Jim C's Reviews > Dragons of Spring Dawning

This is the third book of a trilogy and this series must be read in order. This one picks up right where we left off in the second book. In this one, our group of companions are mourning their loss of one of their friends and things are rough. Tanis has been gone for several days while the rest of the group are hiding out as they are on the run.

I have read this trilogy several times and my rating here is basically based on the nostalgia factor. This was my introduction into the fantasy genre and this trilogy led me to many worlds. I will admit that I do believe this isn't the best written fantasy book. In fact, this one might be the weakest of the trilogy as there are several plot holes. I know a common complaint of these books is that they feel like a role playing adventure and this one is the one that I feel that the most. With all that being said I don't care as I still consider this a tremendous read. I love the new places that we discover on the adventure. I still love the characters and I feel for them as they suffer more loss and their situation seems to worsen each day. To me, the highlight of this book is the theme of love. Whether it is familial love, romantic love, or love of people that become your adopted family. This theme resonates throughout the book.

One question to ask oneself when rating a book is which factors more. Is it the quality or how it makes you feel? Yes the quality isn't the best in this book but this book gives all kinds of feels. Several times I could feel my eyes get misty. Compound that with the nostalgia factor and this book easily is a five star rating for me and I know that I will be rereading it once again in the near future.