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A Chorus of Dragons
Jan. 26th, 2023 10:41 pmWhen I posted my review of "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell" I noticed that I hadn't posted about books at all in 2022. At first I was surprised but on second thought it makes sense: I read very little last year compared to other years, mostly because I've been playing computer games a lot more. And none of the books I did read I especially loved.
There was only one series I had many feelings about: A Chorus of Dragons by Jenn Lyons. I read the first three books, and I just found two half-finished posts about the first two in my drafts. I read these books in March and April so I don't remember all the details anymore, but I'll post what I wrote anyway because while I found several things frustrating (some worldbuilding things, some very hypocritical characters, a lot of plot that seemed to hinge on people not fucking talking to each other about their plans) there were a lot of things I did enjoy a lot (other worldbuilding things, cool magic and mythology, some good plot twists, other very interesting characters and relationships, some very nice angst and h/c.) The first book has one of my favorite examples of framing devices I have ever seen; sadly the second one tries something similar and fails badly.
Notes include many spoilers.
( #1 The Ruin of Kings )
( #2 The Name of All Things )
( #3 The Memory of Souls )
I probably would have read the fourth book if DD hadn't told me that she strongly disliked it, similarly to book 2, and that was so discouraging that I stopped. In the meantime book five has come out and seems to have been well received, at least according to Goodreads ratings, so maybe I'll continue and finish the series eventually.
There was only one series I had many feelings about: A Chorus of Dragons by Jenn Lyons. I read the first three books, and I just found two half-finished posts about the first two in my drafts. I read these books in March and April so I don't remember all the details anymore, but I'll post what I wrote anyway because while I found several things frustrating (some worldbuilding things, some very hypocritical characters, a lot of plot that seemed to hinge on people not fucking talking to each other about their plans) there were a lot of things I did enjoy a lot (other worldbuilding things, cool magic and mythology, some good plot twists, other very interesting characters and relationships, some very nice angst and h/c.) The first book has one of my favorite examples of framing devices I have ever seen; sadly the second one tries something similar and fails badly.
Notes include many spoilers.
( #1 The Ruin of Kings )
( #2 The Name of All Things )
( #3 The Memory of Souls )
I probably would have read the fourth book if DD hadn't told me that she strongly disliked it, similarly to book 2, and that was so discouraging that I stopped. In the meantime book five has come out and seems to have been well received, at least according to Goodreads ratings, so maybe I'll continue and finish the series eventually.
