Legend of the Inero Dragon by J.F. Jenkins

Matthias and Jacob are twins. They are Inero Dragons, considered Touched. Time has come for them to take Elite brides. Jacob has no interest in a Bride yet, and Matthias has picked out the one he wanted. But, that didn’t mean she would be picked up by the guards or that he would have first choice before she was chosen by another one of his brothers. Matthias and Jacob were the favorite sons of their father. Matthias favors politics and is being groomed to someday take his father’s place; Jacob assisting with defensive spells when needed. Jacob didn’t believe his father was telling the truth and tried to do what was right. Matthias believed everything his father told him, and tried to make sure it would help out their land and people. Legend of the Inero Dragon has it that an Inero Dragon that is touched will be the bloodline of the Great Dragon.

Twin brothers Jason and Matthias Inero are the favorite sons of the great dragon lord of fire. More often than not they get whatever they want. Matt wants to do great things for his people while Jason wants to go off and explore the world. Both can have what they desire, but not until they take a bride and enter into adulthood.
Enter Kat and Gwen, two girls from very different backgrounds. Kat is happy to leave her home when the royal guard comes to bring her to loving arms of her childhood sweetheart, Matt. Gwen on the other hand is livid to be taken from her farm only to be thrust into Jason's life, and he's not to thrilled with the idea either. They have one year to find happiness with each other, or else they will be placed at the mercy of the ruthless dragon lord Lynx. Favorite or not, dragon law must be obeyed.
As their nation begins to prepare for war against a neighboring tribe, the brothers find themselves as key components in the battle plans. A dark prophet has had a vision of Inero victory, but at what cost? Both must decide where their loyalties lie and what they're willing to sacrifice – including each other – to achieve their goals.

Katarina was a young girl, just reaching womanhood. She was from an abusive home and her best friend Matt always seemed to know when she needed him. Matt would tell her stories about the Elite, assuring her that she was destined to become one because of her beauty. She had no idea that Matt was one of the Inero Dragons or that he was actually preparing her to be his bride. She liked hearing Matt tell her about the Elite because she could dream that if it did happen to her, she would then have a place to belong, and a family that would treat her well. When she was taken by the guards to be Elite, she was excited to leave home, even more when Matt chose her to be his bride. She had loved him forever it seemed to her.

Gwen was a young woman. She was a farm girl from outside the city. Gwen preferred to read in her spare time. She was followed home by the guard and taken to the city to be Elite. If she hadn’t gone, her parents and their farm would have been harmed by the guard. She had no desire to be an Elite, but did not have a choice. She was lined up in front of the Dragons wanting brides for them to pick whom they wanted. If one of them was not chosen, they were given to the guards to do with as they pleased.

I started out liking Legend of the Inero Dragon and initially enjoyed it. I got lost a few chapters in. Legend of the Inero Dragon jumped around a little too much for me at that point. I know that was to get all the perspectives in, but I lost track of whose perspective it was at times. Once I got past that, I enjoyed the rest of the book. Kat and Matt seem to be a good fit and are willing to work out their differences that all newlyweds face. I liked their characters. Jacob and Gwen fit better the more they get to know each other. Gwen seems standoffish and selfish. Jacob also seems selfish and appears to disguise it as doing the right thing, though both seem tenderhearted. I’m not sure how Matt and Kat met, and I kept wondering about that but Legend of the Inero Dragon is not done as this was the first in a series so perhaps we will find that out in the future. I like books about dragons, so I had to read Legend of the Inero Dragon. The dragon descriptions and types listed are enjoyable as is the legend prophesy.