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Im not quite sure how to rate this book, because it went from okay to boring to great.

The good:
Dalinar. Hands down he, Navani and Jasnah carried the book. I enjoyed the flashbacks and his POV's the most, I even liked the heavy politics focus. Definitely my favorite character in the series (so far).
The ending, or the last 200 pages, was where the story really picked up. The fast pacing was a breath of fresh air after such a long, slow middle section.

The bad:
The middle was a slog. I had a hard time paying attention and caring for anything that happened in Kholinar. I really didn't gaf about the queens plot and found myself bored with both Shallan's and Kaladin's POV's. The worst of all was

Elhokar's death. While I enjoyed his recent character development, I really didn't care for when he died and was glad when they FINALLY left the city.

That being said, Shadesmar sadly wasn't any better. It felt too dragged out and would've been better as short insertions in one of the other character POV's, just like how the ending was structured.

All in all, I cannot rate this higher than 4 stars, which is disappointing, because I think it had the most potential as it was a Dalinar focused book (love him frfr).

first 80% of the book 3.5/5
the last 20% 5/5

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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? It's complicated

4.5

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tmwarner_1994's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional slow-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

4.5

So, far of the three books that I've read The Way of Kings is still my favorite book and Kaladin is my favorite character. I did enjoy this one more than Words of Radiance because I liked that we got more of the story revealed to us and we got to see more of Shallan and her training to be a radient and Jashna's ward.

I cried when Elokar was lost and his wife was no longer the woman he married and loved. I also cried when he died protecting his son.

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adventurous 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? Yes

4.5

This book is a bop and a half, and while it took me nearly 2 months to finish it was worth every second. So many new questions, so many new characters, and Lift! Gotta love Tight Butt, too. 4.5 stars

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adventurous dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.75

This was probably my least favorite of the Stormlight Archives books so far. That said, a lot of that has to do with my preference not being in reading battle scenes and there is a lot of that here. There are definitely compelling and interesting story lines that for me kind of carried it.

and lets be real I wasn't a super fan of most of the male primary character's motivation being the result of his late wife's pain- there is more to it than that, admittedly, it just felt like the bulk of it was the result of Evi's death.

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