Before reading this, I thought maybe all the low ratings were due to high expectations, and I lowered mine, telling myself that I didn't mind if Seraphina was traveling a lot - she would meet new people and learn new things. Oh hey! The structure. I think I wound up giving a lot of things a pass because the novel was set up as being in “unusual” times as it were and necessitating unusual or at least atypical behavior. I adored the expanded (and diverse) cast of characters, humans and half dragons alike. The character/world/thematic development — which was subtle but constant in Seraphina — didn’t work. NOO!!!! Charlie pursued a career in journalism in both England and the UAE before returning to her true love of creative writing. Fans of Rachel Hartman’s breath-taking imagination and startling humane characters, dragons or otherwise, will marvel and mourn as Seraphina’s journey—at least on the page—comes to an end. I had high hopes that this sequel story would be a good conclusion to all the loose ends and cliff hangers. All rights reserved. The politics of Goredd for both human and dragon (and ityasaari) are also wonderfully detailed and a strong point for Shadow Scale, as the motivations for war and Seraphina’s mission to gather her half-dragon brethren make sense. I hoped the villain could be redeemed or explored a little more in the end, some resolution or something. ( Log Out /  Hartman attempted, I believe, to maneuver the text into a place so that readers could understand and embrace that duty comes first.... but it didn't feel like there was heart behind that decision. And it seems as though Kiggs and Seraphina are to become lovers. A beautifully-written tale, a modern fairy story, Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2015, Read more: http://www.sarcasmandlemons.com/2015/04/review-shadow-scale-by-rachel-hartman.html. I really enjoyed the audiobook of the first one. Great review. Age Range: 14 and up. Review | Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman. In order to protect from impending attack and devastation, the Queen turns to Seraphina and the legend of a magical net that she and her other halfling kind, the Ityasaari, alone can cast. It’s true that intense love of the first book can sometimes doom one’s experience of the second, alas. Hardback: 596 pages Publisher: Random House. Shadow Scale, by Rachel Hartman | Book Review. Tonight it was only the Queen and me, and the approaching “singleton” was a friend, thank Allsaints: the dragon Eskar, erstwhile undersecretary at our dragon embassy. The first half deals with Seraphina’s quest to find the dragons; the second with her search for her uncle. He’d said nothing about why Eskar had suddenly decided to come back, or where she’d been. The winter wind carried the cheerful sound away; far below us the city curled under a quilt of new snow, silent and thoughtful as a sleeping child. Nothing is as disappointing to me in a book than a promising, engaging story ruined by an author who lacked the stamina, or imagination, to finish what they began. Glisselda and I had been speculating about it to distract ourselves from the cold. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Buzzworthy Mentions on the Path to Growing Readers. In order to protect from impending attack and devastation, the Queen turns to Seraphina and the legend of a magical net that she and her other halfling kind, the Ityasaari, alone can cast. LOOK WHAT I UNCOVERED. For the first time every, she’s free from the fear of hiding her half-dragon, half-human parentage, and lives as a valued, important, even loved member of Goredd’s court. Jun. What happened? But Shadow Scale has left me so bitterly disappointed I could cry. ARC Review: Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman *** This is a sequel and the review may contain spoilers for book one. She is not always perfect, but she is always determined to be good. Refresh and try again. Shadow Scale. In the kingdom of Gorredd, Seraphina has finally stepped out from the shadows and revealed herself, scales and all: a half-breed, born of dragon mother and human father. Thea James is half of the maniacal book review duo behind The Book Smugglers. Glisselda reveals she has feelings for Seraphina. This fantasy novel is the sequel to Seraphina, which tells the story of Seraphina Dombegh, 16, who is one of the hated class of “ityasaari” or “half-breeds” – her mother was a dragon and her father a human. I also didn’t like the fact that someone who was not even a part of the conflict comes in and wipes the slate clean so easily. YESSSSSSSSSSSS. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. But still a satisfying conclusion to the story, and a great world. She’d helped my uncle Orma evade the Censors almost three months ago, just as the dragons’ civil war was breaking out. Shadow Scale, by Rachel Hartman | Book Review. When war breaks out between the dragons and humans, she must travel the lands to find those like herself—for she has an inexplicable connection to all of them, and together they will be able to fight the dragons in powerful, magical ways.

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