Naked Empire

Just finished my #reread of Naked Empire by Terry Goodkind

2/5 stars. It gets points for having characters I love but loses everywhere else for what felt like nothing more than a rant about failing to see evil and how horrible it is

Every step of the way it was another lecture on the right to life, liberty and freedom, and yet I can't help but still love these characters so I do want to finish my reread but after that never again

I'm surprised I made it to this one really. The last 3 in the series tried my patience to the brink, brought nothing new to the table and descended into a self-righteous drivel that I felt myself having to push myself to get through. I never finished the series - this book being the last straw. For a series that got me started on reading adult fantasy, I was sorely disappointed that it didn't pan out to the end. Sometimes I wonder how it all ended and then I remember reading pages, and pages, and pages of Richard explaining why he was ‘oh so smart' when it came to magic and I realize I don't really care anymore.