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4.42 AVERAGE
4.42 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
emotional
mysterious
medium-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
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
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
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
It was good not great, too Cosmere heavy for me. It feels like a turning point with Sanderson, as his series no longer feel as enjoyable unless you read everything he puts out. Everything he puts out is good, but it does detract a bit from the book you're reading if you haven't read everything else. I felt the story was a little predictable but I enjoyed it a lot; dialogue was a bit strained at times.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The entire Mistborn/Cosmere series is a fantastic adventure, masterfully written. The audiobook performance is superb. It's an action-packed ride and a fun time, but not without sacrifices and heartache.
adventurous
mysterious
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
Mistborn era 2 is never going to be my absolute favorite of Sanderson's, mostly because I'm less interested in the setting, and the characters don't all do it for me. That being said, I still love the way the scale of this world continues to grow. It does feel like a lot of developments went over my head due to the fact that I haven't tackled any of the Stormlight books yet. There's clearly a lot of implications about the cosmere as a whole, and it was fun seeing this all come together, but I imagine the impact of this, as well of my own enjoyment of these reveals, would have been heightened with more context than what I had.
My main other issue with this book as the conclusion to era 2 is that it felt less like a conclusion and more like a bridge between era 1 and a future era 3. I don't necessarily see this as a bad thing, but unfortunately this final book didn't quite land as an actual conclusion to me, at least not in the way that The Hero of Ages did.
I still greatly enjoyed the book despite this all, and all of this newly gained knowledge on the cosmere has only made me want to read more of Sanderson's works now. Interconnected universes are so fun to me and he seems to be doing a good job tying everything together as of now at least. My opinions on this book might even change as I continue on through the rest of what he's written so far.
My main other issue with this book as the conclusion to era 2 is that it felt less like a conclusion and more like a bridge between era 1 and a future era 3. I don't necessarily see this as a bad thing, but unfortunately this final book didn't quite land as an actual conclusion to me, at least not in the way that The Hero of Ages did.
I still greatly enjoyed the book despite this all, and all of this newly gained knowledge on the cosmere has only made me want to read more of Sanderson's works now. Interconnected universes are so fun to me and he seems to be doing a good job tying everything together as of now at least. My opinions on this book might even change as I continue on through the rest of what he's written so far.
adventurous
emotional
funny
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
I really enjoyed The Lost Metal. It’s fast-paced, exciting, and just super well written. Sanderson does a great job wrapping up the second era of Mistborn while still teasing bigger things in the Cosmere.
The characters are solid as always, and there’s one moment near the end that hit really hard (no spoilers, but you’ll know it when you get there). Steris remains my favourite character.
If you’ve been following the series, this is a must-read. Totally satisfying and hard to put down.
The characters are solid as always, and there’s one moment near the end that hit really hard (no spoilers, but you’ll know it when you get there). Steris remains my favourite character.
If you’ve been following the series, this is a must-read. Totally satisfying and hard to put down.
adventurous
funny
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
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No