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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
I didn't think this book flowed nearly as well as the last book. The battle scenes were choppy and it came to an abrupt end.
Here’s the deal: when Salvatore is on his horse about Drizzt and Drizzt’s life from Drizzt’s perspective, the books are top-notch; there’s nothing better than whirring scimitars and the like. But when R.A. begins to dabble in filling us in on what every character is thinking, the books are a drag. Drizzt is only in about half of the book, and that half is just as good as the rest. But learning about all these new characters and commanders of different army groups and the seemingly forced-at-times plots points that pull old favorites from the previous novels in, the books just drag, and are not that exciting. The ending, however, was awesome, and promises a fantastic final installment in the story. With love (or something wierdly akin to it) blooming between Catti-brie and Drizzt, there’s some substantial potential for a rocking fourth novel. As long as we don’t have to go back to Menzoberranzan (it is a silly place), and we can get Errtu and Drizzt and some racism and philosophy, and even some love story in there, maybe, then we’ve got a chance. The ending really saved this one from the lower division, even though I really didn’t enjoy reading it as much as the others.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not my favorite in the series. Slow to start, but redeemed with the final third of the book.
adventurous
dark
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
7/10
The unbelievable close calls and miraculous escapes are a bit much, but still, an enjoyable, traditional fantasy.
The unbelievable close calls and miraculous escapes are a bit much, but still, an enjoyable, traditional fantasy.
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book wasn’t supposed to be funny-but it was. It was funny because of the fact that Drizzt whacked himself in the face with a tree. But after all that, this was once again a good book to read, and this time, it is a war for Mithral Hall. People did die, some did survive, one fell into his werewolf powers and killed a weapons master, and yes, Errtu was in this, but he wasn’t even that present in the book. Lolth was in the book was well, but good lord she’s very ambitious, even driving one of the oldest Matron Mothers to her death.
But let’s start at why this war for Mithral Hall is happening…
Matron Banere, with the help of the old dwarf magically hidden in a tooth, Gandalug Battlehammer, plotted out how she was going to take Mithral Hall and turn the poor dwarfs into slaves. She also wanted revenge for what Drizzt Do’Urden did to her and all of Menzoberranzan, so she starts to plot. Meanwhile, everyone in Mithral Hall is getting ready for this fight between the drow of the Underdark, and they get help from the Harpells, Silverymoon and Settlestone. Wulfgar’s presence was there when they talked about Aegis-Fang and how, if Wulfgar was alive, he would’ve been in the battle, though now I wonder what happened to him when he was caught by the damned yochlol, but I think we’re going to figure it out once I get to the next book.
The war was kinda slow. Jarlaxle was barely in it, in my opinion-he was just there, along with Quenthel and Triel. Even though Quenthel was killed by Drizzt and Matron Banere was killed by Bruenor Battlehammer (good for him), I think they were the stars, along with Drizzt and the others. I also like how the story kept switching with everyone, and the shocking thing in the story was that Lady Alurstriel showed up and helped the war.
There was a time in the book called The Time of Trouble, where magic went away, as if it never existed. Gwenhwyvar couldn’t go back to the astral plane, Bidderdoo tried to find a way to cure himself of being a werewolf, and the magic of Menzoberranzan was gone, and there was a little war breaking out in Menzoberranzan, with House Oblodara attacking another Matron Mother and killing her because she had her psionic powers…it was a whole-ass mess and I loved every bit of it. I can’t wait to read the next book of this series because I love it so much.