darryn_gray's reviews
118 reviews

The Flames of Hope by Tui T. Sutherland

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

For the ending of a series it was really good. The whole series kept itself going really nicely. It wasn't a bad book in any sense of it. I had just really wished the 3rd arc was a little different. That instead of just bringing in the characters we already knew, it focused more on just the new ones, had them figure out their own problems. Then maybe for another arc you could have brought them all together. That being said, fantastic series that kept me interested all the way through, and I'm not normally a dragon person like that

The Dangerous Gift by Tui T. Sutherland

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Another one that just more felt- odd, like a filler. It helped bring more towards a dragon we never really needed to know so much about and right now just feels very random for the overarching story, however that doesn't mean it wasn't an intersting book. It kept my intesrest, just over all for the whole story it really feels weird at this moment

The Poison Jungle by Tui T. Sutherland

adventurous challenging fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This one to me felt the weakest of all of the books, not writing wise, but it didn't lead the plot as far as some of the others do. While it continued things, it also felt like it was bringing the characters just in circles, they started with one plan they had tried to mention a few times, then went back to that same idea multiple times. It wasn't a bad book, just not one of the strongest

The Hive Queen by Tui T. Sutherland

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I honestly wished this arc had more to just do with the new characters than bringing in the old ones like it did.

I really like the new characters and new world we've been in, I at least like how different they all are from the stuff before.

The Lost Continent by Tui T. Sutherland

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This one had a few little character quirks that was a little off putting, just not something normally seen from characters in this series, but that doesn't change that it's a good book and a fun fresh start for the series

Dragonslayer by Tui T. Sutherland

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This one as so different than the others in the series. It was really fun to see about a different creature in the universe and how they think they're interacting with the dragons instead of just how the dragons feel

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

AHHHHHHHHHHHH that ending!
This book! Its crazy, its amazing, its everything I was hoping it'd be!

The Winglets Quartet by Tui T. Sutherland

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Nice stories that help to add depth to this world that's already been nicely developed

Darkness of Dragons by Tui T. Sutherland

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This one felt like such a great wrap up for everything in this section. It felt like if needed it could be the perfect end to the series, but its even better knowing that it's not, that there's still more to come.

The Queering by Brooke Skipstone

1.0

This book was really hard to read. It's confusing trying to read something marked completely as fiction but the author and the main character have the same name. The character doesn't read as a 70 year old, despite how many times the book likes to remind us of that. I just simply couldn't get into it.
That being said I do like the concept, I just feel like it needed a little longer before it was ready. It's a lot of telling and no showing. It has potential, it's just not there yet