Lady Isabelle decides to write her own story her own way, and delves into her own early life with refreshing honesty.
I was, I have to say, expecting more dragons, but ultimately A Natural History of Dragons isn't really about dragons at all, but about Lady Isabelle forging her own path in a world that has very definite ideas about what is and is not suitable for a young lady.
Needless to say, Isabelle has her own ideas on what's appropriate, and before she knows it she's on an expedition with her new husband to a remote location to study dragons.
I enjoyed A Natural History of Dragons, but I felt like I was waiting for something to happen the whole time. There's a lot of sort of .. running about with not getting much done, and a sub-plot that reminded me of an Enid Blyton novel I read as a youngster (I can't remember the name of it - it had Mountain in the title), and then at the end there's a bit of a rush of A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING VERY QUICKLY and it felt a bit unbalanced.
Still.
Dragons.
6 comments:
I love the cover! I wish it had more dragons in it too, but it still sounds like a good read. ;)
Haha, the last two words say it all :-)
Kate: The cover is great! And there's sketches throughout, too.
Aarti: Exactly :D
BUT MAINLY DRAGONS THOUGH.
Ahem. I just got this from the library a few days ago and I am VERY VERY excited to read it. Even if it does have pacing issues.
Yes! and DRAGONS!!
Jenny: ALWAYS DRAGONS :D Let me know what you think!
Care!!! :D :D DRAGONS! :D
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