Review: Dragonhaven

Dragonhaven by Robin McKinley
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I love Robin McKinley, but something about this didn't quite work. Still liked it. An original dystopian idea about how humans might discover the existence of dragons in our world and find a way to peacefully coexist. However, the format of the narration hampered the "storytelling" element, I think. It came across as one long journal entry, where you're mostly getting HINDSIGHT thoughts of the main character but without the chronology, the rise and fall of drama, the intensity of specific moments, the pacing and development of the story. McKinley's a good storyteller and kept me just interested enough. But I don't think anyone's ever going to be jazzed about the story.

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