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rikuson1's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I Really Liked It 😄
-★★★★☆- (4.00/5.00)
My Grading Score = 80% (B+)
The Alloy of Law, from the first chapter, I could feel the refreshing return of being back into Mistborn, overflowing me again, and it was great. Taking place in this new era was very interesting to me, and this is coming from someone who does not care for wild west, gunslinging type of stories.
The Allowmancy and Feruchemy being embedded into the gunslinging action definitely gave it a unique flavor to the genre I wouldn't go out of my way to read and probably why it worked for me. I thought all the characters were pretty good, and I loved the duo that is Wax and Wayne, I felt they complimented each other very well. Marasi, I thought, was very likable, and I liked her struggles of feeling like she's useless but showcasing that can contribute when the time comes, I enjoyed her character development throughout this book. Steris was more straightforward and on the lesser interesting side of things in comparison to Marasi, but I think she has the potential to change this, as seen in her final scene moving forward. I am actually a fan of love triangles as I can see one being set up here between Wax, Marasi, and Steris, and I'm looking forward to how that flourishes.
Worldbuilding wise, I liked how previous characters of the Era 1 have their names embedded into the locations of Era 2 it made the worldbuilding feel all the more personal and alive to me, I'll leave it at that though.
Verdict
The Alloy of Law was fast-paced, action-packed, short, and sweet. Brandon Sanderson had fun writing this one, and it shows.
I Really Liked It
-★★★★☆- (4.00/5.00)
My Grading Score = 80% (B+)
The Alloy of Law, from the first chapter, I could feel the refreshing return of being back into Mistborn, overflowing me again, and it was great. Taking place in this new era was very interesting to me, and this is coming from someone who does not care for wild west, gunslinging type of stories.
The Allowmancy and Feruchemy being embedded into the gunslinging action definitely gave it a unique flavor to the genre I wouldn't go out of my way to read and probably why it worked for me. I thought all the characters were pretty good, and I loved the duo that is Wax and Wayne, I felt they complimented each other very well. Marasi, I thought, was very likable, and I liked her struggles of feeling like she's useless but showcasing that can contribute when the time comes, I enjoyed her character development throughout this book. Steris was more straightforward and on the lesser interesting side of things in comparison to Marasi, but I think she has the potential to change this, as seen in her final scene moving forward. I am actually a fan of love triangles as I can see one being set up here between Wax, Marasi, and Steris, and I'm looking forward to how that flourishes.
Worldbuilding wise, I liked how previous characters of the Era 1 have their names embedded into the locations of Era 2 it made the worldbuilding feel all the more personal and alive to me, I'll leave it at that though.
Verdict
The Alloy of Law was fast-paced, action-packed, short, and sweet. Brandon Sanderson had fun writing this one, and it shows.
I Really Liked It
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Racism, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Xenophobia
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