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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
It was good. Not great, just good. I was a little disappointed, after the spectacular attack that was Dragon Slippers, but then, it's a sequel - I've learned to have low expectations when it comes to sequels. It wasn't surprising.
It was all so dire, so important. It didn't have the same feel as the first, the fun-loving romp through a bunch of fantasy clichés, turning them upside down. It was mostly just DRAGON WAR. MUST STOP DRAGON WAR. A little frustrating, really, especially when the action came at the expense of a lot of potential character development.
I will say that my new favorite dragon is Feniul. He's hilarious.
It was all so dire, so important. It didn't have the same feel as the first, the fun-loving romp through a bunch of fantasy clichés, turning them upside down. It was mostly just DRAGON WAR. MUST STOP DRAGON WAR. A little frustrating, really, especially when the action came at the expense of a lot of potential character development.
I will say that my new favorite dragon is Feniul. He's hilarious.
Adorably fun. Just like book one. (Hey, that rhymes.) :)
It has been a year after the events of Dragon Slippers. Creel has become a famous dressmaker and is still friends with the dragons and Prince Luka. They find out that dragons are being trained in a neighboring country and invasion is imminent. Creel and her friends and dragons must try to figure out a way to free the captive dragons and stop the war. Turns out dragons are being bred for war and there are thousands to save. It also turns out that the the country is under the control of a rogue dragon who wants revenge on the King of the Dragons Shardas.
Yet another fun book by Jessica Day George. I liked the continuation of the Creel story. I also really enjoyed getting to know more dragons and finding out more about their culture. Creel is again the heroine of the Dragon War with the help of her friends. She also gets a little closer to Prince Luka, who she has a big crush on.
Yet another fun book by Jessica Day George. I liked the continuation of the Creel story. I also really enjoyed getting to know more dragons and finding out more about their culture. Creel is again the heroine of the Dragon War with the help of her friends. She also gets a little closer to Prince Luka, who she has a big crush on.
In the sequel to [b:Dragon Slippers|669570|Dragon Slippers (Dragon Slippers, #1)|Jessica Day George|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176954453s/669570.jpg|655608], Creel has established a dressmaking shop with her friend Marta. She learns that a distant country has declared war upon her country, and is planning to invade with a vast dragon army. Being a friend of dragons, she can’t imagine that they’re getting involved in a human war of their own volition, so she gathers a few dragon and human friends and sets off to investigate.
Creel is independent, courageous and intelligent. She doesn’t wait for men to save her, and she doesn’t suffer fools. Plus, her best friends are dragons! She is a great heroine.
Creel is independent, courageous and intelligent. She doesn’t wait for men to save her, and she doesn’t suffer fools. Plus, her best friends are dragons! She is a great heroine.
A great sequel! It was nice to get an update on the dragons and to learn more about their kingdom and culture. Creel remains a wonderful main character, funny and capable, and the ending leaves us with some intriguing directions for the next book to go in. I look forward to reading it.
One of my favorite adventure mixed with magic type of books that I love!
Yayyy first time finishing a book in one day in a while! Enjoyable but finishing this not long after The Woman Who Rides Like a Man really has me thinking...what is with the amount of late 20th/early 21st century middle grade/YA fantasy sequels featuring the protagonists going to an Orientalist fantasy analog of "vaguely Middle Eastern country"? Seriously, I'm fairly sure there are several more books I read as a kid that also had this trope. This one is least felt marginally less racist than TWWRLaM...marginally.
Dragon Flight continues the adventures of Creel, a former farm girl turned highly sought after seamstress...who also happens to befriend dragons. While her crush, Prince Luka, is on a diplomatic mission to the desert nation of Citatie, he sends Creel word that Citatie is planning to invade Fereval with an army riding dragons. Stunned by the news, Creel sets off with dragon and human friends to stop her homeland from being the site of a second Dragon War.
Once again, JDG delivers a compelling and beautifully written adventure. There was so much action involved I blazed through this novel much like I did the first. It was a definite page-turner. I liked the development of Creel and Luka's relationship in this book. The first one teased at a romance, but never explicitly stated it. This one made Creel's feelings better known, though she still had trouble expressing her feelings to Luka himself.
There were a lot of interesting developments in the dragon community as well. New mates, new magic, epic battles, plus babies! The interactions between Creel and these new dragons from a foreign land were engaging and funny. The best character development in this story was that of Marta. She turned from a smart but flighty seamstress into an epic badass, especially in the final battle. I love that she refused to be left behind while her betrothed left for a spy mission. And no adventure was going to stop her from working on her wedding gown. I had a whole new respect for Marta by the end.
There was one aspect of this book that bothered me a great deal. And before I bring it up, I want to acknowledge that JDG created this entire universe out of nothing. That being said, I didn't like the description of the Citatians. They were described as having pale skin and hair. Yet these people lived in a desert. I know that this world may not have the same geography as our world, but I can't believe that a desert people wouldn't evolve to have dark skin, hair, and eyes. I don't know if JDG wanted to give Creel and Marta a better chance of blending into the crowd, but I found the Citatians to be a big disappointment. JDG even calls the king's adviser a vizier, which seems to indicate she was drawing on a Middle Eastern motif. I would like to think that if an author is willing to draw on a non-European culture for background they should also draw on the physical characteristics of that culture. Had it not been for that, I would have given this book a 5 star review like I did the first book.
Overall, I loved the story and characters. I'm glad JDG caved to the fan pressure to continue Creel's story into not only a second book, but a third. I'm halfway through book three and can't wait to see how the story ends.
Once again, JDG delivers a compelling and beautifully written adventure. There was so much action involved I blazed through this novel much like I did the first. It was a definite page-turner. I liked the development of Creel and Luka's relationship in this book. The first one teased at a romance, but never explicitly stated it. This one made Creel's feelings better known, though she still had trouble expressing her feelings to Luka himself.
There were a lot of interesting developments in the dragon community as well. New mates, new magic, epic battles, plus babies! The interactions between Creel and these new dragons from a foreign land were engaging and funny. The best character development in this story was that of Marta. She turned from a smart but flighty seamstress into an epic badass, especially in the final battle. I love that she refused to be left behind while her betrothed left for a spy mission. And no adventure was going to stop her from working on her wedding gown. I had a whole new respect for Marta by the end.
There was one aspect of this book that bothered me a great deal. And before I bring it up, I want to acknowledge that JDG created this entire universe out of nothing. That being said, I didn't like the description of the Citatians. They were described as having pale skin and hair. Yet these people lived in a desert. I know that this world may not have the same geography as our world, but I can't believe that a desert people wouldn't evolve to have dark skin, hair, and eyes. I don't know if JDG wanted to give Creel and Marta a better chance of blending into the crowd, but I found the Citatians to be a big disappointment. JDG even calls the king's adviser a vizier, which seems to indicate she was drawing on a Middle Eastern motif. I would like to think that if an author is willing to draw on a non-European culture for background they should also draw on the physical characteristics of that culture. Had it not been for that, I would have given this book a 5 star review like I did the first book.
Overall, I loved the story and characters. I'm glad JDG caved to the fan pressure to continue Creel's story into not only a second book, but a third. I'm halfway through book three and can't wait to see how the story ends.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It didn't suck me in quite as much as the first book - the stakes felt a little flat in this one - but it was still a good follow up. Part of the issue is that the main conflict wraps up well before the book ends, so while you do get a good, in depth resolution, due to the length of the book the main conflict just kind of stops feeling worrying and never gets the attention it should. It feels more like a set-up for the third and last book than a book all on its own.
But it's still good.
But it's still good.