Reviews

Dogs of War by Adrian Tchaikovsky

biddibee's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

1.75

I liked Rex a lot - he was a good dog. I was pretty into the beginning of the book, but fuuuuck did it wear off fast. Did this book not have an editor? It was so damn so and insanely repetitive and it kept explaining every single thing as though the readers are complete idiots. The writing was so poor when filled with clichés. What a bad bad book. It felt like it was writing by some edgelord teenager who think he's really deep. 

thecaptainand's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark

4.0

kirstenbailey's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective tense fast-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

3.75

jarichan's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

hijodelsol14's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

hey_hoser's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-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

ldscavo's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense fast-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

4.5

qjbrown96's review against another edition

4.0

I don’t always enjoy Tchaikovsky’s books however I always enjoy his imagination and I’ll always know going into a book of his that it will be wildly different than any other book I’ve read.

Dogs of War is about basically Cyborg Animals that have been engineered to be huge and intelligent, which of course Humans utilize to their benefit for everyday tasks, protection, or warfare. Rex is a massive cyborg dog that is the leader of a pack, his Master will command him to terminate the enemy but after they kill some questionable targets he starts to wonder who really is the enemy. Rex battles the need to be a “good dog” with being a puppet for an evil master. The story ends up being great and will immediately read the sequel.

iamalexbaker's review against another edition

5.0

(picture of dead bird)

sergidelacruz's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted reflective tense fast-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