The Eye of the World

Finally, I've started this massive fantasy series. This first installment follows 3 young men from a small town, Rand, Mat, and Perrin. One day, their small village is attacked my monsters. Luckily, an Aes Sedai and her Warder were in town and were able to protect most people. They reveal that the monsters were after these 3 men, and they needed to travel with them to stop imminent danger to the entire world. What follows is a quest fantasy adventure full of monsters, prophecies, and turmoil.

This book was fun. There were definitely some slow parts, as is the case with many quest fantasies. I felt like most of the slow parts were worth being included, it was just hard to get through at times. It definitely took me a while to finish this book. However, I think the characters were all interesting. They all felt unique, and the revelations at the end were incredible about Rand. I wish we had a few chapters from Perrin's POV. The few we had in the middle were all so interesting, and then after everyone reconnected, we didn't have anymore.

I'm very excited to continue in this series. I will definitely need to intersperse with some other books to give my brain breaks, however. I recommend this series to serious fantasy lovers. It is a large undertaking.

TW: misogyny, torture, violence, animal injury