Book Review: Victory of Eagles

Recently finished the book ‘Victory of Eagles’ by Naomi Novik ( one of those female authors I mentioned that I actually do like ) – this is the fifth book in the series and thankfully not the last. As I was reading this novel I was under the impression that it had was the last book in the series and I think that skewed my mindset a bit.

I try to prevent myself from posting any spoilers, although it makes it hard to really explain the areas I didn’t like about the book. It kept up the pace rather well and there was always action to be had; unfortunately this is also a flaw as well as about the last third of the book seems rather rushed and sloppy. Also, I’m not sure if the speech patterns are supposed to be so laden with incorrect grammar or whether she just had a bad editor but there were dozens of tiny errors that grated on me while reading.

I’m starting to lose my interest in these books as Temeraire never seems to be maturing from his child-like state. Then again, many of the dragons seem to exhibit child behaviors so I shouldn’t be too surprised at that. I just wish in some sections he wasn’t such a brat and at least displayed a bit of maturity.

All in all, it’s not a bad novel but I’m definitely glad that I waited until it was out in paperback before picking it up. The hardcover would have been a waste of cash.