Book 1 In Upper Ya/na Paranormal Romance Trilogy.there Are Supernatural Prisons Hidden Across The Globe. Contained Within These Fortresses Are Some Of The Deadliest Criminals From The Five Supernatural Races: Vampire, Shifter, Fey, Magic Users And Demi-fey.jessa Lebron, Twenty-two, Has Spent Her Entire Life In Stratford, Connecticut, One Of The Gateway Towns Adjoining These Prisons Which Protect The Fortified Borders. She's A Wolf Shifter, And Her Father Leads The Town Council. She Learns That Much Of Her Life Has Been Hidden From Her, Secrets Which Threaten To Tear Apart The Very Fabric Of Her World. Especially The Biggest Secret Of Them All.she Is Dragon Marked.jessa Only Knows What She's Been Told About The Dragon Marked, That They Are Dangerous And Must Be Eliminated To Prevent The Rise Of The Dragon King, The Powerful Warmonger Who Had His Head Removed A Thousand Years Ago. So Now Jessa's On The Biggest Hit List Of All. Dragon Mark Hunters Are Lethal And Her Only Hope To Evade Detection Is To Keep The Energy Contained.as More Secrets Unfold She Finds Herself Locked Up In Vanguard, The Notorious American Supernatural Prison. Thankfully She's Not Alone. Braxton, The Dragon-shifter Has Her Back. Together They Must Survive Long Enough To Free Themselves And The Other Dragon Marked.because It's Time For The Dragon Marked To Rise.excerpt:i Glared At The Deadly But Visually Stunning Dragon. He Was Massive; He'd Had To Tuck His Wings In At His Side To Have Room For Movement. The Black And Blue Of His Scales Shone Even In The Dying Light. The Bright Yellow Eyes Surveyed The Room, Before Locking Me In His Gaze. He Roared Again And I Decided To Take A Stand. In General I Didn't Think Much Before I Acted, And My Plans Were Often Considered To Be Brave Or Stupid. Usually Both.braxton Compass, I Scolded Him, Moving Right Up Into His Strike Zone, My Hands On My Hips. Your Scaled Dragon Ass Is Blocking The Doorway.jacob, Tyson, And Maximus Crowded Behind Me. They Were Ready To Snatch Me Up If Their Brother Made The Wrong Move. But I Knew It Would Have To Be Pretty Exceptional Circumstances Before Braxton Would Lose Enough Of Himself To Hurt Me.the Massive Beast Lowered His Head Until We Were Eye To Eye. He Would Scent Trickles Of My Fear, But Despite My Body's Involuntary Response, I Wasn't Really Afraid Of Braxton. His Dragon Was A Little Unpredictable, But He Was Strong Enough To Keep Both Of Them Controlled. I Knew He'd Pulled This Stunt To Remind The Council Where The Real Power Lay And That He Didn't Like Secrets Being Kept, Especially When They Personally Affected Us.the Dragon And I Continued Our Stare-off, My Dark Blue Eyes Locked On His Yellow. Let's Call It A Tie, I Finally Said, Grinning And Raising My Eyebrows At The Same Time.
Ich hatte das Buch schon einmal angefangen und dann abgebrochen. Ich habe ihm jetzt nochmal eine Chance gegeben und jetzt möchte ich wissen, was da zwischen Braxton und Jessa ist. Was ist mit Mischa und Max und was hat es mit dem Dragon King auf sich.
Wieder beginnt eine neue Reihe, mit einer starken FMC. Ich bin gespannt auf den zweiten Teil und lasse mich in die Geschichte um Jessa und ihr Schicksal rund um die Dragon marked ziehen !
Dec 18, 2025
4.0
Hat mich doch noch begeistert!
Ich hatte das Buch schon einmal angefangen und dann abgebrochen. Ich habe ihm jetzt nochmal eine Chance gegeben und jetzt möchte ich wissen, was da zwischen Braxton und Jessa ist. Was ist mit Mischa und Max und was hat es mit dem Dragon King auf sich.
Wieder beginnt eine neue Reihe, mit einer starken FMC. Ich bin gespannt auf den zweiten Teil und lasse mich in die Geschichte um Jessa und ihr Schicksal rund um die Dragon marked ziehen !
Dragon Marked tells the story of Jessa an alpha wolf shifter with attitude and sass. Jessa is a firm believer in justice and would fight to the death to protect those she loves. She lives in a world where a variety of supernatural beings coexists with each other. However, like the human world there are persons who seek power at any cost, as Jessa would discover when her close friends, protectors and future council members being framed for murder.
Amid dealing with the threat to her friends, she discovers she has a twin sister and that they both were Dragon Marked, which meant she was in danger if discovered. This discovery would render changes she never expected.
Jessa’s best friends and protectors are quadruplet brothers destined to be leaders of the supernatural council when they turned 25. Braxton a Dragon shifter, Maximus a vampire, Tyson a wizard and Jacob a fey. They were friends since childhood and throughout the years; their protective streak as it relates to Jesse grew tenfold. Their desire to protect her will prove a blessing when she learned what being Dragon Marked meant.
