Storia naturale dei draghi. Le memorie di Lady Trent

4.5 stars One benefit of being an old woman now, and moreover one who has been called a "national treasure," is that there are very few who can tell me what I may and may not write. Ever since she was a child, Isabella was obsessed, absolutely obsessed, with dragons. She would spent long hours cur

A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent , by Marie Brennan, is a superb novel in every regard. It's a classic, first-person adventure full of travel, science, and of course, dragons. The writing is clean, concise, and well-assured. The characters are interesting—especially the main one, Leggi tutto

Review copy provided by the author's agent—Zeno Literary Agency—in exchange for an honest review . A Natural History of Dragons is a very different kind of fantasy book compared to what I usually read, and it provided me with a refreshing reading experience despite its flaws. This is the first time I r Leggi tutto

I like books about people who like books. Perhaps it’s because it immediately allows me to sympathise with the protagonist as a bond of kinship is created. Or perhaps it’s because reading about books is a double winner. Well, either way it creates a novel that is easy to relate to and easy to become Leggi tutto

This was a pleasant enough read. It was really a story about a feisty young Victorian woman than it was about dragons though. You could just have easily had the same story, but with lions or bears for example. I'm glad I finally got round to this book-one of those that I have been meaning to try for Leggi tutto

I think I'm in love with this book. No... I know it. :) I don't know what I expected, but it wasn't a call-back to the early days of science when the practitioners called themselves Naturalists, being well-funded amateurs and Lords (Or Ladies!) striking out into the wide world for the simple pleasure Leggi tutto

I can’t believe this adorable, charming book made me cry. I really, really enjoyed this! It absolutely appealed to my love of Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries. The mystery/plot got a little bit messy and dragged on towards the end for me. But that could also be because I had to keep stopping an Leggi tutto