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Temeraire by Naomi Novik

37 reviews

jumpydragon's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, War, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexism, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, and Misogyny

rini's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Sexism

Minor: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

clarabooksit's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Misogyny, Death, and Animal death

duvgaleni's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

sparky_young_upstart's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Animal cruelty

A dragon, who is sentient, is neglected by his partner to the point of death - though the death itself is peaceful.

alas_aly's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I thought this book was delightful! I liked that Laurence was a mannered character who was just shocked, SHOCKED by a little impropriety. I love the friendship between him and Temeraire as well as the depiction between the dragons and their captains in general. I really like intelligent dragons as a trope. The battle scenes were tense and captivating for me even though that isn't necessarily a trope that I love. I laughed out loud and shed actual tears and books don't always manage elicit that reaction from me. This could be a fun little series to follow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Animal cruelty

greeneyes's review against another edition

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

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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.