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hayleysreads's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
Nice kids /YA book , I remember finding it so gripping & imaginative when I was younger
hopeevey's review
3.0
A fun read, with lots of reminders that education is important worked into the narrative. It's a bit obvious to an adult reader, but my 11 year old nephew loved it. I'll finish the trilogy to share the experience with my nephew, but wouldn't bother otherwise.
timartin's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
lingovise's review
2.0
I loved the idea of this book ... but somewhere about midway through, I just couldn't bring myself to care much about the characters. The writing is good, however the pacing is slow [painfully so in parts], the characters rather dull and in the end the story just didn't pull me in. bummer. hopefully my 9 year old [the books target audience] will discover more magic in it than I did.
kittyg's review against another edition
4.0
This is a very promising and fun start to a series which is all about one thing I love - dragons. The characters are typical of this type of middle grade fantasy, children who are witty and intelligent and Dr Drake who is a mad kind of dragonologist. The style of writing is witty and easy to comprehend and the storyline is happy and enjoyable to read through (I read this in an hour and a half) and very short, but a lot happens and is set up and explained. I believe that the books will only continue to improve as I continue the series and I shall certainly be moving onto the next one soon as possible as this is so light-hearted and fun, my only complaint being I wish there was more, but I suppose the next book will solve that problem!
Recommended! :)
Recommended! :)
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