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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
adventurous
informative
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
love this series
I really enjoy Temeraire and his relationship with his captain, Laurence, and there were some interesting points in this book, especially once they reach China. BUT this novel had serious pacing problems and lacked much a plot right up until the end. I will still read the next one because liking the characters is the most important thing to me, but if it doesn't improve I'll probably end it there.
I'm gonna be hones, I listened to the audiobook on 2x speed and for most of it my brain was just off. I really don't like politcal fantasy and this book was very much that. This book was mostly just court politics and them being on a boat to China. And to be honest, there are many characters in this book and I still don't know who's who. When people died, I did not care. I literally didn't remember who they were. Sometimes a little description would be nice. Especially at the beginning of the book. It's very ambitious that Novik thinks we remember all the characters by name only. Anyway, I really liked the friendship between Laurance and Temeraire as usual. It seems to me that this book will follow seperate plots per book with the overarching thread of the Napoleonic wars. I haven't decided yet if I want to continue. If I didn't have the audiobooks to my disposal I would have definitely already quit. It just isn't that interesting to me. Normally I read this stories mostly for the characters. Even though I really like Laurance and Temeraire, the rest of the characters leave me cold. There's also barely any real development. There was like a slight tension between them but it gets quickly resolved. Temeraire has loved Laurance unconditionally since the very beginning-like all dragons and their handlers- so there's no real development in their relationship. Laurance is just as perfect as always. He actually annoys me a bit lol.
Super disturbing that temeraire has dragon sex though. I know that's he's like matured in dragon years and stuff, but I still saw him as a child. But I guess it wil come back later? Maybe like a seperate arch that temeraire has a child? I would so not enjoy that lol.
Super disturbing that temeraire has dragon sex though. I know that's he's like matured in dragon years and stuff, but I still saw him as a child. But I guess it wil come back later? Maybe like a seperate arch that temeraire has a child? I would so not enjoy that lol.
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
tense
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:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
After the battle over the channel with the French aerial troop transports, China discovered that England had gotten its present for Napolean. They are not pleased. China has sent a delegation to retrieve the dragon and have every intention of doing so without bringing his captain along.
Through some well timed events and the political savvy of a young ambassador, Britain succeeds in getting Lawrence on the transport to China with Temeraire. The bond between Temeraire and Lawrence is very strong. There's a real brotherly love between them that is fun and refreshing to see.
Along the way they encounter the slave trade, bad weather, and other deadly perils along the way. Once they get to China, everything know about dragons is turned on its head. The Chinese have long been known for their mastery at training Dragons, and they way they go about it shows that every assumption and story told in England about Dragons is utterly false.
It's fun to see the dragons in different areas of the world and how different cultures have raised the dragons so differently.
An enjoyable read!
To see more reviews check out my blog: This Sporadic Life
Through some well timed events and the political savvy of a young ambassador, Britain succeeds in getting Lawrence on the transport to China with Temeraire. The bond between Temeraire and Lawrence is very strong. There's a real brotherly love between them that is fun and refreshing to see.
Along the way they encounter the slave trade, bad weather, and other deadly perils along the way. Once they get to China, everything know about dragons is turned on its head. The Chinese have long been known for their mastery at training Dragons, and they way they go about it shows that every assumption and story told in England about Dragons is utterly false.
It's fun to see the dragons in different areas of the world and how different cultures have raised the dragons so differently.
An enjoyable read!
To see more reviews check out my blog: This Sporadic Life
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
medium-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
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
2.5 stars
I liked the concept of this book, i just did not like the structure.
it takes place after the first, but in this book the characters are traveling to China on a diplomatic mission.
I found that 75% of the book was just traveling to China , while the last 25 % was diplomatic intrigue.
I wish this was switched as i found all the traveling boring and the last 25 % rushed.
I hope that the next book is more interesting, as if this wasn't an audiobook i would have DNF the series.
I liked the concept of this book, i just did not like the structure.
it takes place after the first, but in this book the characters are traveling to China on a diplomatic mission.
I found that 75% of the book was just traveling to China , while the last 25 % was diplomatic intrigue.
I wish this was switched as i found all the traveling boring and the last 25 % rushed.
I hope that the next book is more interesting, as if this wasn't an audiobook i would have DNF the series.
I am starting to acquire a taste for fiction with alternate historical settings, they can be fun, if done right. In this book we are in the Napoleonic wars, but there are dragons. The story itself of course, is more about the dragons, but it plays out against the background of the struggle for europe. Interesting plot, good storytelling, the characters could use a little more dimension.