Now based on all of this I expected an exciting and suspenseful story. However, it did not deliver as expected. I found the story predictable and so the excitement and suspense I expected was lacking.
Based on the route the author took It was clear that a connection existed between Jesse and one of her best friends/protector. The author kept hinting on it, but she never built on it.
The main characters would be considered adults as they are in their early twenties; however, their actions were more in line with teenagers. Recklessness and stubbornness made up their personality traits. The most levelheaded person among the group of supernaturals was Braxton. Jessa despite her penchant for justice and fighting for those she loved had a stream of recklessness, which placed her in some precarious positions. She acts without thinking things through.
I found the world interesting. Here we have a group who lives in a world without humans. They have their own schools, prisons and government. It mimicked the human world with a few exceptions. There was no need for the use of currency and hospitals, but like the human world, there was a power struggle. This is a world where the offspring of a supernatural may not necessarily share the characteristics of their parents.
My biggest peeve with the story is the amount of time spent reminding me of Jessa’s love for food. I get that she loved good, but no need to remind in every chapter.
Conclusion/Recommendation
Although this installment did not provide me with the suspense, action and romance, I expected I am looking forward to reading book two. Based on the ending of Dragon Marked, I am expecting the events in book two to be exhilarating.
Dec 26, 2023
3.0
Dragon Marked tells the story of Jessa an alpha wolf shifter with attitude and sass. Jessa is a firm believer in justice and would fight to the death to protect those she loves. She lives in a world where a variety of supernatural beings coexists with each other. However, like the human world there are persons who seek power at any cost, as Jessa would discover when her close friends, protectors and future council members being framed for murder.
Amid dealing with the threat to her friends, she discovers she has a twin sister and that they both were Dragon Marked, which meant she was in danger if discovered. This discovery would render changes she never expected.
Jessa’s best friends and protectors are quadruplet brothers destined to be leaders of the supernatural council when they turned 25. Braxton a Dragon shifter, Maximus a vampire, Tyson a wizard and Jacob a fey. They were friends since childhood and throughout the years; their protective streak as it relates to Jesse grew tenfold. Their desire to protect her will prove a blessing when she learned what being Dragon Marked meant.
Now based on all of this I expected an exciting and suspenseful story. However, it did not deliver as expected. I found the story predictable and so the excitement and suspense I expected was lacking.
Based on the route the author took It was clear that a connection existed between Jesse and one of her best friends/protector. The author kept hinting on it, but she never built on it.
The main characters would be considered adults as they are in their early twenties; however, their actions were more in line with teenagers. Recklessness and stubbornness made up their personality traits. The most levelheaded person among the group of supernaturals was Braxton. Jessa despite her penchant for justice and fighting for those she loved had a stream of recklessness, which placed her in some precarious positions. She acts without thinking things through.
I found the world interesting. Here we have a group who lives in a world without humans. They have their own schools, prisons and government. It mimicked the human world with a few exceptions. There was no need for the use of currency and hospitals, but like the human world, there was a power struggle. This is a world where the offspring of a supernatural may not necessarily share the characteristics of their parents.
My biggest peeve with the story is the amount of time spent reminding me of Jessa’s love for food. I get that she loved good, but no need to remind in every chapter.
Conclusion/Recommendation
Although this installment did not provide me with the suspense, action and romance, I expected I am looking forward to reading book two. Based on the ending of Dragon Marked, I am expecting the events in book two to be exhilarating.
DNF @ 28%
I loved the Curse of the Gods series so much! I really wanted to try lore of the writer's work but this wasn't it for me.
Willa was funny, clumsy and over the top. She was likable and I got into her story right away. Jessa just wasn't it. She was the perfect girl, with a powerful father, powerful shifter form (alpha), awesome bestfriends (who I'm not sure she's going to be doing all of them soon or just one) and basically a awesome life. I didn't relate. Also, the vibe I got from the characters was more high school than college, they seemed quite immature especially for people who are going to be the ruler of the world in 3 years (?)
The sister/twin/double shifter thing was also a lot to handle on top of the prison, the awesome best friends to become presidents, the deaths. Like do we like her? Do we don't? Everything was just very confusing
One thing that confused me too was the prison? It's the name of the series and yet it's a ghost prison? Idk I don't get it
2 disappointed stars
Apr 12, 2020
2.0
DNF @ 28%
I loved the Curse of the Gods series so much! I really wanted to try lore of the writer's work but this wasn't it for me.
Willa was funny, clumsy and over the top. She was likable and I got into her story right away. Jessa just wasn't it. She was the perfect girl, with a powerful father, powerful shifter form (alpha), awesome bestfriends (who I'm not sure she's going to be doing all of them soon or just one) and basically a awesome life. I didn't relate. Also, the vibe I got from the characters was more high school than college, they seemed quite immature especially for people who are going to be the ruler of the world in 3 years (?)
The sister/twin/double shifter thing was also a lot to handle on top of the prison, the awesome best friends to become presidents, the deaths. Like do we like her? Do we don't? Everything was just very confusing
One thing that confused me too was the prison? It's the name of the series and yet it's a ghost prison? Idk I don't get it
2 disappointed stars
