Book Review
Jan. 4th, 2006 12:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariThe Unicorn Hunt
by Dorothy Dunnett
This is the fifth book in the House of Niccolo series. It's also the first book of the second half, and things are definitely different. Nicholas is a rather changed person in this volume - he's much more burdened by his responsibilities and endeavors, and much less happy, too. Although the lack of happiness has a lot to do with the fact that Nicholas' personal and professional intrigues and conflicts have become much more complex, involving higher stakes and greater dangers. This new mood as well as the lack of satisfying resolutions (it is the middle of the series, after all) made for a less satisfying read than the previous books. Overall, though, I am still very much enjoying the series as a whole, and although I was not satisfied by the ending, I was left with a strong desire to see where all of the plot threads lead and how they will be wrapped up over the remaining three novels.
by Dorothy Dunnett
This is the fifth book in the House of Niccolo series. It's also the first book of the second half, and things are definitely different. Nicholas is a rather changed person in this volume - he's much more burdened by his responsibilities and endeavors, and much less happy, too. Although the lack of happiness has a lot to do with the fact that Nicholas' personal and professional intrigues and conflicts have become much more complex, involving higher stakes and greater dangers. This new mood as well as the lack of satisfying resolutions (it is the middle of the series, after all) made for a less satisfying read than the previous books. Overall, though, I am still very much enjoying the series as a whole, and although I was not satisfied by the ending, I was left with a strong desire to see where all of the plot threads lead and how they will be wrapped up over the remaining three novels.
