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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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:
Yes
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is a fascinating story written with quite dry writing. It was pretty slow to start and hard to get into. It did manage to keep my attention ok, but I wasn't wowed.
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I read this story growing up and just re-read it. It's a fine story and a good time. But, a bit slow. Overall good story, could have used a bit more world building.
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Violence
adventurous
emotional
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a fun YA-ish fantasy/scifi story. I have meant to check out this classic series for years now and I finally have. I think I will return to Pern at some point, as Menolly is a fun character to follow, and the worldbuilding intrigues me. It was evident to me that pages and pages of history and culture lie underneath every page of this story, and I want to know more.
a very charming teen adventure. a horse girl story taken to the max, except also well-written, and the horses are dragons, and i wish all my friends had read this bc i want to talk fire lizards with someone. i loooove in fantasy series (and other books too, bone clocks comes to mind i suppose) where you change perspectives and suddenly see a character you know really well from a different pov and it’s like ‘yeah that scary awe-inspiring dragonrider is my pal from last month’s read :)’ it’s soooo fun. and also means i can retract my complaints about the declawing of lessa in the previous book, because she does read as scary and important here. i like the perspectives, like all the characters, think mccaffery’s prose is more consistently solid than it was at times before. i had a nice time, and im looking forward to hunting down a copy of dragonsinger so i can read it sooon. altho i read the whole thing (and wrote this) whilst travelling after very little sleep so i hope i remember what happened