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5.0

These essays and novellas were great. They really supplemented the main cosmere storylines and I ended up enjoying a lot of them more than the main books!
adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Hard to rate a collection like this, especially one I've been coming back to over the last five years. Well the time is here, I now finished the last novel here and am now done (cheating a little bit, skipped Sixth of the Dusk as it's now a bit redundant with Isles of Emberdark being out). 

Really enjoyed the stories of this collection, and also really really enjoyed the information about each star system, the essays about them and so on. Definitely the part I will go back to the most when reading future Cosmere novels I think. 

Overall makes me really excited for more Cosmere and the promise of this amazing future that is to come! Happy reading! 

A must read if you're a Sanderson fan and interested in learning a little more about the Cosmere.
adventurous medium-paced

so many in between stories that help explain some things but brandon sanderson i desperately want you to sit down and explicitly write out the connections in the cosmere
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

 Loved all the little lore bombs in here! and what a time to read it right before isle of the emberdark too! 

Chillls. If you like short stories you will love this book. If you love fantasy you will love this book. If you didn’t love Mistborn because it felt unfulfilling you will love this book. It elaborates and expands your views on Sanderson universes. You feel more connected with the cosmere. I am already excited to reread this book.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
adventurous emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No