I had to give this one three stars because it got boring at certain points, especially at around the second half of the book and at the very end. But despite this, Tina Daniell is a *very excellent writer*, but, in the first half of the book a lot is not only centered around Kitiara but also her two brothers, who are, in this book, between 6 and 8 years old, and, although she portrays Caramon well, Raistlin is way too philosophical and intelligent for his age. Then, she forgets that Kitiara is twelve (as a few chapters pass, and she gets older), and she makes her out to be an eight year old still, not giving her the proper 12 y/o language and such. But it was certianly good to read a book about Kit because she doesn't really do much in Chronicles, Legends, and so forth, and she's supposed to be a major figure in Dragonlance. So yes, this was a good book and worth reading. The one thing inparticular that I like about this book was the fact that Kit, Caramon, and Raist were all *friends* and not constantly wanting eachother's necks, as they (well, at least in regards to Caramon and Raist) do in the Legends Trilogy. So it was nice to see them working together, caring for eachother, and helping eachother out, for once. If your really want to know how close the three are, this book is for you. Did it portray her character well? Yes, in Dark Heart Kit is a ruthless killer, but still cool nonetheless.