A review by mattiedancer
Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan

adventurous slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

**SPOILERS**
Writing: 2⭐️/5 
The writing itself lacked a little something in this book. The thick paragraphs of pure exposition. The grammatical errors. The repetition of world-building facts that we’ve been told time and time again. All these – and more – really lent themselves to making this book rather hard to get through. At one point, a character was asked a question and two pages of exposition later they finally responded. At another point, Elayne changes her outfit two times in one section and we hear all the finest details about it. And then we have Egwene with about two hundred meetings every day. Honestly, it was simply exhausting to read. 

Characters: 2.75⭐️/5
I didn’t have a huge issue with any of the characters in this one, but that’s really because there wasn’t much to work with. While nearly every character made an appearance, the scenes weren’t particularly long or interesting – but they also didn’t take anything away from the characters. I think Perrin’s inconsistency is a bit annoying to read, and I do wish we could see a single character be nice to Nynaeve. 

Plot: 2.25⭐️/5 
I guess the ending was a bit more interesting than others in the slog? Mat’s storyline definitely hit a high point, and even Perrin had a scene that I (dare I say?) enjoyed. However, other than Mat’s story, everyone else’s stories either felt lacking in any real and thorough interest (Elayne’s, most of Egwene’s, and Rand’s) or felt highly contrived (Perrin’s). All in all, its only real strong plot point was that it ended and I hear Book 11 is better. 

Who Should Read This Book? 
  • Those reading the Wheel of Time

Content Warnings? 
  • Toxic relationships, blood, gore, abuse, domestic abuse, war, sexual assault, rape, toxic friendships, gaslighting, misogyny, sexism, death, murder, injury, injury detail, sexual harassment, emotional abuse, slavery, pregnancy

Post-Reading Rating:  2.75⭐️/5
Everyone making deals with Seanchan is a bit interesting. Let’s see where it goes, I guess. 

Final Rating: 2.5⭐️/5
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