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This is my least favourite book in the era 1 trilogy—which isn’t to say that it’s a bad book! I still very much love this, but compared to The Final Empire, it does feel quite slow in some parts. Specifically, the Straff subplots kinda take up more time than feels warranted in relation to the actual relevance and payoff of that little arc there.
That being said, all the other character and plot arcs are great. I have so many feelings about these characters, I wanna scream. The Sanderlanche is as wild as ever, and god I love them all so much 😭❤️

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okjaaaaa's review against another edition

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4.0

oh boi, the fuck was that sanderson.

jaaackoc's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

The last 100 pages carried this book from 3 stars to 3.75. The bulk of the book focuses on the politics of a city recovering from the oppression of a deific dictator. It was slow a lot of the time and fight scenes felt like they were added just to maintain readers interest more than add to the plot. Sanderson loves killing off the most interesting characters in this series, and insists on championing Elend as a main character, regardless of his boring personality. The romance between Elend and Vin falls flat most of the book. Thank the Lord Ruler for the existence of Sazed and Tindwyl, by far the two most interesting characters who carried the book on their shoulders. The end definitely has me wanting to jump into the next book immediately, Sanderson knows how to do cliffhangers. Don't @ me, but I was shipping Vin and Zane so so much.

fakefajita's review

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challenging slow-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

3.5

It was very slow till the end

grace_liz9's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny 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

5.0

cesarcb04's review against another edition

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4.0

Quizá el libro es un poco más lento que el anterior, te mantiene en un suspenso constante por lo que va a ocurrir, aparecen demasiados misterios, y revelan también muchos secretos, lo que ocurrió al final fue algo predecible, tal vez por la portada.
los personajes están muy bien construidos y con cada página los quieres más y sufres cuando se ven en apuros, quieres que todo les salga bien.
Necesito saber cómo continua la historia.

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