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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
Probably only deserves 3.5 stars, but the ending made me actually want to read the next book -- something that, up until then, I hadn't been planning to do.
I always enjoy Jane Yolen's books; I think she really knows how to craft a story and characters. The Pit Dragon Chronicles is one of my favorite series of hers and it definitely holds up over time. I do think the first couple books are the strongest and then it does tail off a bit after that. There are many dragon stories but this does not feel repetitive or similar to others.
I didn't like how this second book got a bit too political. When I first read this series, I found it in the Teen book section at my library, and I do still consider it a teen series; especially the first book. This second book, as I said, gets more into the politics of Austar IV with rebels and Federations and blah, blah, yawn. My mind shuts off even at the first mention of politics, and it is because of the political unrest of this planet that big plot changes happen to our main characters. Anyway, because of that, it felt like the book might stray away from teen reading interests. I agree with Jakkin: All I want to read about and learn about are dragons!