I can't do it I can't finish the book right now, and I am really upset about that. I mean I really wanted to like this book, I mean dragons from a scientific point of view! and pictures of the various dragons she's suppose to have studied. And that Cover! What's not to like?... Apparently, story wise anyway, everything. I have discovered I like dragons in more of a fantasy high action sword versus magic type story. A Natural History of Dragon bored me. 
 Lady Trent was, to be fair, an interesting character. A woman ahead of her time studying scientific pursuits during an era where a woman is considered incapable of holding a thought in her head not pertaining to fashion and what not. (view spoiler)[I was a bit surprised when she accepted marriage so very easily, typically when a woman such as the Lady is portrayed someone who doesn't conform to the norm of society she's fighting marriage tooth and nail. But then this isn't a romance novel and Isabella is shown to be a pragmatic person starting from when she was a child. So I can buy her marrying a guy to get what she wants in this case access to his library. (hide spoiler)] Still as interesting as Isabella is her story is not. And I find myself not wanting to continue to read, which irks me because I didn't get very far in the book. I at least like to try to get at least the first third of the book done before I thrown in the towel. But right now I can't do it. Maybe in the future I'll find this on audio book and try to get through it that way. I find sometimes when I can't read the book it's better to have someone read it to me. Hello Audible. Anyway do I recommend this book? I dunno I couldn't finish the thing. But someone else will probably have better luck than I did so if you're interested in Dragons, why not take a chance?