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Well, to say this book surprised me would be the understatement of the year. When I cracked the spine of this baby, I fully expected to pick up where the sixth book had left me. That would be with Richard and Kahlan in the Old World.
Instead I found myself with a girl named Jennsen, and later on with a brute called Oba, about whom the previous books didn't breathe a word and who, if I may be honest, didn't interest me one bit (in the beginning at least). But this doesn't mean that the book didn't provide a nice read. Goodkind somehow always manages to build such strong characters. I didn't give a damn about Jennsen and Oba at the beginning of the book, but nonetheless I was cheering and shouting for Jennsen to make the correct choice at the end of it all.
Nevertheless, I would have liked to have read more about Richard and Kahlan. And Cara too, of course. Which is a first for me. I find it quite a challenge to read book after book about the same characters. But somehow Goodkind always manages to drag me back into Richard and Kahlan's world.
Anyway, back to the missing trio... I was psyched when they finally showed up. In between the lines it was made clear that they had been on quite a moving journey themselves (there is even this sort of bantering between the 3 of them about something that didn't turn out well because Cara "touched it") but Goodkind never explains where they have been and what they have been up to. Maybe he'll include this in the next book? I do hope so. I'm curious!
In short: I liked the book, though it will probably never be my favourite book of the entire series. Goodkind managed to capture me with new characters (even though some of them were evil enough to make you want to strangle them... or at least make you recoil in disgust) but most importantly, he gave us a look at the war between Jagang and Richard from Jagang's perspective. I loved the chapter where quite a bit of Jagang's army was slaughtered by Zedd and Adie. And I loved Betty! You should definitely read the book, if only to meet the ever adorable Betty!
Instead I found myself with a girl named Jennsen, and later on with a brute called Oba, about whom the previous books didn't breathe a word and who, if I may be honest, didn't interest me one bit (in the beginning at least). But this doesn't mean that the book didn't provide a nice read. Goodkind somehow always manages to build such strong characters. I didn't give a damn about Jennsen and Oba at the beginning of the book, but nonetheless I was cheering and shouting for Jennsen to make the correct choice at the end of it all.
Nevertheless, I would have liked to have read more about Richard and Kahlan. And Cara too, of course. Which is a first for me. I find it quite a challenge to read book after book about the same characters. But somehow Goodkind always manages to drag me back into Richard and Kahlan's world.
Anyway, back to the missing trio... I was psyched when they finally showed up. In between the lines it was made clear that they had been on quite a moving journey themselves (there is even this sort of bantering between the 3 of them about something that didn't turn out well because Cara "touched it") but Goodkind never explains where they have been and what they have been up to. Maybe he'll include this in the next book? I do hope so. I'm curious!
In short: I liked the book, though it will probably never be my favourite book of the entire series. Goodkind managed to capture me with new characters (even though some of them were evil enough to make you want to strangle them... or at least make you recoil in disgust) but most importantly, he gave us a look at the war between Jagang and Richard from Jagang's perspective. I loved the chapter where quite a bit of Jagang's army was slaughtered by Zedd and Adie. And I loved Betty! You should definitely read the book, if only to meet the ever adorable Betty!
