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4.33 AVERAGE
4.33 AVERAGE
adventurous
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
I seem to be in the minority here but I’m having such a hard time feeling invested in this series. And I want to be so badly!!
The character development is still severely lacking, similar to how I felt in the first. Vin and Elend are boring, I’m sorry. Sazed and OreSeur were my favorite characters, especially Sazed and his emotional growth in this book, followed by his complete lack of faith at the end. Loved that. But not enough to make up for the other shortcomings.
The dialogue in this book is just not good. I can’t quite pinpoint exactly what it is that bothers me, but this entire cast of characters, “Vin’s friends,” that she’s learning to trust never have any real depth to their conversations. I also found the dialogue after certain crazy intense scenes lacking. Oh, Ham just saved Sazed from Inquistor Marsh’s crazy ass and he says something along the lines of ‘Didn’t expect to see you here Saze.’ And then Sazed just… walks away!? What the actual hell.
I’ll read the third but I think I built this up too much. I have not felt swept up in this story or invested in this plot since the first third of book one. Hoping it gets better, but a big ole yawn from me.
The character development is still severely lacking, similar to how I felt in the first. Vin and Elend are boring, I’m sorry. Sazed and OreSeur were my favorite characters, especially Sazed and his emotional growth in this book, followed by his complete lack of faith at the end. Loved that. But not enough to make up for the other shortcomings.
The dialogue in this book is just not good. I can’t quite pinpoint exactly what it is that bothers me, but this entire cast of characters, “Vin’s friends,” that she’s learning to trust never have any real depth to their conversations. I also found the dialogue after certain crazy intense scenes lacking. Oh, Ham just saved Sazed from Inquistor Marsh’s crazy ass and he says something along the lines of ‘Didn’t expect to see you here Saze.’ And then Sazed just… walks away!? What the actual hell.
I’ll read the third but I think I built this up too much. I have not felt swept up in this story or invested in this plot since the first third of book one. Hoping it gets better, but a big ole yawn from me.
Ayo the betrayals?
What Vin was thinking? Had be in the first half 💯. Breeze this book? Hahhahahah love it
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What Vin was thinking? Had be in the first half 💯. Breeze this book? Hahhahahah love it
Elend best king fr
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
sad
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
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
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:
No
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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:
No
While long, I really appreciated the character building from the first book. Sanderson knows how to build a mystery, giving you two questions for every one he answers.
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
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
It took me a while to finish it, but it was such a good book. Overall, I think I enjoyed Mistborn slightly more, just because I was learning the magic system and had Vin learning alongside Kelsier. But there were so many great things that made this book just as special. I really loved Tindwyl, and her interactions with both Sazed and Elend. Elend I already loved, but I especially loved watching him stick to his morals throughout (we love a scholar drenched in delusion). All the political intrigue was fascinating, and everyone's character really showed. The whole traitor arc, while taking up a lot of the book, had a lot of twists and turns that I really enjoyed (particularly the reveal at the end of that saga which broke me a lot). And the love triangle (which again, almost broke me) was really well thought out, and it was really interesting to see all of their different perspectives as they try to balance feelings, duty, and differences. The last 150 pages were peak, I could not stop reading.
Absolutely amazing read, hopefully won't be too long before the next one.
Absolutely amazing read, hopefully won't be too long before the next one.