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A review by the_midwest_library
Dragons of Winter Night by Margaret Weis
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I'm a touch conflicted on this one. There were so many parts of this that I think are stronger than book one. Especially some of the character arcs/side stories we take on.
But there are also a lot of things that really work against this book. The time skips are realllllll weird. There are a lot of instances where events occur, then we spend what feels like a chapter summarizing those prior events we just read about in retrospect from some random future perspectives. The worldbuilding is also lacking in this one. The geography is so baffling even with the map included (quite frankly the map is terrible but I blame the 80s for that lol).
Overall I'm still really enjoying these, book 2 just wasn't as good as book 1. But gosh do I love the D&D storytelling and I really love the characters. They feel really well realized.
But there are also a lot of things that really work against this book. The time skips are realllllll weird. There are a lot of instances where events occur, then we spend what feels like a chapter summarizing those prior events we just read about in retrospect from some random future perspectives. The worldbuilding is also lacking in this one. The geography is so baffling even with the map included (quite frankly the map is terrible but I blame the 80s for that lol).
Overall I'm still really enjoying these, book 2 just wasn't as good as book 1. But gosh do I love the D&D storytelling and I really love the characters. They feel really well realized.