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A review by books_and_cream_cheese
In the Labyrinth of Drakes by Marie Brennan
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-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? No
2.5
Well... this was a pain to get through. The story felt a bit scattered, there were things happening that didn't really move the overall plot forward and then, suddenly, NOTHING happend for a trillion pages - until the very last chapters. The ending was GREAT, I give it that.
Unfortunately, the pacing in this book varied immensely - a problem the last books have as well. One thing I also noticed was the strange execution of build up to certain important situations. In this book in particular, you wait for something to happen, you know it'll come, but Brennan lets you wait for so long that you drop your excitement and expectation for it. And then - 50 pages or so later - it does happen but it's so all-of-sudden-out-of-nowhere that it has none of the emotional impact it should've had. The (probably intentional) choice to reveal very little about the sentiments and feelings of Isabella that don't regard dragons or her scientific work ruin a lot of the emotional moments, in my opinion.
Sooo... yeah. A bit underwhelming, all in all. Since I have the last book on the series already on my shelf, I will read it, but I'm unfortunately getting more and more disappointed.
Unfortunately, the pacing in this book varied immensely - a problem the last books have as well. One thing I also noticed was the strange execution of build up to certain important situations. In this book in particular, you wait for something to happen, you know it'll come, but Brennan lets you wait for so long that you drop your excitement and expectation for it. And then - 50 pages or so later - it does happen but it's so all-of-sudden-out-of-nowhere that it has none of the emotional impact it should've had. The (probably intentional) choice to reveal very little about the sentiments and feelings of Isabella that don't regard dragons or her scientific work ruin a lot of the emotional moments, in my opinion.
Sooo... yeah. A bit underwhelming, all in all. Since I have the last book on the series already on my shelf, I will read it, but I'm unfortunately getting more and more disappointed.