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A review by ettuladyblue
Here, There Be Dragons by James A. Owen
2.0
I liked it until the ending...a little too gimmicky for me, and turned it into a weird fanfic. But there's a lot of good before that point.
It definitely had the old school adventure feel of those English fantasy novels we all grew up with, complete with seafaring adventures and derring do. Also appreciated many callbacks and allusions to Narnia and LOTR/
I would note that this is definitely a boy's club--there are 4 female characters (3 of which only appear in one chapter) and an off screen, unnamed wife...So four and a half? Perhaps that's remedied in future installments? I think this book would be awesome for a younger reader in late elementary or early middle school, but I still enjoyed it.
It definitely had the old school adventure feel of those English fantasy novels we all grew up with, complete with seafaring adventures and derring do. Also appreciated many callbacks and allusions to Narnia and LOTR/
I would note that this is definitely a boy's club--there are 4 female characters (3 of which only appear in one chapter) and an off screen, unnamed wife...So four and a half? Perhaps that's remedied in future installments? I think this book would be awesome for a younger reader in late elementary or early middle school, but I still enjoyed it.