My Creatively Random Life

My Favorite.. is a weekly meme hosted by Maureen’s Books. In this meme we share every week something we love with each other. Because let’s face it.. The world can be a dark place and it’s time to share something positive. For more info:  My Favorite Meme . Picking a favourite book character is like picking a favourite child.  It's not really possible,  I love them all so much.  However, when I first read this the first character to pop into my mind was Cara, from the Sword of Truth series.  I love the Mordsith, they have been through hell and back and they find the inner strength to keep going, that's powerful. Cara comes  out as a favourite above the other Mordsith probably just because she is more prominent in the series but they all hold a special place in my heart as the character type resonates strongly.   What is your favourite book character? 

Faith of the Fallen is when the series starts to pick up a little bit for me.  There were parts in Soul of the Fire that dragged a little bit for me and really there are parts here that drag a bit as well.  However, when the storyline starts splitting the main characters up the story gets a little more interesting. It's my lack of focus rearing it's ugly head, I just feel better with a half a dozen storylines to follow all at the same time.  It makes the story seem more exciting.  Plus it feels that much more satisfying when they all come back together at the end and it pulls together.  My favourite part of Faith of the Fallen is that is sets up perfectly for the absolute awesomeness that plays out over the next two novels. 

The second book in the Sword of Truth series is Stone of Tears. This was this first book I originally read of this series, the one that got me hooked and still after reading all of them many, many times I think it is one of the best.  It really develops the characters further...it gets to the heart of them one might say. One of my favourite things about this particular universe is that everything and everyone in it has a purpose that eventually comes to pass and the smallest actions that seem irrelevant at the time make these huge ripples chapters later.  Or in some cases books later. So it really does feel like it requires a second walk through once you get all the way to the end because you have the questions about whether or not things happened the way you think they happened.  

The first book I read in 2014 (or finished reading rather) was a reread for me.  After finishing A Dance With Dragons I needed to read something but I didn't know what so I decided to go through the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind again as it is one of my favorites. Wizard's First Rule is the first book of the story (a very long, well written story with some brilliant twists in my humble opinion) and begins with Richard Cyper meeting Kahlan Amnell shorty after his father is murdered and then his entire life gets turned upside down. It's got everything you need in a really engaging fantasy story; wizards, dragons, royalty, three dimensional characters.  I think that's the best part of this book that you can really connect with all the characters rather they be good or evil. I also love all the little details that you notice every time you read through it that match up with things later on in the series.  There are no little gaps or mistakes to ruin the w...