I wanted to give this more stars than I did, because Spunky Lady Heroine, Acquiring an Education! And Engaging in the Academic Study of Dragons! Plus, it's written in the style of a tongue-in-cheek memoir, in the style of Gail Carriger (though with less outright crack) by a flawed woman central cha...
Part one had me intrigued enough to keep reading at a fairly steady pace, but must admit that I became bored with the narration as the story went on. Took everything in me to get through it.
In the Grand Scheme of Dragon-y Books, this one is, like, the polar opposite of the Pern novels. Yes, the dragons are awesome, but don't read this one for the dragons. Read this one for the alternate history disguised as a second world fantasy and the feminism, and you will be well-rewarded.
Another migrated review from amazon, this one from July, 2013. I apparently was not in a talkative mood. I admit to having a weakness for the Victorian period. I also admit to having a weakness for intrepid lady explorers, generally wearing skirts, in the (non-fiction) tradition of Isak Dinesen, ...
Not a terrible book, but disappointing nonetheless after the promising title, the academic female lead and the convincing pseudo-Victorian style. It's not that the novel is poorly written - far from it - it's just that it's downright predictable and unexciting 90% of the time. I don't know if it's j...
...interesting. I'm not sure how it would be classified - historical fantasy maybe? I picked it up because it sounded interesting. Not really my cuppa but...Ok, basically, it's a memoir of a woman and how she began her...career? Life's work? Doing field research I guess... on (are you ready f...
4.5 stars. Wow, I really liked this book -- everything from the story and the characters and the writing down to its stark yet elegant cover which first drew my eye to its spot sitting on a store bookshelf. I blame my background in the biological sciences, since it seems I can't help but be intrigue...
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