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badbadwolf's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Blood, and Violence
lakinglaze's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Well this was fun! I throughly enjoyed this next phase of Mistborn. The characters are lovable, the world has changed so much, and the mystery is full throttle. I can’t wait to see what happens next!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical trauma, Classism, Alcohol, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Confinement, and Violence
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
blythemind's review
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I’m sure there are people that would absolutely love this book. I’m just not particularly fond of stories set in industrial revolution time periods, and I really don’t enjoy books where the protagonist is a cop. TRIGGER WARNING: while not depicted, the main motivation for Wax to save the women that have been abducted is that he finds out they are likely being sex trafficked. He does not find them in this book and it is implied they will be forcibly bred to produce Allomancers.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gore, Murder, Classism, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Blood
Minor: Sexual assault, Trafficking, Body horror, Grief, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Kidnapping, Rape, Classism, and Infidelity
sh543's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Confinement, Deadnaming, and Death
erynelle's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Deadnaming, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Kidnapping
Minor: Sexual assault
kassidyreads's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-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? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
aseel_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.25
Always a big fan of what this man can do and I'm especially keen to see how he develops this fantasy society with modern technology and the different religions!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Classism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence
nat20charisma's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.75
Wild West heroes and villains meets steampunk. There are some great references to the first Mistborn trilogy; it’s so interesting to look at the same universe hundreds of years after the rebellion.
I loved Wax and Wayne, but I wasn’t a huge fan of Marasi. I thought it was a little creepy that she was his super
fan and studied everything about him. And she wasn’t very interesting like Sanderson’s other female characters; she wanted to be in the action, but she was timid and scared of everything. I hope she gets some character development in the next book.
I loved Wax and Wayne, but I wasn’t a huge fan of Marasi. I thought it was a little creepy that she was his super
fan and studied everything about him. And she wasn’t very interesting like Sanderson’s other female characters; she wanted to be in the action, but she was timid and scared of everything. I hope she gets some character development in the next book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Classism
lilifane's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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
4.0
I loved being back in this world and I realized I will never get tired of Allomancers jumping, flying, gliding thought the mists.
I had kinda low expectations for this book because I heard it's not as good as Era 1. But truly, how do you compare something to the definition of perfection that Mistborn Era 1 is for me? I was also skeptical because I don't enjoy western like settings. But I was pleasantly surprised. I really liked the setting of the book! Loved the exploration of how the magic system changes and adepts in this era, reminiscent of the industrial age. It was also fascinating to see how the world evolved in the 300 years after the ending of Era 1, how details from the past are remembered in myths, legends, religions and places. I almost cried every time I recognized a name or a detail that was mentioned.
I was also surprised by how much fun I had with the plot and the characters in this book. Although both are not as brilliant, developed, well constructed and epic as the first three books, I loved spending time with Wax, Wayne and Marasi. Their banter was funny and I was never bored. I was just not as emotionally invested in them as in Vin, Kel and the crew of Era 1. Plus, I was super intrigues by the prologue which felt like a Criminal Minds episode and all the tales of serial killers Wax had brought to justice... just for the mystery of the majority of the plot to be robberies. I mean, I enjoyed the story for what it was, but I hope it gets a little bit more exciting in the next books.
After the epilogue, I am definitely curious how the series will continue and how it will fit in the broader timeline and the cosmere.
I had kinda low expectations for this book because I heard it's not as good as Era 1. But truly, how do you compare something to the definition of perfection that Mistborn Era 1 is for me? I was also skeptical because I don't enjoy western like settings. But I was pleasantly surprised. I really liked the setting of the book! Loved the exploration of how the magic system changes and adepts in this era, reminiscent of the industrial age. It was also fascinating to see how the world evolved in the 300 years after the ending of Era 1, how details from the past are remembered in myths, legends, religions and places. I almost cried every time I recognized a name or a detail that was mentioned.
I was also surprised by how much fun I had with the plot and the characters in this book. Although both are not as brilliant, developed, well constructed and epic as the first three books, I loved spending time with Wax, Wayne and Marasi. Their banter was funny and I was never bored. I was just not as emotionally invested in them as in Vin, Kel and the crew of Era 1. Plus, I was super intrigues by the prologue which felt like a Criminal Minds episode and all the tales of serial killers Wax had brought to justice... just for the mystery of the majority of the plot to be robberies. I mean, I enjoyed the story for what it was, but I hope it gets a little bit more exciting in the next books.
After the epilogue, I am definitely curious how the series will continue and how it will fit in the broader timeline and the cosmere.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Minor: Murder