Dragon's Folly is the 3rd book in the Wings Over Albion series and while we take a detour out of the Mortimer family for this one, there are still some cameos of old friends along with plenty of dragon politics and romance.
Dragons do not like strangers in their territory. With Ollie as an unwanted guest, he does his best to build a relationship with the Talbot family, especially the broody and attractive head of family Archer. Never dismiss the ability of a sunny personality to break through and find love with a grumpy, serious dragon.
From the blurb:
Falling for him would be pure folly. I know that. Now all I have to do is convince my heart…
Allowing a strange dragon into my home was not my idea.
The Assembly assured me it was necessary, though. And that’s how I ended up with him.
Ollie Shaw is clumsy. Unfairly hot. He stumbles through my life leaving a trail of chaos and sunny charm in his wake.
And I hoard every moment with him like he’s my greatest treasure.
But with an entire dragon territory to rule, bills to pay, and treachery brewing in my family, I can’t afford to be distracted by Ollie’s copper-gilded beauty and boundless enthusiasm.
I especially can’t give in to my dragon’s primal urge to claim him.
Because loving him could cost me everything I’ve fought so hard to protect. And that would eventually come back to bite us both—with dragon’s teeth…
Dragon’s Folly, Book 3 in the Wings over Albion series, is a sweet and spicy, grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity paranormal m/m romance.
SNik's review:
Third in series (Wings over Albion), best if read in order. Paranormal. Grumpy/sunshine. Forced proximity. Found family. Dual POV.
Jacqueleen the Reading Queen's review:
"ππππ πππ πππππππ ππ πππππππππππ πππ ππ πππππ’ ππππππ ππππ, πππ π πππ ππ'π πππ ππ πππ πππππππ πππ ππππ πππππππ πππππππ, πΈ'π ππππππ πππ ππππ ππ πππ π ππ’. πΈ π ππ ππππππππππππππππ’ πππ ππππππππππ’ ππ ππππ π πππ πππ."
Dragon's Folly is a bit different from its predecessors in that neither of the MCs are a part of the mighty Mortimer family. In fact, while Archer may be the dragon head of his family, Ollie is not known for being a leader in his. He readily admits that if not for the strange circumstances that led to his staying at Archer's home for three months, Ollie would not be his families first choice in representing them.
It made me sad that Ollie had such low self-worth when it came to his usefulness as a dragon in his family. Archer also did not like it and often took it upon himself to make sure Ollie knew that his opinion was valued. As praise is not something Archer has been known for before, his younger siblings took notice of the change. Mia, Archer's 17-year-old sister, used that knowledge to her advantage when she decided to embrace her matchmaker vibes. She was a sweet girl, and I absolutely adored her friendship with Ollie.
Of course there were still plenty of dragon politics that our MCs needed to deal with. God forbid dragons should do something to make one another's lives easier. Well, I can't say that completely. The entire premise of this book is based on an experiment the dragon assembly decided on to make families less leery of one another. Whether that will make dragons lives easier or harder would depend on the dragon in question I guess. Needless to say, though there was a fair bit of romance that I truly loved, there was also plenty of plot to keep everyone happy. I am really enjoying this series and I'm also hoping the author isn't done with this dragon universe yet!
From the blurb:
Allowing a strange dragon into my home was not my idea.
The Assembly assured me it was necessary, though. And that’s how I ended up with him.
Ollie Shaw is clumsy. Unfairly hot. He stumbles through my life leaving a trail of chaos and sunny charm in his wake.
And I hoard every moment with him like he’s my greatest treasure.
But with an entire dragon territory to rule, bills to pay, and treachery brewing in my family, I can’t afford to be distracted by Ollie’s copper-gilded beauty and boundless enthusiasm.
I especially can’t give in to my dragon’s primal urge to claim him.
Because loving him could cost me everything I’ve fought so hard to protect. And that would eventually come back to bite us both—with dragon’s teeth…
Dragon’s Folly, Book 3 in the Wings over Albion series, is a sweet and spicy, grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity paranormal m/m romance.
SNik's review:
Third in series (Wings over Albion), best if read in order. Paranormal. Grumpy/sunshine. Forced proximity. Found family. Dual POV.
