Jaymin EveFantasy · Romance
Dragon Marked
How it reads
Prose complexity 4/10
Content warnings (1)
Graphic Violence
- You see, I gave this book a 3 star rating. Not because I found it bad or humorless or badly written, but because I just could not stop thinking about the similarities between [b:Dragon Marked|24764571|Dragon Marked (Supernatural Prison, #1)|Jaymin Eve|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1422650084s/24764571.jpg|43894216] and my no1. favourit [b:King Hall|18102827|King Hall (Forever Evermore, #1)|Scarlett Dawn|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1371696532s/18102827.jpg|25419642]. What can I say.... I just could not stop comparing the two. There are no main spoilers ahead but proceed with caution! Supernatural Prison Series: Supernaturals living alongside humans 5 factions: Shifters, Vampires, Mages, Fey, Demi-fey the latter are barely represented in the book I must add Shifters can smell truth from a lie. There are rulers of the 5 factions who hold their position for 25 years. Supernaturals are just really "friendly" by nature. They find their true mates through sexual action. The main character, Jessa Lebron is a wolf shifter. They crash in a secret place for protection from w/e reason. Forever Evermore series: Mysticals living alongside Commoners OK, in this one they are called mysticals and humans know about them unlike in Dragon Marked 4 factions: Shifters, Vampires, Mages, Elementals Shifters can smell truth from a lie. There are 4 kings who rule for 20 years. Mysticals are just really "friendly" by nature. They have their true mates out there somewhere. The main character, Lily Ruckler is actually a wolf shifter. They crash in a secret place for protection from w/e reason. These are the main reasons I could not stop rolling my eyes when I started the book. Thankfully it only annoyed me until about 60% of the book. (and this book is not that long I must add) After that I started to see the difference in the storyline. It was easier to separate them and start to enjoy it. I am not going to compare the 2 stories because they are completely different and I am not here to babble about my preferences. Both are good on their own way. Dragon Marked is a well written, easy to read with a simple nice storyline. Jessa is not the annoying girl like many heroines in other series. Still I did not like her so much and the reason is the fact that she talks too much and acts very little. Like when the dog barks but you know it would never bite. Her so called dominance is almost non existent. I just did not see it playing out. I was not convinced with the quads either. They are powerful? Yeah. At least what is read says so. Okkay then where is the proof? I NEED action! I missed the action a lot. I would not say that I bored myself to death while reading since (as I said before) the story is good. The characters are well described but only from a single angle. There is no depth to them that I could "fall in love with". There is humor which made me snort aloud a few times, and Jessa's obsession with food is sweet. I love to eat as well and while being on a diet, description about food was killing me. The story could use a few twists, but in conclusion I do not dislike this series and I am going to read the next 2 books and I just hope that they will offer me just a little more.
- Dragon Marked tells the story of Jessa an alpha wolf shifter with attitude and sass. Jessa is a firm believer in justice and would fight to the death to protect those she loves. She lives in a world where a variety of supernatural beings coexists with each other. However, like the human world there are persons who seek power at any cost, as Jessa would discover when her close friends, protectors and future council members being framed for murder. Amid dealing with the threat to her friends, she discovers she has a twin sister and that they both were Dragon Marked, which meant she was in danger if discovered. This discovery would render changes she never expected. Jessa’s best friends and protectors are quadruplet brothers destined to be leaders of the supernatural council when they turned 25. Braxton a Dragon shifter, Maximus a vampire, Tyson a wizard and Jacob a fey. They were friends since childhood and throughout the years; their protective streak as it relates to Jesse grew tenfold. Their desire to protect her will prove a blessing when she learned what being Dragon Marked meant. Now based on all of this I expected an exciting and suspenseful story. However, it did not deliver as expected. I found the story predictable and so the excitement and suspense I expected was lacking. Based on the route the author took It was clear that a connection existed between Jesse and one of her best friends/protector. The author kept hinting on it, but she never built on it. The main characters would be considered adults as they are in their early twenties; however, their actions were more in line with teenagers. Recklessness and stubbornness made up their personality traits. The most levelheaded person among the group of supernaturals was Braxton. Jessa despite her penchant for justice and fighting for those she loved had a stream of recklessness, which placed her in some precarious positions. She acts without thinking things through. I found the world interesting. Here we have a group who lives in a world without humans. They have their own schools, prisons and government. It mimicked the human world with a few exceptions. There was no need for the use of currency and hospitals, but like the human world, there was a power struggle. This is a world where the offspring of a supernatural may not necessarily share the characteristics of their parents. My biggest peeve with the story is the amount of time spent reminding me of Jessa’s love for food. I get that she loved good, but no need to remind in every chapter. Conclusion/Recommendation Although this installment did not provide me with the suspense, action and romance, I expected I am looking forward to reading book two. Based on the ending of Dragon Marked, I am expecting the events in book two to be exhilarating.