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rafacolog's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Animal death, Death, Blood, War, and Violence
silversparkles50's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Death of parent
valjeanval's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
A sad and sweet fairy tale beautifully illustrated.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Grief, Death, Violence, and War
nerdkitten's review against another edition
emotional
fast-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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, Animal death, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Grief, Gore, Animal cruelty, Blood, and War
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
words_and_dreams's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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
5.0
I absolutely loved this and it was the perfect read for a winter's day.
It read like a fairytale so had me hooked straight away. Set in Westeros, the ice dragon is a creature of legend, no one had ever tamed or ridden one. They leave a frozen land in their wake.
Our heroine, Adara, is a child of winter. 'The winter had touched her, left its mark upon her, and made her its own.' One day when she was 4years old she sees the ice dragon for the first time. It visits her every winter and they form a beautiful bond, and rides it for the first time when she is 5. When she is 7 years old raiders from the north attack with their fire breathing dragons and Adara's way of life is at risk.
Beautifully written, whimsical and magical. Though aimed at a younger audience, it does contain some darker themes. A story of friendship, love, sacrifice and family. The ending also made me cry and the illustrations are stunning.
It read like a fairytale so had me hooked straight away. Set in Westeros, the ice dragon is a creature of legend, no one had ever tamed or ridden one. They leave a frozen land in their wake.
Our heroine, Adara, is a child of winter. 'The winter had touched her, left its mark upon her, and made her its own.' One day when she was 4years old she sees the ice dragon for the first time. It visits her every winter and they form a beautiful bond, and rides it for the first time when she is 5. When she is 7 years old raiders from the north attack with their fire breathing dragons and Adara's way of life is at risk.
Beautifully written, whimsical and magical. Though aimed at a younger audience, it does contain some darker themes. A story of friendship, love, sacrifice and family. The ending also made me cry and the illustrations are stunning.
Content Warnings
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
dandelionsteph's review against another edition
sad
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and War
It's been a while since I read this book, but I remember being deeply disappointed with its needlessly sad ending.howlinglibraries's review against another edition
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
This was absolutely lovely, though I'm not sure what fantasy world I was living in when I thought that a "children's book" by GRRM would be anything like other children's books! To be fair, this book is probably about as happy and hopeful of a story as ol' George is capable of writing. 😂
I was reading this to my 6-year-old and am very grateful that he wasn't interested enough in the plot to complain when we "forgot" to read the last couple of chapters together, because he's a very compassionate and empathetic sort who gets his little heart broken every time anything bad happens to a character, and I'm not sure he could have handled the ending of this one. ♥
I was reading this to my 6-year-old and am very grateful that he wasn't interested enough in the plot to complain when we "forgot" to read the last couple of chapters together, because he's a very compassionate and empathetic sort who gets his little heart broken every time anything bad happens to a character, and I'm not sure he could have handled the ending of this one. ♥
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Violence, and War
ricegod's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
ollie_again's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Most probably the only book I'll ever read by GRRM. And even though this is supposedly middle-grade, the amount of people and animals who die during the 100 pages is quite high and I didn't need to hear the descriptions of a man with his head split in half and people burning to death. I don't mind reading more grim stories but not when it's for younger readers.
Overall though, this story was pretty mediocre. The writing itself is good but the story is bland and at the end, I was asking myself what was the point?
Overall though, this story was pretty mediocre. The writing itself is good but the story is bland and at the end, I was asking myself what was the point?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
bookswithjk's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death