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A review by thinde
Dragon Storm by Lindsay Buroker
2.0
DNF 35%
There's something that's "off" about the world-building here. A civilization that has planes and gun-powder but simplistic politics that you might find in a feudal village.
The Dragons have no foundation to their motivations. They are God-tier powerful, indestructible, immortal, etc., and yet they care about what humans are doing. I can't imagine how having a nation of enslaved humans would improve their life one iota. So why all the destruction and murder? Are they children stomping on an ant-hill perhaps?
And finally, the human characters were quirky, well-meaning, and upbeat. If my entire civilization was under dire threat, I'd expect some dark humor, sure, but not inane jokes, sexual innuendo, and an all-around positive attitude. Even children's fiction is allowed dark themes and emotional turmoil.
Look, it's not all that bad. It's just the total lack of realism in tone and detail that rubbed me the wrong way.
There's something that's "off" about the world-building here. A civilization that has planes and gun-powder but simplistic politics that you might find in a feudal village.
The Dragons have no foundation to their motivations. They are God-tier powerful, indestructible, immortal, etc., and yet they care about what humans are doing. I can't imagine how having a nation of enslaved humans would improve their life one iota. So why all the destruction and murder? Are they children stomping on an ant-hill perhaps?
And finally, the human characters were quirky, well-meaning, and upbeat. If my entire civilization was under dire threat, I'd expect some dark humor, sure, but not inane jokes, sexual innuendo, and an all-around positive attitude. Even children's fiction is allowed dark themes and emotional turmoil.
Look, it's not all that bad. It's just the total lack of realism in tone and detail that rubbed me the wrong way.