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A review by hannahreadss_
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
this needed to be about 200 pages shorter :) it was waaay too long, and meandering around a point that was never actually fleshed out.
there were too many unanswered questions on How and a lot of 'men r bad, women turn into dragons when it's all too much. the end.' even tho there was literally scientific research happening within the story, there are no answers. it also got a bit silly and opinions just abruptly changed. the relationship between alex and bea however was the strongest argument for why this was an okay read, as well as the writing. while it did go on and on about pointless stuff, it was written well.
i think as a short story, this could have been really cool but it fell considerably short of any expectations a novel might have with a title like that.
there were too many unanswered questions on How and a lot of 'men r bad, women turn into dragons when it's all too much. the end.' even tho there was literally scientific research happening within the story, there are no answers. it also got a bit silly and opinions just abruptly changed. the relationship between alex and bea however was the strongest argument for why this was an okay read, as well as the writing. while it did go on and on about pointless stuff, it was written well.
i think as a short story, this could have been really cool but it fell considerably short of any expectations a novel might have with a title like that.