Rating: 4.75⭐️
Ever read one of those books that you just both wanted to scream at when you got to the end and still loved? Yes indeed.
Welcome to Dragon Rogue, a book of storylines full of deception, betrayal, heartbreaking revelations and bloody violence that ends in a fight with shocking consequences.
And it starts right off with violence. Jin and her jade dragon are sent off by the Empress, a shady character herself, to kill the Empress’s “evil enemy”, the blood-bonded traitor Mengkhis Lai, rider of a jade dragon himself.
But things aren’t as simple as it seems. She’s fought him before and he’s let her live. And she’s been having fragmented dreams about her past and the Prince’s birth. It’s a labyrinthine narrative, full of false plots, intriguing stories about dragon natural history, and blood bonding.
Even the ability to summon ghosts and what it means to the lifespan of the summoner, the author barely touches on the aspect of this element. And it’s so fascinating and horrifying.
But all the tightly held secrets and connections that are being strung here, ones that feel more like chains than relationships, are the key. It’s well written, suspense filled, and realistic to the point of anxiety.
Then comes that ending. Amazing. Now to wait until September.
Fantastic series and great writing.
Highly recommended.
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The Riders of Jade & Fire series:
Night of the Black Dragon (prequel novella)
Dragon Class #1
Dragon Flame #2
Dragon Rogue #3
Dragon Blood #4 – Sept 2026
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Dragon Rogue: A Clean YA Fantasy Adventure (Riders of Jade and Fire Book 3)
Blurb
Some truths rewrite the past. Others rewrite your soul.
Jin was sent to kill a man while he dreamed.
Instead, she woke a nightmare.
As the empire’s most celebrated dragonrider, Jin thought her mission was simple: assassinate the blood-bonded traitor Mengkhis Lai before he could ever wake from his mage-induced sleep.
But events at the Well of Fire go terribly wrong. Buried with the man she was supposed to kill, Jin begins to question everything—especially when Mengkhis claims the empress meant for them both to die.
Escaping the Well is only the beginning. Injured and forced to publicly lie about killing Mengkhis, Jin must decide whether to trust the word of the man she was trained to destroy—or risk being silenced forever by the empire that made her a hero. When Jin is put into training with the Royal Veil, the empire’s secret police, Jin decides to uncover the truth behind the mission that nearly killed her, and put an end to Mengkhis once and for all.
But the deeper Jin goes, the more she suspects the empress’s motives. Jin uncovers plots, secrets, and a destiny far greater—and more dangerous—than she imagined.
Her enemies want her dead.
Her allies want absolute loyalty, even at the price of love.
And the one person who may hold the answers… is the one she must kill to earn her freedom.
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words 