Wizard's First Rule

So, I've finally finished the 800+ page book and I have to say that I'm officially hooked! Wizard's First Rule follows the story of Richard Cypher, a mere wood's guide who is about to have his life changed forever in the matter of a day. This sets Richard off, along with his friends Zedd, Chase, and Kahlan on an adventure that will chance them all in the matter of a couple of months.

Terry Goodkind's novel, the first in a series of 12, soon to be 13, is remarkable at telling this story of love, war, peace, betrayal, murder, revenge, magic, and probably any other descriptive term you could possibly ever think of concerning a novel. The characters themselves are very complex and the story lines are quite surprising at times. Although the novel starts out a bit slow, it soon catches your attention and leaves you sitting on the edge of your seat anxiously awaiting more. A fair warning though: there are at least three very intense scenes within the book; so, audience discretion is definitely advised. This isn't necessarily a book for young teens.

Perhaps my favorite part about the book itself, as a whole, is the love story that is woven into the war and evil. I believe this merely allows the readier to observe something hopeful during the "dark times" encountered in the book.  In addition, the love story will make you love the characters all the more. I definitely cannot wait to begin reading the second novel.

Overall, Terry Goodkind is a fantastic author. He is very descriptive in his writing and this allows the reader to feel like he or she is actually within the book itself, alongside the characters and action. I highly recommend his work and this book. I'm sure the entire series will be just as great as well!

For now, however, I am going to take a short break from the series and read Elizabeth Gilbert's book,  Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Inodensia. It's the book we're reading for the Enlisted Spouse's Club book club! =]

xoxo,
Megan