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A review by artistsallie
Black Powder War by Naomi Novik
2.0
Not my favorite of the series so far. It wasn't "bad" but the pacing felt very strange and slower than the previous couple of books. I feel like those who are more familiar with the progression of the Napoleonic Wars would have a lot of fun with the mentions of the Prussians/specific military campaigns, but since Lawrence and Temeraire seemed to take a back seat for a large part of the book, I wasn't as invested. I also wasn't the biggest fan of the representation in the section taking place in Instanbul.
Tharkay was my favorite part of this book and I hope that he gets more pages devoted to him in future entries.
The setup for the next book looks really promising, so I am still looking forward to continuing the series when Lawrence can finally start to put his experiences into practice.
Tharkay was my favorite part of this book and I hope that he gets more pages devoted to him in future entries.
The setup for the next book looks really promising, so I am still looking forward to continuing the series when Lawrence can finally start to put his experiences into practice.