Amy B. (BaileysBooks) reviewed Neverwinter (Forgotten Realms 7: Neverwinter, Bk 2) on + 491 more book reviews
This is Book 2 of the Neverwinter series.
I read Gauntlgrym well over a year ago and put this one off for so long because I just didn't know if I wanted to read it. I had come too far into the series to give up on it now, so I approached this book not so much with anticipation but with the mentality of "let's hurry up and get this over with." I had been so disappointed by the previous books that my expectations were justifiably low.
Overall, this book was average. Drizzt is still far too uncertain about himself, still conflicted, and still whining. I appreciate his unfailing loyalty and love for the original Companions of the Hall, but I still hate to think that Drizzt has been floating about for a century or more in this half-hearted, self-pitying state. It doesn't suit him, and it makes for tiresome reading.
Drizzt continues to remain a rather stagnant character. Dahlia, on the other hand, is not exactly a likable character but at least the is interesting and unpredictable. However, her constant sarcasm, cynicism, and boiling hatred for her own personal enemies make her own woe-is-me-I'm-mad-at-the-whole-world attitude almost as annoying as Drizzt.
The one surprising joy in this book was watching Barrabus the Grey continue to develop as a character. He alone gave me hope that this series might resurrect itself and become something more akin to the earlier stories (Legend of the Drow) and less like the more recent disappointments.
In all, this was the best book the series has been able to offer in some time. Here's hoping that it is a sign of even better things to come.
I read Gauntlgrym well over a year ago and put this one off for so long because I just didn't know if I wanted to read it. I had come too far into the series to give up on it now, so I approached this book not so much with anticipation but with the mentality of "let's hurry up and get this over with." I had been so disappointed by the previous books that my expectations were justifiably low.
Overall, this book was average. Drizzt is still far too uncertain about himself, still conflicted, and still whining. I appreciate his unfailing loyalty and love for the original Companions of the Hall, but I still hate to think that Drizzt has been floating about for a century or more in this half-hearted, self-pitying state. It doesn't suit him, and it makes for tiresome reading.
Drizzt continues to remain a rather stagnant character. Dahlia, on the other hand, is not exactly a likable character but at least the is interesting and unpredictable. However, her constant sarcasm, cynicism, and boiling hatred for her own personal enemies make her own woe-is-me-I'm-mad-at-the-whole-world attitude almost as annoying as Drizzt.
The one surprising joy in this book was watching Barrabus the Grey continue to develop as a character. He alone gave me hope that this series might resurrect itself and become something more akin to the earlier stories (Legend of the Drow) and less like the more recent disappointments.
In all, this was the best book the series has been able to offer in some time. Here's hoping that it is a sign of even better things to come.
