Reviews

Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson

daumari's review against another edition

4.0

For some reason, Goodreads didn't log my 2015 review as a completion so I had to go digging in Reading Progress to fix dates because I didn't finish my first read a decade later :p

anyways. On this reread I noticed more references to era 1 as I'd previously noted but now they're fresher, ha. Likely due to Wheel of Time people seem to think of Sanderson as a "cleaner" author than say, GRRM but like other Mistborn novels this opens with violence and a LOT of people get shot and/or die, and due to

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kandra

there's an element of body horror as well.

Steris really comes into her own in this novel, becoming more than just a romantic (potential) rival, though if I recall it's really in [b:The Bands of Mourning|18739426|The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn, #6)|Brandon Sanderson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1450134973l/18739426._SY75_.jpg|26616838] she shines (justifiably on the Chris McGrath cover).

Original 2015 review
Ah, Sanderson did it again, building political machinations on top of an already complex world. This reminded me that I REALLY need to do an original trilogy reread soon because there are many more references to characters from the old world, with a couple appearances by some...

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The fact that Lessie was a kandra plant by Harmony is just a shattering twist. Not surprising, I suppose, since this is the realm of the gods, but man. Gonna take something significant to pull Wax out of this BSOD.

I also noticed a subtle mention to the next book, the Bands of Mourning... which might be some kind of Feruchemical band? Hm.

beewitch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

nolokholin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

sarahlkelly's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

4.5

gia's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sarnaikate's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious reflective tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

mschliem1123's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense 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? Yes

4.75

theunderfold's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

amblygon_writes's review against another edition

4.0

Fun, inspiring, great twists. Wayne is an unexpectedly interesting character (I originally did not think much of him, but find him intriguing now). Marasi is also improving as a character!

sn03's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0