Title: Treasure
for Treasure
Author: R. Cooper
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Publisher URL: https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com
ISBN: 978-1-63477-888-6
Genre: {M/M}, Paranormal, Series
Rating: 4.5 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Critter Nymph
Joe wants out of Everlasting. The town is supposed to be special, yet all
Joe has ever found is pain and heartbreak. Now back in town, after leaving for college,
Joe is working as a barista and selling his paintings on the side. When dragons return to Everlasting, many are
scared, but Joe is just pissed.
Treasure for
Treasure is the seventh
book in the Being(s) in Love
series. This story is nice and long,
which I liked, as it gives the readers a chance to get to know the
characters. In this story those
characters, both main and secondary, really make this story shine.
The main characters are Joe and Zarrin. Joe is a normal human. He has a long history in the small town of
Everlasting. Growing up poor and a minority,
he had his fair share of bullies and bigots to contended with. The one thing he thought made a difference
was his boyfriend. That is until he
realized he was just being used. Joe’s
history with the town is introduced in the story’s prologue. Normally I can take or leave prologues, but
this one pulled me in and I felt so bad for Joe and what he had gone
through.
Zarrin is a dragon and, like Joe, has a long history with
the town of Everlasting. Zarrin’s family
goes back to the start of the town and his several times great-grandmother. Dizhen’s magic was strong, protecting the
town and those that lived there. When
Dizhen passed, her heirs were tasked with the protection of Everlasting. Most ended up leaving, that is if they even
showed up until Zarrin.
Zarrin is young and weak by dragon standards. He’s the only one in his family with any
interest in the town yet, while the town folks are afraid of him, Zarrin does
not feel he has what it takes to step into Dizhen’s shoes. I really loved Zarrin. He wants so badly to be a dragon his family
can be proud of, but it boils down to the fact that they are so different that
no matter what he did, they would not change their opinion of him. In the end Zarrin proves to himself and
others just what type of dragon he really is.
The relationship between Zarrin and Joe starts out rocky
and stays that way for some time. There
are a lot of misunderstandings on both sides, plus the fact that Joe has a big
chip on his shoulder where the dragons are concerned. The turning point in their relationship is
very harsh and I felt so bad for Zarrin I wanted to cry.
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