This book was not perfect but I thought it was a good ending overall to this epic series. There is a TON of action throughout (maybe too much if I’m being honest). There’s a lot of wrap up that needed to be done and some that was finished that I wish had been done in previous books. I think Rand’s ending in this book was very satisfying and I appreciated the last part of the epilogue. I thought it was deserved. Perrin while sidelined a bit had a very meaningful and deep conclusion to his story. Mat was everywhere in this story and his conclusion was a bit predictable but also very appropriate. A couple of criticisms for this book. The battle was too long and there’s a bunch of scenes and characters and locations and it’s hard to keep track of and in some cases it was just chaos but at times it had no meaning and I wish it had been plotted a bit better. I really struggled with Egwene’s character in this book. I understand she is very powerful with the one source but that doesn’t mean she is all knowing and it seemed the title gave her this authority that she seemed to balk often at other’s who had battlefield experience (or memories) like Mat and Rand and it really irritated me. Morraine coming in during their meeting was a relief and kind of put everyone in their place.

Wonderful story telling. I highly recommend reading these books.

Truly an amazing ending to the series and done right. Epic and great closure.

… I found the gratuitous inclusion of a man “who likes men” not women as silly and unnecessary. I don’t know if the publisher pressured Brandon Sanderson into it or if he included it on his own but I found the other love and gender paradigm bending gambits played (by Jordan and Sanderson) throughout the series distasteful.

This series is perhaps the most complex I have ever read, with each character really evolving over time, and a large number of threads to follow. Sanderson really did a great job following Jordan’s work, making things virtually seamless. I especially like how pretty much everything was brought together in the end. A very intriguing story. I’m not quite sure what to call this - a mega-saga perhaps. Is this a new genre?

This is the definition of “sticking the landing.” Goodness

Sadly Sanderson can’t hold a candle to Jordan’s level of writing. Events seem forced and so many plot points come from nowhere with little if any foreshadowing. Then things like Perrins sudden growth of power seems super rushed and forced. This book would be good if it were fan fiction but sadly it’s not.

This is most definitely the greatest fantasy book since the hobbit, you have to read from the beginning to know what’s happening but it was well worth the wait.

Just finished reading through the series a second time, with no breaks between books. Couldn't love this series more. This book does an excellent job of wrapping up the many story lines and character arcs in this series.

A wonderful series full of extraordinary imagination from the brilliant mind of Robert Jordan, and a great loss of story telling for readers worldwide since his death. Thanks to Sanderson for stepping in and helping to give us the finishing work of this exciting story. I recommend this magical story to be read by all men, women, and young adults. The tale pulls you in as you are immersed into new worlds, different times, learning lessons of love and right from wrong, the true value of friendship and feeling as if you are having adventures along with your new friends and enemies. You will miss them when the books are all read but you will imagine the story going on past the written pages. Imagination at it’s best.