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mattiedancer's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Writing: 2.5⭐️/5
**SPOILERS**
Oh boy. So. Perhaps it’s me, but it really feels like this one was extra fluffy. The amount of paragraphs that could have been trimmed for brevity and clarity was outstanding. Multiple times it felt like Jordan had written himself into a circle of repetition trying to make a point. This, combined with a very slow-moving plot, really made this a laborious read that did not move smoothly, quickly, or easily.
Characters: 3.0⭐️/5
I liked the glimpses of Rand we got in this book! I feel like his voice and character get stronger and stronger with every installment. I also greatly enjoyed Min’s POVs, but everyone else felt lost in the shuffle. I want to say this is because there were simply too many characters vying for screentime because it really felt like no one really had time to shine – and if they did, they certainly couldn’t shine for long.
Plot: 3.0⭐️/5
Wow. I understand we have a lot of characters to cover, but – oh boy – the best way to describe this book is slog. Sections upon sections of walking and trudging through the snow were intertwined with over-redundant foreshadowing and exhausting “villainous” narratives that added nothing really substantial to the plot.
Who Should Read This Book?
- Those who read books one to seven of The Wheel of Time and are able to overlook some misogyny
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, animal death
Post-Reading Rating: 3.0⭐️/5
Again, we’re lacking a “wow” moment at the end for me. Plus, the whole “stories become rumours” bit at the end is starting to feel very tired.
Final Rating: 2.75⭐️/5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
annick's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
I struggled to finish this. I wanted to stop when Logan bonded the Aes Sedai and Jordan wrote her pleasure with submitting to enslavement and assault.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and War
Moderate: Body shaming, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Trafficking
The writer is at fault. He only writes relationships as ones where one dominates and the other resists/submits. No examples of dialogue with questions, where characters seek to learn from others. No examples of collaborative team work, willingness to learn from others and to trust others. It feels so monotonous with this lack of diversity in the authors writing of human interactions