All done with it and literally BUZZING with excitement!
Spoilers below, friends!
my rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
An absolutely amazing book! this might be my favorite in the whole saga so far!
Okay, this book was great. The writing was beautiful, it was jam-packed with action, and my favorites had so many badass moments I didn't even mind the minimal amount of Jarlaxle and Gromph page time!
There was just so much growth! Watching Bruenor finally lay his guilt for Wulfgar down and seeing Regis become braver in the face of danger was amazing! And all those emotional scenes, man! I hated Besnell, but when he died I almost started crying. Salvatore creates such beautiful arcs for all of his characters, even minor ones, and watching Berkthgar mature through the war was just as heartwarming as watching any of the main cast overcome their obstacles.
And yay, Matron Baenre is FINALLY dead, so that's nice. And the deep gnomes are in Mithral Hall now! Belwar and Firble have long been favorites of mine, so I'm super excited to read even more of them now that they're allied with Bruenor's clan.
As sad as I am to see the party split again, I'm excited. Catti and Drizzt travelling alone should not only be plenty of fun, but I may finally get my romance! I can't wait to see where Salvatore puts them in Passage to Dawn.
All in all, it was a great book, and one I'll cherish for a while. There was so much development and raw emotion in the span of less than 300 pages. I'll never get how good ol' Bob does it, but I sure am glad that he does.
Well, that's all for me! How pumped are you for Drizzt and Catti-Brie to finally kiss?
-Petra!
