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Wings of Fire--Pros & Cons, for fans & haters
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Hoi guys! I just got WoF for Christmas (and never put it down until I finished the first 5 books/first series) and I wanted to write down what I thought. Please note--first five books only. PLEASE NO SPOILERS! (Also, I'm looking for a female RainWing name for the plushie I got for Christmas. Any suggestions?)
No mean debating/etc. Try not to act too much like it's a debate--that might turn out badly. * flashes a peace sign *
SPOILERS TO THE FIRST FIVE BOOKS AHEAD.
Pros:
The characters are interesting and laughable.
I can really see Glory's scales. I can describe them in total detail, The story actually brings me to that place.
Every dragon is a star in their own book.
None of the dragonets are perfect.
I love every single itty bitty character.
There's romance.
The books are very hooking.
I love the clan/tribe system.
I enjoy that the Dragonets aren't perfect friends, and that they can find love outside of their inner circle of Dragonets.
SHE WAS PART OF THE ERIN HUNTERS!
Cons:
Oh my Irene! This is my biggest pet peeve, and I LOATHE this part of the books. It's upsetting and makes me so sad, but... THE DRAGONETS AREN'T DRAGONS. They act like humans, have no real dragon customs, etc, and their lifestyles mainly consist of using furniture and stuff nearly exactly the way us humans (aka Scavengers) make things, and the sad bit is that a TON of that stuff would be hard to make with dragon claws/talons. Can't they have own weapons that enhance their natural physical build instead of spears? I keep on seeing the dragonets as, well, people instead of dragons, no many times they use the word 'talons' instead of 'hands', etc. Heck, I kept on forgetting that DeathBringer was a dragon. I just CAN'T. (on a side note, however, the dragon queens, such as Queen Coral, all seemed VERY dragon to me, but mainly everyone, even Whirlpool, etc, was all appearing in my mind as human. MAKE THEM MORE DRAGON AND LESS HUMAN!)
Okay, she hyped us up at Sunny and Starflight, and then at the last moment, when we were sure they were both in love-- "I love you as a brother." Great, go run off with Fateseer. Err, was that her name? It's late. :P
Some parts of it were very predictable--or maybe that's just me, being a little crazy. I predicted that the prophecy was false, predicted that the NightWings were just big fakers. Okay, it really was obvious that the NightWings were fakers. REALLY obvious.
I didn't find the locations very well, so my mind had to make half of that up. It was if she had forgotten to put in half of where they were.
My littlest pet peeve--SOMEONE GETS CAPTURED EVERY BOOK. At least one of the dragonets, or all of them, get captured each book so far. PLEASE stop this dragonet injustice...however, I didn't mind it as much. But it was getting old.
-=O=-
I enjoyed the books otherwise, and I will be bribing--I MEAN ASKING--my mom to get me more. Sorry if this sounded REALLY LOUD but I'm very passionate. Also, I'm very passionate about being passionate, but I am open to people telling me to "SLOW DOWN YOU'RE HURTING MY EARS" over my passionate rants.
submitted by Icy, age 12!!!, The Forest
(December 26, 2016 - 11:15 pm)
(December 26, 2016 - 11:15 pm)
Well, the pros you pointed out are very subjective. Erin Hunter is not a author(s) I am fond of, so that seems more like a con. Also, I don't like romance in books.
(December 27, 2016 - 12:55 am)
Personally, I love it. I've read all of the books up to the ninth one, talons of Power, and have also read all the digital editions and special editions, although there's only one special edition (Darkstalker). I have gotten many of my friends into it and find them fantastic. I try not to think about the cons. And as for your Rainwing: How about Tamarin? Or Quetzal? Or Lily, Heliconia, or any other flower or animal that strikes your fancy. Theres TONS. Just look it up.
~Starseeker
PS My name is a nightwing dragon I made up
PPS My captcha, Starfire Scales, says "mnid". I dunno.
(January 5, 2017 - 5:37 pm)
Erin Hunter isn't my favorite either.
Not liking romance is opinionated, but I appreciate that being pointed out. However, which would you rather have--cringey, horrible romance, or decent romance?
(December 27, 2016 - 11:10 pm)
Well, poorly written romance can be really funny.
(December 27, 2016 - 11:31 pm)
True, but I don't like humor in books. Not kidding, not trying to mock you, I know this is highly opinionated.
I'm pretty sure that WoF was written with little to no humor at all, so that drives humor out of the question...may I ask it again?
Do you prefer cringey, badly written romance, or decent romance?
(December 28, 2016 - 11:45 am)
I don't understand why Gared rains on everyone's parade. Unless the discussion is about something he likes. (You're still a stormcloud, Gared! *poke*)
I enjoy good writing of any kind, and appreciate how hard it can be to describe a good relationship. I think Wings of Fire is pretty good, as far as books go, but I understand that it leaves a lot to be desired for some people. I like it.
(December 28, 2016 - 2:12 pm)
Well, I have problems with everything, even things I like.
(December 28, 2016 - 8:56 pm)
Go figure.
(December 29, 2016 - 2:42 pm)
EXACTLY!!!!!!! *deep breath*
I COMPLETELY AGREE with you, Icy! And it PEEVES ME SO MUCH!!!!!! *huff* I mean really? In Darkstalker (no spoilers don't worry). There's FLOWER BOXES FOR GOODNESS SAKES! And THROWING STARS? WHY?!? I mean I understand weapons like that are "cool" but it doesn't seem to fit into the "dragon tribes, queens, seven year old adults, war stuff" file we keep in our minds. But- UUUUUUUAAARGH!!!!!!!
*stomps off*
(December 29, 2016 - 11:14 pm)
I think you have to keep in mind the remarkably humanlike "hand" structure and refined intelligence. Their species of dragon matures much more quickly than a human, but that doesn't mean they're primitive beasts.
(December 30, 2016 - 10:43 am)
Yes, it does. It takes a human about 12-15 years to intallectually develop, and if dragons matured in only a matter of a handful of years, they would be primitive beasts, becuse they would not have the same expirirence/logical thinking.
(December 30, 2016 - 2:59 pm)
Not necessarily. Their brains must obviously have a different structure and faster maturity rate than people. Open your mind.
(December 30, 2016 - 9:38 pm)
Which would mean they live shorter. Approx. 40 years at most.
(December 31, 2016 - 1:12 am)
What if their brains mature faster than their bodies?
Such as my brother. He's fifteen and the size of an eleven year old.
As for primitive beasts, I'm pretty sure that they're of human intelligence. Sometimes slightly above. They simply see us as tiny prey called scavengers because we're smaller a and weaker than they are, however they mature faster. I'm pointing this out because Scylla made it seem as if they were of higher intelligence. (No offense to either of you. I'm really enjoying this!)
(December 31, 2016 - 2:32 pm)
I'm honestly just enjoying debating with people of equal intelligence as me.
(January 2, 2017 - 12:37 pm)