A review by nclcaitlin
Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan

3.25

Following the assassination of the Seanchan Imperial family, Suroth wants to become Empress which means killing the heir - Turon, the Daughter of Nine Moons. Also, a pain in Mat’s butt. 

Not to mention, he’s supposed to marry her. But how could a man be married to a woman if he did not know her? Worse, he had to make her see him as something more than Toy.

Elaida thought Egwene safely imprisoned in the White Tower but Egwene did not consider herself a prisoner. She was carrying the battle into the heart of the Tower itself refusing to back down. 

Egwene has definitely cemented herself as a favourite! I love her attitude.

“Stone cracks from a hard enough blow," she said, her face an Aes Sedai mask of calm. "Steel shatters. The oak fights the wind and breaks. The willow bends where it must and survives."

Elayne’s arc really frustrated me in this book. Jordan seems to think pregnant woman can’t manage to do anything without having a tantrum. Not to mention, Elayne, headstrong and stubborn Elayne, suddenly questions whether her own decisions are sound!

She is made to be petulant. Instead of maturing into the role of a mother, she is relegated to a childish girl in need of babying and coddling.1 

Perrin’s increasing rage and desperation for Falie as the book crescendos into a rescue attempt was interesting to see alongside Falie’s only escape attempts.

Surprisingly however, not a lot of time was dedicated to their portion!

The twisted iron pieces of a blacksmith's puzzle moved only in certain ways. Move them in the right way, and the puzzle came apart. People could move in a thousand ways, sometimes in directions you never believed possible till it happened.

This is supposed to be the start of the best. Whilst I admit it was better than books 8, 9, and 10; it was not a huge step up. 

I am now worried that I will be an outlier and will not be absolutely blown away by the last three books….