Despite having something to do with the Orient (normally a sure-fire hook for this reviewer), this second installment in Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series just didn’t grab me. Stylistically, she’s as good as ever, it’s just that nothing much seems to happen; the inter-cultural stuff isn’t all that great, and the way that the dragon and his “master” relate to each other still seems just a little homoerotic for me. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, it’s just not my cup of tea.
I’d probably finish the book if there weren’t anything else lying around to read, but there is.
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