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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
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I think this is my favorite of the Sword of Truth series so far. This book gets us to explore further with all of the now familiar characters from the previous books. Like previous books, Temple of Winds uses prophecy in developing and advancing the storyline.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-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:
Yes
Terry is losing his touch, the of this book royally pissed me off and if it wasn't my OCD to stop reading a series before the end I would have stopped reading this series already. The end of this book just aggravated me to no end of this world. Richard has once again managed to avoid any consequences of the tragedy introduced during the rising action. I know I am sick for wanting him to suffer the consequences of his actions but at some point his luck has to run out. No one man can keep getting this lucky.
The only thing that I can see being a redemption is that Richard does kind of sort of suffer a consequences that being the chimes, sadly we don't really see them till the next book. And I guess, if that's the way it has to be, to see Richard pay some sort of consequence for his actions, then I guess that's OK. But, at the same time this does reveal something else, it reveals Terry's heavy-handed writing style that has been previously marred in the previous books.
So far, the books are kind of getting easier to stomach, not worse like I had been fearing based on Terry's writing. A lot of people have been saying that they are going to get worse but that is their opinion. We will see what happens in the next books. I do know what the last few books are like as I am writing these reviews as all the books are published. But this book wasn't as bad to stomach as it could have been.
Now this could have been because Richard has evolved a bit to the point that the philosophical arguments the Terry Goodkind is trying to espouse is making sense from Richard's perspective. He has this entire “burdened hero” picture down perfectly which makes it easier to swallow what he's saying I guess. Or maybe I am still a be too naive or jaded I don't know anymore.
Now I will admit that compared to the last book that I read of Terry's this book is painfully slow, I wanted to throw it across the room so many times because I wanted to be done with it already. The Stone of Tears has so much more action in it. Just makes it so much easier to read.
Terry creates so many characters that he tends to forget where they all are at times and they don't all get equal time and he doesn't always put them in interesting situations. He is good at creating characters and giving them important roles though that are thought out for certain parts of the story and then sadly fade into the background. We really see this with Verna and Warren later in the series. And it really is a shame because these are two characters that had a lot of potential. Whats even sadder is that some really great characters get less time than the villains get and this is a real shame.
I tried to read this book. I really did. I got to ~300/800 and just... The story was boring, I wasn’t hooked to what was going on. I only made it to 300 because the first 100-200 pages were Kahlan chapters 👀.
If the book didn’t have 800 pages I’d force myself to read it… but I’m not even halfway through and I’m already not impressed
Spoiler review:
Cara was r- but it’s “fine” cause it saved her life 🚩
They introduced a new character that annoyed me so much that I don’t even remember her name. Richard doesn’t want you darling, just go away. She can’t take no for an answer
If the book didn’t have 800 pages I’d force myself to read it… but I’m not even halfway through and I’m already not impressed
Spoiler review:
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
You know how sometimes you finish a book and breathe a breath of relief because it's finally over? That happened. At about page 350 I didn't want to read anymore. But I loved the first 3 books of this series so much that I was really hoping this one would get better at the end. It didn't.
The characters that you come to love change so much in this book. Richard turns into a mean, jealous asshole. Kahlan turns into a whiny little baby. As for Drefan... oh my goodness, what a dark pervert. This book as a whole was very dark. I was disgusted throughout the entire thing because of all the detailed sexual violence.
The parts about Zedd, Nathan, and the Sisters of the Light were redeeming though. I always loved them. Zedd and Nathan are crazy, in a good way. For this book, they provide the only relief.
And the way it ended was just way too neat - it almost felt like chicklit. They all lived happily ever after. Sometimes you just get tired of Richard and Kahlan cheesily working their shit out. Mostly, I guessed everything that was going to happen in the book, too. I say blah. I didn't dislike the book because it had some good parts, but I am glad to be done with it. I'm definitely taking a break from this series. Most reviews say that the series goes downhill after the third book - I guess I cannot say they are wrong, so far.
