"It feels very special to finish a big book. Rhythm of War is the fourth book in the Stormlight Archive series, a series that I have enjoyed so far. Overall, I really liked this book, but this time it also felt like a disappointment. Let's start with the things I really enjoy, and those are the characters. Personally, this book series feels more focused on the characters than on the plot. You grow to love them through everything they go through, especially the main characters. For example, my favorite character is Shallan; from book one, she has been my favorite. But I also really like Kaladin and Adolin as characters. Every time I get their POVs, I am so happy. This book introduced me to more fun characters; my favorite in book four is Navani.

Why do I feel disappointed with this book? I expected more. I find the plot overall very dense, and the events that did happen could have been shortened because if I only read my notes, I can probably understand the story better than by reading the book itself. I am sad about that. I did not have this issue with books one and two but did with book three. I hoped that it was a curse on that book, but it wasn’t. It is possible that this particular book series is just not for me. When I look at them, I already get scared by the size; it takes my enjoyment away. Also, when the writing style is a bit more complex and I don’t understand it, I don’t feel motivated to continue the story. It all comes back to personal preferences. I think I am a person who needs to be interested from chapter one; the writing style should be easier to follow. So maybe high fantasy is not the genre for me. Could be, right? That doesn’t mean I don’t like some of them. It also doesn’t mean I will not read book five because I have that book on my shelf. But I need another way of reading it without it costing me my enjoyment."