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orsuros's review against another edition
4.0
Hard to say if I should give this 4 or 5 stars. For much of the book, you have a lot of interesting intrigue but I feel it's really the end that makes it great! Can't wait to read more of the series after finishing this one.
ladyanne's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
2.25
poisonenvy's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Apparently in 2012, I rated this book 5 stars, and that is definitely not true anymore.
I recall liking the later books with all of the siblings in them a lot, but tastes change I guess.
The weird sexism in these books just kinda takes me right out of it. Like I mentioned in previous reviews, none of the female characters (the exception being Wistala) have any sense of internal consistency in their characterization. They seem to be there solely so that Knight can have someone for whatever bad-guy roll he needs. Every female dragon seems obsessed only with their appearance, or with how to backstab or manipulate the people around them, and I'm mildly concerned that this book has the SECOND instance of a dragonelle beating herself up so that she can falsely accuse her mate of domestic abuse. It's very weird that this keeps coming up.
It's also super weird that the male dragons all get horny over the scent of human females.
Some of my favourite interactions in the first three books were between the dragons and their hominid relationships, and that is gone entirely from this book.
I spent a big chunk of the latter half of the book wondering if I was going to bother rereading the last book in the series, but this one ended in an intriguing enough manner that I will continue the series, if only because I cannot for the life of me remember how it ends. Also, I know he's recently written a spin-off series for this series with like, a Dragon Academy, and I'm interested to see where it goes.
I recall liking the later books with all of the siblings in them a lot, but tastes change I guess.
The weird sexism in these books just kinda takes me right out of it. Like I mentioned in previous reviews, none of the female characters (the exception being Wistala) have any sense of internal consistency in their characterization. They seem to be there solely so that Knight can have someone for whatever bad-guy roll he needs. Every female dragon seems obsessed only with their appearance, or with how to backstab or manipulate the people around them, and I'm mildly concerned that this book has the SECOND instance of a dragonelle beating herself up so that she can falsely accuse her mate of domestic abuse. It's very weird that this keeps coming up.
It's also super weird that the male dragons all get horny over the scent of human females.
Some of my favourite interactions in the first three books were between the dragons and their hominid relationships, and that is gone entirely from this book.
I spent a big chunk of the latter half of the book wondering if I was going to bother rereading the last book in the series, but this one ended in an intriguing enough manner that I will continue the series, if only because I cannot for the life of me remember how it ends. Also, I know he's recently written a spin-off series for this series with like, a Dragon Academy, and I'm interested to see where it goes.
tiranth20's review against another edition
3.0
This series could be much better than it is. There are frequent errors of having the wrong dragon's name and some times it feels like sentences are missing or the scene has been slightly revised with out removing the part that should change so things are repeated. Over all the story is good but these errors detract from the enjoyment
lordsith77's review against another edition
5.0
Another excellent tale of these 3 dragons, separated at a young age, coming together once again. The dragon world, filled with political backstabbing, out-maneuvering and assassination attempts, put these 3 at odds with the world, and at times against each other.
ketreads's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
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