Smoke Eaters

So if reading the blurb for the novel brings back flashbacks of Reign of Fire, I can't say I blame you - but I promise, this novel is MUCH better, and MUCH more fun :D. For one, the world-building's pretty solid and sensible - which, yes, I know this is about dragons, but even when there are dragons involved things still have got to make sense, and this world, fortunately, makes pretty good sense to me. And the story's got all the thrilling, breathless action you could possibly want, so it goes by really quickly and painlessly. The problem for me, though, is that the female characters kind of get the short end of the stick when it comes to development - not in a way that I find reprehensible, just enough that it's noticeable and makes me wish they'd been better-developed because they seem so awesome. Also there are times when the action goes by just a mite too fast for my liking, but that's more personal taste I think. Otherwise, though, this was a fun read, and I look forward to whatever Grigsby's got coming up next :D.