Dragon Bound: Elder Races #1

DRAGONS! PLOT! MONSTERS! HUMOR! What more could you want? An interesting heroine with exceptional abilities of some kind? Check. Creatures of myth? Check.Elder Races is one of those series that manages to tick off multiple boxes and appeal to a wide audience. It's also carefully plotted – something that many similar works lack. While the relationship between the main love interest and the heroine – a pre-requisite for the genre – is important, it never overwhelms the story. The balance between the two is always well executed.Whether it's a Marvel movie or a novel, sometimes the secondary characters are as intriguing – if not more so – than the main ones. (Oh, hey Loki, heeey.) While the leads in Elder Races – Pia and Dragos – are great, the other creatures in the book (including goblins, gryphons, raptors and harpies) are what will make you want to learn more about this world.There's not much darkness here and some people have become so accustomed to grit and grimness that they might find this a problem, but if you're looking for something light and easy to read, you'll be very happy with this series. The only criticism you'll have is that there should always be more dragons. There should ALWAYS be more dragons.