Book Review: The Curse of Ash and Blood

My rating: 5 blazing stars

for a sweet and enchanting story!

No magic can tame a dragon, but perhaps a curse can help.


To save his village from ruin, a kind young mage named Fable must reason with an enraged dragon, Blaze. Fable turns to the local witch, Gwydion, for aid since he knows he may not succeed.
But no magic can tame a dragon. Blaze's temper goes and tragedy follows, leaving a dying Fable in its wake. And that leaves Gwydion with only one choice: the witch curses Blaze and blesses Fable.

Blaze will live forever, but lack some of his powers, while Fable will keep reincarnating, remembering nothing of his past lives. And the curse, or perhaps fate, keeps bringing them back together through centuries.
Until Blaze comes face to face with Fable Alperen, a sweet, good-hearted, veterinarian who just moved to New York. And this time something's different. This time Blaze's armor cracks a little.

Now don't get me wrong. Blaze is an asshole. Fable even says it flat out one time and everybody agrees. He is arrogant, conceited and so full of his own self that you probably need to climb up a ladder to reach his nose.

And yet, there is something endearingly hopeless about the impossibly rude dragon. As if he wanted to do his best but didn't know how to. Nor did he seem to know how to ask for help.

Fable on the other hand, is as sweet and gentle as it goes. Kindhearted and always ready to lend a helping hand to anyone in need.

And this time, to Blaze, 'Fable was a mystery wrapped in an enigma stuffed into the body of a person, and Blaze wanted to solve it.' And yet, that doesn't stop him from behaving like a jerk. And Karma is bound to bite him in the ass for being a bitch to Fable.

The two of them have crossed each other's paths for centuries and neither of them is sure why.
As Gwydion suggests:
'Maybe it wasn't a dragon. Maybe it was just an enormous jerk who needed bringing down a peg.
and maybe it was Blaze. Maybe you two idiots have been dancing around each other for centuries.'

But to both Blaze and Fable 'That sounds nuts.'

Of course they should have expected nuts when dealing with this particular witch.
'Life is nuts darling. It never makes any kind of good sense, and why should this either?'

This second in series is just as witty and enchanting as the first. Character driven, just as the first and full of tongue in cheek humor, it is bound to make for an absolutely engaging read. I still love The Curse of the Black Cat more, but Blaze and Fable's story is quite enchanting too.

I highly recommend it to all those in search of a light, funny and sweet LGBT read.

ARC Received from the author in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you Lou Wilham.
This was enchanting!!

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