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A review by miroen
A Dragon Problem: The Dragons of Phelios, Book I by Rick Rossing
3.0
This is a fun book, and reading it whiled away a pleasant afternoon. I recommend it to people who love a good portal fantasy the way I do, and I'm following on Amazon so I can grab the next in the series as soon as it comes out.
The author has a clean, straightforward storytelling style, and the first-person point of view in this book brings out the best in it. The setting is a basic fantasy world (magic, dragons, semi-feudal societies warring over territory and power) Nothing notably twisty or shockingly original, but all perfectly enjoyable. The story is YA-friendly with a romantic pairing that never goes behind closed doors. I would put 3.25 stars if Goodreads would allow fractions.
You may well ask, why the compliments but not more stars? Because I am a mean and horrible person. No, wait, that isn't it. Because I am a literary snob? Bwahahahahaha. no. I like all kinds of books in all genres, and I enjoy a wide variety of writing styles and levels of complexity.
I am an avid reader, however, with a lot more books in my brain than my Goodreads profile indicates. (I am also lazy, and rating hundreds of extensive bibliographies holds no appeal.) My experience does influence my evaluation.
A book has to have something special to even catch my eye these days, and I don't start from five stars and subtract. Like a figure skating judge, I start at zero, and a book has to earn my interest and respect one character, one trope, one plot twist at a time. "I liked it" describes my satisfaction level for a lot of good books.
So. Read the "Look Inside," and if the main character makes you smile, then grab this one up and enjoy the adventures.
The author has a clean, straightforward storytelling style, and the first-person point of view in this book brings out the best in it. The setting is a basic fantasy world (magic, dragons, semi-feudal societies warring over territory and power) Nothing notably twisty or shockingly original, but all perfectly enjoyable. The story is YA-friendly with a romantic pairing that never goes behind closed doors. I would put 3.25 stars if Goodreads would allow fractions.
You may well ask, why the compliments but not more stars? Because I am a mean and horrible person. No, wait, that isn't it. Because I am a literary snob? Bwahahahahaha. no. I like all kinds of books in all genres, and I enjoy a wide variety of writing styles and levels of complexity.
I am an avid reader, however, with a lot more books in my brain than my Goodreads profile indicates. (I am also lazy, and rating hundreds of extensive bibliographies holds no appeal.) My experience does influence my evaluation.
A book has to have something special to even catch my eye these days, and I don't start from five stars and subtract. Like a figure skating judge, I start at zero, and a book has to earn my interest and respect one character, one trope, one plot twist at a time. "I liked it" describes my satisfaction level for a lot of good books.
So. Read the "Look Inside," and if the main character makes you smile, then grab this one up and enjoy the adventures.