tmarjorie's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.5
Very disappointing. Unfortunately the poor plotting, lack of character development and multiple plot holes are matched by uninspiring characters and pedestrian writing.
Spoiler
Content Warning: there are also 2 very young girls (13 & 16) who, and the end of the book are having sexual relationships with much older men. It's stated explicitly that as the younger one has had her 13th birthday there's no reason to interfere
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
kdf_333's review against another edition
1.0
TODD MCCAFFREY IS RUINING PERN!
please stop him. dragonheart was not a very good book.
okay so he is telling the story of the dragon riders that went back in time during the dragon plague. fine...poor storytelling. i mean his books are getting worse instead of better. there were so many thing i did not like.
the dialogue was a major issue. the ages of fiona and terin was another one, a lil gross and kinda unbelievable. the needless detail about how they were going to get the weyr up and running. i mean yeah it is nice to know but really so many pages of dialogue were spent on it i got bored. oh and how about the not keeping of the secrets from the future i mean they were blabbing to everyone stuff they should not.
i am sorry it was just so ick. it was supposed to be more of a character story not a lot of action going on, the characters were great ideas but not very realistic or fully formed. i was sooo very disappointed.
i think i should start a petition and send it to todd and anne mccaffrey. i think there are writers out there that would do a much better job at continuing the story of the dragonriders of pern than todd.
please stop him. dragonheart was not a very good book.
okay so he is telling the story of the dragon riders that went back in time during the dragon plague. fine...poor storytelling. i mean his books are getting worse instead of better. there were so many thing i did not like.
the dialogue was a major issue. the ages of fiona and terin was another one, a lil gross and kinda unbelievable. the needless detail about how they were going to get the weyr up and running. i mean yeah it is nice to know but really so many pages of dialogue were spent on it i got bored. oh and how about the not keeping of the secrets from the future i mean they were blabbing to everyone stuff they should not.
i am sorry it was just so ick. it was supposed to be more of a character story not a lot of action going on, the characters were great ideas but not very realistic or fully formed. i was sooo very disappointed.
i think i should start a petition and send it to todd and anne mccaffrey. i think there are writers out there that would do a much better job at continuing the story of the dragonriders of pern than todd.
bostica1's review against another edition
5.0
Todd maintains the Perm traditions I have loved through the years. I enjoyed the characters and story, and Emily's reading style works well with the whole package.
roklobster's review against another edition
3.0
Ok. Too much time spent wanking about despair and not making you feel it. Too little movement of the story forward. Great swaths where it could have been edited to a chapter and gotten the same point across, rather then 5 chapters of OH NO WE HAVE NO DRAGONS.
Slow. But I still read it.
Slow. But I still read it.
vaderbird's review against another edition
3.0
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
roocmc's review against another edition
5.0
Todd maintains the Perm traditions I have loved through the years. I enjoyed the characters and story, and Emily's reading style works well with the whole package.
valerielong's review
5.0
4.5 stars rounded up.
Dragonheart by Todd McCaffrey is the 21st book in the Dragonriders of Pern series.
I've been a fan of the series since I discovered them in the late 1990's. I must admit that I was a bit leary when I heard that her son, Todd, was starting to take over the series. I wasn't a huge fan of the first couple of books that came out under his name, but this one I really love. Fiona and T'mar have become two of my all-time favorite Pern characters and this book really showcases their characters and their development.
In this book, we see Fiona go from a Lord Holder's daughter to a Weyrwoman. We see her develop through her early teen years trying to adjust not only to the changes in her own body and feelings but also the changes in her life brought on by impressing a dragon. T'mar is an older bronze rider whose path crosses with Fiona's many times after she first becomes a weyrwoman. Then, they both find themselves back in time at an abandoned weyr which allows their relationship to grow and develop in new ways.
I highly recommend this installment of Pern's story.
Dragonheart by Todd McCaffrey is the 21st book in the Dragonriders of Pern series.
I've been a fan of the series since I discovered them in the late 1990's. I must admit that I was a bit leary when I heard that her son, Todd, was starting to take over the series. I wasn't a huge fan of the first couple of books that came out under his name, but this one I really love. Fiona and T'mar have become two of my all-time favorite Pern characters and this book really showcases their characters and their development.
In this book, we see Fiona go from a Lord Holder's daughter to a Weyrwoman. We see her develop through her early teen years trying to adjust not only to the changes in her own body and feelings but also the changes in her life brought on by impressing a dragon. T'mar is an older bronze rider whose path crosses with Fiona's many times after she first becomes a weyrwoman. Then, they both find themselves back in time at an abandoned weyr which allows their relationship to grow and develop in new ways.
I highly recommend this installment of Pern's story.
laurla's review
"But we should do something!"
"yes. we should think and not act rashly."
"everyone makes mistakes, its what you do about them afterward that matters."
"just because I am willing to tell you how I see things doesn't mean I don't like you."
"when apologizing, do it quickly and be forthright. and be certain that you mean it. there's nothing worse than a half-hearted apology."
"the truth you spoke was not one I was prepared to hear."
"you can't deny her the joys of today to save her from the pain of tomorrow. all you are doing is denying her any chance at happiness, not any chance at pain."
"yes. we should think and not act rashly."
"everyone makes mistakes, its what you do about them afterward that matters."
"just because I am willing to tell you how I see things doesn't mean I don't like you."
"when apologizing, do it quickly and be forthright. and be certain that you mean it. there's nothing worse than a half-hearted apology."
"the truth you spoke was not one I was prepared to hear."
"you can't deny her the joys of today to save her from the pain of tomorrow. all you are doing is denying her any chance at happiness, not any chance at pain."