Reviews

Crucible of Gold by Naomi Novik

glyf's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

nordicowl's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

lunaliz's review

adventurous 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? Yes

3.5

bedoesque's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.0

wizardcantrips's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Homophobia, Sexism, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Sexual harassment

rebekah_l's review against another edition

adventurous funny sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

triplebriiii's review against another edition

4.0

Enjoyed this one. Laurence in the beginning 🥵🥵🥵. 

brandidean's review against another edition

5.0

Starting to get worried about what I’ll read after book 9 … Just keep loving these characters more and more!

ellie_cripps's review against another edition

3.0

I will always be fond of this series, and I'm determined to make it to the end, but it has to be said that when even I get sick of long journeys occasionally punctuated by events (as a fan of many other fantasy series that will remain nameless) something has been somewhat lost.
I feel as though the author had so many awesome ideas for how dragons would fit differently in to human societies that she just ferried us around with the semblance of plot to admire them. Not that I didn't hugely enjoy all the different societies once we got to see them, but some more attention to a plot that wasn't just a long arduous journey wouldn't go amiss.

ablondal's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-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? No

3.5