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i just love this series it is such a comfort series for me. i also love how it makes the napoleaonic wars and that time period, previously a time i had no interest in and seemed very complicated and inaccessible, interesting and fun. i loved how they travelled to so many different places, i lovedddd the new character Tharkay i really hope he stays, i loveeeee Granby

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when he almost died i was in utter shock and had to skim to make sure he was okay and when the dragon hatched and he became his own captain i was low-key emotional such mixed feelings i hope he stays central

and i have never been more jealous of a dragon in my life - the fact that temeraire can learn any language to p much fluency through just like a few weeks of exposure makes me SO JEALOUS LIKE JESUS CHRIST. but yeah, i’m just so attached to them all🥲 so yeah unless something awful happens this series is just always gonna hit for me i think. Oh and i’m so invested in Lien i think she’s such a good ‘villain’ or ‘adversary’? idk what to call her but i really enjoy when she’s there like i really feel the danger and tension which i love cuz i feel like often the stakes don’t feel too high w some villains and i think she’s such an interesting character too

nakedsushi's review against another edition

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2.0

This had been lingering on my "To Read" list for years. I liked the first two books, so I finally figured I should read the third book. It was fine. There was just a lot of descriptions of battle locales that I glossed over. Tonally, I didn't exactly like the Anglo-centric colonialism even though there were some criticisms of it in the book. The whole harem thing was tiresome. I actually didn't really care if they won or lost some of the battles.

In the first two books, I was entertained by the novelty of air battles on dragons. But now that those are expected, the book is less exciting. I'm probably done with this series now.

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adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

des_talks's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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