Review: Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons

 Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons is basically like a Jane Austen novel, but the main character inherits a dragon egg. The egg hatches. She has to deal with it while also dealing with her growing realization that the life she's settled into isn't exactly the life she wanted. Her inheritance changes her life, slowly but surely, but I loved that Mildred doesn't immediately become some hardened adventurer at the drop of a hat. She remains true to her character and reacts to the change in her life in realistic ways, making the book more charming than ever and adding another excellent thread of her personal growth into the plot. 

It's a cozy book, but not one without excitement and adventure. The plot really comes together near the end and delivers a satisfying action-packed conclusion. That being said, this is book 1 in a series and the doors were definitely left open for even bigger adventures. I think it works well enough on its own and was satisfying/not cliffhanger-ish (but if book 2 was available I would have bought it as soon as I finished reading this one!) 

The author does an excellent job of conveying that Jane Austen/Period Drama feel in the writing with all the asides and comments in brackets. The excerpts at the beginning of each chapter also serve as an excellent promise for the adventures the characters will have in the future and I found myself enjoying them and trying to imagine how the characters would get to that point or discover this piece of information, etc. 

Overall, I'd highly recommend this book especially to those who love fantasy and period drama or those seeking a light, fun read.