Reviews

Daughter of Dragons by Jack Campbell

inkfire's review

5.0

There's a really excellent scene, a bit more than halfway through the book, where the main characters are caught in a terrific storm. The tension of that scene makes my heart pound something fierce every time I read it.

I also really appreciate how the main character acts like a 16yo girl, but also doesn't come across as unbearably annoying.

If you like books about kids trying to figure out who they are and work through half-buried resentment of their parents, this is a very good one for you.

"Have you ever noticed how easy it is to hate? Is anything worth doing ever that easy?" - Master of Mages

git_r_read's review

5.0

I am already a fan of Jack Campbell's series, The Lost Fleet. I saw this one on Audible and knew I had to listen to it. And I was right. It was superb. It's a smooth mixture of fantasy with science fiction.
A person looking at the description and some of the reviews might think it's a YA romance set in the future and turn away if not into YA romance set in the future. Let me tell you that it's definitely more than YA romance set in the future.
And it's more than a fantasy/science fiction blend, it's about family and how to live up to others' expectations. It's magic and science, it's moving on from the past and learning to live in the present and ready for the future.
I am off to upload the next in the trilogy, BLOOD OF DRAGONS, to listen to immediately upon finishing the current listen.
I can absolutely recommend the author, this book and trilogy and anything written by Jack Campbell. He's a favorite of mine.

jenno's review

4.0

I hate this book.
No okay that's not true. I find all the books I've listen to by Jack Campbell, narrated by McCloud Andrews, are just too addictive. And they all end on a kind of cliffhanger. I need book two straight away.

once_upon_a_tome's review against another edition

5.0

This book is beyond amazing. I listened to the audio version which could have added a little something but I find it amazing. Before you read this book go the series before this, The Pillars of Reality. I hadn't realized there was a series before this one or else I would have tackled it first. I am absolutely going to read them regardless because Jack Campbell is quite the treat.

marjolaine_lafreniere's review

4.0

I literally spent the whole day listening to this, and it was so worth it. loved every character, and the story was a great continuation of the original series and a good introduction to new people and to the new status quo. AND: it manages to set up the next book (or should I say two books because this will be a trilogy) without ending on a cliffhanger. I repeat: No. Cliffhangers.

norma_cenva's review against another edition

5.0

I know this is not a perfect story and it is a bit predictable but I absolutely enjoyed every second of it! ☺

jamestomasino's review against another edition

1.0

The plot of this book is a rehash of the first series with characters that are a rehash from the first series. There's nothing new here. Above and beyond that, it's telling a story I really don't care to hear. There was so much potential of what Urth could bring to Dematr, but instead it's a repetitive and preachy criticism of the modern world.

tclinrow's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this book.
Kira was always a physically powerful character, so I was worried there would fail to be any growth for her, and Jason was such a whiner I feared I would never bring myself to like him. Kira learnt to step out of her mother's shadow and become herself, and Jason learnt who he could be and embraced it. The dragons and spaceships were pretty cool too

reanne's review against another edition

5.0

Delightful book, continuing the same greatness of the first series. More of the same, and that's a good thing.