Talk:Mystica Ari'Yena

Wheel of Time

I came across the Wheel of Time at my then boyfriend's house. He was busy playing computer games so I picked up a haggard looking softcover book. It had two horses on the cover, a guy and an important looking mysterious woman. I remember being a bit bored by the beginning, but having nothing better to do I kept reading. Several months later I ditched the boyfriend, got my own copies of the books and didn't look back.

The books have had quite an impact on my life, even though I came to them at a much older age than your average WOT-reader. It took several years but I eventually did become part of the online communities which took on a very big part of my time, commitment and dedication. I've learned a lot during those years, gotten some lifelong friends out of it and gained some focus and direction on things that had always been part of me but I could never quite identify. The concept of being a 'Servant of All' resonates with me on a very deep and personal level.

Favorite Book

The Gathering Storm is by far my favorite book. It's been a while since I read it though, so I can't say much about it. But this one is responsible for both having a great deal of hope for the following books as well as the disappointment I felt when they finally came out.

Least Favorite Book

A Memory of Light is my least favorite. I get that they've tried to stick as much to Robert Jordan's original writings, but that caused so much to go wrong. Especially in the character development area. I almost didn't recognize some key characters like Nynaeve.

I also had already started to dislike the sudden overly clear link to religion since the previous book. It cheapened the whole thing for me.