I get the feeling I probably read this book before I was ready for it, so there were some concepts that just went right over my head. Still, it was an awesome book for 16-year-old me and an education in how other storytellers think about romance.
I think this book - this whole series, actually - handled the integration of dragons into the worldbuilding very well, but I do wonder if they might not have tried a little too hard later on to keep dragons relevant to the story, even though it was mostly political drama.
Anyway, I hope y'all enjoyed the episode. As always, feel free to leave me some feedback in the comments below, or send me a message via email at inkfire.scribe@gmail.com!
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21 Oct 2020
Dealing With Dragons
If that title looks familiar, it's because we've looked at this book before. I really do love it, and if this isn't enough proof, then I guess I'll just make up a nice big sign. XD
The two-month hiatus was almost completely unplanned, and I suspect it was in part due to several stress factors in my life, one of which was that I had lost my buffer for the podcast and my blog at the same time. With luck, this time around we'll be a little more on top of it.
In other news, I'm still considering the idea of shifting over to YouTube, but haven't gotten a lot of feedback on the idea. Is this something you Inklings would enjoy, even if that meant only getting one episode a month instead of one a week?
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8 Jul 2020
A Natural History of Dragons
I can't lie - I LOVE this series. It's amazing, and I cannot recommend it enough to anyone who loves dragons and a slightly feminist look at an Edwardian worldview. It's pretty fantastic on all counts, and I've read it through three times already.
That said, there is some confusion about the different names of the months and different year numbers, as they're presented in-universe and obviously never explained because no adult in that world would need month names and year numbers explained to them. I would have preferred something a little more straightforward, but that's a pretty minor nitpick, as in the context of the story you don't need to know what month "Floris" is to know that in contest she's talking about late winter or early spring. She makes it apparent through the story what she means, even if the names themselves are confusing.
And maybe the differing names add to the worldbuilding? I don't know anymore. I've been thinking about it too much.
I love this series. 'Nuff said.
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