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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This novel truly feels like a love letter to everyone who's been swallowed whole by the Cosmere. The wiring was snappy, pace perfect, didn't overstay its welcome, and forwent BS's typical Sanderlanche to deliver tight action the entire length of the book. After one read it quickly became my favorite book in the entire Cosmere, and I can't wait to reread it in 15 years to see how the story shapes up in the wake of the rest of Sandersons plans for his universe.
adventurous
fast-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
adventurous
dark
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
What started out as a book I wasn't vibing on too hard, ended up turning into a wonderful adventure in an extremely strange world.
I don't know what it is about the Threnodites, but holy moly do they pick the most awful worlds. But don't you worry, Nomad is here and he is (probably) going to help. Our hero lands on this incredibly strange land where the people are constantly trying to outrun The Sun Tyrant, and keep away from The Cinder King. Because of this the world and it's people are constantly involved in drama and pressure and high stakes of lives being on the line. I think if you threw any of these people on Earth they would excel beyond belief because relative to what they deal with daily we look like a bunch of babies, I'm sure.
Anyway. This book was a nice mountain climb. It was hard for me to get going. I was annoyed because it looked like we were going to have another quippy pseudo funny main character, but that, thankfully, dissipated quickly. Once this story got going though I became fully invested. I crested that mountain top and everything was beautiful and the downhill climb the rest of the way was pretty amazing.
I'm hesitant to talk too much about the story as there would be some massive story spoilers that I feel aren't appropriate for a fellow Cosmere fan to read ahead of time. But there are multiple different Cosmere worlds that interact with each other. There is a revelation about....someone 3/4 of the way through. There's a satisfying ending. And it's all really well done. I don't want to say any more.
As we conclude The Year of Sanderson I must say that I enjoyed all the books quite a bit. But while I enjoyed them, I am quite sad that we will most likely never see any other stories in these worlds. I love every one of the Cosmere worlds on display just as much as every world introduced so far.
All I can say to wrap up this review of Sunlit is that while Stormlight has never been my favorite Sanderson world, I've never been more excited for an Archive book. Bring on Stormlight 5 now, please. I'm ready.
I don't know what it is about the Threnodites, but holy moly do they pick the most awful worlds. But don't you worry, Nomad is here and he is (probably) going to help. Our hero lands on this incredibly strange land where the people are constantly trying to outrun The Sun Tyrant, and keep away from The Cinder King. Because of this the world and it's people are constantly involved in drama and pressure and high stakes of lives being on the line. I think if you threw any of these people on Earth they would excel beyond belief because relative to what they deal with daily we look like a bunch of babies, I'm sure.
Anyway. This book was a nice mountain climb. It was hard for me to get going. I was annoyed because it looked like we were going to have another quippy pseudo funny main character, but that, thankfully, dissipated quickly. Once this story got going though I became fully invested. I crested that mountain top and everything was beautiful and the downhill climb the rest of the way was pretty amazing.
I'm hesitant to talk too much about the story as there would be some massive story spoilers that I feel aren't appropriate for a fellow Cosmere fan to read ahead of time. But there are multiple different Cosmere worlds that interact with each other. There is a revelation about....someone 3/4 of the way through. There's a satisfying ending. And it's all really well done. I don't want to say any more.
As we conclude The Year of Sanderson I must say that I enjoyed all the books quite a bit. But while I enjoyed them, I am quite sad that we will most likely never see any other stories in these worlds. I love every one of the Cosmere worlds on display just as much as every world introduced so far.
All I can say to wrap up this review of Sunlit is that while Stormlight has never been my favorite Sanderson world, I've never been more excited for an Archive book. Bring on Stormlight 5 now, please. I'm ready.
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:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes