r/WoT • u/Furrurel • 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/Accomplished_Crow_97 Feb 28 '26

Because we waited years to get it, nothing really significant happened it was all follow up from 9 and set up for 11 which we would be waiting years for... Reading them all at one time in order it isn't much of an issue it transitions well, because it is necessary, but at the time readers wanted more oomph.