hoosgracie's review
5.0
I loved this book! Set during the Napoleonic wars, English naval Captain Will Lawrence is unexpectedly thrust into aerial service when a dragon hatches on his ship and he becomes the dragon's handler. Thus begins the adventures of Lawrence and Temeraire. The book is similar in style to Patrick O'Brian, it just happens to also have dragons. I listened to the audio, which is read by Simon Vance. Wonderful.
arrono's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
It's a good book! I like how the author explores the concept of the world in depth, with a fair amount of care and research into the implications of the oddities of their world.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death and Death
Minor: Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and War
emilyparagraph's review against another edition
I tried but it's not for me. Kinda cute but very wordy. Maybe a factor of the narrator.
ahbuggrit's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I love Temeraire, he's my lil dragon son, fast more intelligent than I, and Laurence trying to read and educate him is funny.
sechurae's review against another edition
4.5
Vance is a lovely narrator. Not too much delineation between accents and voices (other than the protagonists), but was not a big problem. Temeraire's voice was different but grew on me throughout the story.
Technically a reread now, but the audiobook allowed me to read a little more closely and imagine the scenes more fully.
Technically a reread now, but the audiobook allowed me to read a little more closely and imagine the scenes more fully.
nina_rae_131's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0