Review - The Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb

The Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Fascinating is all I can really say. I wasn't into the story at first, but I soon got into it. I enjoyed the characters though they seemed flat to begin with.

I was honestly a bit ashamed of Alise at the beginning because she just giving into what others wanted her to do. She was so very unhappy with everything that she had decided at the beginning. Though toward the end she was starting to gain confidence about herself though I hope in the next book she does something completely different.

I liked Thymara as well. She knew what she wanted and wasn't ashamed of what she was. Though I could see she still was iffy at the end of the story of what was going to happen to her and the others.

I felt kinda bad for the dragon Sintara. They were supposed to be the last of the dragons to come into being and they are. But they are mistakes of time whether it was too much as the water serpents or not enough in the casings before they became Dragons. I didn't feel so bad part of the time because she was kinda cruel and full of herself.

One of the things I could really have done without though, is at the end of the chapters were the missives between towns and bird keepers. I honestly didn't know exactly what the point of the notes were because it just dealt with messenger birds mostly. I dunno.

I did enjoy the book though and by the end I was upset that I didn't have more to read! I can't wait to read the second one to figure out if they ever find the dragon city.

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Review - Hellboy: The Storm and the Fury

Hellboy: The Storm and The Fury by Mike Mignola
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

As endings go, this was an epic ending. While some may have thought Hellboy did not possess his charm in this volume, I have to say it's not that it was flat. He had so much weighing on his shoulders that you could almost feel it throughout. When all else fails, go with your gut.

I couldn't put this down. Though I had to take a small break to give my eyes a rest from the horrible pixel rendering of the digital copies I received from Netgalley. But I regret nothing. I do feel a loss at finishing this volume. But the artwork and the story just drew me in.

I admire the artists and can't wait to read what they come up with next.

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Omg....... Nooooooooes! R.I.P Hellboy! I know there's more to come but I can't help but have felt so depressed as I finished this one. Unbelievable! And just when he's just thinking of going back to the BPRD.