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4.47 AVERAGE
4.47 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Wow. This was a trip honestly. I had a rough beginning with this particular Sanderson book. This is about 650 pages, depending on the format you’re reading it, and I would say for about the first 500 I felt nothing but annoyance and disconnect to the plot and characters. I felt as if it was forced when it came to the qualities I was to like about each character. Kelsier was not only sketchy, but also annoying. I wanted him to stop acting so over the top about everything and be trustworthy as he claimed to be. Vin was a real struggle, for a character who had such a terrible upbringing, she sure did come across as pretty naive. She would also constantly contradict her thoughts by acting on whims and without analyzing before doing. But, all this being said, in a typical Sanderson fashion, it all became clear in the last 100 or so pages. Everything changed. Plot twist after plot twist, character development after development. Action packed turns in the story arc combined with secrets of characters being revealed really changed this entire book for me.This is probably my lowest Sanderson score but that’s because, like I said the majority was annoying. I lacked a connection to the characters and it felt like it contained too much build in plot because of this. I don’t know if I would have read this is entirely if this was instead my intro to the Cosmere. That being said though, I’m very glad I stuck through it because it really did pay off in the end and actually made me excited to continue this particular series.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
solid entry from sanderson but def a step down from twok…my fault for reading that first. loved the characters and the very unique setting + magic system, but the romance felt very rushed. like girl, how do you love him, you’ve had three conversations!!!