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beeping_librarian's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
A fun reimagining of international war with dragons instead of airplanes. The main dragon is sweet, there is interesting detail on military movements and tactics, and enough side stories to keep things exciting along the way.
Watch out for the blindly upper class perspective and the lukewarm treatment of female characters, as well as the uncomfortable premise of dragons being happy to serve.
Watch out for the blindly upper class perspective and the lukewarm treatment of female characters, as well as the uncomfortable premise of dragons being happy to serve.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism and Slavery
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexism, and Blood
greeneyes's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
Minor: Emotional abuse, Slavery, and Sexism
While I generally found the book a fun, light read, it's immediately apparent that the treatment of the dragons as lesser beings is wrong. I marked the abuse of the dragons as animal abuse/death, but they're more properly characters in and of themselves, and so I debated whether I should warn for them as I would human characters. There is also some minor period typical prejudice toward various characters. Most of these issues are only lightly touched upon in this first book.
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