{"id":1539,"date":"2018-06-19T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T12:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=1539"},"modified":"2019-04-03T12:49:07","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T16:49:07","slug":"review-princess-draga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/review-princess-draga\/","title":{"rendered":"Review &#8211; Princess of Draga"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><h2 style=\"margin-top: 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/35509560-princess-of-draga?from_search=true\"><em>Princess of Draga<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>by Emma Dean<\/p>\n<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1542 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/PrincessOfDraga.png?resize=231%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Princess Of Draga\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/PrincessOfDraga.png?w=231&amp;ssl=1 231w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/PrincessOfDraga.png?resize=116%2C150&amp;ssl=1 116w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/>Series: <\/strong>Draga Court, Book 1<br \/>\n<strong>Genres:\u00a0<\/strong>Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction<br \/>\n<strong>Release Date:\u00a0<\/strong>October 17th 2017<br \/>\n<strong>Pages:\u00a0<\/strong>274<br \/>\n<strong>Purchase from:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Princess-Draga-space-fantasy-romance-ebook\/dp\/B0743MP6YL\/\">Amazon<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>My Rating:<\/strong>\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/p>\n<p>In the first book of the Draga Court series, Princess Adelina\u2019s coming-of-age party will declare to the worlds she is finally eligible to wed. All she wants is to serve her people and the crown with honor, but when a dangerously\u00a0attractive prince from another galaxy \u2013 one who they all thought was dead \u2013 arrives with warnings of monstrosities and war, will her feelings put her in a position where she has to choose between her people and love?<\/p>\n<p>The Draga Court series is a beautiful combination of fantasy and space opera set in a faraway future where humans have altered their genetics to save their species from their destructive natures. Dominance and rank weave a\u00a0complicated dance among the galaxy\u2019s society where a true submissive has to find her place, and learn the true meaning of power and love.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\n<p>I started <em>Princess of Draga<\/em> predisposed to dislike it. The handful of pages of encyclopedic knowledge at the beginning of the book were a turn off. I&#8217;m of the opinion that ll relevant information should be included in the actual story.<\/p>\n<p>However, I was pleasantly surprised by the book. I&#8217;ve never been into fantasy stories, but this one is worth reading. War and drama were interwoven with sex and history in such a way that I didn&#8217;t get tired of any of it.<\/p>\n<p>I would have liked to see more of the\u00a0<em>camerraletto<\/em>, mainly because it offered a bit of a tutorial for sensuality and confidence, and I could certainly use more of that. I came across a handful of errors, but nothing too terrible, but I was a teensy bit annoyed than none of the major plot threads were followed through to completion in this book. I know it&#8217;s part of a series, but I was left feeling like I&#8217;d only read the prologue of an epic saga. I would have preferred to have a bit of conclusion to feel more like I was done with book 1.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the world built by Emma Dean is interesting and futuristic, yet believable. Once I have more free time available, I&#8217;ll be picking up the other books in the series.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Giveaway!<\/h2>\n<p><a id=\"rcwidget_2jm45il0\" class=\"rcptr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/d04251232496\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-raflid=\"d04251232496\" data-theme=\"classic\" data-template=\"\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a><br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1545\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Emma.jpg?resize=225%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Emma Dean\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Emma.jpg?w=225&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Emma.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>Emma Dean lives and works in California with her husband and son. She loves romance but needed something different so Draga Court was born. With too many stories to write the schedule has been filled through 2018.<\/p>\n<p>When she\u2019s not writing she\u2019s reading, or spending time with her family.<\/p>\n<p>With publishing now at least she has an excuse for not folding the laundry\u00a0\ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<p><em>Disclaimer: This review is based on a complimentary eBook I received from Xpresso Book Tours. The complimentary receipt of this book has in no way affected my review or rating.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/xpressobooktours.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-868\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ButtonXBT.png?resize=280%2C280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Xpresso Book Tours\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ButtonXBT.png?w=280&amp;ssl=1 280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ButtonXBT.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Princess of Draga by Emma Dean Series: Draga Court, Book 1 Genres:\u00a0Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction Release Date:\u00a0October 17th 2017 Pages:\u00a0274 Purchase from: Amazon My<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/review-princess-draga\/\">Keep Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Review &#8211; 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