A review by nakedsushi
Black Powder War by Naomi Novik
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.
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.