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A review by kmj91
The Silver Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon
2.0
2 stars, an underwhelming end to an often lackluster trilogy
This book starts out with a strong idea: "how do the children of Skandranon and Amberdrake feel about having to live up to their famous parents' legacies?" Unfortunately, the children just aren't interesting enough as characters to anchor a whole book and the plot feels pretty trivial. Add in some pacing problems and the whole book feels like a short story that was mistaken stretched out to barely novel length. It has its moments but I wasn't really a fan overall.
This book starts out with a strong idea: "how do the children of Skandranon and Amberdrake feel about having to live up to their famous parents' legacies?" Unfortunately, the children just aren't interesting enough as characters to anchor a whole book and the plot feels pretty trivial. Add in some pacing problems and the whole book feels like a short story that was mistaken stretched out to barely novel length. It has its moments but I wasn't really a fan overall.