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House of Dragons by Jessica Cluess

8 reviews

juliapatt2007's review

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.0

I have been waiting awhile to read this book! I thought the concept while not unique was interesting. Starting with the characters Hypernia and Ajax were by far my favorite.

I was slightly disappointed in Hypernia's betrayal and it seems as if the author is setting her up to be the villain in the series. That being said her betrayal was believable based on the events of the story and how she was raised/trained. 

  Ajax was a fun character simply put. With his irreverence, sarcasm and flirting I looked forward to his chapters. Lucian's vow was confusing to me at first and I wasn't sure how the author was going to work around that but she did a good job growing Lucian to realize that he could fight without breaking his vows. Emile was an interesting character and I expect more from her in future book as her powers were just sort of revealed at the end. Overall it was a nice quick read that I wanted to finish. I look forward to reading more of the series 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

Moderate: Rape and Sexual content

Vespir was a nice dash of representation but I was a bit confused when the author gave her some kissing scenes with her lover but nothing for the other characters. It felt a bit forced as if the author was trying to highlight her relationship.

Language was pretty standard for a fantasy story like this (Shitting, Ass, Shit, Damn, Shit, Shitty, and Bitch). At the beginning it's mentioned that the emperor is sterilized to prevent offspring vying for the throne. There is also several veiled mentions of rape including a scene about Ajax's bastard conception.

trish1993's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Violence

aseel_reads's review

adventurous dark 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

4.25

Excellent dragon fantasy, very fun, the dramatic reveal at the end was mildly surprising but still fun, can't wait for the next one 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Abandonment, Child death, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Rape, Child abuse, Violence, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Vomit

glorytowers05's review

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Child death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Murder, Classism, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Physical abuse, Grief, and Excrement

Minor: Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, War, and Sexual harassment

raven02's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

An amazing book all around.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, Violence, Animal death, and Torture

Minor: Cursing and Alcohol

izzy_reads's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This wasn't terrible but it was a bit of a miss for me, I was expecting a lot more from it. I found it hard to connect with a lot of the characters (there were 5 POVs), and I didn't love the pacing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Violence

chaptersofmads's review against another edition

medium-paced

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, and Gore

Minor: Emotional abuse, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

beingsimba's review against another edition

adventurous

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Gore

Minor: Sexual assault