I enjoyed The Gathering Storm, and I loved certain elements (Egwene's arc for example) but the pacing felt uneven, even for WoT. I'm probably wrong, honestly, but I felt like I could tell occasionally when Sanderson was picking up the story, but I might be totally wrong. I think whenever another author continues a series I think there's always going to be some transitions. I thought it was well done, but definitely not a favorite. I think given the pacing of the past few books I expected more time to elapse before we got to THE END, but we're already gearing up. This is not a very helpful review I'm sure but this one's just kind of "eh" for me. I'm here for arcs being tied up but it just felt long and it took me a long time to read. I think 3.5 stars.