A Crown of Swords

Warning: Not so much a review as a vomiting up of personal thoughts on the story so far. XD

Love, love, love, LOVE this series!! I honestly can't get enough. I'm so happy this goes on for ages. So much happens in this book, it's crazy. It gets tough to talk about it to other people. No one else I know reads this series, and any time I try to explain it to an outsider, their eyes glaze over and I feel like a droning History lecturer...

The amount of cultures fleshed out in this series is probably one of the things that blows my mind the most. I really love the individuality of the lands and how all the characters become kind of a big melting pot. The characters are maturing so fast, you often forget just how old they really are.

I really think Rand should just go after the Dark Lord. I don't understand all the hesitation. It seems to me that maybe the Dark Lord is lying in wait so he can gather strength. If they busted into his ‘prison', wherever that is, and attacked him before he's ready, they might have a chance. Prophecies that the majority of a cast of characters know about tend to be the ones in fantasy that are full of the most bs.

I do wish Robert Jordan wouldn't skip over certain bits...I REALLY wanted to be there for Lan and Nynaeve's wedding, if not for their wedding night. Mwahahahahaha!

I'm worried Mat and Tylin won't end up a thing... If the Daughter of the Nine Moons turns out to be a Seanchan, I'll be shocked as hell.

Still think Rand needs to put more trust in his friends, but his baby steps with Min are at least promising... I don't trust Cadsuane any further than I can throw her, but I feel Rand needs her around since I trust Min's visions.

I have a feeling the ‘man' in Shadar Logoth was the special Myrddraal, Shadar Haran, if not Logain (though why the latter would be there is anyone's guess) or one of the few remaining Forsaken. Either way, his helping of Rand against Sammael (also most likely alive) is suspicious. Lots of ‘why?'s throughout this book, especially at the end.