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Mistborn: Secret History by Brandon Sanderson

rozarka's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.0

Reread after finishing all cosmere novels written so far and it's still among my least favorite (try to be a cosmere fan while not liking Kelsier 🥲). At least I finally understood the references.

osutton's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative fast-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

4.0

carolynnagain's review against another edition

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

sams_stories's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

ajmayer17's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

lara88's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

brianv's review against another edition

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

3.75

solypoly's review against another edition

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

3.0

So this book was cathartic and gave me a lot of Vin/Elend/Kelsier related closure that I really needed after the Hero of Ages. That being said this book very much feels like fanfic. Not only because
“what if this beloved character didn’t actually die but was alongside the main characters all along”
is a very fanfic-y plot premise but also because for much of this book the writing style feels like someone trying to imitate Brandon Sanderson’s writing style. I don’t really know how to explain this - certain snippets of dialogue just feel off?

highlander1983's review against another edition

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2.0

Totally unnecessary. It might be good for mega Cosmere fans, but not for the more “casual” fans like myself.

luce_777's review against another edition

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

4.0