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I'm in shock, that’s it...

Man, what are you doing?
adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
medium-paced

a very high 3.5!!! this book was unfortunately my least favorite of the stormlight archive, but it’s hard to be better than some of the absolute best books i’ve ever read… even though i did have hope that this one would somehow manage that. my main issue was with the very overt 21st century moral themes that took me out of the plot a bit, because sanderson previously did such a beautiful job weaving sentimentality in with epic battles and character arcs. for some reason, all of it fell a bit flat for me in this one. however, the ending was INCREDIBLE and i cannot wait for the final 5 books in the archive. i will still recommend this book highly for jasnah, adolin, and renarin’s plot lines alone (and kaladin’s by the end.. but it was a drag in the middle there), which says a lot. still a great book, just not everything i was expecting!

with that, i can definitively give my final ranking of the stormlight archive:
1) Words of Radiance
2) Rhythm of War
3) Oathbringer
4) The Way of Kings
5) Wind and Truth
adventurous hopeful 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
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 challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

4.5 ⭐️ incapable of condensing my thoughts at the end of this book, at the end of the first part of this series. So much of my heart is broken for these characters. I can’t decide if I’m excited for the next part- whenever it starts up again- or dreading to say goodbye to part 1. 6,454 pages, and 283 hours with this story so far. It has a lot of flaws, but I love this series with all of my heart.
adventurous challenging inspiring slow-paced
adventurous challenging emotional 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: Complicated