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adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It’s absolutely no surprise that I loved Victory of Eagles, the fifth installment of the Temeraire series – an alternate reality in which dragons are the aerial force during the Napoleonic Wars. The further along in this series I get, the more I’m already coming to consider it a comfort read. Personally, I find this a more subtle and slower-paced fantasy read than a lot of what I gravitate towards, even though it touches on heavy topics such as class disparity, death, slavery, racism, and more. While the plot touches on all these points, and takes place during wartime, the beauty of this series comes from Laurence and Temeraire’s endearing bond.
As well, I loved how this book ended by mirroring the origins of Laurence and Temeraire’s story. You can tell quite clearly that we’ve reached the middle of the series, with this book largely dealing with the fallout of Book Four and setting the stage for something a bit different in Book Six. I’m eager to find out what Novik has in store for what I think has become my favourite dragon-rider pair.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Murder, and Slavery
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