A review by beckycarter97
Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind

2.0

This book started out as a not particularly inspiring/engaging fantasy novel that I thought I just needed a bit more time to get into. As Richard and Kahlan set off on their journey I became more engaged and began to feel somewhat invested in their goals. There were some good points, such as when we meet Rachel and are briefly involved in her story. At the around 3/4 point of this book I’d have said it was a fairly standard 3 star wouldn’t read again or overly recommend fantasy. 

And then we seem to abandon any idea of actual plot and good writing, and spend the last quarter of the book in gratuitous violence. The chapters and sections involving Denna seemed largely unnecessary to the plot, unpleasant to read, and I found myself skimming each page to make sure nothing was actually happening (it never was) before just pushing on in the hopes that it would be over soon. 

So many forms of violence and atrocity are mentioned at least in passing in this book, and none of them are handled well, or with any sensitivity. I came very close to DNF-ing this and only didn’t because I felt like I’d already put so many hours into ready it I had to finish it. If anyone asked me if they should read this, I’d say no. 
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