Review: Ancient Enemy

Ancient Enemy by Katie Reus
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Rhys is a dragon shifter who has been waiting thousands of years to get vengeance on the witch who killed his sister and he has a hatred for all witches. But when he accompanies some wolf shifters to invite a witch to help the Alpha of New Orleans rebuild the city, he is bowled over by the young witch Dallas and her dragonlet.

Dallas has rejected blood magic and spends her days improving the yields of plants and crops on her farm. Witches aren't well regarded by shifters and she tends to keep away from others, but the brooding dragon shifter somehow brings her a sense of peace.

PNR novellas are a bit like Marmite, you either love them or hate them. Yes they are formulaic, yes everyone is uniformly good-looking, if they have any defects they are of the adorable variety. There's lots of insta-lurve and fated mates etc, etc. If you don't like that sort of thing then don't buy this book. But if you do like a dragon shifter (and frankly, why wouldn't you) then this is a fun romp from an assured author who understands her genre. It's sexy, fun, fast-paced and the plot keeps you engaged from start to finish. While the novella format doesn't give the plot room to grow, it also helps to avoid the J.R. Ward-style repetition which other PNR novels fall into.

Loved it.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

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