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Bane of Dragons is the first book in the Sera’s Curse series.

Trigger / Content Warnings: Body Issues, Eating Issues.

NOTE: If you have even the slightest trigger within Body Issues and Eating Issues, I highly suggest that you not read Bane of Dragons since both triggers are talked about more than once. I do not have issues with either triggers, and I had trouble reading the book because of the above triggers.

I’m surrounded by dragons, and they’re all afraid of me.

At the age of nine, I mistakenly touched someone else, giving him excruciating pain. Through that awful experience, I found out that a graze of my fingertips could torment any being with dragon blood. Because I was surrounded by them in my kingdom, my ability labelled me as cursed. And with that, my family lost everything.

I promised myself to never be shunned away again. That I had to be someone important for people to look up to. A crucial vote was coming up and I would do anything to win it. Then I met them. Four hidrae princes, dragon-shifters of the most powerful kind, who were immune to my abilities. Being able to touch someone else was intoxicating. Associating with them was killing my chances of winning the vote, but the princes drew me in—Rylan with his regal demeanor, Micah with his mystery, Kael who threw all care to the winds… and Gaius? Gaius should just fall on his face and die.

Don’t miss this slow-burn reverse harem romance, set in a world of fantasy, dragons and intrigue!

From GoodReads [x]:

“REVERSE HAREM” IS, LITERALLY, THE OPPOSITE OF “HAREM”, WITH A GROUP OF MALES CENTERING ROUND A SINGULAR FEMALE, USUALLY WITH THREE OR MORE MALES. QUITE OFTEN FOUND UNDER THE ROMANCE GENRE.

Interesting story; we don’t know how the curse that Sera has comes into play, really, but this first book has set the stage for when her curse no doubt comes into more focus. Since, ya know, Sera’s Curse is the name of the series.

There aren’t many books that make me cry, or tear up out there in the world. So I make note of it when it does happen. Bane of Dragons almost made me cry. What Sera went through was the tiniest bit guy-wrenching.

This first book in the Sera’s Curse series doesn’t contain many sexual scenes. Mostly because Sera is 19-years-old. I’m not sure why this matters in the story itself, just that I noted that.

What’s sad about Sera’s situation in the book is that her family doesn’t want her, and at best, her sister… at most, tolerates Sera. I can’t think of the word that properly describes Sera’s sisters actions. Like Sera’s sister acts like she’s better…above…held in higher regard in relation to Sera herself.

Throughout the book it’s plainly obvious that Sera isn’t close with her family, and how much that hurts her. Even though she denies it.

All in all, over a year later, I do kind of remember reading Bane of Dragons. I actually had high hopes for this book, so I expected a lot, and was let down. That’s on me, though!!

I ended up giving Bane of Dragons, 2 stars.

Have you read Bane of Dragons?

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See you soon, and happy reading.
Adele