A review by paperpaladin
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik

adventurous medium-paced

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

2.75

Having loved most other things that Novik has written, I was curious about her Temeraire series. Having now read the first book it is just okay. It is compentently written by an author that I like which is nice but outside of that there isn't much that I super love. Laurence is a Marty-Stu. He is the best at everything and always a gentleman. The plot was okay but nothing terribly surprising happened. I am curious to read the next book but it is not high on my priority list.

 
My rating system
1 - Did not enjoy
2 - Not irredeemable but has too many flaws to say I enjoyed
3 - Enjoyed it
4 - Great book but didn't love it
5 - Amazing book