A Memory of Light

The biggest book release for me in my life. The conclusion to the Wheel of Time series. Robert Jordan passed form this earth too soon. He will be missed. I stumbled upon his series by chance and it changed my life. When I was hitting those rough early teen years I was at a crossroads in my life. I could go any direction in life. I wasn't yet sure who I wanted to be or what I wanted to do. Video games were a very minor hobby. I was into sports, i wanted to play music. But basically i didn't know what I wanted. Then I stumbled upon Eye of The World. The first book in the series. I have been lost in fantasy worlds ever since. It has taken close to eleven years of reading and waiting. A Memory of Light was a great book. The series came to a conclusion.

Here is why I felt let down.One it was apparent that the new author that had taken over the series after Jordan's death had a huge amount of creative control over this book. Even though Sanderson is a good writer and I like his books he does not write in the same style that Jordan does. I grew up on Jordan's style its what made me fall in love with literature. So Reading for eleven years a certain style for this series it felt all wrong to be in a new style.

Another reason is its over. It is such a great world that Jordan created. I would rather see the individual story arc come to a end and another rise and for the world to continue and to read new adventures within this world for decades. To know that that's it nothing is to come is so sad.

The ending! I will not give anything away, but lets say the ending was storybook and predictable and left me feeling like that's exactly how i envisioned it so it took no creativeness to create that ending.

Overall the book was still very enjoyable. It read well and made me feel emotions. If you are not familiar with the series and your into fantasy writing then the series has to be on top of your to read list.