A direct continuation of the previous book, this second story about Nickel and Platinum is even more action-packed and full of revelations than the first part. They start out as “brothers in arms” fighting the evil scientists, but there is also a slowly blooming romance between them which is very sweet. Not that they have much time to follow their instincts at first – making sure those who want to use dragons to experiment on comes first.

Nickel has had to learn a hard lesson. He charged forward alone to try to capture the scientists who had tortured Platinum for so long, but ended up severely wounded and in a coma instead of achieving his objective. He starts out “grounded” and cut off from his favorite kind of candy (a “reward” that seems to work on all dragons), but the reflection and growth he goes through certainly does him some good. His fight is still tough, but he is now a little more grown-up about his approach.

Platinum still can’t believe that he escaped the bad guys and has found a home. Mercury and Dane have taken him in, made him a member of their family, and ensure that he catches up on all the education he missed while being tortured for years. Meeting Nickel is an added bonus, but the fight continues, and Platinum still has a huge struggle ahead of him.

Both Nickel and Platinum face recovery from past wounds and they discover it is easier to go through something like that together. Watching their attraction blossom into love was very sweet, and the danger and adventure always lurking in the background with these guys added some great tension to the story. Their final fight with the evil head scientist is epic! And adding the various antics of all the younger dragon kits made a lot of this book highly entertaining.

If you like the dragonshifters and their magic in this series, if you want to see two young men find their place in the world while realizing they’re falling in love, and if you’re looking for a read full of action, adventure, battles, discoveries, and hope, then you will probably like this novella. I hope there will be more longer books in this series, but am looking forward to the upcoming two shorter stories as well.


NOTE: This book was provided by Less Than Three Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews. ( )