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dedkake's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
vendea's review against another edition
4.0
Pretty solid, if a bit disjointed due the long expanse of both time and space over which the story takes place. Novik always comes through for a good ending though.
noranne's review against another edition
4.0
I needed a break from this series after the first two books, but I was glad to get back to it. Laurence and Temeraire continue to be sympathetic and entertaining characters.
Probably for me the biggest flaw in this book is a middle section devoted to warfare that drafted a bit. This is probably entirely personal preference--I find most war stories boring and dreary and reading about the details of battles and fights makes my eyes glaze over a bit. But luckily there is plenty of other things to like here (I happened to really enjoy the travelogue section, although I'm sure that's not to everyone's taste), and the plot/character/story impact of the war is interesting.
Probably for me the biggest flaw in this book is a middle section devoted to warfare that drafted a bit. This is probably entirely personal preference--I find most war stories boring and dreary and reading about the details of battles and fights makes my eyes glaze over a bit. But luckily there is plenty of other things to like here (I happened to really enjoy the travelogue section, although I'm sure that's not to everyone's taste), and the plot/character/story impact of the war is interesting.
deltatime's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
ocelotto's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
baestation's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
moshalala's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
blackcatbinx29's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
These books are fun to read. Not the greatest thing ever but they are nice. Looks of plot happens to the character, and the characters just react to things. Fun to listen to though especially when doing something else.
winterfinch's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0