Temple of the Winds

If you are already reading the series, keep on coming. Goodkind keeps up the drama with Richard, Kahlan, and all that is terrible with the world. This book was a little more graphic than the first three. The plot and characters remain interesting. Some new ideas surface that create opportunities and expand the world. My only frustration is with extensive exposition in dialogue...which at times did not feel like dialogue.

You know how sometimes you finish a book and breathe a breath of relief because it's finally over? That happened. At about page 350 I didn't want to read anymore. But I loved the first 3 books of this series so much that I was really hoping this one would get better at the end. It didn't.

The characters that you come to love change so much in this book. Richard turns into a mean, jealous asshole. Kahlan turns into a whiny little baby. As for Drefan... oh my goodness, what a dark pervert. This book as a whole was very dark. I was disgusted throughout the entire thing because of all the detailed sexual violence.

The parts about Zedd, Nathan, and the Sisters of the Light were redeeming though. I always loved them. Zedd and Nathan are crazy, in a good way. For this book, they provide the only relief.

And the way it ended was just way too neat - it almost felt like chicklit. They all lived happily ever after. Sometimes you just get tired of Richard and Kahlan cheesily working their shit out. Mostly, I guessed everything that was going to happen in the book, too. I say blah. I didn't dislike the book because it had some good parts, but I am glad to be done with it. I'm definitely taking a break from this series. Most reviews say that the series goes downhill after the third book - I guess I cannot say they are wrong, so far.