Reviews

Die Naturgeschichte der Drachen by Marie Brennan

unorigiinaal's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

avanthiannotates's review against another edition

I get the FMC is obsessed with learning how things work but there's something really off about wanting to kill the thing your obsessed about for the purpose of learning more about it.

Should have DNF'd at the beginning when she

mutilated a dead dove

. Took the tumblr tag way too seriously

Also... I generally love body horror elements, but not when it's animals.

kallsie's review against another edition

3.0

A patient person, with a real appreciation for this book would probably have finished it and enjoyed it. It wasn't terrible - I just have like 4,000 books on my to be read shelf so I don't wanna waste my time on a 2.5-3 star book...

tamikie's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

bea23's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

4.75

farleighelse's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

courtneyh98's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

3.75

veganmermaidsera's review against another edition

3.0

The ending saved this book from getting only two stars. I liked this book and at the end and the beginning. The middle dragged on and I felt that a lot of it was boring, which is something that I don’t normally mind, but I did in this case. This very much reminded me of Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Fairies. I liked that book more than this one.

I will say that I enjoy that this is a historical fantasy with a strong female lead. I liked how the dragons were seen as wild animals with their own culture and traditions. I didn’t agree with all of the views in this book, but nonetheless, it’s not bad.

levenstra's review against another edition

3.0

C’est un livre intéressant pour 2 choses :

1. C’est une femme audacieuse qui raconte l’histoire. Elle évoque son « émancipation » à l’époque victorienne, par le fait qu’une femme ne pouvait pas être chercheuse. Mais quand elle a été obligée de se marier, elle a eu la chance de trouver un mari qui l’aide à suivre ses rêves en faisant de sa femme une chercheuse et scientifique des dragons.

2. C’est un livre sur les dragons qui est si bien écrit qu’on met en doute leur non existence. Tous les termes scientifiques et les découvertes sont si précis qu’on est à fond dedans !!

Mais au final l’histoire parle des dragons mais surtout d’une histoire de contrebandier. Les dragons sont au premier plan quelques fois mais ils ne sont pas la finalité de la histoire !

hmarti13's review against another edition

4.0

I think if you liked Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries you would enjoy this.

3.75 ⭐️