The Tropic of Serpents

This is the second book in the Lady Trent series. I rated the first one, like this one, 3 stars. If you haven't heard of them this is historical fantasy about a woman who really wants to study dragons even when society tells her no. She is a great character, and the book excells when it focuses either on her ordeals trying to pursue her passion or discussion of the actual dragons. When it goes more into the adventures she has in foreign lands I find it much less impressive. The author puts a lot of thought into developing a wast world that feels real beyond the scope of lady trents memoir but I find it hard to care about beyond the dragons (much like lady trent herself). These thoughts apply to both books though I think I liked this one a little better.