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everysproutingtree 's review for:
Knife of Dreams
by Robert Jordan
Massive, massive, MASSIVE jump in quality from CoT and the rest of the slog. Jordan is finally back on his game and reading to put things in motion. Several meandering plotlines (Shaido, Mat and Tuon, Elayne's succession) finally tied up. He knocked out a good one before he passed and left the series to Brando Sando.
I loved that you could feel the world beginning to unravel, reality start to break. Spirits walk the earth, streets and hallways are rearranging themselves behind your back, entire towns melt into the ground, and everyone feels like they nearly dissolve into fog. Things aren't going well here, and it ups the sense of urgency again.
Mat and Tuon... did Jordan actually finally write a decent romance? You can actually feel Mat falling in love here, see Tuon warm up to him, it's actually adorable. This, along with Mat just being a funny badass, makes their plotline my favorite for sure. Rand (as always), Perrin working with the Seanchan, and all of Egwene's awesomeness are other hihglights. Best single moment in the book, however, HAS to go to Nyneave. The golden crane flies for Tarmon Gai'don!
Honestly this was so close to 5 stars, but Faile is still rough (though at least in this book she seems to feel bad about simping for one of her captors) and Elayne... very rough. Honestly Elayne in this books comes off as a very bad person, innefective ruler, poor planner, and recklessly plays with the lives of others. She has got to grow the hell up, she's queen now.
That wraps it up for Robert Jordan. Let's see how Sanderson can pick it up!
I loved that you could feel the world beginning to unravel, reality start to break. Spirits walk the earth, streets and hallways are rearranging themselves behind your back, entire towns melt into the ground, and everyone feels like they nearly dissolve into fog. Things aren't going well here, and it ups the sense of urgency again.
Mat and Tuon... did Jordan actually finally write a decent romance? You can actually feel Mat falling in love here, see Tuon warm up to him, it's actually adorable. This, along with Mat just being a funny badass, makes their plotline my favorite for sure. Rand (as always), Perrin working with the Seanchan, and all of Egwene's awesomeness are other hihglights. Best single moment in the book, however, HAS to go to Nyneave. The golden crane flies for Tarmon Gai'don!
Honestly this was so close to 5 stars, but Faile is still rough (though at least in this book she seems to feel bad about simping for one of her captors) and Elayne... very rough. Honestly Elayne in this books comes off as a very bad person, innefective ruler, poor planner, and recklessly plays with the lives of others. She has got to grow the hell up, she's queen now.
That wraps it up for Robert Jordan. Let's see how Sanderson can pick it up!