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Nico was being absolutely insufferable for a while there which nearly ruined this whole thing but now we’re doing fine

Sanderson, that chapter did not actually need to be ten hours long

Yess give me that levity hell yeah

I like the idea of the shadow sabotaging the armies of the light in such a way but lowkey it felt contrived to buy time until Mat took over which I was fully convinced was going to happen initially because duh

How does Sanderson use the word “tempest” in every other line and not feel bothered that he can’t think of a better one? Also he wasn’t paying attention: Rand found Selene irritating as fuck with her constant attempts to seduce him, and Mat didn’t like being Tylen’s pretty half as much as this book claims. Get it right bro

Sanderson is doing a good job but his insistence on making every single character recite their exact thoughts and motivations (even when people already know what they’re saying) is trying my patience. Jordan could be way too subtle at times, but at least he trusted the readers to figure things out for themselves

Oh real funny, make me like these brand new characters and then kill them all. As if everyone else isn’t gonna die at the end of this one. Thank you authors /s

What does Talmanes say to the god of death? “Five more minutes”

So I’ve been having a Bad Time and now THIS arrives on Libby… time to cry my stupid eyes out again

“Caitlyn stood up on her legs” as opposed to her tentacles? Jensen complained that he wouldn’t be able to sleep on a plane and then proceeded to mention how great it was that he could just sleep through the whole flight. Consistency? We don’t know her

Why do their powers have no significance unless they’re actively being used? Why don’t we get a descriptions of the locations aside from a brief initial one??? Come on :/

I should dnf this. Jensen keeps going “I thought hiro was my friend1!!!11!!” after talking to him TWICE. It’s repetitive and contrived and doesn’t explain things well, but alas, my curiosity burns hotter than my frustration

Guys I fear I may have to dnf this one to save myself the mental energy but I don’t like giving up so I will persist

Hey so that was ridiculously depressing!

I love how you can tell who Jordan named vs who Sanderson named because Jordan’s side characters will be named stuff like Ramshalan, Aradhall and Talanvor, and Sanderson will name them shit like Sleet, Curb, and Deep 💀 non-binary ass names for a Mormon

I need Mat’s stupid letter to Elayne framed and hung on my wall because what the actual fuck was that

My affection for random borderlanders needs to be studied

WHAT THE ACTUAL F U C K IS GOING ON

Hey wait this is better than I expected

Imagine being so annoying to literally everyone around you that even the dark one himself doesn’t want you as an ally

“There’s good drama in there. Turn to page 4”

I feel like there are better ways to convey Rand’s flawed mindset than “I must get harder” and it’s a wonder that both Jordan AND Sanderson missed this