A truly fantastic final chapter on the Wheel of Time series. I have been waiting for this book for nearly 15 years now, since I first picked up "Eye of the World" in high school. 
 Epic. 
 I think that's the only right word for it. 
 My husband, who is reading through the series (for the second time so the previous books are more fresh in his mind as he reads the newer ones) asked, "Has the Last Battle happened yet?" 
 My reply: (view spoiler)["This whole books IS the Last Battle!" Truly, anyone wanting to learn how to write a battle scene should just read this book. It is an entire 900+ pages dedicated to the battle that Jordan spent his life building up to, and the end result does not disappoint. (hide spoiler)] 
 Probably the most action-packed book of the series, I highly enjoyed watching the characters I have grown to know and love ACT. Many times throughout the book I found myself cheering out loud, or laughing, or even crying. The book was that good. 
 The ending, however, (view spoiler)[ seemed to fall a tiny fraction flat for me. I didn't like the open-endedness of Rand's story. Nor did I like the questions I was left with, if Rand is no longer Ta-Varen... does that mean Perrin and Mat aren't either? Does that mean the bonds with Elayne, Min, and Avhienda are now meaningless? Does it mean Mat and Tuon were only together for the purposes of the Last Battle? Because it sort of is a major let down if the answers to all of those questions is: Yes. I don't like the idea that I walk away from this book and all my heroes are just ordinary folk now. (hide spoiler)] 
 On a slightly unrelated note... some people have talked about how they didn't like Mat or Sanderson's portrayal of him in this book. Sanderson himself has allegedly said that Mat Cauthon was a hard character for him to get a feel for. 
 Personally, I think he got Mat SPOT ON. This is the Mat I have been waiting for! The Mat I knew was there, underneath all the ridiculousness. This book was kind of a nice vindication for me, as Mat has always been my favorite of the three Taveren, despite all his failings. 
 That said, I very much enjoyed this final chapter (and that there WAS a final chapter). Oddly enough, my only major complaint is that it left me really wishing there might be more to the story....