Review XP The Dragon Reborn By Robert Jordan

Sorry, Tyler. You are wrong.

Pardon my spoilers.

So again, 💙 reading. It's getting harder because there are so many things that Jordan does in his writing that irk me.

The character and worldbuilding in this installment allowed me to overlook the endless descriptions, unnecessary dialogue, annoying characters like Faile/Zarine, and convenient plot devices (ter'angreal much?). We didn't get to follow Rand as much, and that was okay, but I'm used to being inside his head. And as much as the changes in POV work, in another sense, as a reader, I'm used to sticking with a character. I found myself putting the book down when the POV changed.

I'm completely caught up in Nyneve, Egwene and Elayne's quest to find and defeat the Black Ajah. I fucking hate those bitches. I hope they all die.

The presence of the Aiel in this book really adds to the story, as they are oh so mysterious. On the other hand, what's the deal with this sword I never heard of?

Nope. Not impressed with this cover.

I wanted Mat (or Perrin! or Nyneve!) to do something amazing in Tear, but I was disappointed. All Mat did was open a cell door. Perrin didn't even make it into the Stone. And Nyneve only managed to get one punch in (although it was spectacular). I mean, don't get me wrong, it shows Mat's development that he followed the girls to Tear to begin with, and the growth of secondary characters is what this book is all about, but I still felt a bit let down in general with that ending. It could have been a hell of a lot better.

These fights with Ba'alzamon are getting old. You know Rand isn't going to die. I wish the Dark One would just kill someone already. Then there might be some risk in these conflicts.

So much for a review. This is literally just comments. On to book four!

Goodreads 4/5 stars 💔

J. L. Dodd