Temple of the Winds

You know how sometimes you finish a book and breathe a breath of relief because it's finally over? That happened. At about page 350 I didn't want to read anymore. But I loved the first 3 books of this series so much that I was really hoping this one would get better at the end. It didn't.

The characters that you come to love change so much in this book. Richard turns into a mean, jealous asshole. Kahlan turns into a whiny little baby. As for Drefan... oh my goodness, what a dark pervert. This book as a whole was very dark. I was disgusted throughout the entire thing because of all the detailed sexual violence.

The parts about Zedd, Nathan, and the Sisters of the Light were redeeming though. I always loved them. Zedd and Nathan are crazy, in a good way. For this book, they provide the only relief.

And the way it ended was just way too neat - it almost felt like chicklit. They all lived happily ever after. Sometimes you just get tired of Richard and Kahlan cheesily working their shit out. Mostly, I guessed everything that was going to happen in the book, too. I say blah. I didn't dislike the book because it had some good parts, but I am glad to be done with it. I'm definitely taking a break from this series. Most reviews say that the series goes downhill after the third book - I guess I cannot say they are wrong, so far.