The Eye of the World

Phew! What a ride!

I finally picked up The Wheel of Time! Thank you Amazon for pushing me to read it in a rush! :')

This book was a joy to read. I'm always hesitant to start something new and tend to reread books that I'm familiar with and have loved. Inspite of this being my first time in this world, it felt so familiar. It reminded me so much of LOTR and Eragon and it felt like coming home and I LOVED it!

The writing is beautiful and I actually really enjoyed the vivid descriptions. I could imagine every scene, I could smell the pungent odours and I could visualise every character. It was such fun!

The plot line was great. The pacing was great. The action comes in bursts so I have some time to breathe in between :'D

I loved our protagonists. Each has such a distinct personality. At the beginning Rand had all my attention and then I met silly and happy-go-lucky Mat who reminded me so much of myself and I loved him too. Finally I was introduced to Perrin and he stole my heart! :')

*** Minor spoilers I guess? **So why 4 stars? Stupid Ba'alzamon! He ruined the experience a little for me. He felt sort of like a cartoon. Maybe that's because he isn't physically there yet but I was craving a scary villain and I didn't get that. :') *************

I can't wait to see where the story takes my boys (and gals of course) . I can't wait to watch the show!! I'm so glad I finally read this!!