A review by khaleesiofthegreatwhitenorth
The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

At this point in the series I’m *still* not entirely sure how much I like it because while the strong parts are STRONG, there’s still so much inconsistency in pacing that I can’t just tank through this series like others seem to. I also still struggle with how 90s some parts sound, particularly when it comes to the female characters. The related fatphobia at the end was also so unnecessary, if it weren’t for that I might rate this a bit higher. But it’s still not the 5 I was hoping for after hearing so many people praise this as their favourite of the series. If anything hearing that makes me nervous for what’s to come.
But I still plan to keep going, at this point I’ve sunk too much time and money into this damn series to stop now 
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