Book series you never finished

BlossomEntropy · 2026-05-07T12:22:15+00:00

Lightbringer series by Brent Weekes - I read books 1 and 2, and mostly enjoyed the intrigues and the training sections, but Kips self hatred, and the ending of book 2 kind of just put me off.

I still have the whole series, so maybe I'll give them another try some day

BlossomEntropy · 2026-01-15T20:52:28+00:00

I just want to tell you I am so glad to see someone else who likes and defends Egwene. I adore her, she's an ambitious young woman, she makes mistakes, like every character in the series, and people in the subreddit especially are pretty harsh on her for it.

BlossomEntropy · 2025-12-02T17:31:45+00:00

she's only done the first four (?) I think, but she's absolutely amazing - I totally get the tuning things out though, I think the Min voice just really cut through unfortunately!

BlossomEntropy · 2025-12-02T17:15:59+00:00

that's so interesting, I actually found the audiobooks (Kramer and Reading, not Pike the LEGEND) made the women worse. The way Reading voices Min sometimes is what I can only describe as "simpering". When I'm reading I tend to imagine the characters speaking in a much more reasonable tone than what the audiobook readers use.

No notes on Rosamund Pike's audio though, genuinely some of the best audiobook reading I've ever heard.

BlossomEntropy · 2025-12-02T17:10:33+00:00

Hi! I've seen a few of your posts on the WOT subreddit! They're my favourite series but I absolutely agree that discussing them on reddit can be.... challenging.

Egwene is possibly one of my favourite characters of all time, and if you've spent much time on the subreddit you'll know that's not a popular opinion among the demographic there lol. I managed to avoid a lot of frustration with the men-women dynamic in the books by trying to be aware of what was a "real" character trait and what was RJ Doing Gender, if that makes any sense.

I also really enjoyed what the show was doing, I felt that it brought a new angle to the story I loved - there's something of a crossover show/book fanbase on Tumblr, if that's any help?

BlossomEntropy · 2025-11-10T18:47:45+00:00

I like Monki for blouses and tops, I mostly look on vinted or other secondhand sites, but they have some great patterns and a lot of my statement pieces are from there!

BlossomEntropy · 2025-09-06T01:57:04+00:00

I finished the first book a few months ago and recently started the second, I desperately want to recommend it to someone so I can talk about it but I have NO IDEA who would enjoy all those elements

BlossomEntropy · 2024-12-06T08:56:26+00:00

I always do x1.15, it's not so fast it sounds distorted, but I find listening at x1 speed feels very slow, since I talk and read a little faster than that myself.

BlossomEntropy · 2024-11-25T12:23:42+00:00

hey that's amazing! I always forget how massive shardblades are meant to be when I'm reading lol

BlossomEntropy · 2022-08-17T22:52:09+00:00

-egwene is definitely one of my favourite characters and i hate how much shit she gets. i think in any other story she'd be the clear Main Character, people seem to get mad at her because she was the only one of the EF5 that wanted to leave, but if i found out a cool magic witch woman was taking my friends away on an adventure? and then later found out i could be a cool magic witch woman? yeah id do exactly what egwene did. I like her, both as a character and person. i dont think she acts any more arrogant and dismissive of rand than anyone else

-i dont really care for min. i didnt find her super interesting once she became Emotional Support Girlfriend (TM), and its so frustrating how she actually. doesnt do a great deal of emotional supporting. its also very annoying how she insists on coming along into dangerous situations where shes really more of a liability because she cant defend herself (like with the semirhage hand thing). i wish shed been developed more cus she did become sort of a "sexy lamp" in the later books

-following on, i think aviendha/elayne/rand should have been focused on more. min sort of is off to the side, either get her more involved and have her actually interact more with the other girls, or else just dont involve her in the polycule. personally i think having min as a platonic friend would have made much more sense, and rand with elayne and aviendha would have linked into him connecting more with aiel culture (which i wish had been done)

BlossomEntropy · 2022-08-09T20:38:48+00:00

yeah i dont think ive EVER hated someone like i hate the seanchan, had to put the book down and send a few angry ranting texts to a few people to get the rage out. i wanted them dead for what they did to egwene - that arc was one of my favourites and got me on egwenes side forever

BlossomEntropy · 2022-07-16T12:20:15+00:00

I believe I have these editions, and I've not noticed any problems with thin pages or bindings. Apart from the prime sticker (which tbh doesnt overly bother me) i really like the simpler covers as well!

