The Fires of Heaven

I kept putting this book down. It isn't bad. It just isn't all that exciting...The journey continues...on and on... ( )

As Mat would say, Blood and Bloody Ashes! I'm beginning to dread writing Wheel of Time reviews, because there's maybe one character so far that hasn't managed to annoy the heck out of me, yet I'm still loving the story.
For its size, there's not really that much happening in this one. Rand and the Aiel fight a couple of battles, but none were, for me, on par with the battle for the Two Rivers from the 4th book. ( )

While Jordan's writing has slightly improved in each of The Wheel of Time books so far, The Fires of Heaven shows the greatest improvement over the previous ones. A few times, I found myself stopping to admire the writing itself, unlike previous WoT books, where I'd be thrown out of the reading experience by clumsy sentences and phrasing. There's still plenty of room for improvement though, especially regarding the overuse of certain phrases and metaphors.

Plot-wise and avoiding spoilers, a lot of things bothered me in various ways (absences, losses, and a deus ex machina—well, okay, I did like that one...).

All in all, I enjoyed Jordan's improved writing skills, loved most of this book, and hated parts of it. ( )

Very good. Lots of action and bloodshed, as well as the loss (maybe?) of some major characters. Rand continues to develop and evolve to face the challenges facing him, while the story lines of the other characters become more, not less, convoluted with each new event. The solving of one problem only introduces three more! On to Book 6! ( )

3.5 stars. it is really good book, well the later half is. the first half or so feels so drawn out. the pacing is so slow it actually took me a month when i was finish the other books in a week or 2. there are some really good plot points though especially concerning asmodean. ( )