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Dragoon (2000)

by A.R. Ivanovich(Favorite Author)

4.14 of 5 Votes: 5

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English

genre

Romance

series

War of the Princes

review 1: 4.5 stars -- great followup to the first book. Again, lots of great action, an intriguing and unique built world, hilarious banter between characters, a flawed protagonist that has been thrust into the craziness again....oh yeah, and Rune. *sigh*Hmmmm, how am I going to do this review without giving anything away? Impossible. Maybe I will just say that I enjoyed this one equally as well as the first, but there are still a few tiny things that bothered me on occasion (but obviously not enough for me to round down). 1) Katelyn could get a little caught up in her maudlin self-defeatist attitude...luckily that was usually countered with a friend calling her on it. And really, she does have a lot on her shoulders, though she really could learn to lean on her friends and a... morellies more. 2) Sometimes the details about the world became overwhelming, and since I'm actually the type of reader who needs a lot of realistic touchstones to enjoy a story, it became taxing on my imagination....it's really a personal preference thing. (ie I enjoy paranormal, but usually not all out fantasy)3) Huh, I thought I had a 3rd, but now I can't think of it.I really do enjoy that these books don't have cliffhanger endings...they set up for the next book, but you can still feel you got a bit of a conclusion in there. That being said, I am *not* looking forward to Monarch based on the synopsis...NO KATELYN NO!!!In summary: Prepare for intensity, prepare for heartbreak, prepare for horrifying images, prepare for snark....good stuff.
review 2: I finally finished this book after weeks of trying to make it through. I have to say, while the beginning of Dragoon drags, the end is well worth the effort. I found the first book in this series, Haven, on a random Amazon search and was instantly hooked. Haven was well-written, intriguing, had snappy dialogue, and lovable characters. I was quite thrilled to find such a gem.Because of this I had high hopes for Dragoon, and was a bit disappointed—but only for the first couple of chapters. The start of the book felt disjointed and the dialogue was stale. I had a hard time connecting with Kat again, and remembering the minor characters of Ruby and Sterling. It was also difficult to make peace with the dramatic shift in Dylan's character from book one. I don't want to include spoilers, but let's just say his personality and "good/bad" characterization does a lot of flip-flopping in these two books. The action begins not too far along into the story, which is helpful in a second book. And once things get rolling the reader is able to get sucked into the story-line again. Once I had pushed through the rough parts, I found myself loving Dragoon. You quickly want to know what's going on with Rune, will he and Kat ever reunite, how will Dylan play out his new role, and will the town of Haven remain hidden from the evil rest of the world?? By the climax of the novel I was staying up late into the night to read. I won't say that this book is as good as The Hunger Games, but there are elements of it that come close. The way that Ivanovich describes what the outer world has become and how they will sacrifice even innocent children on their quest for power and dominance, harkens back to many of the Hunger Games themes. The steampunk elements are fun, but not super integral to the story as other steampunk novels like, Leviathan, by Scott Westerfeld. I think the steampunk vibe helps certain parts of the plot flow and make for a more believable make-believe world, but overall am not blown away by them.The characters of Rune, Kat, Carmine, Sterling, and even Dylan were all fleshed out wonderfully. And I hope that in book three there will be a bit more of Ruby, she always seems to get thrown on the back-burner. The evil Prince and the Margrave were sufficiently evil and terrifying, and the climax is a nail-biter.I give this four stars, despite the slow beginning chapters, because the rest of the book is truly an enjoyable read! Well done. less

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