Personally, I really liked the last novel. I thought the characters were a lot more engaging than they had previously been, especially during the tail end of Robert Jordans time with the series. I liked the amount of action as well, the whole book was pretty much one big battle.
I didn't really like the strategy involved in the battles. It seemed kind of dumbed down...
I also was surprised at how Rand actually didn't really battle any of the remaining forsaken, leaving that to others. I thought for sure that would be a task left for him. I also did not see Egwene dying... Also, the way demondred actually died was awesome.
The whole opposite weave of balefire thing seemed to come out of nowhere though. It might have been nice to see that be a little bit more developed. Egwene did a minor weave on impulse once, and then used a massive weave later to battle balefire... and it made crystals...
I also did not like the Rand switching bodies at the end. I think it would have been a more powerful ending if he had actually died.
