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Naomi Novik

Start date: March 1, 2016

Finish date: March 31, 2016

Discussion: Stand Alone

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Mar 02, 2015 Kevin Xu rated it it was ok · review of another edition

2.5 Stars. This is book is the first book that author Naomi Novik has written outside her Temeraire series. Basically this book has been praised by authors and readers all around because of the main character. I myself was not as impressed. This is due to the fact that many author and readers in the Science Fiction and Fantasy community enjoys sees the rise of female characters in the past 5 years, but I do not, but this book has to have a female main character since this is a fairy tales. If th ...more

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May 06, 2015 Tressa (Wishful Endings) marked it as to-read

Sherwood Smith liked it, so on my tbr it goes.

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Jun 18, 2018 Naomi rated it really liked it

I thoroughly enjoyed this. It mixed classic fantasy with newer elements, and I really enjoyed some of the original ideas. (view spoiler) I really liked the Dragon and our main character. And Kasia. I would love an entire book about her. All together a fun read. I'm excited t ...more

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Jun 14, 2016 Regina rated it really liked it

I liked this a lot. I was a bit hesitant to start it because it seemed like it was a polarizing sort of book – there’s a lot of either love or hate for it. The bits that I’d read – particularly the excerpts about the abusive way the Dragon speaks to the heroine – made me very wary. I did not want to invest time in a story where the heroine is relentlessly abused and still somehow falls headlong in love with her abuser, and somehow the whole thing is contrived to be romantic.

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Feb 22, 2018 Books_the_Magical_Fruit rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

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Sep 08, 2016 Julie Edwards rated it liked it

The beginning of this book was magical and had me wanting more but unfortunately it lost its luster midway through reading about the woods, and those woods, history of the woods, and blah blah blah woods. Boring.

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Jun 10, 2018 Books_the_Magical_Fruit rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, five-stars, 5-stars, read-and-reread, worldbuilding-is-amazing, faves, books-i-own, own-more-than-1-copy, own-in-paperback, favorites

Still one of my all-time favorites. I'm utterly baffled by the one star reviews. This is what a fantasy book should be. It ticks off all of the boxes for me. Tremendous world building and storytelling skill showcased here. ...more

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Feb 04, 2016 Sarah rated it it was amazing

Shelves: challenge

Nothing more to say than that I absolutely loved this! Such a unique story with characters that I'm sorry to say goodbye to, but that I'm so glad I got to spend time with! ...more

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