by Marie Brennan
Series: The Memoirs of Lady Trent #2 This installment of the memoirs of Lady Trent has her trekking off into the jungle to learn more about dragons. I'm not exactly sure why but I think I liked this second book more than the first. I especially found it amusing that she was better able to relate t...
I was more enamored with the first one, I think. This was still quite good, but possibly too much "more of the same" and not enough really great individual scenes. Probably will still pick up the third book at some point.
I'm really enjoying this now! I love how the characters are growing and I'm so glad there's no gratuitous romance just for the sake of it. I love that Isabella is independent and not your usual heroine. I'm really liking forward to reading more!The chief complaint that I had from the first book as w...
Lady Trent discovers more about dragons in a space not unlike a mix of Africa and the Amazon. She also learns a lot more about her limits and about not bowing to others to get ahead.
The book was a solid 3-star book but LADY TRENT IS THE BEST AND SHE DESERVES THE EXTRA STAR!
I had a mixed reaction to the first book in this series, but found it engaging enough to want to continue. The second I found mainly frustrating. Oddly, given the first person narration, I felt the story was strongest and most engaging in its worldbuilding aspects, with characters a distant second. ...
STORY: 1 starILLUSTRATIONS: 3 starsOVERALL: 2 starsRead on your own peril.
I love this series so much. I don't know Marie Brennan, but I could swear that she wrote it thinking of me. The best way to describe it is fictionalized Freya Stark/Mary Kingsley/Lady Isabella Bird tromping about the world researching dragons. There is something about the intrepid lady explorer...
I reviewed the first book, A Natural History of Dragons and was surprised at the story within. I totally admit I was drawn to that first volume primarily because of the illustrations in the book. This book also has illustrations from the same artist, Todd Lockwood. Even though they are fewer in numb...
Star Rating: 4 Stars Self purchase for Kindle. Well, that was a little disappointing. I’m pretty positive I gave the first book in the series 5 stars. The writing was well done but the plot was really weak and honestly not that much happened. The plot does pick up at 65% in, but it doesn’t hel...
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