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I loved this book, but wanted to give special credit to the ending. **Minor spoilers ahead!** Instead of shoehorning in a physical confrontation with an evil person or creature, this book uses an amazing discovery as its climax and it's absolutely perfect. In a series about anthropology, that IS the most exciting thing you could put in a narrative! One of my favorite things about this series has been how seriously the characters take their work, including small asides from Lady Trent about how this or that standard has changed between the time she's describing and the time she's writing her memoirs. These little details have always been a great way to make the series feel like an actual autobiography of an early naturalist, even though of course it is not. And for me, the choice to make the ending of the book focus on an watershed moment in the characters' research was an even bolder move in that direction. Although this series has always handled its endings very well, I was thrilled to see it shake off the standard novel formula of "bad guy shows up in the final hour" to do something truly bold and say that discovery, not conflict, is the pinnacle of the story.


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In the Labyrinth of Drakes A Memoir by Lady Trent The Lady Trent Memoirs Book 4 eBook Marie Brennan Reviews

I'm an avid reader, and this is my new favorite series - Lady Trent is magnificent and the books are terrifically well written. They read like a sassy Victorian lady's memoirs, but in a world where there are dragons and she, of course, is a dragon naturalist. This installment of the series may be my favorite because of the exciting things that happen to Lady Trent both personally and professionally.
Finally got a lot of my questions answered since reading all the other books prior to this one! I'm really enjoying how each book has taken its characters to new locations, from Mountains, to swamps, the vast ocean itself and the various islands and countries it holds, and now what I can only describe as the equivalent to the Sahara desert. I've greatly enjoyed the adventure I've been reading about thus far and I'm looking forward to reading how it'll all come to a close in the final book.
This series is delightfully different. Set in a Victorian era world, the main character fights against societies roles for women. She goes on expeditions to study dragons and has some very interesting adventures along the way. A great step away from normal.
I really loved it! The return of some favorite characters, the new dragon discoveries - it was all amazing! Warning though some depictions of animal cruelty as to how some dragons were kept in captivity. Just a FYI. Lady Trent is not thrilled about it though, and her work with the dragons is amazing!
I love this whole series. It reads like historical fiction and the setting is similar to our Victorian era. If you love historical fiction, fantasy, dragons, adventure, and strong female characters, you'll love this book. This one is my favorite for reasons I won't describe because I don't want there to be spoilers. But the character interactions and relationships in this book are fantastic.
The book is too short. Quite unlike previous volumes there is no logical finale, the story stops suddenly on the most interesting moment. It feels like writing was rushed to keep with schedule which is a pity since a lot was sacrificed to meet the deadline. Unlike earlier book this one cannot be enjoyed by itself - lots and lots of plotlines from background stories emerge every time.

However it is not as bad as it may sounds. For the old readers familiar with plot and characters it is good read, but new readers should pick up one of the previous volumes to start the series.
Thoroughly enjoyed this whole series -- I like the narration, the way that the same stubbornness and curiosity that cause our protagnoist's problems also help her solve them, and the study of the assorted dragons. I think this book contained my favorite line of the series "I like to imagine there is a clerk who sits between the brain and mouth, to check the messages coming from the brain before letting them out; but mine occasionally lays his head down in exhaustion and just lets things slip past."
I loved this book, but wanted to give special credit to the ending. **Minor spoilers ahead!** Instead of shoehorning in a physical confrontation with an evil person or creature, this book uses an amazing discovery as its climax and it's absolutely perfect. In a series about anthropology, that IS the most exciting thing you could put in a narrative! One of my favorite things about this series has been how seriously the characters take their work, including small asides from Lady Trent about how this or that standard has changed between the time she's describing and the time she's writing her memoirs. These little details have always been a great way to make the series feel like an actual autobiography of an early naturalist, even though of course it is not. And for me, the choice to make the ending of the book focus on an watershed moment in the characters' research was an even bolder move in that direction. Although this series has always handled its endings very well, I was thrilled to see it shake off the standard novel formula of "bad guy shows up in the final hour" to do something truly bold and say that discovery, not conflict, is the pinnacle of the story.