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The Waking Fire (The Draconis Memoria, #1)
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this book genuinely caters to everything i like and want in a fantasy book like it's actually wild how anthony ryan took the premise of this straight out of my brain. we got the crazy, imaginative plot; the 3 (3 is the magic number of povs in an epic fantasy book sorry i don't make the rules) op, likeable, and competent (!!) main characters; dragons (!!); and the writing style with a sprinkle of dry humor.
the ending was really good; i'm surprised at how neatly ryan tied up all the loose ends, and the plot twist went all the way back to the very first scene! i was able to guess some of the plot twists, but then it went so much deeper and some of it was actually really surprising! and the last scene has me so excited to start the next book (view spoiler).
overall, i liked all the various elements of this book, and my only complaint is that the worldbuilding felt overly complex where made-up words and names were literally being dropped every page without any explanation, but we ball. like i actually didn't care that much because the plot was so straightforward that i could still understand most of what was happening anyway. and also it was clear that ryan spent so much time working through the logistics, and because of that, the worldbuilding and plot were so tight, which reads so well.
the ending was really good; i'm surprised at how neatly ryan tied up all the loose ends, and the plot twist went all the way back to the very first scene! i was able to guess some of the plot twists, but then it went so much deeper and some of it was actually really surprising! and the last scene has me so excited to start the next book (view spoiler).
overall, i liked all the various elements of this book, and my only complaint is that the worldbuilding felt overly complex where made-up words and names were literally being dropped every page without any explanation, but we ball. like i actually didn't care that much because the plot was so straightforward that i could still understand most of what was happening anyway. and also it was clear that ryan spent so much time working through the logistics, and because of that, the worldbuilding and plot were so tight, which reads so well.
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October 18, 2023
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Mar 13, 2024 02:25PM
amazing review!! dragons + fantasy? this looks like what i wanted fourth wing to be, with 2000% more originality.
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adira wrote: "amazing review!! dragons + fantasy? this looks like what i wanted fourth wing to be, with 2000% more originality."thank you, adira! hahah i still haven't read fourth wing, so i'll take your word for it since this was definitely one of the most original books i've ever read!
i love your writing so so so much <3 you’re incredibly talented love!
mitra wrote: "i love your writing so so so much <3 you’re incredibly talented love!"mitra!!! that's actually so kind of you to say, thank you so so so much 🩷
adira wrote: "@tiff don’t read it <3"hmmm idkkk ur reviews for that series are SO convincing
i know, my brilliant prose yelling out those books' praises into the ether are really hard to ignore. they must be really drawing you in, huh? pity.
adira wrote: "i know, my brilliant prose yelling out those books' praises into the ether are really hard to ignore. they must be really drawing you in, huh? pity."yep!!! when you said that you would proudly burn hundreds of copies of "iron flame", i knew i just HAD to read it immediately!!!!
i love how passionately u talk abt books i feel like you have such a clear voice in ur reviews >< also. "but we ball" so so eloquent. truly.
mags ✩.ᐟ wrote: "i love how passionately u talk abt books i feel like you have such a clear voice in ur reviews >< also. "but we ball" so so eloquent. truly."thank you, mags! the "clear voice" is because i just spew all my thoughts on a book in my reviews hahah but i love how nicely you worded it!
