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A review by jelkebooks
Night of the Dragon by Julie Kagawa
adventurous
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Okay, maybe I just let this final book sit a bit too long. It's been quite some time since I read book one and two, and I do think that might have influenced my thougths on this book a little. However, I did still remember the plot and the characters well enough, and didn't really have much of an issue getting into this book. So that might not be the issue either, I don't know.
Anyway, this book just didn't work for me. I feel like the story of this one was just one battle scene after the other, and as much as I like Julie Kagawa as an author I've never read a compelling battle scene from her, not even in books I liked MUCH MORE than this one. I don't know. Those scenes just failed to grip me, and considering the book was mostly that it meant that this book just failed to grip me, even more so than the other two books in the series.
However, I can't say that this was a bad book. I do think that if you have more of an attachement to these characters and this world than I did throughout the first two novels, this book would be a WILD ride for you. I can promise you that. I do honestly like what Julie Kagawa did this book, and how she decided to finish this series is incredibly ballsy. I can totally aplaud her for that, and if I was more invested in any of this I do think this could have been a pretty decent finale. It's just wasn't for me sadly enough.
Anyway, this book just didn't work for me. I feel like the story of this one was just one battle scene after the other, and as much as I like Julie Kagawa as an author I've never read a compelling battle scene from her, not even in books I liked MUCH MORE than this one. I don't know. Those scenes just failed to grip me, and considering the book was mostly that it meant that this book just failed to grip me, even more so than the other two books in the series.
However, I can't say that this was a bad book. I do think that if you have more of an attachement to these characters and this world than I did throughout the first two novels, this book would be a WILD ride for you. I can promise you that. I do honestly like what Julie Kagawa did this book, and how she decided to finish this series is incredibly ballsy. I can totally aplaud her for that, and if I was more invested in any of this I do think this could have been a pretty decent finale. It's just wasn't for me sadly enough.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Grief