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kcollett75's review against another edition
5.0
Ward poses as an idiot to keep his father from killing him; after his father’s death, he, the family ghost (sort of), his brother, his father’s body servant (who swears when drunk that he’s the son of the king of the dwarves), and others have to find a way for him to regain his inheritance.
heyt's review against another edition
3.0
I liked this book in that it wasn't just your standard find yourself quest book. Ward is on a mission to prove himself competent after feigning stupidity to save his life from an abusive father. It becomes not only a mission to prove himself but one of finding himself as he strives to save the homeland he loves.
aelurus's review against another edition
5.0
Je connaissais Patricia Briggs pour ces écrits en Bit-Lit et voilà que je la découvre dans une registre différent : la Fantasy.
C'est un genre que j'apprécie mais que je lis à petite dose. Alors je me suis lancée dans cette lecture tranquillement au rythme d'un chapitre par jour. Mais au fur et à mesure de mon avancé je ne pouvais plus me passer de cette histoire. il fallait absolument que je sache la suite et surtout comment cela allait se finir.
Stolon est un personnage très attachant et qui est voué à un grand destin. Mais il n'est pas seul dans sa quête. Sa soeur, son frère et bien d'autre sont avec lui et se battent à ces côtés. C'est une formidable quête épique et un récit de Héros.
J'ai maintenant hâte de lire la suite.
http://letmentertainyou.com/2020/08/08/hurog-t-1-les-chaines-du-dragon/
C'est un genre que j'apprécie mais que je lis à petite dose. Alors je me suis lancée dans cette lecture tranquillement au rythme d'un chapitre par jour. Mais au fur et à mesure de mon avancé je ne pouvais plus me passer de cette histoire. il fallait absolument que je sache la suite et surtout comment cela allait se finir.
Stolon est un personnage très attachant et qui est voué à un grand destin. Mais il n'est pas seul dans sa quête. Sa soeur, son frère et bien d'autre sont avec lui et se battent à ces côtés. C'est une formidable quête épique et un récit de Héros.
J'ai maintenant hâte de lire la suite.
http://letmentertainyou.com/2020/08/08/hurog-t-1-les-chaines-du-dragon/
myfrogmonster's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I enjoyed the story, the characters, the world build and the audio narration. I will definitely listen to book two.
zephrana's review against another edition
5.0
I can't put my finger on exactly why I love this book so much, but for whatever reason I really truly do enjoy it. I wouldn't say it's spectacularly well written, and yet I find myself rereading it fairly often. I just love the characters and the world they're set in, and while it's a pretty short novel, it has a number of lines that stick with me ('the boneless grace of youth' and avoiding arguments by 'sliding away from their point like oatmeal from a spoon' being two of them). I wish the series was longer than two novels
tikimoof's review against another edition
3.0
Hm. It was okay, I think, but I didn't love it. A 3.5, so I'm waffling on where to put this.
It was interesting to read an early Patricia Briggs book and see how it's influenced her more recent Mercy Thompson books (but not the early ones!), which have a lot of stuff I don't like - such as needing to change points of view for a few chapters to explain what's going on in the rest of the world.
There were some side plots that were introduced quickly and resolved quickly at the end, which kind of made me wonder why they were introduced. I didn't fully buy Ward's acting shtick.
The relationship between all the Hurogs was interesting, but a little too left in the background.
Hm.
It was interesting to read an early Patricia Briggs book and see how it's influenced her more recent Mercy Thompson books (but not the early ones!), which have a lot of stuff I don't like - such as needing to change points of view for a few chapters to explain what's going on in the rest of the world.
There were some side plots that were introduced quickly and resolved quickly at the end, which kind of made me wonder why they were introduced. I didn't fully buy Ward's acting shtick.
The relationship between all the Hurogs was interesting, but a little too left in the background.
Hm.
voiddragon117's review against another edition
4.0
A great book that shined more towards the end then it did the other parts.