was the target audience or not.

I found more tension in the MMC possibly sleeping with other women, which was a huge turn off for me, than the war or conflict with the queen. I wanted to like the romance but I wanted more chemistry between the characters. I think it was ok but felt it was a bit weird.

The last two thirds of the book felt rushed and I didn't really feel like the conclusion of the book was very satisfying to the arc for the first book. Overall, I think I have mixed feelings but I did like the story enough to finish it.