Audiobook Review – The Tropic of Serpents (Memoirs of Lady Trent, Book 2) by Marie Brennan, Narrated by Kate Reading (4/5 stars)

Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Fantasy
Length: 10 hours and 39 minutes (352 pages)
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Release Date: March 4, 2014
ASIN: B00IRUDHNM
Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Memoirs of Lady Trent series
Source: Audiobook from Audible.com
Rating: 4/5 stars

“Attentive listeners of Lady Trent’s earlier memoir, A Natural History of Dragons, are already familiar with how a bookish and determined young woman named Isabella first set out on the historic course that would one day lead her to becoming the world’s premier dragon naturalist. Now, in this remarkably candid second volume, Lady Trent looks back at the next stage of her illustrious (and occasionally scandalous) career.”

This is the second book in the Memoirs of Lady Trent series. I really enjoyed all the adventure in this book and loved exploring the alternate world that Lady Trent lives in.

I listened to this on audiobook and Kate Reading does an amazing job narrating the story. I would definitely recommend listening to on audiobook if you enjoy audiobooks.

Aside from all the wonderful adventures; Lady Trent grows a lot as a naturalist and starts actually making herself a name in this book. I enjoy her character and how dedicated she is to her science. In this novel she is also working on some personal issues and struggling with how to act and engage as a mother to her young son.

Additionally, I really enjoyed learning about some new species of dragons; each book has introduced a new species and built on information from the previous books.

Overall this was another fun fantasy adventure read set in a Victorian-like time period. I have been enjoying this series a lot and plan on continuing it.

This book goes towards the following reading challenges:
– Goodreads Reading Challenge