Tavia Gilbert’s rapid-fire narration perfectly matches the fast pace of this paranormal romance. While MacAlister’s wacky humor may be off-putting to some, Gilbert does a fine job capturing what appeals to the author’s fans. Aoife Dakar sees something that cannot have happened, but no one will believe her. Eventually she ends up with a demon dog named Jim and a sexy dragon wyvern named Kostya in tow–not to mention a magic ring that only responds to her. Sweet sadistic salamanders! Gilbert balances a variety of accents and vocal characterizations to create a cast of believable characters. This is the first book in a new series but is connected to the Aisling Grey books and previous Dragon series. —AudioFileMagazine

It is because of Kate MacAlister that I have a love for dragon romances. She opened my eyes to a whole new world of paranormal romance. Thus I was very excited to see Dragon Fall because it is the first dragon book she has published since 2012 and I’ve been going through withdrawal!

Aofie Dakar—pronounced E-fuh (blame her Irish-Senegalese family) —is having a good day. She’s met a nice man at the Goth Faire who seems respectable and charming. Of course, he’s talking about things like ghosts, charms, and dragons but that’s no biggie. This fair celebrates all things paranormal. It’s just harmless, until she sees this charming man cut in half, then reappear hale and hearty minutes later.

That little incident costs her two years in the looney bin. And what should happen but the very day she gets out, she finds a naked man on the beach who claims to be a dragon and a talking demon dog. Maybe she would have been better off staying in the nut house after all.

The writing in Dragon Fall is just as humorous and outrageously unique as I’ve come to expect from Katie MacAlister. Kostya, the brother of Drake from the Aisling Grey series, finally gets his chance at a happily ever after. He doesn’t know how to handle Aofie and ends up doing the wrong thing with her every time, making the give and take between them funny to watch. This book is all about the humor –  it’s not complicated and it’s not serious, it’s pure entertainment and I enjoyed it.

I picked this book before the name of the narrator was announced. I was pleasantly surprised when Tavia Gilbert’s name eventually popped up. It has been a couple of years since I’ve listened to her and I’ve missed her. I’ll admit I was concerned after the initial excitement wore off, because Gilbert also narrates the Night Prince series by Jeaniene Frost, which features a character of Eastern European descent, like Kostya. I was afraid the two books would be so alike I wouldn’t be able to enjoy Dragon Fall because Frost’s story would be in the back of my mind.

However, I am pleased to say this is not the case at all! Gilbert does a good job of making the characters in this book wholly original. She captures the many languages represented which included French and American. I had no problem distinguishing between the brothers Drake and Kostya when they were talking in the same groups. Even better, for me at least, is how Gilbert got MacAlister’s humor. She was right on with the pace of the banter and nailed every joke.—AudioGals