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A review by sarahed
Dreamwalker by James Oswald
3.0
This book is a classic fantasy, and tells of a secretive dragon society, with a parallel story of an adopted royal orphan who is integrated into a priestly order against his will.
I was going to give this four stars. It's well written and enjoyable to read. The characters are painted well and the magic system is interesting.
The dragon society didn't quite work for me because the dragons came across as seemingly very human. They spoke and ate and drank and lived in villages and houses - just like a tribe of humans. I know they were meant to be a shadow of their former glory, but even so, I struggled to picture them as being very dragonish as first.
My other issue was the pace. It started off well, but the pace became slower. By the end I felt the story hadn't really got very far. Clearly it's setting up for a series, and I'm fine with that idea. But then it ended on an out-and-out cliffhanger and I'm afraid I can't be doing with that. No plot resolution at all. I don't feel satisfied. So I'm afraid that pulls it down to a three star.
However, if you don't mind cliffhangers, it's a good intro to what sounds like a more exciting second book!
I was going to give this four stars. It's well written and enjoyable to read. The characters are painted well and the magic system is interesting.
The dragon society didn't quite work for me because the dragons came across as seemingly very human. They spoke and ate and drank and lived in villages and houses - just like a tribe of humans. I know they were meant to be a shadow of their former glory, but even so, I struggled to picture them as being very dragonish as first.
My other issue was the pace. It started off well, but the pace became slower. By the end I felt the story hadn't really got very far. Clearly it's setting up for a series, and I'm fine with that idea. But then it ended on an out-and-out cliffhanger and I'm afraid I can't be doing with that. No plot resolution at all. I don't feel satisfied. So I'm afraid that pulls it down to a three star.
However, if you don't mind cliffhangers, it's a good intro to what sounds like a more exciting second book!