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Lord of Chaos - Review

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Lord of Chaos (Book 6) is a great continuation in The Wheel of Time series. It had its low moments and I had some issues with the structure of the book but there was some good character development with Rand and Egwene, awesome reunions between many characters, shocking moments, and yet another phenomenal finale. This will be a non-spoiler review and it will be covered in 5 sections. Characters, Plot, Setting/World-Building, Pacing, and my final thoughts along with a rating. Image: Sammael (1 of the 13 Forsaken). [Characters]: The 2 main focal points of this book are Rand and Egwene, with Nynaeve, Mat, and Perrin also getting a handful of chapters. This is the darkest story arc for Rand in the series so far. Not only does he have enemies on all sides and is trying to juggle several problems at once, but he’s also struggling with his grip on sanity with Lews Therin Telamon constantly saying things in his mind, he’s unwillingly bonded to an Aes Se...
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The Fires of Heaven - Review

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The Fires of Heaven (Book 5) is an excellent follow-up to the 4th book (which I consider the best of the series). The Shadow Rising is a hard book to top, but this book came really close. The plot continues to ramp up, with more of the Forsaken appearing and Tel’aran’rhiod (aka the World of Dreams) having much more of a major role in the story. There’s tons of action, great character moments, an insane finale, and a phenomenal scene near the end of this book that broke me emotionally. There’s also good payoffs as some of the lingering plot threads and seeds that were planted in Books 3 and 4 come to fruition in The Fires of Heaven . This will be a spoiler-free review and it will be covered in 5 sections. Characters, Plot, Setting/World-building, Pacing, and my final thoughts along with a rating. Image: Moiraine Damodred. [Characters]: Rand and Nynaeve get the most page time in this book. Identity is a reoccurring theme for both characters in this story. Nynaeve is ques...
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Dune Messiah - Review

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Dune Messiah is a drastic departure from the 1st book in the Dune series. It’s much less epic in scope, it’s darker in tone, the cast of characters has decreased significantly, and the story in general takes a completely different turn than expected. It’s a much more personal and intimate story that is a deconstruction of the “Prophesied Hero/The Chosen One” trope rather than the epic and drama-filled space-opera that the 1st book was. I didn’t feel the grandiose nature and momentous suspense and tension like I did with Dune , but I think it’s a very underrated book considering most of the fandom considers this to be the worst book in the series. It still has tons of political intrigue and has some spectacular moments near the end of the book. This will be a non-spoiler review and it will be covered in 5 sections: Plot, Characters, Setting/World-Building, Pacing, and Final Thoughts/Rating. Image: Alia’s Temple. [Plot]: The story takes place duri...
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The Great Hunt - Review

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The Great Hunt (Book 2) is an exhilarating sequel in The Wheel of Time series. There is much more action, shocking reveals, and a faster pace in this 2nd book. The magic system is explained more in-depth, the world-building continues to be fantastic, and the scope expands greatly in terms of the POV chapters. The last quarter of this book was amazing, though I was slightly disappointed with the ending battle but I’ll get into that in the Plot section. Normally my reviews only have light spoilers from plot points in the beginning of a book, but It’s hard to talk about some of the character arcs and the best moments of this book without spoilers because a lot of those moments happen after a couple of surprising reveals. So for the sake of this review, it will contain HEAVY SPOILERS for the entire book. This review will cover 4 sections. Characters, Plot, Setting/World-Building, and Pacing. Image: Lord Captain Geofram Bornhald. [Characters]: The cha...
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Towers of Midnight - Review

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Towers of Midnight (Book 13) continues the high bar that was set by Brandon Sanderson ever since he took over the series. This book is a slight step lower than The Gathering Storm (Book 12) in my rankings, but it’s still one of the top 5 books of the series. A reason for that small dip is the overdose of Perrin chapters and Rand not having as much of a presence as he usually does. This book also suffers a little from an odd structure. The timelines were confusing at first until I caught on to what Sanderson was doing with Mat and Perrin’s chapters being a little bit behind the timeline of Rand and Egwene’s chapters. It ended on a high note though and it had great overall pacing, suspenseful action scenes, and remarkable character moments throughout. This will be a non-spoiler review and it will be covered in 4 sections: Characters, Plot, Pacing, and my final thoughts along with a rating. Image: Perrin forging Mah’alleinir (A hammer made with the One Power). [Characters]...
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