Memoirs of a Dragon Hunter by Katie MacAlister

Dragon Hunter Wanted:  Sword supplied. No experience necessary. 

One moment, I was a normal (if somewhat germaphobic) math teacher getting ready for summer vacation. Then my sister died in a pile of black ash, leaving me with a sword... and her destiny as dragon hunter. It turns out there's a whole other world out there filled with demons, dragons, and spirits. Now my job is to protect mortals - and I haven't got a clue what I'm doing.

 

Then there's tattooed hotness Ian Iskander. Part dragon hunter and part demon, Ian's got some seriously creepy business associates and keeps trying to steal my sword. So why do we keep getting lost in hungry, crazy-hot kisses? Ian is the only person who can help me figure out who - and what - I am. But trusting a half-demon is dangerous... because when you play with dragon fire, someone always gets burned.

Series: Dragon Hunters #1 | Publisher: Forever | Genre: Paranormal Romance | Source:  Publisher | Rating: 4 Cups

Challenges Read For: Bad Boys of Romance  Literary Pickers  - Tortilla/Flat bread 

 

I haven’t laughed this much while reading a book in a long time. Seriously, why haven’t I been binging on Katie MacAlister books?

 

Here’s what’s going on. When Veronica becomes a dragon hunter thanks to a tag-you’re-it style sneak attack from her dying estranged sister, she’s not really sure what to think or how to handle it. And she can’t imagine the amount of germs that come along with all the things in the beastie world. As if things aren’t complicated enough, the handsome devil who tried to steal her sister’s sword just so happens to be her upstairs neighbor.

 

Ian has his own problems—he happens to be in servitude to the creepy, and annoying, demon lord Anzo—so he’s not too thrilled when he realizes he has a new breed of dragon hunter on his hands. He’s also not too thrilled to discover he’s rather attracted to her and she seems to return the attraction. Although they both soon discover dating in the paranormal world can be a bit tricky and Ian’s harboring a few secrets that could shatter Vernonica’s world.

 

Oh my goodness, this book was just what I needed. Veronica and Ian were just too much, but in the best possible way.

 

So, Veronica’s a teacher who is wanting to be a writer. She’s also a massive germaphobe—I can so relate to that— who is slightly OCD about things so it was interesting watching her in sticky—pun intended—situations. She’s also had a bit of a rocky home life growing up. While it wasn’t dwelled on, it was brought up a few times.

 

I just found Ian to be irresistible—and rather yummy. He’s a bit broody—and I do love me a broody hero—and he’s struggling to deal with what he considers his dark side but, come on, the guy rescues animals, how dark can he be?

 

Ian and Veronica just gel well together. She’s always spouting off these amazing one-liners and he’s just such a play-it-straight type. I also liked how baffled they made each other. Neither was sure what to do with the other and they took some time figuring it out.

 

While I did enjoy this one, there were a few things left open—I’m guessing they’ll be cleared up in the coming books—, a few things were a drawn out longer than they should have been, and because it was told from Veronica’s POV, it didn’t feel as fleshed out as it could have been. Still, it was a fantastic read that I know I’ll read again.

 

I just have to add that I loved MacAlister’s take on her dragons in this one. I always find her paranormals to be so unique and it always makes for an interesting read.

 

Overall, this was my cup of tea. It was a nice, fluffy, funny, and snarky paranormal romance that had me laughing out loud in public