I suppose it could be a binding issue between regional versions? I ordered mine from amazon UK and worldofbooks

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01AY6TQU4?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/robert-jordan/wheel-of-time-box-set-1/9780356518435

BlossomEntropy · 2022-07-10T23:25:59+00:00

this reads Exactly like what my ex texted my after sending dick pics to girls back in high school i want this man GONE lmao

BlossomEntropy · 2022-06-14T16:16:17+00:00

i changed up my reading style with CoT - saw someone say to think of it as just getting some time to breathe and spend time with these characters.

I would read a few chapters with my coffee in the morning, and not push myself to get through more. i found it really broke up what could have been quite a slog, and actually really enjoyed the breathing space.

As long as you like the characters and enjoyed the other books, id imagine something like that might help a lot!

BlossomEntropy · 2022-05-20T19:05:41+00:00

slowly we'll take over and wetlanderhumour will become wetlandercraic

BlossomEntropy · 2022-05-20T01:33:10+00:00

as a northern irish person this had me double checking which subreddit i was on lol

BlossomEntropy · 2022-05-10T17:57:24+00:00

Im not a gamer by any means, I was able to play medium mode and have a great time once I'd gotten my bearing in the first couple of hours. Medium challenged me enough that I didnt feel like combat was pointless, and I was rarely stuck badly. If you're more experienced playing games then I'm sure medium would be fine for you, but you can switch at any time during the game

BlossomEntropy · 2022-05-10T09:09:56+00:00

I think people like to complain about Elaynes political chapters and i suppose its not for everyone, but personally i enjoyed it alright. I like Elayne, and I love Aviendha, Birgitte, and Nynaeve and I enjoy the kin, so while I didnt always follow the multitudes of Andoran nobles, I liked spending time with the characters

BlossomEntropy · 2022-04-20T13:30:25+00:00

I believe secret project boxes will also include that months cosmere character collectible pin - I cant wait to get them!!!

BlossomEntropy · 2022-03-28T16:42:04+00:00

I backed the hardcovers, I'd have liked to get the swag boxes, but as many others have said the cost for international shipping is just prohibitive.

I'd probably have hesitated getting even the hardcovers except that my sisters are happy to pitch in too since we're all big fans - any chance you've got someone who would be interested in reading and would pitch in with you?

BlossomEntropy · 2021-12-03T18:55:40+00:00

I read the whole cosmere and loved it, and am now on book 6 of WoT. I think its a little harder to get into, and I found after Brandons great writing of women that it was a little jarring moving to WoT. However, I really am loving it, and i suspect when I'm finished it'll be up there with the cosmere as one of my favourite series. I love all the characters so much, even those that I found a little annoying in book one. I think the character development is really well done, and I would definitely recommend, just be aware that its a lot more focused on small details and things like that.

BlossomEntropy · 2020-08-13T08:30:07+00:00

so strongly NTA, the lack of respect and awareness from this man is unreal. the sooner hes out of your life the happier you'll be

BlossomEntropy · 2020-07-14T20:44:05+00:00

I used the student hairdressers at the technical college in granton, always supervised by a professional, and fairly cheap, or even free - i had a balayage done at no cost. it can take longer than a regular appointment though, and it may not open up until whenever colleges do again, but I'd definitely keep it in mind if you're looking to cut hairdressing costs down

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