Scan barcode
applekettle's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Hmmm.... a little torn on this one. There were parts that I absolutely LOVED and were series highlights. Morgase's chapters, few as they were, were GREAT. They read like a domestic horror story, with the magical elements adding an additional layer of horror. Following Siuan/Min/Leane/Logain was great too - they had an interesting dynamic, and I absolutely love Siuan's determination. Her sparring with Nynaeve was funny, they're both so incredibly stubborn that they naturally rub each other the wrong way.
Nynaeve had a lot of POV chapters this book and they were GREAT. She's really developing as a character and her motivati0ns are starting to shift - glad she's finally acknowledging that she DOES want to be Aes Sedai, if only to learn as much of Healing as she can.
With just these characters, the book would have been five stars. HOWEVER, Rand annoyed me enough to knock off .75 of a star. He had LOADS of POV chapters and they moved SO SLOWLY, until right at the very end where there was a complete 180 and it moved so fast it was hard to keep up. Also, where was Perrin? His POV was the best in book 4, it feels like an odd choice to abandon it right after it hit its stride.
Nynaeve had a lot of POV chapters this book and they were GREAT. She's really developing as a character and her motivati0ns are starting to shift - glad she's finally acknowledging that she DOES want to be Aes Sedai, if only to learn as much of Healing as she can.
With just these characters, the book would have been five stars. HOWEVER, Rand annoyed me enough to knock off .75 of a star. He had LOADS of POV chapters and they moved SO SLOWLY, until right at the very end where there was a complete 180 and it moved so fast it was hard to keep up. Also, where was Perrin? His POV was the best in book 4, it feels like an odd choice to abandon it right after it hit its stride.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Slavery and Injury/Injury detail
the domestic abuse is only really explicit in 1-2 POV chapters, but it is explicit in those chapters.