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mavemarie's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Not nearly as polished or intriguing as Era 1 but I'm also not the biggest fan of westerns nor their tropes. Still a fun read with some laugh out loud moments and intrigue but I just couldn't connect with the characters/plot so far.
deanneestelle's review against another edition
5.0
I actually loved this book even more than the first era trilogy. Sure, it wasn't quite the epic, high-stakes quest that first era was, but the characters were everything to me in this one. I found Wax to be a very compelling character. Even though he hasn't had a crazy amount of amazing character development yet, the way Sanderson wrote him makes me very excited for the time when that development happens. The Wax and Wayne bromance was wonderful to read about. And I really like Marasi as a character and can't wait to see how she develops through the series.
I loved the plot as well. They weren't saving the world, but I was ok with that. They were saving their world, and I loved going with them on that adventure.
Another thing I really loved was the way first era ties in. The mentions of the various religions that have formed around character we already know and love. Figuring out which beliefs tie in with which events. Hearing Ironeyes thought of as All of that was really fun for me. All in all, this was a fantastic book, and I can't wait to continue the series.
I loved the plot as well. They weren't saving the world, but I was ok with that. They were saving their world, and I loved going with them on that adventure.
Another thing I really loved was the way first era ties in. The mentions of the various religions that have formed around character we already know and love. Figuring out which beliefs tie in with which events. Hearing Ironeyes thought of as
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the personification of death, when we know it's just a dumb nickname from Marsh's days in the rebellionilovepie100's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jayinbee's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
mister_dialup's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
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
4.5
rit's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
slow-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? Yes
3.0
lewis_muir's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
jenhurst's review against another edition
4.0
I don’t think this was as good as the first mistborn era series, but it was still fun. I personally hate westerns and this was was very much a western. We have the refrigeratored love interest, the guy with the white hat that is so good there’s nothing else to him, and the guy in the grey hat that started bad and became good. Wax is the white hat and Wayne is the guy in the grey hat. I did like Wayne and thought he was funny. Wayne had a lot more characterization then the rest. Everyone else was very surface level.
The world building that Sanderson is known for, was incredible as per usual. It was so interesting seeing how the magic had evolved with the world modernizing. I enjoyed the action scenes as well.
I think I would’ve enjoyed it more as a movie, because it was much more light and fun. But since the characters were so surface level I had some issues
The world building that Sanderson is known for, was incredible as per usual. It was so interesting seeing how the magic had evolved with the world modernizing. I enjoyed the action scenes as well.
I think I would’ve enjoyed it more as a movie, because it was much more light and fun. But since the characters were so surface level I had some issues
_zara's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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? Yes
3.5