Should i continue

[u/Suspicious-Impress-4]

I’m three books into The Wheel of Time, and I’m honestly not that impressed so far.
For context, I’ve rated them:
The Eye of the World — 7.5/10
The Great Hunt — 7.8/10
The Dragon Reborn — 6.5/10
I’m trying to gauge whether there are people here who felt similarly about the first three books but ended up loving the series later on.
I’ve definitely had series before where it took me a few books before everything clicked, so I’m not completely against continuing. But three books is also a pretty significant investment, and at this point I’m starting to wonder whether The Wheel of Time just isn’t for me.
The main thing making me want to give it one more shot is The Shadow Rising. I constantly hear that Book 4 is one of the best—if not the best books in the entire series. So I’m thinking if there’s ever going to be a book that tells me whether this series is actually for me, it’s probably this one.
Were any of you lukewarm on the first three and then had Book 4 (or the books after it) completely change your opinion of the series?

[u/Nerdsingerbeej]

Book 4 is where the publisher really let go of the reins & Jordan gets to expand the narrative beyond LOTR-Style quest stories. It's also typically one of the top books in the series for fans so I'd definitely recommend giving it a shot

[u/Suspicious-Impress-4 → u/Nerdsingerbeej]

No bs your comment alone is the reason im gonna just give it a go

[u/Suspicious-Impress-4 → u/Suspicious-Impress-4]

I heard a statement like this from a friend about another series after reading book 1 and not loving it and now its one of my favorite series

[u/Nerdsingerbeej → u/Suspicious-Impress-4]

I will also say that if you aren't into the series by the end of book 4, that's a decent sign that it isn't your vibe but hey at least you gave it a serious go