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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
Ooo, even more questions of morality wrapped up in a tidy little (?) story about fighting a pandemic while other fights are happening (we're still in Napoleon's war). I love how effortlessly Novik makes her (human) characters grapple with questions that go against everything they've been socialized to believe -- and how the dragons are even more effortlessly good. Laurence is wonderful and I have a bit of a crush on him.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
7/10
Laurence continues to find himself with moral dilemmas; Temeraire continues to display an odd blend of intelligence, insight, petulance, and vanity; and the women of the Air Corps continue to be some of my favorite characters. Better than the previous installment in this series.
Laurence continues to find himself with moral dilemmas; Temeraire continues to display an odd blend of intelligence, insight, petulance, and vanity; and the women of the Air Corps continue to be some of my favorite characters. Better than the previous installment in this series.
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
These books just keep getting better and better. Temeraire and Lawrence are engrossing and the look at a world filled with dragons is fascinating. My only trouble with this book was the lack of attention paid to how Temeraire finds Lawrence. I believed he would but glossing over it hurt the story I think. I was desperate for them to find a cure and the sense of loss when the other captains were shown was so real as to be heart wrenching.
Well. I finished this so fast because of sitting in waiting rooms for hours on end. Normally this would have taken much longer.
Its.... OK? As a book it is relatively well plotted, and the pace is much faster than most of the other Temeraire books so far in the series. It also is the one that diverges wildly from "history" in its 18th century with dragons setting. We get a whole african nation, ruled by dragons that think they are reincarnated african rulers - and that nation ruthlessly eradicates the colonial holdings of european powers on the shores of Africa :)
But this has the same problems as the rest - the characters are very dry I need to keep an eye on who is talking as most seem to express themselves in the same way - making any conversation with more than 2 or 3 characters at once a bit painful to read.
But nonetheless, its probably the most enjoyable of the series so far - so if you liked the others in this series, it works really well.
Its.... OK? As a book it is relatively well plotted, and the pace is much faster than most of the other Temeraire books so far in the series. It also is the one that diverges wildly from "history" in its 18th century with dragons setting. We get a whole african nation, ruled by dragons that think they are reincarnated african rulers - and that nation ruthlessly eradicates the colonial holdings of european powers on the shores of Africa :)
But this has the same problems as the rest - the characters are very dry I need to keep an eye on who is talking as most seem to express themselves in the same way - making any conversation with more than 2 or 3 characters at once a bit painful to read.
But nonetheless, its probably the most enjoyable of the series so far - so if you liked the others in this series, it works really well.
adventurous
relaxing
medium-paced