Origin (Scales ‘N’ Spells)

“Cameron wants to make it clear that he did not go into the festival to find a dragon mate.

Germany is supposed to be an escape. With a new mechanical engineering degree, a new job looming, and a whole life planned out that isn’t his, Germany seems like the best place to find himself.

So, how does he end up discovering his lost magic heritage, running from bad guys with a secret agenda, and being adopted by the not-so-extinct Fire Dragon clan?

Cameron blames tall, dark, and sexy Alric, King of the Fire Dragons. His fated mate. Because of course he is, and mates are meant to take the blame, right?

It may take a hot second, but as Cameron learns more about the scarred Alric and the life he’s landed in, Cameron realizes that perhaps this is where he’s meant to be, magic and mates and kidnapping and all.

Turns out coming to Germany wasn’t an escape but his awakening.” – Amazon Description

Author: AJ Sherwood and Jocelynn Drake

Genre: Modern fantasy

Sember’s Thoughts:

This novel gets three stars!

If you like fluff, with a cute cast of characters and two well defined leads who are very much in love, then Origin is the book for you! It’s low conflict, dragons and magic, with a dash of fated mates! They are fated, but there is no insta-love here (thank god).

There is an age gap, but in that way that an immortal lizard-man and a 23 year old have an age gap in any modern fantasy. Which means that the age gap plays no role in the story at all. *Sigh* Someday I’ll get a book that explores the complete insanity that would ensue if a modern man dated an ancient beast.

This novel almost too fluffy, honestly, which is why it doesn’t get more stars. The plot is a little slow, and the setting is not explored. I will not be rereading this book, but I might be buying the next in the series.

Also, I love dragons. All dragons. All the time.

This work is intended for mature readers!

3/5 Stars.

Spice Meter: 4/5

Trigger Warnings: None

Tags: POC lead, fated-mates, modern fantasy, dragons, fluff, kidnappers, age-gap, magic, low conflict

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