Reviews - The Alloy of Law

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The Alloy of Law

Brandon Sanderson

4.09 AVERAGE

lauren_35's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

madidoege's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

boogi29's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A quick, pulpy action novel that while not as expansive as the Stormlight Archives, is a lot quicker to the action. The book honestly feels like if Sherlock Holmes had superpowers which at its core rocks. I actually think the pacing was too quick, and didn’t really give you much time to explore the relationships made within.

nizmaar's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bibliobaggins_'s review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jamiekehlenbeck's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

thedressylibrarian's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

bulsy's review against another edition

3.0

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A fun summer weekend read to break up the Cosmere density, Alloy of Law is entertaining and moderately thrilling, but ultimately lacks substance. Marasi feels like a Dan Brown character due to her superb capability in all she does, and Wax feels unexplored in his personal struggles and inner monologue.
Still, I recommend giving it a read, it's still fun, coherent, and inventive in its continuation of Allomancy and Feruchemy. I have my hopes up for the next ones to add more nuance to these characters.

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