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helenkat's review
4.0
4.25 stars
A futuristic sci-fi romance where the Empire rules without mercy. Insurrectionists fight back including the ruthless Dragonfly. When Carrie (code name: Aragon) is sent to find and stop his latest attack, she does so with relish. He’d killed her fiancé, friends and many innocent Imperialists. Revenge will be sweet.
The thief terrorist though is more than his reputation seems and baffles her more and more. Carrie rememberers her non Imperial roots, and sees another view other than Imperial.
The work building is in depth. The Empire is Rus, while other languages we hear of are Brit or Espan. The technology includes slips space, plasma pistols and all sorts of biotech.
There’s intrigue, action, adventure, betrayal and romance. A story of finding your truth when you’ve shut your eyes to it.
Disclaimer: while I know the author personally, this doesn’t affect the star rating
A futuristic sci-fi romance where the Empire rules without mercy. Insurrectionists fight back including the ruthless Dragonfly. When Carrie (code name: Aragon) is sent to find and stop his latest attack, she does so with relish. He’d killed her fiancé, friends and many innocent Imperialists. Revenge will be sweet.
The thief terrorist though is more than his reputation seems and baffles her more and more. Carrie rememberers her non Imperial roots, and sees another view other than Imperial.
The work building is in depth. The Empire is Rus, while other languages we hear of are Brit or Espan. The technology includes slips space, plasma pistols and all sorts of biotech.
There’s intrigue, action, adventure, betrayal and romance. A story of finding your truth when you’ve shut your eyes to it.
Disclaimer: while I know the author personally, this doesn’t affect the star rating
leesarpel's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing worldbuilding and great characters. Good action scenes and pacing. I just wish this book had a sequel- there were many plot threads left untied at the end.
sandywilliams03's review
5.0
I’m so freaking excited about DRAGONFLY by Erica Hayes. It is exactly what I want in my science fiction romance reads. I’m extremely picky when it comes to this genre. I’ve read so many SFR’s that start well but then they just totally lose me, and even the ones that I like are sometimes missing that X factor - the unidentifiable thing that makes me want to run around shoving copies of the book into everyone’s arms.
DRAGONFLY had that thing I’m always looking for. It was everything I wanted it to be. Military sci-fi with a capable, kickass heroine, and a smart, gorgeous rebel hero. If you guys like Aren from my books, you’ll love Dragonfly (that’s the hero’s code name). He has all the sexy smiles and he’s very, very good at his job, something that definitely puts him at the top of the hotness scale for me.
So, what is the book about? It’s told from first person POV. Carrie is the heroine, and she’s basically a black ops operative who finally gets the chance to kill the rebel scum who murdered her fiance. Of course, that rebel scum turns out to be Dragonfly, and he’s not what she expected. But she has to put aside his gorgeous looks and his personality that seems to be in conflict with what she’s read in his file, and she has to get close to him so that she can figure out what his big, evil plan is.
The book has lots of cool guns and gadgets, and a very awesome anti-theft concept. Erica Hayes didn’t skimp on the world building, but it’s very easy to follow and understand, even for people like me who did everything possible to avoid science classes in high school and college.
There is something that makes me sad about this book. It’s the fact that I’ve heard virtually nothing about this book. I came across it because I follow Sharon Fisher, author of GHOST PLANET (another SFR that I enjoyed this year), and saw that she added it to her to-read list on Goodreads. On a whim, I clicked over and read the sample pages. The sample pages made me set aside the other book I was reading and purchase DRAGONFLY immediately. I had so much trouble putting it down - NOT a good thing when you’re behind on a deadline.
But as I was saying, this book doesn’t seem to be getting hardly any attention, which is a shame because it’s fantastic. The perfect blend of science fiction, action, and romance, and I really want the book to do well. SFR is a tiny subgenre that I think can explode. It has everything that I love about urban fantasy, but instead of magic and curses and potions, it has guns and spaceships and awesome technology.
