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A review by acinonyx
Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
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
This installment was about as delightful as the last! The bit of misogyny was still present, sometimes in new and more direct ways, but also more often challenged by the characters.
Despite all the revelations and drama that occurred in the story, each was sprinkled slowly throughout the book, so that even the final climax felt almost lackluster. The climax itself also came on incredibly sudden and was resolved even quicker, it felt. Then, the time jump in the final chapter seemed to gloss over the momentous action in the previous one, mentioning the aftermath in passing, and served only to set up the plot for the next book. These being relatively short novels, I would have loved to see the final climax be given space to reverberate through the other characters and allowed some reflection before wrapping up the story.
Fortunately, the overall effect of the story was still quite charming and the plot as interesting as always! I’m excited to see what else the characters uncover about their planets past in the next one.
Despite all the revelations and drama that occurred in the story, each was sprinkled slowly throughout the book, so that even the final climax felt almost lackluster. The climax itself also came on incredibly sudden and was resolved even quicker, it felt. Then, the time jump in the final chapter seemed to gloss over the momentous action in the previous one, mentioning the aftermath in passing, and served only to set up the plot for the next book. These being relatively short novels, I would have loved to see the final climax be given space to reverberate through the other characters and allowed some reflection before wrapping up the story.
Fortunately, the overall effect of the story was still quite charming and the plot as interesting as always! I’m excited to see what else the characters uncover about their planets past in the next one.