Review: Miss Percy's Definitive Guide to the Restoration of Dragons by Quenby Olson

 

 

Miss Percy's Guide to the Restoration of Dragons is a wonderful conclusion to this trilogy. The ever-growing cast of excellent characters that feel so real continues to grow, bringing more great characters and also giving more depth to some of the characters that were already introduced in the previous two volumes. This book is full of adventure and difficult situations for Mildred and the others, so much so that I felt intense anger and stress for her future at times, but it's also full of that same cozy vibe that permeated the other two. 

With this series the coziness stems from the character interactions and the fact that even though it's a book about dragons you can see similarities and connections to very real behaviours that a pet or child might display. The way Mildred cares for the dragons - and for everyone else around her, really - is so reminiscent of a mother or other caregiver worrying about and caring for their kids, which makes it all so believable in the midst of this grand adventure. 

Also, can I just say how much I despise Belinda? Read the book to find out why, but wow... 

The other great thing about this series is that the situations and locations keep changing so there's never a repetitive or dull moment. The stakes keep rising and there are all kinds of new problems to deal with. 

As usual, the book is full of parentheses and asides and explanations that are absolutely wonderful. 

Not sure what more I can say without spoilers except do yourself a favour and go pick up book 1 and start this series. Oh, and I really, really hope there are more books planned in this world even though this particular trilogy reached a very satisfying ending. I would love to see more related books!