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maelikesbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
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? Yes
4.0
Such a lovely, gripping book.
The story itself is fun and intriguing, but the protagonist Lady Trent is so easy to root for that it makes this book a delightful experience. I loved the way her youthful nativity, enthusiasm and passion as a young woman contrast with the self-awareness and sense of humour of her older self as she narrates the story.
Great springtime read, can’t wait to pick up the sequels.
The story itself is fun and intriguing, but the protagonist Lady Trent is so easy to root for that it makes this book a delightful experience. I loved the way her youthful nativity, enthusiasm and passion as a young woman contrast with the self-awareness and sense of humour of her older self as she narrates the story.
Great springtime read, can’t wait to pick up the sequels.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Misogyny and Animal cruelty
Minor: Body horror, Gore, Murder, and Pregnancy
emmasrambles's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, and Miscarriage
puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Grief, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Murder, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Alcohol, Colonisation, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content
paintedthree's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
I love dragons, and had a great time reading this. I'm thinking of getting the next book in the series to read too.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Miscarriage and Grief
elenamarmiroli's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Questo libro mi è sembrato più a metà tra un autobiografia, con tratti addirittura simili ad un romanzo storico, e testo scientifico sui draghi. E devo ammettere che questa cosa mi stava piacendo un sacco, anche per gli argomenti trattati riguarda alla posizione della donna in questa società fittizia, e la voglia di emancipazione della protagonista.
Purtroppo però verso la fine dell'opera il focus scientifico viene meno e l'opera prende una direzione inaspettata che non mi ha convinto per nulla, soprattutto perché non mi sembra collegata al resto dell'opera in maniera organica.
Mi sarebbe piaciuto invece leggere di più riguardo al suo studio scientifico dei draghi anche verso il finale dell'opera, perché questo taglio mi stava piacendo tantissimo, ma purtroppo non si può aver tutto dalla vita.
Purtroppo però verso la fine dell'opera il focus scientifico viene meno e l'opera prende una direzione inaspettata che non mi ha convinto per nulla, soprattutto perché non mi sembra collegata al resto dell'opera in maniera organica.
Mi sarebbe piaciuto invece leggere di più riguardo al suo studio scientifico dei draghi anche verso il finale dell'opera, perché questo taglio mi stava piacendo tantissimo, ma purtroppo non si può aver tutto dalla vita.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Death, Murder, and Grief
caprivoyant's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I didn't fall in love with this book; I didn't have the emotional capacity for that after my most recent beauuuuutiful read (She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore). I'm not committed to reading the rest of the books in its series; that's wasn't the point of this read for me. It was more of a rebound read to get me over the emotional slump ending my relationship with She Would Be King put me in.
I enjoyed this story, though. It was a nice, fantastical read about a girl who dreams outside of gender roles and figures out how to work the system of sexism to be seen in all her intelligent and scrappy glory. It also had a bit of a mystery element in it! And dragons!
As far as rebound books go, this was a great one. 5 dragons, for sure: 🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉 But in the overall scale of bookish awesomeness, I'd give it probably 3.5 stars. 🤷🏻♀️
⚠ CW: mentions of miscarriage and grief, themes of misogyny/sexism, some classism, and animal cruelty in the name of science.
I enjoyed this story, though. It was a nice, fantastical read about a girl who dreams outside of gender roles and figures out how to work the system of sexism to be seen in all her intelligent and scrappy glory. It also had a bit of a mystery element in it! And dragons!
As far as rebound books go, this was a great one. 5 dragons, for sure: 🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉 But in the overall scale of bookish awesomeness, I'd give it probably 3.5 stars. 🤷🏻♀️
⚠ CW: mentions of miscarriage and grief, themes of misogyny/sexism, some classism, and animal cruelty in the name of science.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
Minor: Miscarriage and Grief
ellanarose's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-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? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, and Misogyny
Moderate: Grief, Miscarriage, and Sexual content
lostandfoundinbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Grief, Sexism, and Death
Minor: Miscarriage and Animal cruelty
annalisaely's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I loved getting to know Lady Trent and the people around her. Her relationship with her husband was really enjoyable in how it focussed more on their friendship than fluffy romantic feelings (I like fluffy feelings, but it's nice to show a relationship without them every one in a while). I am not aromantic, but I think some aromantic people might relate to Lady Trent. Exploring how it is to be a woman in the sciences was also lovely, as Lady Trent's native country is a lot like the UK in the 1800s.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Grief, Miscarriage, and Sexism
ailsaod's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book was GREAT! I love it so much even though it made me miserable at the end!. If you like stories about dragons, science and Georgian/Victorian/Edwardian-style fantasy settings then you are in luck my friend! I don't know how else to describe it but it is v v good!
Admittedly the dragons are more on the feral beasts side of the scale but they somewhat mysterious (much in the same way of other apex predators that are only rarely seen) and feel real in their behavior.
Another good thing about this book is the relationship between the main character and her husband. Jacob tries so hard to enable her interests (but is also very much a man of his time) while Isabella is single-handedly causing absolute MAYHEM mostly by accident!
I am very much looking forward to reading the sequels!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Grief
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