Lindsay Buroker - Oaths

Author: Lindsay Buroker

Title: Oaths (Dragon Blood #8)

Language: English

Format: ebook

Rating: 4 stars

No of pages: 350

Reading challenge: A book that cheers you up

Read: 30.04.2018

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General Ridgewalker Zirkander is getting married. 

Sardelle—the woman who’s battled dragons, shamans, and countless enemy soldiers at his side—has accepted his proposal, and it’s the perfect time for a wedding. It’s been two months since any dragons or sorceresses attacked the city, the Cofah haven’t come after their kidnapped emperor, and King Angulus has stopped yelling at Ridge for his inadvertent role in destroying the castle. Yes, it’s the perfect time for a wedding. Never mind that the resident dragon who thinks he’s a god is pressuring Ridge to build a temple for him, or that the pirate-turned-scientist Tolemek has disappeared. Or that Ridge’s mother is on the verge of discovering that magic exists and her future daughter-in-law is a sorceress. These are small hiccups, and the wedding will go smoothly. Ridge is sure of it. Really.

If there's anything certain about Buroker's writing, it's the fact that once you start you cannot really stop - it's full of fast-paced action and funny dialogue and awesome characters. Oaths is no exception to the rule as it was just that. Fast-paced, funny, and filled to the brim with laugh-out.loud-worthy dialogue. If you're not adoring Bhrava Saruth the way I am, then this book should help you get there as Ridge is helping Bhrava Saruth build his temple and, really, that dragon is the bomb of all characters.

There's plenty of hiccups before Ridge's big day, but luckily these characters are well-handled in solving all of those situations. Also, if you were waiting for Ridge's mother to finally *see* magic, this book is it and oh how much fun it is too!

Also, the extra story in the ending of my kindle edition was a lot of fun as well. How can one not enjoy seeing Therrik and Ridge together?! Well, I certainly can and if such an opportunity should ever rise again, I definitely will again, too. Example:

"I heard two men talking up ahead,” Therrik whispered, “and went up to grab them and question them. But they were gone. Might have gone back up the trail to the ship, but it was more like they disappeared. Can you tell if there’s any magic being used?” 

“No. If you don’t see a dragon, sorceress, or soulblade at my side, I’ve got no way to sense it any more than you do.” 

“Hells, you’d think sleeping with all those things would rub something off on you.”