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After a 3-4 consecutive book slump the plot starts moving forward, albeit slowly. Jordan seems to develop everything apart from the main character, who gets a few chapters in a 700 page book.
Time to move on to the supposed modern GOAT of fantasy writing in Brandon Sanderson who finished off the last 3 books after Jordan passed away 🫡
Knowing that Sanderson wrapped up the series is the only reason I didn’t give up on this series during the slog.
⭐️⭐️Final Rating: 3.25⭐️⭐️
A book that should not exist. Last 3-4 books are all boring filler material that could have been condensed into 1. More books = more 💰💸🤑
The official slog is over and keen to see how this 🐶💩 improves from here 🫡
⭐️⭐️Final Rating: 2.0⭐️⭐️
Mind blown 🤯
Very heavy content matter on the agenda to usurp humanity’s birthright of Earth. Alberino is a mad man for pulling this off.
Final Rating: GOATED/5
Spurgeon truly understands suffering from his personal experiences and knows how to convey this as a message of hope! A suffering christian who is brought to the end of themselves, surrenders all to Christ and is then led into a blessed hope of glory; Christ in us, the hope of glory.
Final Rating: 5.0
Not a story I was interested in, but the prose Austen uses kept me engaged.
Final Rating: 3.5
My wife randomly bought this back in 2017 to start reading more and never finished it. So I decided to give it a go to break up the fantasy/classic/Stephen King binge I’ve been on.
Good story and pacing was great. Nothing overly complex about it. Would have enjoyed a deeper exploration of the main characters. A book that doesn’t require the concentration/deep analysis that comes with chunky classics, so was a welcome change.
Final Rating: 4.0
Thought provoking and original. More about the themes rather than the story telling. In Genesis 4:7 “Thou shalt rule over him” is a promise that God commands us to believe and has been dealt with once and for all by Jesus Christ.
Final Rating: 4.5
Bleak, dreary and boring. Literally described mundane tasks in a repetitive formula for 300 pages. There was no action or change of pace throughout the whole story. The dialogue was at a bare minimum and severely lacked. I get that the author purposely wanted to present the story like this but it’s the opposite of what I’m looking for in a book. This was too simple.
Final Rating: 1.5
The slog well and truly continues. Too many names to remember. Too many pointless scenes that slow burn to nothingness. The last 3 books could have been merged into one. It’s like flogging a dead horse.
At least Mat made a return after being MIA for a book and a half, only for Perrin to have a few chapters and then disappear. The male characters need way more attention because Jordan’s female characters are annoying AF and get too much time dedicated to them.
Sea women are boring, the forsaken are clowns, and the “dark lord” has been MIA since living rent free in matt and rand’s head in eye of the world.
Had a 2-3 month break In-between books which helped me power through this one.
Final rating: 2.25
Great story that could have been expanded upon and explored with more depth. Ending was rushed and lacked the dark suspense it deserved, rather than just resorting to violence.
Final rating: 4.0
Not bad for an authors first novel. Good concept but could have been explored with more depth.
Final Rating: 3.5
A straightforward action-fantasy book. What you see is what you get; dinosaurs running around on an island. The kids are insufferable and boring. No character development or depth to the story.
Final Rating: 3.0
The reputation of this book flatters the actually quality of it. Super cool concept and world building of the town Derry. Was absorbed in the first 1/3 of the book but it dragged on big time. Could have cut at least 300 pages out give it more of an impact. Theres no way these kids are 11 years old and the infamous drain scene is beyond disgusting and the most vile material I have ever read in a novel that serves no purpose to the story at all. How “IT” was resolved was dull and anti-climactic. That being said, I enjoyed the originality of the story and the characters.
Wanted to love this so much more than I did, but doesn’t deserve the high acclaim it receives.
Final Rating: 3.0
Stephen King delivered. Unique story, great setting and the ending was good for once. Watered down christianity was a theme throughout the book that worked well with the story. The pace was good and I was engaged throughout the whole book.
This is my favourite SK book to date!
Final rating: 4.5
Final Rating: 4.5
Unique. The added supernatural elements transcend the story beyond the common prison-themed books. First Stephen King book I’ve read, and what a book to start with…..
Final Rating: 3.5
Expected something more intense, the horror scenes had minimal effect. Started slow, but became more enjoyable as the story progressed.
Final Rating: 3.75
What I thought was going to be a murder/mystery/thriller novel turned out to be a supernatural story with some other plot lines working around it. A bit slow at times and felt the story could have been condensed. The writing was good and I liked how the plot lines all tied together. Not a huge fan of the supernatural element in this book, too far fetched to take it seriously.
Final Rating: 3.0
Short and sweet. Adds nothing to the Salem’s Lot plot, apart from the fact that the vampires are still alive. Questionable, low IQ choices are made for the sake of the story….
Final Rating: 4.5
This was what I was expecting Salem’s Lot to be like. The intensity and darkness was on point. If King infused this background and atmosphere into Salem’s Lot, it would have been wild ride.
Final rating: 3.0
Had a 4 month break after reading Lord of Chaos (nearly gave up on the series) before tacking this bad boi. Honestly enjoyed it better, but it still suffered from a slow pace where seemingly not much was achieved in a book 650 pages long.
Im missing the sense of adventure that the first few books contained (particularly the Great Hunt) and am left bored at times which became evident during the Fires of Heaven.
Theres so many names of different Aes Sedai and Aiel that it makes it hard to follow and remember who is who which is disappointing. Felt the book was meandering for 600 pages and then suddenly wrapped up a major plot line in the 20 odd pages of the last chapter which seemed rushed.
Expectations are very low heading into the Path of Daggers which should help me enjoy it more….
Final rating: 2.0
Just boring. Love this series, but theres just so much filler that is not interesting at all. Matt, one of the most interesting characters is completely MIA. Too many names and characters all over the place. Skim read a majority of the book so that I could be done with it. Elayne, Egwene, Nynaeve, the female aiel, the aes sedai and the ship people are batshit boring mannnnnnnn 💣🔫