In ToW, and indeed, all of the SoT books, the reading has been intense, but also had a restraining sense of steady progression that made the book "feel" real. Now, in Soul of the Fire, Goodkind rushes through the events with the haste of a high-schooler writing his first piece. Then, what irks me most of all is that he has given his characters (and readers) what they want most: happiness. An in the space 500 short pages, he snatches it away. I, for one, am totally and utterly disappointed, and hope that Mr. Goodkind will make an effort to amend his mistakes in future installments.