Kiss of Fire (Dragonfire, Book 1)
by Deborah Cooke
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Author: Deborah CookeEdition: Paperback
Published: 2008-02-05
ISBN: 0451223276
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Signet
Book Reviews of Kiss of Fire (Dragonfire, Book 1)
Book Review: MISSED THE MARK FOR ME .....
Summary: 2 Stars
I am a big paranormal fan - so it was with excitement that I picked up his book. I enjoy Claire Delacroix's historical romances. I love dragons - so I dove right in. However - I didn't realize that this was a contemporary urban fantasy novel and there was very little romance in it - and the character development was quite flawed.
For fans of Urban Fantasy genre I am sure that they will enjoy this story. Though I will admit that I did enjoy the world that Cooke has created where a race of the Pyr - ancient shape-shifting dragons that live amongst unsuspecting humans. The Pyr's main objective is to command all of Earth's elements and that includes the human race.
In this first installment of the Dragonfire series, Quinn Tyrell is Pyr. He is the Smith - the one who forges metals and turns them into precious objects.
Sara Keegan is attacked one night as she leaves her new age bookstore. What she thinks is someone mugging her for her purse turns out to be much worse. The man wants her life! Quinn arrives just in time to save her life and Sara is astonished to see two men shape shift into dragons and fight right in front of her eyes.
From then the story catapults into a decent paced and edgy story where Sara is caught in the middle of an ancient feud between the Pyr and the Slayers - dragons that have chosen to embrace the dark side - for complete world domination and the extermination of the human race. Sara is drawn into Quinn's world and into the Firestorm. Sara and Quinn are mates - he the Smith and she The Seer. Their Firestorm is about to begin. Each Pyr is pre-destined to meet their human mate as that is the only way that they can beget an heir and continue with their race.
Quinn has been a loner, unwilling to have any contact with the other Pyr. He has much to learn - if the Pyr want to succeed winning the brutal and venomous battle between them and the Slayers - Quinn has to join forces with his fellow brothers - as the Slayer's goal is to kill Sara and prevent conception of another Pyr.
The other Pyr characters are quite interesting - and I will read their stories when they are published. However - the character development between Sara and Quinn, though interesting, their supposed "spark" isn't that well illustrated. The description of their coming together is supposed to be an unbelievable and almost cataclysmic encounter. There is only one scene where Sara and Quinn finally come together to mate - it's disappointing and flat, specially after the hype has been built up throughout the novel.
I felt that the story was narrated and the focus of the novel revolved around the nasty fights and encounters between Pyr and Slayer and not the "Firestorm" between the two main characters. This is more an action/adventure/fantasy story, with a touch of a romance thrown in for good measure, than a paranormal romance. The character development between Sara and Quinn was almost none-existent - and the conflict was only focused on the fights between the good and bad guys.
I might read some of Deborah Cooke's books in the series, as some of the Pyr characters were interesting - especially Erik the leader of the Pyr. But as far as Urban Fantasy goes - am sticking to good old fashioned romances - paranormal yes ... urban fantasy - thank you - but not for me.
Summary of Kiss of Fire (Dragonfire, Book 1)
For millennia, the shape-shifting dragon warriors known as the Pyr have commanded the four elements and guarded the earth's treasures. But now the final reckoning between the Pyr, who count humans among the earth's treasures, and the Slayers, who would eradicate both humans and the Pyr who protect them, is about to begin...When Sara Keegan decides to settle down and run her quirky aunt's New Age bookstore, she's not looking for adventure. She doesn't believe in fate or the magic of the tarot-but when she's saved from a vicious attack by a man who has the ability to turn into a fire-breathing dragon, she questions whether she's losing her mind-or about to lose her heart...
Quinn Tyrrell has long been distrustful of his fellow Pyr and a self-reliant loner. So when he feels the firestorm that signals his destined mate, he's determined to protect and possess Sara, regardless of the cost to himself. Then Sara's true destiny is revealed-and Quinn realizes he must risk everything- even Sara's love-to fulfill their entwined fates...
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