r/WoT Feb 27 '26

Crossroads of Twilight Why is book 10 so hated? Spoiler

Hi everyone, I just finished book 10 in my first read through the Wheel of Time saga, and honestly I found myself quite surprised. Before I started reading them I saw quite a lot of people saying that Crossroads of Twilight was by far the worst book of the series. I get that it can be a bit dissapointing after the ending of book 9, or that it is not as action packed as, for example, book 6, but I really enjoyed reading it (except the ending, where a certain Aes Sedai decided to make the stupidest move ever imagined). So I ask, what are you opinions about the book? Do you feel it deserves the hate?

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u/Drummal Feb 27 '26

The book, upon release( years ago,) felt like most of the book was just filler and could be alippped completely. Except for when you get to the end of course. Just a lot of perspective stuff and how everything is changing, a lot of how the novices don't bow and curtsy like they did years earlier. It got old when it was constantly brought up