First Truth

Best damned book about dragons ever... period. Some might argue that fact, but they haven't read this book. Or they're a guy and they prefer their dragons spitting fire. I've never read a book that describes magic so thoroughly either. You start thinking you might actually be able to grasp how it's......more

If you aren't already aware, Dawn Cook is the pen name of Kim Harrison, author of the Hollows series. It was because of this that I picked this book up in the first place. After all, I love the Hollows books & even though this isn't exactly my cup of tea, I figured that I'd enjoy this series. First T......more

Well, again I have a situation. A lot of people like this(these) book(s) and I can see why. It's well done and I stayed mildly interested. I'm just not the target audience for this (these). What we have here is a journey that turns into a quest that turns into a romance (or is a romance underneath).......more

I read this one so many times as a teenager (no idea how many) and it remains a fun entrance into Dawn Cook's four book series. It's got all the good stuff: an abandoned magic school, shapeshifting, dragons, ghost cities and romance. While it doesn't really measure up to teen-Dani's love of it, it w......more

Alissa, a young (20ish) woman has set out on a journey to a mythical “Hold” where she is to hone her magical abilities much like her father had done before her. The problem is that she thinks it a fool’s errand due to the ludicrous idea of magic existing at all, much less a mystical "Hold" where pri......more