The Great Hunt

2021
Do you have this thing, where you read book 1 from a series, love it, and then procrastinate reading book 2, because anticipating the read is often better than the read itself?
The Eye of the World was so good that 14 books in the series didn't seem enough. Yet I was worried to start The Great Hunt, as my expectations were a bit high.
Regardless, once I began reading, I couldn't really stop.
I loved this book even more than The Eye of the World (although book 1 will always hold a more special place)! I got to connect to the characters better and really started liking them. I got so much more curious about this seemingly endless world and all the secrets it's hiding.
As a negative, I will mention that there were a few times where the author created suspense, only to have a rather anticlimactic end of the scene.
Overall, I loved this book. 4,5 stars
I can't wait to start the next one!

2024 UPDATE:

Still feeling the exact same way, except this time around, I appreciate the story a bit more and I spotted a few possible hints at what will happen later on. I also think the ending was brilliant.
I would also like to highlight the things the girls went through at the end of the book and especially Egwene... that was brutal and very vividly done. I think it's one of the more emotional scenes in the series so far.