Dragon Marked
Author: Jaymin Eve
Trope: Fated Mates, Friends to Lovers, Slow Burn
Point of view: Single, First person
Relationship: MF
Type of series: Part of a series
In a nutshell: There are supernatural prisons hidden across the globe. Contained within these fortresses are some of the deadliest criminals from the five supernatural races: vampire, shifter, fey, magic users and demi-fey.
Jessa Lebron, twenty-two, has spent her entire life in Stratford, Connecticut, one of the gateway towns adjoining these prisons which protect the fortified borders. She’s a wolf shifter, and her father leads the town council. She learns that much of her life has been hidden from her, secrets which threaten to tear apart the very fabric of her world. Especially the biggest secret of them all.
She is dragon marked.
Jessa only knows what she’s been told about the dragon marked, that they are dangerous and must be eliminated to prevent the rise of the dragon king, the powerful warmonger who had his head removed a thousand years ago. So now Jessa's on the biggest hit list of all. Dragon mark hunters are lethal and her only hope to evade detection is to keep the energy contained.
As more secrets unfold she finds herself locked up in Vanguard, the notorious American supernatural prison. Thankfully she’s not alone. Braxton, the dragon-shifter has her back. Together they must survive long enough to free themselves and the other dragon marked.
Because it’s time for the dragon marked to rise.
What I thought: Dragon Marked in the first in the Supernatural Prison series in which we follow Jessa and the four Compass brothers through an epic adventure full of twists and turns. This first book in the series is all about introducing us to the characters and explaining the different types of supernaturals that exist in the world and it’s structure. The action picks up in the subsequent books but I still really enjoyed the first and getting to know the characters and their friendship.
I love Jaymin’s style of writing, I think she is hilarious and I love her characters, especially Jessa and Braxton who are two of my all time favourites. I mean Jessa is a straight up badass wolf shifter, but her reaction to food is what cemented her in my heart:
“The smallest smile finally graced his face as he handed me a paper plate. Nestled in the center was a slice of lemon cake. I stared at it for a moment before a tear escaped the corner of my eye. Braxton laughed .
“You are still the only supe I know to cry about cake.” I sucked down my sob .
“There are very few things in this world which can move me to tears.” I hugged the plate close to my chest.
“This is just beautiful.”
Who couldn’t love a person who cries over cake??
I really enjoyed this book and loved the series (which expands to include all the brothers’ stories as standalones!)
