I love Wardwick!!! - Rated 
I really liked Dragon Bones and I really like Dragon Blood. Like most Patricia Briggs books, it's basically a fairy tale and a well written one at that. The characters are believable and well developed and the primary characters are emminently likeable - I wanted them to win (and I'm the sort of person who is normally exasperated by the heros and ends up sympathising with the villains).
If you like a light fandango of escapeism - give both a go.
A weak story of torture, rape...and more rape - Rated 
Sadly, after the beautiful yet not perfect "Dragon Bones", "Dragon Blood" presents us with the sad stories of the imprisoned brother of the king, tortured and malnourished for years, of the protagonist, who is raped, tortured and remains somewhat psychologically scarred, and of Tisala a girl that, guess what? is raped, tortured and what not.
These people have as a common enemey, the pedophiliac and sadistic king Jakoven (who is responsible for the, guess what? rape, torture of those poor fellows) that has found an ancient artifact that would make him invincible (yawn) and so they have to stop him (wow, what a truly original story, right?).
As you can see the main theme of the story is quite macabre even though the mood is about getting over life's difficulties, unfortunately there is a lot of lingering on the bad experiences of the characters. Furthermore, Patricia Briggs seems to have lost her "magic" touch in this book, failing to create a more rich world or immerse us once again in an interesting story. Instead she concentrates on character's experiences, losing focus on her only ability, that is to create interesting stories full of twists instead presenting us with an extremely overused story that fails to grab the reader's attenion.
Another great mistake of the author is that of not exploring more of her world, that felt quite small since the previous book, and so we are constrained in a tiny world, with a weak excuse of a story for character development that is quite unremarkable and that tries to develop a theme that I would had rather not know about.
After all, fantasy is about using one's imagination in an exciting new way and is also about escapism, not dwelling into the worst life has to offer.
So, don't get to happy about other people's reviews, they most probably were too hyped after reading the first novel and read through this one ignoring all its disappointing flaws.
Worthy follow-up - Rated 
"Dragon Blood" is the sequel to "Dragon Bones" and I would certainly recommend that you don't read this one before you've read the book before it - I would be incredibly confused if I had done that!
Probably my most helpful comment about this book is that if you liked "Dragon Bones" you'll like this one - they are similar books in terms of subject matter (following the same characters) and cover similar topics (fighting, wizardry, magic).
Patricia Briggs is excellent at writing stories with depth. Politics plays a significant role here as well as the fantasy staples of battles, wizardry, confusion etc. There's a love story in this book which is well written, gentle and not at all cheesy. Ward of Hurog the main character is tortured and Briggs writes excellently how he feels following this experience - his shame and his fear that the memories will affect him when he comes up against these opponents in future.
If you've come to these books through "Moon Called" you'll find them very different but still with the mark of Briggs' excellent writing skills.
A highly entertaining continuation - Rated
Both "Dragon Bones" and "Dragon Blood" have been thoroughly enjoyable reads. I found the transition between first person and omnicient narrative unproblematic, so don't let that frighten you from buying the book. Ward's life is slightly more complicated than my own. I seldom have dragons living in my house, girlfriends tortured by kings or get put in the nuthouse because I'm a threat to the throne. Nor is it often that I find myself tortured or feel it necessary to defend myself with magic or weapons. And thank god for that. But it does make for an enjoyable evening safely ensconced in my own warm bed late one evening. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I have. I have read it earlier and will pick it up again at a later time. Being able to read a book time and time again without having the magic go out of them is a gift beyond measure. Thank you Patricia.
Struggled to put it down! - Rated 
Having first come across these characters in Dragon's Bones,I eagerlyawaited the arrival of this sequel.Again written in the first person ,whenabout Ward,but "normally" when dealing with everyone else.This book wasfinished in a day!Therefore my only complaint would be that it was notlong enough! Unlike some authors that fill their books with padding,MsBriggs if anything finishes most of the pivotal points of the story tooquickly!The book finishes with the feeling that there will be a thirdinstalment but doesn't look like this will be in her next book,which is ashame as the main "good" characters are very likeable & would love to knowhow it all ends up!!
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