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She is a young drákon of untried powers. He is the powerful second son of the Alpha male from their clan of shapeshifting, supersensual beings. And what she is about to attempt will violate every taboo and break every law that bind the drákon together—and just may save them from destruction.
A mere seamstress’s daughter, Zoe Cyprienne Lane isn’t even in the same league as Lord Rhys Langford. Nothing could be more shocking than the notion that she’d set out to find her childhood friend and first true love. But when news arrives in the Carpathian Mountains of Transylvania that Rhys is being held captive, that’s just what she does. Guided by her own hidden Gifts and her psychic link to Rhys—his presence and touch as electric as if he were beside her in the flesh—Zoe is his last lifeline to a world and a passion he thought he’d never regain. Only reunited, hunter and huntress, can they save the drákon from those who would destroy them all.
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The first thing I must start off with is this book is not romantic. If you're looking for a sexy romance this is not it. This book was a little hard to follow and I was pretty much bored throughout. The story and the characters never drew me in and I had to force myself to continue reading. I'll be honest, some skipping did happen.
The book starts off with a very long reading of Zoe's diary from childhood to adulthood, which I thought was odd at first, and actually became irritated when it just went on and on, but toward the end I understood and appreciated the journey the author had just taken me on. Unfortunately that was nearly the only thing I appreciated about this book.
Zoe grew up envying all the boys who could turn into dragons. Girls of her race rarely ever gained powers of their own, and if they did they were forced to wed the upper class and breed. Throughout the diary we find that Zoe realizes she not only has a gift but she must hide it or else she will be forced to wed Rhys, the clan leaders son. Zoe thus develops a relationship with another male who is very regal and never shows or expresses love for her--or even kisses her. But she convinces her self that she'll be happy with him because *puke* she wants to be able to chose her own husband.
When her soon-to-be husband disappears while on a mission for their clan Zoe defies her people and leaves the safety of her home to save him. Of course she has no knowledge of the outside world and has to learn as she goes. Zoe has no idea where or how to find her man so she just wonders around for a bit until she runs into Rhys who was also sent to find her soon-to-be husband....
What I mostly don't like about the whole thing is that Zoe resents Rhys, and only gives into him because it's expected of her by their dragon society (and the fact that her soon-to-be husband conveniently dies). Rhys maintains that he's loved Zoe from the start but Zoe never reciprocates the feelings...ever.
Since childhood Rhys has been in love with Zoe and when he discovers her powers he attempts wooing her but she never really gets wooed. Oh, she has sex with Rhys but there's no emotion in the act and I kind of felt that Zoe was physically unable to feel emotion in any way. I mostly felt sorry for Rhys.Read more ›
I've enjoyed Shana Abé's 'Drákon' series ('The Smoke Thief', 'The Dream Thief' and 'Queen of Dragons') but this fourth novel in the series was slightly disappointing. Not because of the writing style - Abé continues her lyrical, descriptive writing of the life of the Dragons - but because somehow the plot in this story didn't quite work for me.
Zoe Cyprienne Lane is a mere seamstress's daughter and nothing special, even if she did have a close childhood friendship with the Alpha's son Lord Rhys Langford. But life and Rhys have moved on and she's engaged to a good man. However, when he goes missing she decides to travel to Paris to find him. Unknown to all those back home, Zoe does have some drákon skills which may help her to find Hayden, her fiancé.
But Zoe also sees the dead and when Rhys Langford starts haunting her, things get more complicated. Especially as he is able to do strange things in his ghostly form. Together they search for Hayden and yet Zoe's feelings may well be changing. And who is the mysterious trapped dragon, and can he also be rescued?
Although an enjoyable read, I wasn't always too sure of Rhys's morality and behaviour. Zoe was a strong and self-reliant woman, which was appealing, but I didn't feel that I entirely got to know her. This felt more like a transitional book than a full story in its own right and, although resolved properly, I didn't entirely understand whether Zoe would be happy when she returned home.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 starsBetter than the last one17 April 2009
By E. A. Montgomery - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
Treasure Keeper is really a bit better than a three star read, but not quite a four. I disliked the third series in this book so much that I went with the library for Treasure Keeper. I think Abe is back on my purchase list. Treasure Keeper sidesteps most of the issues with the council that plagued prior reads, placing the heroine and hero firmly away from them. The flaw in this book comes in the ending - while there is a fair twist, that twist is presented too late in the book to do anything but bring the action to a halt, at which point the exposed evil doer begins to suffer from that most frustrating trait, sudden illogic. The twist opens the door to a fair number of "yes, but" questions while allowing for the resolution of none. (Which means there is certainly a book five.) Given the tools at the villain's disposal, the method chosen to destroy the Drakon makes little sense.
The strong aspect of Treasure Keeper is the heroine. It is very easy to understand the conflicts Zoe experiences and to become interested in her. The primary conflict in the book is Zoe coming to understand the artificial restrictions she's placed on herself in her attempt to achieve what she thinks her life should look like. To please others, to conform, to avoid conflict, Zoe has defined who she is and who she loves by the needs of other people. When events force her outside of her constrained world, she is forced to redefine herself. The romance isn't weak, but it's definitely secondary to her self discovery.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent - highly highly recommended25 Mar 2009
By JSG - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I just finished the Treasure Keeper (had pre-ordered it on my Kindle2, and it came right on time!). I highly recommend it. I thought it was wonderful. I actually liked it better than the third in the series, Queen of Dragons - more satisfying in some way. The relationship between the H/H was so interesting and the secondary characters were strong. I do believe you need to have read the other three books in the series to understand the nuances of the book, but for fans of the Drakon series I think this is definitely a keeper. Kudos to you Ms. Abe. Can hardly wait for the next in the series!
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 starsFourth in Drákon series8 April 2009
By Helen Hancox - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
I've enjoyed Shana Abé's 'Drákon' series ('The Smoke Thief', 'The Dream Thief' and 'Queen of Dragons') but this fourth novel in the series was slightly disappointing. Not because of the writing style - Abé continues her lyrical, descriptive writing of the life of the Dragons - but because somehow the plot in this story didn't quite work for me.
Zoe Cyprienne Lane is a mere seamstress's daughter and nothing special, even if she did have a close childhood friendship with the Alpha's son Lord Rhys Langford. But life and Rhys have moved on and she's engaged to a good man. However, when he goes missing she decides to travel to Paris to find him. Unknown to all those back home, Zoe does have some drákon skills which may help her to find Hayden, her fiancé.
But Zoe also sees the dead and when Rhys Langford starts haunting her, things get more complicated. Especially as he is able to do strange things in his ghostly form. Together they search for Hayden and yet Zoe's feelings may well be changing. And who is the mysterious trapped dragon, and can he also be rescued?
Although an enjoyable read, I wasn't always too sure of Rhys's morality and behaviour. Zoe was a strong and self-reliant woman, which was appealing, but I didn't feel that I entirely got to know her. This felt more like a transitional book than a full story in its own right and, although resolved properly, I didn't entirely understand whether Zoe would be happy when she returned home.
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