danicamidlil's review against another edition
3.0
Not nearly as bad as some reviews would have you believe.
kindlereads's review against another edition
4.0
This was an entertaining book and I enjoyed most of it. However, the romance drove me absolutely insane. I was gritting my teeth and wondering if I could actually count the number of times that F'lar shook Lessa, because we women love being shaken into sensibility, and a bit later I ran across these.
I truly enjoyed this book and am looking forward to continuing with the series. This work is a well-written, creative adventure novel.
A quick and easy read.
I truly enjoyed this book and am looking forward to continuing with the series. This work is a well-written, creative adventure novel.
A quick and easy read.
dankolar's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
seriuzbiznus's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
michellemm85's review against another edition
5.0
6/6
I love this book. I really love Lessa and F’lar and I wish they had been the POV characters in more of the books
I love this book. I really love Lessa and F’lar and I wish they had been the POV characters in more of the books
mbs1236's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
heathssm's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
paradoxically's review against another edition
3.0
I am rather unreasonably biased in the Pern series favor since I began reading these books when I was young and loved them. Also, dragons. How could dragons not be a huge plus to anyone is beyond my understanding.
It's not perfect. It's not even written all that well. There are POV jumps all over the place and I actually rather hate that in books. The relationships between people are really sketchy, and it doesn't help that I think the male lead is kind of an ass. Who gets better later on in the book, but is still an ass. The female lead was all right, definitely not perfect, but not incompetent either.
Listing that (and ignoring other flaws, haha), makes me wonder why I enjoyed reading the book. Not as much as when I was younger, but even now I like it. There are the dragons, of course, who I love and adore to pieces. There is telepathic bonding and instant love between humans and dragons and... yeah, I'm sucker for those too, not going to lie. I enjoyed the story, and once I got over my distaste for the beginning (I found it boring and slow) I liked it more. Kind of incomprehensible.
3/5 stars. Average. Maybe a little less than, but I enjoyed it anyway.
It's not perfect. It's not even written all that well. There are POV jumps all over the place and I actually rather hate that in books. The relationships between people are really sketchy, and it doesn't help that I think the male lead is kind of an ass. Who gets better later on in the book, but is still an ass. The female lead was all right, definitely not perfect, but not incompetent either.
Listing that (and ignoring other flaws, haha), makes me wonder why I enjoyed reading the book. Not as much as when I was younger, but even now I like it. There are the dragons, of course, who I love and adore to pieces. There is telepathic bonding and instant love between humans and dragons and... yeah, I'm sucker for those too, not going to lie. I enjoyed the story, and once I got over my distaste for the beginning (I found it boring and slow) I liked it more. Kind of incomprehensible.
3/5 stars. Average. Maybe a little less than, but I enjoyed it anyway.
arwensadler's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
why_not's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0