The first book of the series was one of my favorites. The world building, supporting characters, and story are all wonderful. The main problem comes from the main character, who doesn't ever seem to have character growth in any meaningful ways even throughout the second entry. I find myself at times wishing the worst on her solely because she makes the most annoying mistakes out of any main character of any fantasy book I've read, and refuses to mature in any way. And to make matters worse, many of the supporting characters see less and less action within this book or they die (or both). Death is to be expected in a book like this of course, but it can be frustrating when the main character is so annoying that you have few redeemable characters to fall back on. Overall a disappointment compared to the first entry that makes it …
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Cregg finished reading Ratman's notebooks. by Stephen Gilbert
Cregg set a goal to read 12 books in 2023
Cregg rated The Last Graduate: 4 stars
The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik (The Scholomance, #2)
A budding dark sorceress determined not to use her formidable powers uncovers yet more secrets about the workings of her …
Cregg rated The Ice Dragon: 3 stars
The Ice Dragon by George R. R. Martin
Leaving in its wake desolate cold and frozen land, the legendary ice dragon has never been tamed until it meets …
Cregg rated The Final Empire: 5 stars
The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn, #1)
Experiencing an epiphany within the most daunting prison of the monstrous Lord Ruler, half-Skaa Kelsier finds himself taking on the …
Cregg rated A Deadly Education: 5 stars
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik (The Scholomance, #1)
I decided that Orion Lake needed to die after the second time he saved my life.
Everyone loves Orion Lake. …
Cregg rated Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: 5 stars
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter has never played a sport while flying on a broomstick. He's never worn a cloak of invisibility, befriended …
Cregg rated Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Trilogy, No 5): 3 stars
Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Trilogy, No 5) by Douglas Adams (Hitchhikers Trilogy of Five, #5)
In the fifth volume of the Hitchhiker series, Random, the daughter of Arthur Dent, leaves her remote home planet on …
Cregg rated Treasure Island: 4 stars
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, N.C. Wyeth
"For sheer storytelling delight and pure adventure, Treasure Island has never been surpassed. From the moment young Jim Hawkins first …
Cregg reviewed The Dragon Republic by Rebecca F. Kuang
The searing follow-up to 2018’s most celebrated fantasy debut – THE POPPY WAR.
In the …
Review of 'The Dragon Republic' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
The first book of the series was one of my favorites. The world building, supporting characters, and story are all wonderful. The main problem comes from the main character, who doesn't ever seem to have character growth in any meaningful ways even throughout the second entry. I find myself at times wishing the worst on her solely because she makes the most annoying mistakes out of any main character of any fantasy book I've read, and refuses to mature in any way. And to make matters worse, many of the supporting characters see less and less action within this book or they die (or both). Death is to be expected in a book like this of course, but it can be frustrating when the main character is so annoying that you have few redeemable characters to fall back on. Overall a disappointment compared to the first entry that makes it tough to want to read the next entry.
Cregg rated The Poppy War: 5 stars
Cregg rated So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish: 4 stars
Cregg rated Smith of Wootton Major & Farmer Giles of Ham: 4 stars
Smith of Wootton Major & Farmer Giles of Ham by J. R. R. Tolkien
Smith of Wootton Major, first published in 1967, is a novella by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Cregg rated Blood of Elves: 4 stars
Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski (Fantasy Orbit)
The New York Times bestselling series that inspired the international hit video game: The Witcher. For over a century, humans, …