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adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
My relationship with The Wheel of Time books is complicated. I enjoy and appreciate it well enough but I'm not necessarily a fan of it as it and I, unfortunately, just haven't clicked.
As far as quality is concerned, this should be at least a 4/5 or 7/10.
The star rating given, 3.75/5 or 6/10, is to refer to my personal enjoyment rather than the quality.
There were several moments - and even entire sections - throughout this book that I really genuinely enjoyed and found impactful, as well as tons of worldbuilding that I greatly liked, but overall I'd say I was fairly indifferent to this book.
While there were those things I genuinely really liked, there was an equal amount of things that I just didn't care for one way or the other. I found parts of the story almost exhausting, though I think that's appropriate given the contexts of those moments.
I will say I greatly liked the majority of characters, though many of my favorites were set on the back burner.
I've heard Rand described as bland before, but I don't find that to be the case. I quite like his attitude and approach to his circumstances, including his faults. Not because said faults are likable, but because they make him more believable. I continue to enjoy the execution of the "reluctant hero" trope and look forward to seeing where Rand develops from here.
All in all I appreciated and generally enjoyed this book and don't really have a direct issue with it, but something unknown prevents me from confidently saying I liked it. I'm carrying on to book three in hopes that it enables me to really truly like, if not love, this franchise.
As far as quality is concerned, this should be at least a 4/5 or 7/10.
The star rating given, 3.75/5 or 6/10, is to refer to my personal enjoyment rather than the quality.
There were several moments - and even entire sections - throughout this book that I really genuinely enjoyed and found impactful, as well as tons of worldbuilding that I greatly liked, but overall I'd say I was fairly indifferent to this book.
While there were those things I genuinely really liked, there was an equal amount of things that I just didn't care for one way or the other. I found parts of the story almost exhausting, though I think that's appropriate given the contexts of those moments.
I will say I greatly liked the majority of characters, though many of my favorites were set on the back burner.
I've heard Rand described as bland before, but I don't find that to be the case. I quite like his attitude and approach to his circumstances, including his faults. Not because said faults are likable, but because they make him more believable. I continue to enjoy the execution of the "reluctant hero" trope and look forward to seeing where Rand develops from here.
All in all I appreciated and generally enjoyed this book and don't really have a direct issue with it, but something unknown prevents me from confidently saying I liked it. I'm carrying on to book three in hopes that it enables me to really truly like, if not love, this franchise.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Sexual content
Very minor innuendoes and references for the most part. In one case a woman is naked among other women, but it is not in a sexual context and her body is not described at all.
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