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a_moon_witch's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
The biggest praise I have for this book is the idea behind the book, which I found very interesting and new, but found it was badly carried out.
I loved the first half of the book, while not being an exceptional read I wanted to read more and was thoroughly invested in the characters. However, the story starts losing focus towards the end and I found the ending tedious and almost ridiculous. The turn of events at the end felt forced and lazy and I felt betrayed for this choice.
The end is lacking also regarding the writing. There are several instances where the author could have simply showed things, but chose to state the obvious on more than one occasion. I condoned this as the main character being a "know-it-all" and taking for stupid her readers. Thus a character flaw. However, this method did not fit well to the end, which is supposed to be action and tense packed, but ended up drowning the story.
I would still be interested in reading the other books if they happen my way.
I loved the first half of the book, while not being an exceptional read I wanted to read more and was thoroughly invested in the characters. However, the story starts losing focus towards the end and I found the ending tedious and almost ridiculous. The turn of events at the end felt forced and lazy and I felt betrayed for this choice.
The end is lacking also regarding the writing. There are several instances where the author could have simply showed things, but chose to state the obvious on more than one occasion. I condoned this as the main character being a "know-it-all" and taking for stupid her readers. Thus a character flaw. However, this method did not fit well to the end, which is supposed to be action and tense packed, but ended up drowning the story.
I would still be interested in reading the other books if they happen my way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content
Moderate: Animal death and Miscarriage
unicornsbookshelf's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
It was quite interesting and as much as I didn't plan on reading more of this series, the ending changed my mind.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, and Sexism
caprivoyant's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I didn't fall in love with this book; I didn't have the emotional capacity for that after my most recent beauuuuutiful read (She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore). I'm not committed to reading the rest of the books in its series; that's wasn't the point of this read for me. It was more of a rebound read to get me over the emotional slump ending my relationship with She Would Be King put me in.
I enjoyed this story, though. It was a nice, fantastical read about a girl who dreams outside of gender roles and figures out how to work the system of sexism to be seen in all her intelligent and scrappy glory. It also had a bit of a mystery element in it! And dragons!
As far as rebound books go, this was a great one. 5 dragons, for sure: 🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉 But in the overall scale of bookish awesomeness, I'd give it probably 3.5 stars. 🤷🏻♀️
⚠ CW: mentions of miscarriage and grief, themes of misogyny/sexism, some classism, and animal cruelty in the name of science.
I enjoyed this story, though. It was a nice, fantastical read about a girl who dreams outside of gender roles and figures out how to work the system of sexism to be seen in all her intelligent and scrappy glory. It also had a bit of a mystery element in it! And dragons!
As far as rebound books go, this was a great one. 5 dragons, for sure: 🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉 But in the overall scale of bookish awesomeness, I'd give it probably 3.5 stars. 🤷🏻♀️
⚠ CW: mentions of miscarriage and grief, themes of misogyny/sexism, some classism, and animal cruelty in the name of science.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexism
Minor: Miscarriage and Grief
ellanarose's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, and Blood
Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Grief
herk's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Death
Moderate: Miscarriage
Classism, Pregnancylostandfoundinbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Sexism, and Grief
Minor: Animal cruelty and Miscarriage
avalonroselin's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This book is not about dragons; the protagonist is on an expedition to study dragons in their natural habitat and the main plot focuses on discovering why the dragons are attacking people. There are not prominent dragon characters in this book, nor is it an action/fantasy. If you are looking for a mystery story with a focus on scientific study and political intrigue, then I'd recommend this book--if you want action/fantasy/adventure, perhaps not.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Miscarriage
thedisreputabledog's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Boring. The author actually made dragons boring. Story is more about the main characters journey/struggle as a naturalist and a women during victorian-ish times.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty and Miscarriage
annalisaely's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I loved getting to know Lady Trent and the people around her. Her relationship with her husband was really enjoyable in how it focussed more on their friendship than fluffy romantic feelings (I like fluffy feelings, but it's nice to show a relationship without them every one in a while). I am not aromantic, but I think some aromantic people might relate to Lady Trent. Exploring how it is to be a woman in the sciences was also lovely, as Lady Trent's native country is a lot like the UK in the 1800s.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Sexism, and Grief
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