a chorus of dragons – Cannonball Read 17

All right, I’ve finished this bonkers series now, so I know y’all are safe to read it. Five stars.

The Discord of Gods (A Chorus of Dragons, #5) by Jenn Lyons

August 17, 2022 by narfna 5 Comments

I’m glad I kept going with this series. I was skeptical after book one, but the storytelling and worldbuilding here let me look past the confusion and ‘Wait, what now?’ moments to really enjoy myself, particularly in books three through five, when all the backstory telling is out of the way, and our main characters start to work together and uncover secrets. This last book is a non-stop rollercoaster ride of action. There are some nice character moments, and occasional moments of quiet, but for […]

SEND IN THE KRAKEN!! aka The Queerest Fantasy Series I’ve Ever Read, Part IV

The House of Always (A Chorus of Dragons, #4) by Jenn Lyons

August 10, 2021 by narfna 4 Comments

This series remains one of the most confounding I’ve ever read. It makes me feel unstable thinking about it and reading it. I don’t quite know how to explain it to you. I start these books, every time (except maybe the first book, since I had nothing yet to forget) soooo frustrated that I get angry, and I almost quit because everything is so needlessly elaborate in terms of structure, plot, and characters, it’s basically impossible to feel prepared before reading them (without binging them […]

This book is Too Much but I still liked it.

The Memory of Souls (A Chorus of Dragons, #3) by Jenn Lyons

October 29, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

“My brain hurrrts.” Is what I wrote immediately upon finishing this book. I tell you what, there have rarely been series that I feel such weird conflicting thoughts over. I was super peeved at the beginning of this book, getting myself all worked up at how annoyed I was, and then I went and started having a good time with it. Bottom line: This series’ worldbuilding very often gets in the way of it being an enjoyable book to read. There is just WAY too […]

A perhaps overly complex fantasy debut that I think I liked anyway.

The Ruin of Kings (A Chorus of Dragons, #1) by Jenn Lyons

December 30, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

This will be a weird review for a weird book. I say that because while I was reading it, I only seemed able to voice complaints (I had quite a few), but ultimately, it more than held my attention, and the frustration it was causing wasn’t enough for me to give up. And at the end, I want to know what happens next. So. I won’t really be discussing plot, unless it’s spoiler tagged, because if you are going to read it, you should really […]

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