Reviews

A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan

alexandriam_rose's review against another edition

5.0

apparently this is a formula that works - victorian-ish world with fantastical elements where a woman is interested in academics/scholarly pursuits, but also there might be a mystery plot to uncover and we are reading their journals or memoirs. this one though was a little sad or bittersweet by the end - would say not quite in the cozy category that is popular right now, but also has a humor that works for me

julesontherun's review against another edition

2.0

2.5, kind of a 'meh' read. I hoped for more excitement I suppose, though it did pick up at the end. Maybe the next in the series will be more enjoyable...

canopyhawk's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

missmelia's review against another edition

adventurous slow-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

2.75

lessophes's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

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

3.75

gabbyj's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.5

yuricloud's review against another edition

5.0

I must say I was enchanted by this concept the first time I read about and to now finally having been able to read it was the smartest idea I had in a while (all thanks to my best friend who gifted me this book ..!!).

I truly enjoyed reading this mixture of Adventure-Journal and novel. It is wonderful to read and makes you yearn for more the second you put it away. And as a fellow dragon-mad I found wonder in all the details and habits you discover about dragons in the first book alone.

The comments from time to time from Lady Trent and the added sketches creating a charm itself which I can't find myself to resist. And the story was one of a kind, for one who has read as many books as myself was this storyline and the plot a written masterpiece.

I can't wait to get my hands on the following books!

misosoupp31's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

This book was so cool! I loved the historical elements and the science elements and all the characters. The dragon science sounded so interesting, and I hope there’s more dragons in the next one. 

cyhr04's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

cosypearl37's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective slow-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? Yes

4.0