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thebrainlair's review against another edition
3.0
Started out slow and then really picked up but last 100 pages was draggy and I couldn't wait for it to end. Ruined the good parts for me.
galliwasp's review against another edition
4.0
3.5/5
A competent novel with a naturally intriguing premise that finishes with an offensively lax ending. The setting of a bloodline of bird-whisperers wasn't satisfyingly utilized by the plot...it seemed like it was just sort of "there", as they say, to link the book to its preceding trilogy. I was also left cold by the book's contrived, unconvincing attempts at in-universe slang and pop-culture.
A competent novel with a naturally intriguing premise that finishes with an offensively lax ending. The setting of a bloodline of bird-whisperers wasn't satisfyingly utilized by the plot...it seemed like it was just sort of "there", as they say, to link the book to its preceding trilogy. I was also left cold by the book's contrived, unconvincing attempts at in-universe slang and pop-culture.
redheadbeans's review against another edition
2.0
Maybe it's just been too long since I read the others. I collected the first three books when I was younger and I loved them and reread them a lot way back when. This one felt different, outside of the modern day perspective. I don't mind the time period aspect, but the writing just didn't impress me. A bit of a depressing note to end on, if it's the end of the series.
shelby7's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
deb_reads_books's review against another edition
4.0
Much better than her earlier series, more mature writing and good story although it ended far too quickly for my liking
bearteddington's review against another edition
4.0
Was it strictly necessary to add to the series? No, but I did like it. It follows the same exact formula as the other three but you know what? It works. And this time it’s got an added Fuck Climate Change vibe to it which is pretty cool
meredtihf's review
4.0
Book 1 - Introduction
Book 2 - History
Book 3 - After book 1
Book 4 - Centuries in the future (modern day)
I flew through the first three books, learning about and loving these people who can talk with birds and dragons. The fourth book starts out completely different; it is apparent that this is 'modern day'... with a few differences. This is almost a full length epilogue. Book 3 comes to a conclusion, but not very many loose ends. Jumping so far into the future for Book 4 allowed an appreciation of how long a dragon might live.
Book 2 - History
Book 3 - After book 1
Book 4 - Centuries in the future (modern day)
I flew through the first three books, learning about and loving these people who can talk with birds and dragons. The fourth book starts out completely different; it is apparent that this is 'modern day'... with a few differences. This is almost a full length epilogue. Book 3 comes to a conclusion, but not very many loose ends. Jumping so far into the future for Book 4 allowed an appreciation of how long a dragon might live.
kaikamahine's review
4.0
Ancient, Strange, and Lovely is a fantastic addition to the Dragon's Milk trilogy; similar enough to be comfortingly familiar, and different enough to feel like a true, new adventure. Set in a not-so-distant future, the addition of the blogosphere, GPS tracking, and a polluted planet that's environmentally breaking down isn't jarring so much as it presents a incredibly challenging question: what place does something as ancient, strange, and lovely as a dragon have in all that?
shidoburrito's review
4.0
Wow, I don't know what I expected from this fourth book in the Dragon Chronicles, but it was nothing like this! I started reading and as soon as they placed it in Alaska I did a double take. Wait, Alaska? The previous books took place in what I thought was a different world, not our un-magical one. Adventures taking place in countries of a medieval time in some fantastical realm. Nope! At first I kind of balked at it, how dare they take away the magic and wonder of the world we knew with Kaeldra and Kara?! Then, the more I read the book, the more I appreciated it was set in a not-too-distant future of our own world. It brought magic to the very place we live, un-magical and slowly being ruined through pollution and warfare. The suspense was at its best in this book and it was quite the adventure!
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