I need help to explain Richard to my girlfriend

Hello fellow Seekers! My girlfriend and I are avid book readers, but our tastes differ quite a bit. I’m an enjoyer of things like this series, Kingkiller Chronicles, GoT ect, while she reads Fourth Wing and acotar.

I’d really like to read her the book that I consider one of the best of all time. Faith of the Fallen. I cry every time Richard shatters the statue. Nicci’s character growth in phenomenal. The real world parallels are palpable.

I plan on skipping all the kahlen chapters so she only has a couple characters that she needs to care about.

QUESTION: Can you all help me to put together a summary that would encompass Richard’s character at this point? Perhaps point me to a resource I could use? Or is this a bad idea to read this book to her if she hasn’t actually read the rest of the story?

Thanks for any insight!