I really hope you guys will give it a try. If you do, let me know how you like it.
DRAGONFLY had that thing I’m always looking for. It was everything I wanted it to be. Military sci-fi with a capable, kickass heroine, and a smart, gorgeous rebel hero. If you guys like Aren from my books, you’ll love Dragonfly (that’s the hero’s code name). He has all the sexy smiles and he’s very, very good at his job, something that definitely puts him at the top of the hotness scale for me.
So, what is the book about? It’s told from first person POV. Carrie is the heroine, and she’s basically a black ops operative who finally gets the chance to kill the rebel scum who murdered her fiance. Of course, that rebel scum turns out to be Dragonfly, and he’s not what she expected. But she has to put aside his gorgeous looks and his personality that seems to be in conflict with what she’s read in his file, and she has to get close to him so that she can figure out what his big, evil plan is.
The book has lots of cool guns and gadgets, and a very awesome anti-theft concept. Erica Hayes didn’t skimp on the world building, but it’s very easy to follow and understand, even for people like me who did everything possible to avoid science classes in high school and college.
There is something that makes me sad about this book. It’s the fact that I’ve heard virtually nothing about this book. I came across it because I follow Sharon Fisher, author of GHOST PLANET (another SFR that I enjoyed this year), and saw that she added it to her to-read list on Goodreads. On a whim, I clicked over and read the sample pages. The sample pages made me set aside the other book I was reading and purchase DRAGONFLY immediately. I had so much trouble putting it down - NOT a good thing when you’re behind on a deadline.
But as I was saying, this book doesn’t seem to be getting hardly any attention, which is a shame because it’s fantastic. The perfect blend of science fiction, action, and romance, and I really want the book to do well. SFR is a tiny subgenre that I think can explode. It has everything that I love about urban fantasy, but instead of magic and curses and potions, it has guns and spaceships and awesome technology.
I really hope you guys will give it a try. If you do, let me know how you like it.
pippajay's review
4.0
What I liked.
The world building was in-depth, complex and intriguing. The plot was high tension and action packed. There was quite a bit of science (maths) and technology, something I love but that might put off those not so keen on heavy SF elements. The characters are captivating, and the hero particularly takes some figuring out.
What I didn't like.
This was quite slow at the start due to a heavy amount of set up and world building, but had a lot of tension throughout, right to the final conflict...and then totally flopped for the final few pages. I think this book had the most disappointing ending I've come across, even if it had the required HFN for a romance. Also I got a little tired of Carrie with her 'he's my enemy, he has to die, OMG he's hot and I want to sleep with him' mental routine. I prefer my sexual tension a bit more subtle. Others might enjoy her constant mental conflict more than me.
In conclusion.
If you're a fan of the Firefly/Farscape style of space opera, this is for you (Carrie was a very Aeryn Sun type character to me). Be prepared for some heavy-ish technobabble and world building though, and having to stick with it for the first couple of chapters to get to the adventure.
The world building was in-depth, complex and intriguing. The plot was high tension and action packed. There was quite a bit of science (maths) and technology, something I love but that might put off those not so keen on heavy SF elements. The characters are captivating, and the hero particularly takes some figuring out.
What I didn't like.
This was quite slow at the start due to a heavy amount of set up and world building, but had a lot of tension throughout, right to the final conflict...and then totally flopped for the final few pages. I think this book had the most disappointing ending I've come across, even if it had the required HFN for a romance. Also I got a little tired of Carrie with her 'he's my enemy, he has to die, OMG he's hot and I want to sleep with him' mental routine. I prefer my sexual tension a bit more subtle. Others might enjoy her constant mental conflict more than me.
In conclusion.
If you're a fan of the Firefly/Farscape style of space opera, this is for you (Carrie was a very Aeryn Sun type character to me). Be prepared for some heavy-ish technobabble and world building though, and having to stick with it for the first couple of chapters to get to the adventure.
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