Book Quality: Great print - Clear text and good contrast on the images, very good reproduction. High quality cover, great looking book.

Book Content: The Van Richten guide books are an amazing read. They are written in first person from Rudolfs perspective and are filled with "I hear that" and "I was told this" type setup. So not only is it great for a DM to use for inspiration on creating great new monsters and BBEGs, I would be fine with a player reading this book if he was playing a character that had a focus on the created.

The 5e Van Richtens guide is a good book with lots of options for players and DMs who want to run a Ravenloft game. I would however suggest that anyone interested in monster lore, pick up the 2ed books, even if they are not planning to run a ravenloft game.