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A review by seadeepy
League of Dragons by Naomi Novik
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
2.75
This one gets a marginally better rating because there were several touching moments, which delivered on tensions that have been simmering for the whole series. And I got very emotional about the two of them sighting the actual ship Temeraire for reasons I'm not entirely sure of.
Overall I think this series lost its way after book #5 -- if I had the power to edit it, I'd cut out probably four books' worth of material, mostly from books #6-8, and expand on some of the best moments from books #1-5. It's frustrating because I know how talented Naomi Novik is as an author. Her worldbuilding is incredible and interesting, and her characters are wonderful and so, so compelling. But her pacing and presentation of those elements is not fantastic in the latter half of the series.
Considering all that, I prefer her standalone novels, though I will probably return to re-read favorite parts of this series in the future.
Overall I think this series lost its way after book #5 -- if I had the power to edit it, I'd cut out probably four books' worth of material, mostly from books #6-8, and expand on some of the best moments from books #1-5. It's frustrating because I know how talented Naomi Novik is as an author. Her worldbuilding is incredible and interesting, and her characters are wonderful and so, so compelling. But her pacing and presentation of those elements is not fantastic in the latter half of the series.
Considering all that, I prefer her standalone novels, though I will probably return to re-read favorite parts of this series in the future.