GIANNI MANZANO’s Reviews > The Shadow Rising > Status Update

“She shattered his moment of reverie. Yes, you do. But you do not know what marrying Zarine Bashere means, do you? She reached up to turn his axe in its loop on his belt, studying it. When are you going to give this up for the hammer?”

Nynaeve vs Moghedien … DAMN!!! Nynaeve is one true badass!

Faile moved her hands to hold his. “I Zarine Bashere …” That was a surprise; she hated that name. “ … do pledge you my love, Perrin Aybara …” Her hands never trembled at all.

I have a feeling that Rand + the Aiel is going to be the combination that makes this Turning of the Wheel different.

Avienda and Rand … It appears too obvious. Nynaeve, Elayne, and Egwene all too cocky for their own good.

"Free men can have a need to follow someone, too, she said gently. Most men want to believe in something larger than themselves, something wider than their own fields. That is why there are nations, Perrin, and peoples. Even Raen and Ila see themselves as part of something more than their own caravan. They have lost their wagons and most of their family and friends, but other Tuatha'an still seek the song ..."

"My home is waiting there for me,
and the girl I left behind.
Of all the treasure that waits for me,
that's what I want to find.
Her eyes so merry, and her smile so sweet,
her hugs so warm, and her ankle neat,
her kisses hot, now there's a treat.
If there's a treasure greater, it lies not in my mind." ~

I am really enjoying the growing relationship between Perrin and Faile.

The Seanchan ... I get it, but I still don't like them.