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kpie's review
4.0
The ending honestly threw me for a loop, it wasn't a bad loop I just didnt expect it from this type of book. This book really stuck with me most of all from this series.
maficmystery's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Another book I read at work this summer. I feel conflicted about this one. 3.5 Stars because towards the end, I couldn't put it down, and I was very excited to figure out (one of ) the twists. At the same time, this book felt like a chaotic mess that could have been edited into a more cohesive story. Dragon Fate brings a lot of plot points and ideas back from earlier books in a way that's interesting and intriguing, and overall it feels like it has a lot more energy to it than Dragon Rule. I liked it, but what the hell was that ending.
starrynews's review against another edition
3.0
It was fine, but didn't really capture the excitement and sweeping lore of the first books. We do get to hear about the fall-out from the political shenanigans and major incidents in the previous books. And what the heck was the wild twist at the end? While it does feel like an ending, there are still some final questions left at the end too.
idsh's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
orsuros's review against another edition
4.0
This book was a great conclusion to the series and tied up a lot of plotlines from earlier in very exciting ways. Sometimes it felt like it jumped around a bit, but otherwise, it was an exciting end to the series. I'm going to miss all the fun dragons.
ladyanne's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
The first part of the book was passable, but everyone was completely ruined by the ending. It was rushed, chaotic, and confusing. It felt like it belonged to a completely different book, and didn't match any of the previous content. I said before that I wanted to see more of the Red Queen. I meant that I wanted answers, not a last-minute, unexpected appearance at the very end. And Rayg is evil now? Or is he Anklemere? How? And the Lavadome is a spaceship? None of it makes sense! It was kind of alluded to in this book, but the kind of reveals we got need to be set up properly throughout the series.
On top of that, there were lots of continuity errors and poor writing, of the sort that makes you wonder if the book was edited at all. Especially toward the end.
This series could have ended after book 3, maybe with a 4th to wrap up any remaining loose threads and reunite the dragon siblings. Honestly, I think one could be quite satisfied if they simply stopped after book 3 or 4 and pretended these last books didn't exist.
On top of that, there were lots of continuity errors and poor writing, of the sort that makes you wonder if the book was edited at all. Especially toward the end.
This series could have ended after book 3, maybe with a 4th to wrap up any remaining loose threads and reunite the dragon siblings. Honestly, I think one could be quite satisfied if they simply stopped after book 3 or 4 and pretended these last books didn't exist.
cavy's review against another edition
3.0
Great series, but the end felt rushed. With 6 books leading up to this, I really expected more. Some of the twists were, really, really good but left feeling a bit flat because some of the stuff with the Red Queen and the crystals wasn't explained.
poisonenvy's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
And here we are: I've finished my reread of the Age of Fire series.
In the end, this book was better than the last several, I think. It could have used some serious editting -- sometimes the wrong dragon's names are used, and it took a couple confusing moments to parse out what was really meant. Knight occasionally loses track of who's speaking in dialogues without dialogue tags, which is even more confusing to work out.
But it was still entertaining enough. The ending was weird, but there was at least some build-up to make it plausible, maybe, I guess (though it also seemed like something retconned into the last couple of books instead of something meant from the beginning). A character's complete heel-turn was not well-done though, and really a lot of a disappointment. But hey, it was hardly mentioned at all how the scent of human females makes male dragons horny.
Am I glad I reread this series after nearly 11 years? I honestly couldn't tell you.
In the end, this book was better than the last several, I think. It could have used some serious editting -- sometimes the wrong dragon's names are used, and it took a couple confusing moments to parse out what was really meant. Knight occasionally loses track of who's speaking in dialogues without dialogue tags, which is even more confusing to work out.
But it was still entertaining enough. The ending was weird, but there was at least some build-up to make it plausible, maybe, I guess (though it also seemed like something retconned into the last couple of books instead of something meant from the beginning). A character's complete heel-turn was not well-done though, and really a lot of a disappointment. But hey, it was hardly mentioned at all how the scent of human females makes male dragons horny.
Am I glad I reread this series after nearly 11 years? I honestly couldn't tell you.
tiranth20's review against another edition
2.0
The editing errors that plagued the last novel only became worse in this one. Not only were character names interchanged in such a way that I was never certain which characters were where, but there also seem to be sections missing. There was enough material in this book that if expanded could have made this one into two books. Overall, I was very disappointed in the way things turned out.
cavy's review against another edition
3.0
Great series, but the end felt rushed. With 6 books leading up to this, I really expected more. Some of the twists were, really, really good but left feeling a bit flat because some of the stuff with the Red Queen and the crystals wasn't explained.