Kellynch: Dragon Persuasion (Jane Austen's Dragons, #6) in Austen Variations

Aug 22, 2020 Sheila Majczan rated it it was amazing

As one can see by the title, this is one of a series. You could perhaps read it as a stand alone but there are mentions of other persons and events which would be clarified by knowing what came before. The title also indicates a connection to Jane Austen's book, Persuasion . Thus one of the two threads running through this story is the story in that book. It is slightly modified to fit with the dragon world continuing herein. We do, indeed, have a version of that delightful letter from Captain W As one can see by the title, this is one of a series. You could perhaps read it as a stand alone but there are mentions of other persons and events which would be clarified by knowing what came before. The title also indicates a connection to Jane Austen's book, Persuasion . Thus one of the two threads running through this story is the story in that book. It is slightly modified to fit with the dragon world continuing herein. We do, indeed, have a version of that delightful letter from Captain Wentworth in Persuasion.

Elizabeth's father continues to ignore and even repudiate his position as the Dragon Keeper for Kellynch, not understanding that the estate is the dragon's not any human's. Then there are all the consequences of that neglect. We learn that not only has the dragon not been asleep all those years he was thought to be in hibernation but also his very characteristics are misrepresented.

Much of the story centers around the judgments and rectifications made in hearings before the Blue Order due to the neglect and abuse of positions set forth by the Order. One problem is that dragons are not to allow non-hearing humans visual sightings and that "crime" has resulted in injuries to 2 humans. Then there is the missing hoard/treasure, which Kellynch insists be repaid and the mystery as to the guilty party who took that.

William Elliot shows up again - now that his wife is dead and insists on taking the position of Keeper and as Anne is serving as the Assistant Keeper poses that she should now be his bride.

The romance of Laconia, Wentworth's dragon friend, endears him to our hearts while that same dragon also insists to Wentworth that Anne is his perfect match. Then the Dragon Sage, Lady Elizabeth Darcy, plays a very important part due to her deep understanding of all things dragon. And we find that Lady Russell has taken a role forbidden to her - what punishment might be her lot? The neighboring estate dragon, Uppercross, has an important role but has actually taken on matters not usually expected or or assigned to dragons - will that be allowed or does it also come under regulations?

This story is a much longer story than book 5, which more or less acted as an introduction to this story. I won a copy of this story through a blog raffle, with no strings attached. I highly recommend not only this story but also the entire series. Great research and imagination on the author's part! ...more

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Jun 04, 2021 SOS rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: relationships-romantic, chick-lit, misunderstandings, easy-listening, audiobook, feminism, romance, crime, women, women-sleuths

I’m so sad that I’ve finished this audiobook, the second in the Persuasion series. It was as perfect as I’d hoped. It mirrored Jane Austen’s Persuasion, but added so much original, dragon-related content as to make it a totally new entity. I recommend it highly to anyone who loves Austen, dragons, and fantasy. I’ll be re-listening to this book periodically.

The narration was as good as the writing. Benjamin Fife created the perfect voices for all the characters, and there were many, human and dra ...more

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