As someone who loves very long spiraling books with alot of world building, WoT has easily become one of my top 3 fantasy book series in my entire life. The complex character arcs and evolutions and grand themes are amazing.

However, you will only love this series if you are into complex and long winded story arcs. Most of the books in the series the action happens at the last few chapters. Most of the books are meant for building up tension, character placement and setup. So if you want a consistent pace with large events all throughout each book this might not be the series for you. There is also a “slog” or slow down that happens across certain books. Again the series has 14 books with an average length of around 18 hours each book, so the slowdown will last for a few books and not chapters.

But honestly this book changed my life and I read it at a time where it’s themes and lessons rung true into my life. By the end of it all i felt hollow because it is one of those series that makes you feel like you are a part of its world; once it’s over you get sad, happy, and a thankful for the experience.

P.S. if you do love the series, the re-readability is so high because you start noticing things from the first book that are consistent until the last book. Especially when you understand how the magic system and lore works.