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A review by claire_loves_books
Talking to Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
3.0
I didn't enjoy this as much has the previous books, Daystar just seems like the typical wondering prince that Cimorene has scorned in the previous books. He's sent off on a mysterious quest and he just toddles along happily not having any idea what's going on, he doesn't really seem that interested in what's going on and has no particular desire to find out and make a decision about what he wants for himself. He doesn't have any of the characteristics that made me like the previous characters so much.
(I was also annoyed at Cimorene for waiting so long, surely send him off the second he's old enough rather than wait for the wizards to find her, does she even want her husband back?)
The recaps that the characters gave of the previous books didn't match what happened, I'm not sure if that's deliberate or not but it really didn't match up with what happened (e.g. I think Cimorene has been married for 14 months at the beginning of Calling on Dragons when the sword is stolen but one of the characters says she wasn't married when the sword was stolen. It's confusing and I can't see any reason for the characters who were actually there not to know what happened.)
(I was also annoyed at Cimorene for waiting so long, surely send him off the second he's old enough rather than wait for the wizards to find her, does she even want her husband back?)
The recaps that the characters gave of the previous books didn't match what happened, I'm not sure if that's deliberate or not but it really didn't match up with what happened (e.g. I think Cimorene has been married for 14 months at the beginning of Calling on Dragons when the sword is stolen but one of the characters says she wasn't married when the sword was stolen. It's confusing and I can't see any reason for the characters who were actually there not to know what happened.)