shidoburrito's Reviews (1.54k)

Oh good, this sequel to Dragon's Milk, the third book in this series, once again recaptures the adventure and suspense we had in the first book. One more book left in this series. I'm sure I'll finish it quickly.

It seems this is going to be a trend for me with the sequels I am looking forward to. I love, love, LOVED the first book and finished it in no time. Scarlet, while a wonderful and fun new character, just seemed to plod along. Honestly, I could care less about her grandma, or the stiff, jolty relationship between Scarlet and Wolf. I wanted more parts about what Cinder was up to! But, like I said, this is the second book in a series, and the trend seems to be that my much anticipated sequels are slow, building, and plod along as stages are set, plots slowly congeal and thicken, and it's all about the buildup for the Third Book Throw-Down.

And so begins a new arc, which is done Sherlock Holmes style and the death of a main character (even though I don't believe it)?!

It seems I save up on reading these manga volumes until the Teen Read Challenge every year. So let the Kuroshitsuji binge begin! In this volume we see the end of the circus arc, a lot of dying, and a survivor swears for revenge on Ciel! Le gasp!

I'm not sure whether I enjoyed this more than book one or about the same. I mean, I love birds a lot too ("My friend Angie likes birds" is a popular quote among my friends), AND there's dragons? What's not to love? Yet I feel there were many opportunities to turn it into something more. Perhaps the character development could have been explored more. Oh, by the way, this is the story of Kara, who is mentioned in "Dragon's Milk" as the green-eyed girl raised by a dragon who was able to safely lead the dragon kyn to a new land to live. So we know all this going into the book, having read book 1, so maybe that's what took some of the joy out of it. Either way, it was still a great and enjoyable read. Onto book 3!

Wow, I think it's been at least 15 years since I've last read this book. Back then, I had no idea it was going to be part of a series, but I remember loving it. So, now that the series is finished, I am going to read them all! I can't wait! This book is even better than I remember it, and even 15 years later I'm still a big fan of dragons. This book is great for both boys and girls, juveniles, tweens and teens; fantasy fans and dragon lovers. Action! Suspense! Adventure! Lots of walking summarized very well so as to not be boring (I'm looking at YOU Robert Jordan and his successor)! And an ending you won't forget!

I started reading this book to see if it was appropriate for teens. Aside from the f-bomb, there isn't anything too offensive in here. After a while I found myself voraciously reading the book to finish it and find out what happens. I may see the movie, but I'm glad I read the book first!

What a great graphic novel! I was reminded of Telgemeier's "Drama" graphic novel, but with so many more layers and done so very well. Layers in this story include: a home schooler switching to public high school, a silent ghost in a graveyard, an ancient, prosthetic hand, twins in a fight, and a volleyball team's falling out. There is so much packed into this great comic!

Okay, so I finally finished this book! The reason my rating is so low is because it didn't pick up until page 300. Seriously! Here, let me sum up 300 of the 500 pages for you: "I'm trapped in a tower making monsters. Can I trust the White Wolf?" "I'm with my brother and sister, flying around pretending to kill chimera." "I'm a fawn centaur. What is the point of my random character? You won't find out in this book!" There were so many elements that were introduced for a couple pages and then forgotten. It moved sooooo slowly. The best parts of the book were, again, Karou's friends Zuzana and Mik. I'll still read book three when it comes out, but for the love of Betsy, please keep it moving. Today I vow that if it doesn't get moving after the first 150 pages, I'm dumping it. Sorry Laini Taylor.