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4.37 AVERAGE
4.37 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
What a fascinating magic system, the idea of stamps nudging the soul by changing the history. Intriguing! Wish it was longer, there are so many glimpses into characters that I would love to explore more
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-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:
Complicated
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:
Yes
A forger is found guilty and faces death but her help is needed in a very delicate matter...
This is an ordinary fantasy story with no surprises. I liked the magical system that the author built around "forgery", a pretty unique idea and it was unfortunate that the life-or-death race didn't allow more exploration. Only later I learnt that this is one of the author's trademarks, and rightly so. The story itself was well written with good pacing but I would have loved to see better characters, they never left their self imposed limits and felt flat. Stories like that are the reason why I am careful with mainstream fantasy. While there is no doubt that they are entertaining, they don't challenge the reader and leave no mark.
This is an ordinary fantasy story with no surprises. I liked the magical system that the author built around "forgery", a pretty unique idea and it was unfortunate that the life-or-death race didn't allow more exploration. Only later I learnt that this is one of the author's trademarks, and rightly so. The story itself was well written with good pacing but I would have loved to see better characters, they never left their self imposed limits and felt flat. Stories like that are the reason why I am careful with mainstream fantasy. While there is no doubt that they are entertaining, they don't challenge the reader and leave no mark.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
I think I've gotta revisit this one at a later date. I enjoyed it, but I felt there was something...lacking? Not sure what, but it may just be that I finished reading Warbreaker yesterday and so I went into this expecting more of Sanderson's typical thorough worldbuilding and was thrown off when I didn't get it. Also just not used to reading short stories/novellas.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
A really interesting novella which I read in Arcanum Unbounded. I really like the magic system used in this. It took me a while to really enjoy the book, although I was finding it interesting, but the latter parts were fantastic.
M'ha encantat la delicadesa d'aquest llibre, la seva reverència per l'art i el seu llenguatge. Independentment si estàs dins el Cosmere o no, és un relat molt maco sobre l'ànima. Una carícia a la pròpia ànima sense perdre el punt de vista d'història fantàstica de Sanderson.