This series will take up so much of your life to get through, but it is so worth it! I have been reading the Wheel of Time for the past few months practically non-stop and show no signs of slowing down, and this is the book that begins it all. My friend has been obsessed with the Wheel of Time series for a good few years and has been trying to get me to read the books practically since I met him! I finally relented and decided to give this book a go, and it was so worth it. The book starts off with what seems like a fairly generic, Lord of the Rings-y beginning. Our heroes live in a small farming village in the middle of nowhere when strangers turn up and all ...  Read the complete review

Yes, this is where it all begins. The journey, the epic, the obsession. Be warned this reveiw may be biased as I have an addiction to the whole Wheel of Time (WoT) series. I first picked up the first installment of the WoT series 9 years ago. I was a student at university and madly in love with my friend. He was a massive WoT fan like some of our work colleagues and I always felt left out when they would spend hours talking about the characters and plotlines. It all sounded like gibberish to me and I was put off when told that the series was long and unfinished. Then I borrowed this book from him. My life has never been the same since. The Eye ...  Read the complete review