The characters that you come to love change so much in this book. Richard turns into a mean, jealous asshole. Kahlan turns into a whiny little baby. As for Drefan... oh my goodness, what a dark pervert. This book as a whole was very dark. I was disgusted throughout the entire thing because of all the detailed sexual violence.
The parts about Zedd, Nathan, and the Sisters of the Light were redeeming though. I always loved them. Zedd and Nathan are crazy, in a good way. For this book, they provide the only relief.
And the way it ended was just way too neat - it almost felt like chicklit. They all lived happily ever after. Sometimes you just get tired of Richard and Kahlan cheesily working their shit out. Mostly, I guessed everything that was going to happen in the book, too. I say blah. I didn't dislike the book because it had some good parts, but I am glad to be done with it. I'm definitely taking a break from this series. Most reviews say that the series goes downhill after the third book - I guess I cannot say they are wrong, so far.
Even though the reviews are not positive about Temple of the Winds I had to read it for myself because I enjoyed the other three books in this series. I didn’t have any problems reading the book. There were parts that were very well done and entertaining, but it also had some major issues (mostly with the series as a whole)
In this novel Richard and Kahlan spend the entire book trying to save Aydindril from a magical plague, and Ann, with the help of Zedd, continue their search for Nathan. We also get to meet Nadine and Drefan. Nadine is annoying and Drefan is a dark and nasty character. Goodkind did a fantastic job writing them the way he did. He really made me hate them.
The story is slow going at first, but as usual it does pick up eventually. This book goes away from the main plot (destroy Jagang) by creating a sub plot (Jagang unleashes an epidemic) that is solved by the ending of the book. I didn’t find this sub plot to be necessary to the overall story even though it was still entertaining.
There was tons of excitement and action, and I was always interested in reading the few chapters with Zedd and Ann because they were so funny. Really kept me going. The scenes involving the sick children and other people that die around Richard will bring tears to your eyes! I also liked reading about the history of the Confessors and why there are so few wizards.
Although I liked the book there are some things that are just getting old. Everything that is keeping Richard and Kahlan apart has been going on for too long. When will they ever get to be together again like they were in the first book? I also don’t like that Richard is so lucky when it comes to avoiding the consequences of his actions. Everything ends up being happily ever after for him no matter what he does! Additionally, Goodkind’s fixation on sex and violence is starting to become distracting. There is just no end to it.
Even with all the negatives of the book, I still enjoyed reading it and I read the next one in the series.
At least the ending of the book (and the beginning of the next) involves the one thing I have been waiting to read about for a long time!
In this novel Richard and Kahlan spend the entire book trying to save Aydindril from a magical plague, and Ann, with the help of Zedd, continue their search for Nathan. We also get to meet Nadine and Drefan. Nadine is annoying and Drefan is a dark and nasty character. Goodkind did a fantastic job writing them the way he did. He really made me hate them.
The story is slow going at first, but as usual it does pick up eventually. This book goes away from the main plot (destroy Jagang) by creating a sub plot (Jagang unleashes an epidemic) that is solved by the ending of the book. I didn’t find this sub plot to be necessary to the overall story even though it was still entertaining.
There was tons of excitement and action, and I was always interested in reading the few chapters with Zedd and Ann because they were so funny. Really kept me going. The scenes involving the sick children and other people that die around Richard will bring tears to your eyes! I also liked reading about the history of the Confessors and why there are so few wizards.
Although I liked the book there are some things that are just getting old. Everything that is keeping Richard and Kahlan apart has been going on for too long. When will they ever get to be together again like they were in the first book? I also don’t like that Richard is so lucky when it comes to avoiding the consequences of his actions. Everything ends up being happily ever after for him no matter what he does! Additionally, Goodkind’s fixation on sex and violence is starting to become distracting. There is just no end to it.
Even with all the negatives of the book, I still enjoyed reading it and I read the next one in the series.
At least the ending of the book (and the beginning of the next) involves the one thing I have been waiting to read about for a long time!
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes