I just finished an absolute beast of a book. When I say beast I mean a whole 775 pages! Surprisingly with my new epic commute it only took me a few weeks to blast through, the perks of my new journey to work :)
And what a magnificent beast it proved to be! I picked this book up because it is the first in the Sword of Truth series and this series was the basis for a TV show I fell in love with early last year when I first started working on my current set of channels. I'm not sure if you've guessed already but I am a sucker for a fantasy series and this one had it all; a struggle against evil, magic, romance and comedy, not to mention the good looking lead character ;) I quickly became quite addicted to Legend of the Seeker and was devastated to learn that there were only two seasons and they aren't even available to buy on DVD in the UK! So, I bought the first book and boy was I in for a shock! The book is so dark compared to the series, I imagine they would not have been allowed to televise a lot of the more horrific subject matter. Some of it truly is disturbing but is effective in emphasising the need for the triumph of the good. There are many differences between the book and the series but I certainly recognised the characters from their dialogue and behaviour and I'm grateful the show was so faithful to the characters that Goodkind originally brought to life.
I can't wait to read the next book in the series!
Hannah xo
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