Far out this one took me some time! But I’m putting it down to the time of the year that I embarked on it. Picking up a fantasy book over Thanksgiving, heading into Christmas was probably not one of my wisest choices.
I experienced this book in all the formats. I switched between audio, hard copy and e-copy as I went along and I have to say, I really enjoyed the audio. Especially the guy who does the male POV’s, he’s fantastic with the voices. Especially Lan’s. *swoon*
I found this dragged a lot in the middle. My loathing of Egwene may have something to do with my inability to read/listen to this in large chunks, but it really was tough going for a while there. But as always, the finale in this was fantastic. And I felt like it was a lot more cohesive than the previous books and I had a lot less unanswered questions at the end.
Quick update on the characters in this installment:
Rand – You were barely present in this one, but that didn’t bother me much at all. When we did see you, you were whinging, so I’m glad your appearances were kept to a minimum. Now you know who you are, I hope you will be able to love yourself.
Mat – YAS. I’m finally seeing what everyone has been screaming about for so long. Mat is awesome. He’s still his mischievous self, but he’s growing up a bit. Realizing the magnitude of what he has himself tangled in. I can’t wait to see him develop further. Loves.
Perrin – I really enjoyed his sections. He’s awkward as hell, but competent at the same time.
Lan – This story needed more Lan. But he was more present in this one than the last one, so I’l count that as a win. LOVE YOU MY WARRIOR SWORDSMAN.
Moiraine – Still pulling everyone’s strings, I always want to know more than you tell us.
Egwene – This book had far too much Egwene. Egwene this. Egwene that. Egwene being mad at Nynaeve for no reason. Egwene mooning over Rand. Egwene mooning over Galad. Egwene going to sleep. Egwene dreaming. Piss off Egwene.
Elayne – Honestly, because we were always in Egwene’s head I didn’t get much of an impression of her. All I know is she has red-gold hair and I give her brownie points for slapping Egwene.
Nynaeve – She calls her horse “Gaidin“, that means warder. What is Lan? A warder. It’s like she was riding Lan the whole time. think about it. LOVE LOVE LOVE. She’s still my favorite character out of everyone.
Just putting it out there that some things seemed a little too convenient, but I still loved it and can’t wait to jump into the next one.
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