Forgotten Realms: The Ghost King (Transitions Series #3) Book

*SPOILERS CONTAINED HEREIN*
I enjoy R.A. Salvatore, truly I do. I've read nearly every story he's written involving the Forgotten Realms and relished each adventure, each challenge, each moment of his character's lives as they played out on the pages before me.

That being said: this wasn't his best work. It felt a bit too 'forced' to me, and I didn't care for the death scenes of Cattie-brie and Regis, nor really for the end of Cadderly, to be honest.

While I know that not every hero dies gloriously-or well-for these characters, their end felt like a disappointment. I've not always seen eye-to-eye with Mr. Salvatore regarding the dispensation of his characters (after all, I always thought Cattie-brie should have stayed with Wulfgar) but this is the first time when I've ever put down one of his books and thought the ending-the last two pages of the book-really left much to be desired.

Beyond that, as I stated earlier, the story felt forced. There was too much going on at once, too many threads Salvatore was trying to tie into and provide closure for in this last Transitions.

Mr. Salvatore, I salute your endeavor, but the plot just didn't quite gel for me. Others may disagree, and are welcome to, but as for me, I could have done without knowing exactly where Regis and Cattie-brie ended up, and especially without that last, depressive line.

I mourn the ending of an era with the passing of such iconic characters, and look forward with hope to your next story.