Sign of the Dove

After reading the first 2 books in the series, I was really psyched to read book #3. While not as strong a story as the first 2, I still thought the story was well told.

A few things were done differently in this book that I really liked. First of all, there were 2 stories going on parallel to each other. Fletcher's use of the Harper's Tale to keep one of the plot lines going while not interfering with the other was, in my mind, a stroke of genius. It was fitting and much better than the typical point-of-view-chapter-change. The harpers tale really gave me a feel for the time-period as well. It was so much easier for me to read as if I was listening to someone tell me the story like bards used to.

Also, the romance was extremely subtle show more and postponed, so i thought for a second that it wouldn't really be there. It was super subtle and I felt there could have been just a tiny bit more (just my preference).

Lyf's character was well-developed and a good change of pace for the series. While the previous heroines were strong and eventually dead-set on saving the dragons, Lyf didn't want to. She wasn't as strong as them physically OR mentally, she kept wanting to pass her troubles onto someone else, but she realized what she had to do in the end. I like that about her and ALL of Fletcher's Dragon Chronicles heroines. They are all well-developed and strong in their own ways. While you could compare Kaeldra to Kara to Lyf, I don't really find a need for it. Each heroine stands on her own regardless of what the others have done.

Overall, a wonderful book with a good story. It took me a little while to get into it, but once I did I was stuck like Lyf in a bird kenning. =) show less

Oh good, this sequel to Dragon's Milk, the third book in this series, once again recaptures the adventure and suspense we had in the first book. One more book left in this series. I'm sure I'll finish it quickly.