A review of Cressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon book series by Cameron McGill
Hello all. Some of my favorite books are those from Cressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon series which more of you probably know for the movies that have very little to with any of the books. But despite them being very different from the amazing movie trilogy, they are still very enjoyable. This review will have a few minor spoilers so if that bothers you, bye. If you are still here, here is my review of all 12 of Cressida Cowell's brilliant How to Train Your Dragon books.
The series is about a young scrawny viking named Hiccup whose only goals are to grow a few arm pit hairs and be smelly like his fellow viking peers and to impress his father who is the chief of the village. He soon finds the egg of a little dragon who he names Toothless for the dragon's lack of teeth. When he returns to his home on the island of Berk, he is mocked for his small dragon and he is determined to impress everyone with his brain instead of his non-existent brawn. As Hiccup and Toothless grow closer and stronger, they fight vikings dragons, dragon poo, and a variety of other smelly creatures and objects on their quest to save the world...
Now, as I am reading through the wild paragraph I just wrote, I am realizing that this series sounds very odd and maybe not the best. But I am being 100% serious when I say this book series is a 9.5/10 book series. However, this book series might not be for everyone. This book series moves really, really fast and is constantly jumping from idea to idea and from island to island. You can be on one page and Hiccup will be being made fun of and on the next, fifty people have been eaten by a dragon. So if that isn't the kind of book series you are looking for, this might not be for you. These books are also really lighthearted. There are a lot of immature jokes about vikings and dragons smelling bad. However, I was a bit worried they were going to become an issue but they never did for me so unless you really don't like the thought of poop jokes in your books, you shouldn't have much of a problem with these books. Last thing you might find upsetting is the difference between the books and the movies. If you are wanting a book experience very similar to the movies, stop wanting that because that's not what you're gonna get out of these books. You are going to get a unique, entertaining experience. In summary, these books are fast, short, immature, and entertaining as HELL. You could probably read the first one in an hour so you should take time off from studying and get to reading. Anyway, thanks for reading, and I hope you consider reading these amazing books.
The series is about a young scrawny viking named Hiccup whose only goals are to grow a few arm pit hairs and be smelly like his fellow viking peers and to impress his father who is the chief of the village. He soon finds the egg of a little dragon who he names Toothless for the dragon's lack of teeth. When he returns to his home on the island of Berk, he is mocked for his small dragon and he is determined to impress everyone with his brain instead of his non-existent brawn. As Hiccup and Toothless grow closer and stronger, they fight vikings dragons, dragon poo, and a variety of other smelly creatures and objects on their quest to save the world...
Now, as I am reading through the wild paragraph I just wrote, I am realizing that this series sounds very odd and maybe not the best. But I am being 100% serious when I say this book series is a 9.5/10 book series. However, this book series might not be for everyone. This book series moves really, really fast and is constantly jumping from idea to idea and from island to island. You can be on one page and Hiccup will be being made fun of and on the next, fifty people have been eaten by a dragon. So if that isn't the kind of book series you are looking for, this might not be for you. These books are also really lighthearted. There are a lot of immature jokes about vikings and dragons smelling bad. However, I was a bit worried they were going to become an issue but they never did for me so unless you really don't like the thought of poop jokes in your books, you shouldn't have much of a problem with these books. Last thing you might find upsetting is the difference between the books and the movies. If you are wanting a book experience very similar to the movies, stop wanting that because that's not what you're gonna get out of these books. You are going to get a unique, entertaining experience. In summary, these books are fast, short, immature, and entertaining as HELL. You could probably read the first one in an hour so you should take time off from studying and get to reading. Anyway, thanks for reading, and I hope you consider reading these amazing books.
Nice review! I think you did a great job summarizing How to Train Your Dragon and describing the characters in a memorable way. Your descriptions make this book sound very interesting, and after watching the movies, I might try out the book version as well to see how they compare. Thanks for the spoiler warning. Nice job!
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