Wizard's First Rule - Terry Goodkind

Hmmm... This book was definately meant to set up a longer epic fantasy. Don't get me wrong, it was good, definately good, just you could tell that even though the things that happened were suspenseful and important, you knew that it was just setting the stage for something better. I loved the characters, very well done. There were some nice character foils and some interesting fantastical beasts. All in all, a good read but not a riveting one. Despite this, though, I KNOW I will read the rest of this series (Sword of Truth) because I just know it's going to get better, I don't see how it can't. It set the stage beautifully, especially with some fun backstory in the ending... Can't wait! I already bought the second book, Stone of Tears and read the first two chapters just to see and I'm already excited. The 2nd book is huge, I think almost 1000 pages. I love huge books!!

I'm going to wait on Stone of Tears however because I want to read Scepters (L.E. Modesitt Jr), the 3rd book of Corus. I'm about a 3rd of the way through and I'm not as impressed as the first 2 books but we'll see. After Scepters, though, I think I'll try and work my way all the way through the Sword of Truth books (the ones that are published anyways), and then by about September, I should be able to move on. I have another book waiting, Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb, which George R. R. Martin himself has praised ("I fell right through the pages"). And we all know how much sway George's opinion has around here!! *sigh* Anyways. It, too, was one of my awesome $7.99 buys at Coles (regularly $37.95!!) so I can't go wrong.

So that's my enormous rant for the day, just so no one forgets I exist. I promise to keep reading and reviewing as regularly as possible. Now I am going to bed... So sleepy...