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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is such an immersion series, and this may be my favorite book of them yet. Definitely recommend for lovers of fantasy.
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Book 2 is my favorite so far, but this book is also filed with memorable moments. Especially developing the Aiel culture. I loved Perring defending Emmonds Field, the Amelyn being deposed and gentled and the setup for Logain in future books. Excited to keep going, jumping right into Fires of Heaven
At book 6 this is my favourite in the series so far, really well-balanced, in other entries, I find some parts better or worst here it is all good.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
adventurous
slow-paced
I love this volume! It's so good to finally get into the Aiel wastes and Perrin's story is easily the most interesting of the bunch. Jordan just makes the world seem to big in this book, with our various heroes spreading out to distant lands and the action just keeps ramping up. There are events and actions in The Shadow Rising whose consequences will irrecoverably change the world. BIG THINGS! I'm starting to remember details from later books and I'm REALLY excited to get there.
That being said, I really need to space these out more, when I read them too close together Jordan's quirks start to get under my skin. For example, I'm really getting tired of this whole gender/battle of the sexes thing he has going on, he portrays the men as idiots and the women as shrews. Not a fan. And Fiale, I do not care how much you love a person or how mad you are that they recklessly put themselves in danger, you DO NOT get to hit Perrin. You've got to use your WORDS, but that's the problem with all of them, men and women just can't communicate effectively, or at all. Argh, and that's the most believable relationship in the bunch (So far, I do like Rand's 3rd love interest best, though that hasn't really gotten off the ground yet.) I get that this is DESTINY and the Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills, but COME ON. I'm over all this insta-love crap, would it be too much to ask for people to have more than one conversation with each other before they pledge undying love.
Like I said, I really need to space these out more.
That being said, I really need to space these out more, when I read them too close together Jordan's quirks start to get under my skin. For example, I'm really getting tired of this whole gender/battle of the sexes thing he has going on, he portrays the men as idiots and the women as shrews. Not a fan. And Fiale, I do not care how much you love a person or how mad you are that they recklessly put themselves in danger, you DO NOT get to hit Perrin. You've got to use your WORDS, but that's the problem with all of them, men and women just can't communicate effectively, or at all. Argh, and that's the most believable relationship in the bunch (So far, I do like Rand's 3rd love interest best, though that hasn't really gotten off the ground yet.) I get that this is DESTINY and the Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills, but COME ON. I'm over all this insta-love crap, would it be too much to ask for people to have more than one conversation with each other before they pledge undying love.
Like I said, I really need to space these out more.
just like with the 3 books before, some the book partly had some lengths but mostly i enjoyed it. i listend to most of it as audiobook while knitting idk why but that was such a good combination? but back to the book: i liked the storyline with nyneave and elayne hunting the black ajah the most, but all the insights into aiel culture were also super interesting. and (major spoiler!) i loved the twist that aiel also used to follow the “way of the leaf”, i can’t wait what happens next in that plot and if they will meet the traveling people soon.
also what i think is interesting: i read reviews of the book which said that the beginning was great and after 200 pages they thought it was boring. i thought it was the opposite tbh? the second that everyone left from Tear i got rlly invested in the different plots again and i was looking forward to reading every evening.
character wise i think i liked all characters a lot more in the book? moiraine was a lot more human, mat should use his brain more but he is finally no longer running away, rand should trust others more but tbh if i were in the same situation i also wouldn’t do that, perrin will be a major leader in the books to come i think…
also what i think is interesting: i read reviews of the book which said that the beginning was great and after 200 pages they thought it was boring. i thought it was the opposite tbh? the second that everyone left from Tear i got rlly invested in the different plots again and i was looking forward to reading every evening.
character wise i think i liked all characters a lot more in the book? moiraine was a lot more human, mat should use his brain more but he is finally no longer running away, rand should trust others more but tbh if i were in the same situation i also wouldn’t do that, perrin will be a major leader in the books to come i think…
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
What else can I rate the best book in my favorite fantasy series of all time? It’s absolutely five stars.
As the pace slows down and the political maneuverings become more complex, the characters are brought into stark relief and are given the impetus that propels them through the rest of the series. So many iconic and defining moments happen in this book. While the previous volume felt stuck in a rut, this one comes out in full force as it opens the much more nuanced and — for lack of a better word — epic chapter of the series.
This, to me, is where the Wheel of Time shifts from being a simple story in a complex world to a complex story in an ever-evolving world.
As ever, the one caveat is that the women are very clearly written by a man without much sense. The romance is, uh, awkward, and all that.
As the pace slows down and the political maneuverings become more complex, the characters are brought into stark relief and are given the impetus that propels them through the rest of the series. So many iconic and defining moments happen in this book. While the previous volume felt stuck in a rut, this one comes out in full force as it opens the much more nuanced and — for lack of a better word — epic chapter of the series.
This, to me, is where the Wheel of Time shifts from being a simple story in a complex world to a complex story in an ever-evolving world.
As ever, the one caveat is that the women are very clearly written by a man without much sense. The romance is, uh, awkward, and all that.
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced