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Dawnshard

Brandon Sanderson

4.29 AVERAGE

adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous mysterious 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
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Meh……it adds to the world building but nothing really exciting about it. Plot is uninteresting and characters are flat.
adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous mysterious fast-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: Complicated
adventurous challenging informative mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes

holy lore drop. i expected this to be a silly goofy novella but there's so much info we just got
adventurous mysterious 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
adventurous informative mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Just when I think I understand how the cosmere works, there are more complexities! I was tempted to skip this one as I’d read that you could move on to Rhythm of War without making this pit stop but it definitely seems like the developments in this book will be important in the future.

Dawnshard is Rysn’s story and she doesn’t disappoint as a representation of a strong female who bears a physical disability. Lopen is a side character and as usual a pain in the ass ( I say this with all the affection I have for every member of bridge four)

You didn’t let your friends drown in nameless oceans during a frigid storm. That was, sure, basic friendship rules right there.