Becoming head of his family at a young age, Archer only knows the weight of responsibility and importance of protecting his family, until he meets a dragon that brings joy into every moment. Ollie is never taken seriously or feels as intelligent as others in his family, but when tasked with being the slightly unwilling ambassador to Archer’s family he will try his hardest, all while trying not to fall for the gorgeous and broody Archer.
I really enjoyed everything about Archer and Ollie getting to know each other and not just being driven by their attraction, they see beneath the surface as they build their relationship. Archer basking in Ollie’s enthusiasm while not wanting to bring him down was heartbreaking, and Ollie finds that his thoughtfulness and wit are appreciated for the first time. Archer becomes so sweet with Ollie, and they have plenty of steamy times as well as romance, all while adding a little more dragon lore to the series.
"ππππ πππ πππππππ ππ πππππππππππ πππ ππ πππππ’ ππππππ ππππ, πππ π πππ ππ'π πππ ππ πππ πππππππ πππ ππππ πππππππ πππππππ, πΈ'π ππππππ πππ ππππ ππ πππ π ππ’. πΈ π ππ ππππππππππππππππ’ πππ ππππππππππ’ ππ ππππ π πππ πππ."
Dragon's Folly is a bit different from its predecessors in that neither of the MCs are a part of the mighty Mortimer family. In fact, while Archer may be the dragon head of his family, Ollie is not known for being a leader in his. He readily admits that if not for the strange circumstances that led to his staying at Archer's home for three months, Ollie would not be his families first choice in representing them.
It made me sad that Ollie had such low self-worth when it came to his usefulness as a dragon in his family. Archer also did not like it and often took it upon himself to make sure Ollie knew that his opinion was valued. As praise is not something Archer has been known for before, his younger siblings took notice of the change. Mia, Archer's 17-year-old sister, used that knowledge to her advantage when she decided to embrace her matchmaker vibes. She was a sweet girl, and I absolutely adored her friendship with Ollie.
Of course there were still plenty of dragon politics that our MCs needed to deal with. God forbid dragons should do something to make one another's lives easier. Well, I can't say that completely. The entire premise of this book is based on an experiment the dragon assembly decided on to make families less leery of one another. Whether that will make dragons lives easier or harder would depend on the dragon in question I guess. Needless to say, though there was a fair bit of romance that I truly loved, there was also plenty of plot to keep everyone happy. I am really enjoying this series and I'm also hoping the author isn't done with this dragon universe yet!
This book was quite different from the other two in this series, rather than being about someone in the Mortimer family, or someone employed by the Mortimer's, it's about two different dragon families entirely. I liked that this one had a different premise than the first two books, rather than focused strictly on dragon politics and hidden agendas, it's focused on bringing dragon families into the new age.
Ollie is treated as the outcast in his clan, everyone assumes he's careless and doesn't know how to use his brain. Since no one else is available to go stay with a different dragon family, he's volunteered to go. He doesn't know what he's going to do whilst he's staying with the Talbot's, but one thing is for sure, he's determined to get to know the grouchy dragon who just so happens to be the head of the family.
The way Ollie's clan and family treats him made me feel so sad on Ollie's behalf, especially since Jack is supposed to be his best friend, yet he too talks down to him. While it was rude they just sent Ollie to stay with a different dragon family without caring about Ollie's job, I'm glad Ollie went with the Talbot's. While he was there he was able to flourish and shine!
Archer and Ollie's relationship developed slowly overtime, with Archer having so many responsibilities on his shoulders he didn't let himself get close to Ollie... But Ollie made time and helped Archer see there was a different way of handling things, a better way. I liked that there wasn't insta-love, there wasn't even insta-lust, it took them both a while to get to know each other and to trust one another, which I really liked. I'm glad their relationship was a slow burn. I adored Mia's character, she was so bubbly, bright, and sassy. I wish we got to see more of Tim's character, I wanted to learn more about him. As the story went on we not only got to see Archer's character grow, but we got to see Tim's character grow as well.
Ollie helped bring the family back together, and helped add joy to their lives in an unexpected way. I thought the aspect of the mysterious book was interesting, and I was happy to see Rufus make an appearance. Overall a great book and I'm looking forward to see who's story is next.
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