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kattheloremistress 's review for:
The Ice Dragon
by George R.R. Martin
I thought after reading 500+ pages of King's short stories, I'd break things up with a couple of shorter books. After my short, non-fiction Adichie read, a children's story set in Westeros by George R.R. Martin seemed PERFECT. The setting of many years before the 'A Song Of Ice & Fire' series is placed is clear, as a bulk of the King's army has actual dragons to fly on. I liked that while there were many references to Westerosi culture and history, the main focus was the story itself, which was in essence a Fairy Tale of sorts. It reminded me of a bloodier take on 'The Snow Child' that involves a dragon made of ice instead. Martin really toned down the adult themes in this one, but in a way, his distinct style was ever-present and I loved that too.
I didn't get as into this as I have some children's books in the past, and I felt that this was due to the vague nature of the story. I missed Martin's attention to detail in this and I felt like it could have benefited from being a little longer so that the jumps in time were smoother. The characters were also very underdeveloped too. In short, while I enjoyed this read, I think Martin does a lot better in his adult Fantasies where he can spend more time and energy in the development of everything. This was a great story though and I look forward to branching out into more of Martin's works set in Westeros that aren't from his main series.
4 Stars.
For a full review, see here: http://chasedbymyimagination.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/book-review-ice-dragon-george-rr-martin.html
I didn't get as into this as I have some children's books in the past, and I felt that this was due to the vague nature of the story. I missed Martin's attention to detail in this and I felt like it could have benefited from being a little longer so that the jumps in time were smoother. The characters were also very underdeveloped too. In short, while I enjoyed this read, I think Martin does a lot better in his adult Fantasies where he can spend more time and energy in the development of everything. This was a great story though and I look forward to branching out into more of Martin's works set in Westeros that aren't from his main series.
4 Stars.
For a full review, see here: http://chasedbymyimagination.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/book-review-ice-dragon-george-rr-martin.html