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A review by toggle_fow
Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The good news:
Temeraire is just as excellent and endearing as ever, and his and Laurence's bond is still the best thing in the whole entire world. We get to meet up with Riley again, and this book does address a lot of questions the first book raised regarding what exactly is up with the way dragons are treated.
The bad news:
This book is REAL slow. Not in the good way, but rather in the "we are sailing to China the whole time and there's almost nothing to see" way. It was more stressful, and the stress still isn't totally resolved. We were separated from all our friends in England the whole time, and I don't think we really made any new ones in exchange. It was still a deeply enjoyable experience, but I hope the series will return from whence it came for subsequent installments.
Temeraire is just as excellent and endearing as ever, and his and Laurence's bond is still the best thing in the whole entire world. We get to meet up with Riley again, and this book does address a lot of questions the first book raised regarding what exactly is up with the way dragons are treated.
The bad news:
This book is REAL slow. Not in the good way, but rather in the "we are sailing to China the whole time and there's almost nothing to see" way. It was more stressful, and the stress still isn't totally resolved. We were separated from all our friends in England the whole time, and I don't think we really made any new ones in exchange. It was still a deeply enjoyable experience, but I hope the series will return from whence it came for subsequent installments.