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4.44 AVERAGE
4.44 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I really enjoyed this. It was such a fun romp through a fantasy world I've not really read about before. I'd say Harry Potter meets Game of Thrones?
I suspect it's aimed at older teenagers, possibly early 20s? The characters in it are such better roll models than I think characters in books I read at that age were. I love that she's feisty, and that is celebrated! I love that the heros amd heroines in this are three dimensional, and have flaws. That they have to work at things, and their powers and skills don't just come right away (like they did in some of the cartoons / films / stories I grew up with).
Not sure if I was supposed to laugh at some of the exaggerated sex scenes? Or maybe that was deliberate? I imagined it kind of Ryan Renaulds / Dead Pool funny - when the trees got set alight and lightening flashes... literal sparks flying!
I think my favourite "saucey" scene wastheir first kiss. I listened rather than read, but suspect it was many pages long! She is a master of building up the sexual tension.
Like others have said, I enjoyed the chapters retold from another characters point of view.
The mix of characters felt appropriate, and although this is fantasy - somewhat representative of real life. I appreciated having strong, powerful female characters - e.g. Her Mum and sister, several female professors, Zaydans dragon (?Segale), also I noticed a couple of characters with they/them pronouns, and passing references to let you know one character was bisexual, but without making a big deal about it.
When Violet needed a harness in order to stay on her dragon , I wondered if that was a metaphor for reasonable accommodations in real life? She worked her ass of to learn, but was physically incapable. So having a harness made both her and her dragon safer and more comfortable and allowed them both to focus on their powers. And just because other people CAN do without, that doesn't mean she SHOULD. And she was still friggin awsome! Such a fabulous, powerful message to younger readers. Well, all readers! I'd loved to have this kind of message when I was younger, but I'm learning from it now!
I didn't like some of the fight/battle scenes. They were too graphic, upsetting, and went on for far too long for my liking.
But other than that, what a wonderful, progressive, modern romp of a book.
I suspect it's aimed at older teenagers, possibly early 20s? The characters in it are such better roll models than I think characters in books I read at that age were. I love that she's feisty, and that is celebrated! I love that the heros amd heroines in this are three dimensional, and have flaws. That they have to work at things, and their powers and skills don't just come right away (like they did in some of the cartoons / films / stories I grew up with).
Not sure if I was supposed to laugh at some of the exaggerated sex scenes? Or maybe that was deliberate? I imagined it kind of Ryan Renaulds / Dead Pool funny - when the trees got set alight and lightening flashes... literal sparks flying!
I think my favourite "saucey" scene was
Like others have said, I enjoyed the chapters retold from another characters point of view.
The mix of characters felt appropriate, and although this is fantasy - somewhat representative of real life. I appreciated having strong, powerful female characters - e.g. Her Mum and sister, several female professors, Zaydans dragon (?Segale), also I noticed a couple of characters with they/them pronouns, and passing references to let you know one character was bisexual, but without making a big deal about it.
I didn't like some of the fight/battle scenes. They were too graphic, upsetting, and went on for far too long for my liking.
But other than that, what a wonderful, progressive, modern romp of a book.
adventurous
challenging
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
El libro empieza relativamente bien. Muchos cliches, cierto pero no me esperaba menos:
- Una madre dura con la que no se habla
- Una protagonista debil que todo el mundo espera que pierda
- Un chico peligroso del que no te puedes enamorar
- Un amigo que no es tan amigo
etc. etc. Miles de cliches!!
Pero no me importaba, yo estaba aqui para disfrutar de la aventura y punto, sin tampoco ponerme a analizarlo. Le estaba dando, cliches y todo unas 4 estrellas a la primera mitad.
Aunque las escenas de acción eran confusas, aunque los diálogos a veces no fueran a ninguna parte , aunque algunas pensamientos se repitieran multiple veces, aun asi, era un libro divertido, le iba dando 4 estrellas mentalmente.
Pero son 500 paginas de libro y según avanzo, mas y mas me molestan todas esas cosas.
Una escena de acción tan mal escrita que tengo que releer trozos y aun asi no lo entiendo.
Yo suspirando de mala manera cuando la protagonista piensa por enésima vez cuanto le atrae el protagonista.
Un dialogo lo dejo a mitad y me voy a dormir porque se que va a decir lo mismo que ya ha repetido en otro 30 paginas antes.
Creo que el libro tiene buenas ideas, un mundo interesante, la tension sexual y el romance, todo eso me parece bien. Pero la ejecución es tan mala que algún profesor podría enseñar literatura durante un semestre apuntando a lo que no hay que hacer con solo ejemplos de este libro.
Un par de cosas mas:
- La trama es ... Oh madre mia, los buenos son los malos y los malos son los buenos! Increíble, el libro secreto sospechoso del que nadie sabe nada excepto yo, tenia razón en todo lo que ponía! La persona que todo el mundo actúa raro cuando digo que ha muerto, no ha muerto!
Vamos, una cantidad de sorpresas increíbles, jamas podría haberme imaginado que iba a ocurrir EXACTAMENTE ESTO.
A los 5 minutos de aparecer un personaje puedes pensar, bueno este esta aqui para morir y enfadar al protagonista y .... Efectivamente.
- Una madre dura con la que no se habla
- Una protagonista debil que todo el mundo espera que pierda
- Un chico peligroso del que no te puedes enamorar
- Un amigo que no es tan amigo
etc. etc. Miles de cliches!!
Pero no me importaba, yo estaba aqui para disfrutar de la aventura y punto, sin tampoco ponerme a analizarlo. Le estaba dando, cliches y todo unas 4 estrellas a la primera mitad.
Aunque las escenas de acción eran confusas, aunque los diálogos a veces no fueran a ninguna parte , aunque algunas pensamientos se repitieran multiple veces, aun asi, era un libro divertido, le iba dando 4 estrellas mentalmente.
Pero son 500 paginas de libro y según avanzo, mas y mas me molestan todas esas cosas.
Una escena de acción tan mal escrita que tengo que releer trozos y aun asi no lo entiendo.
Yo suspirando de mala manera cuando la protagonista piensa por enésima vez cuanto le atrae el protagonista.
Un dialogo lo dejo a mitad y me voy a dormir porque se que va a decir lo mismo que ya ha repetido en otro 30 paginas antes.
Creo que el libro tiene buenas ideas, un mundo interesante, la tension sexual y el romance, todo eso me parece bien. Pero la ejecución es tan mala que algún profesor podría enseñar literatura durante un semestre apuntando a lo que no hay que hacer con solo ejemplos de este libro.
Un par de cosas mas:
- La trama es ... Oh madre mia, los buenos son los malos y los malos son los buenos! Increíble, el libro secreto sospechoso del que nadie sabe nada excepto yo, tenia razón en todo lo que ponía! La persona que todo el mundo actúa raro cuando digo que ha muerto, no ha muerto!
Vamos, una cantidad de sorpresas increíbles, jamas podría haberme imaginado que iba a ocurrir EXACTAMENTE ESTO.
A los 5 minutos de aparecer un personaje puedes pensar, bueno este esta aqui para morir y enfadar al protagonista y .... Efectivamente.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
not a good book but very entertaining
also so much potential in the worldbuilding that is not followed through on
GIVE ME DRAGON LORE
also so much potential in the worldbuilding that is not followed through on
GIVE ME DRAGON LORE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
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:
Yes