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4.47 AVERAGE
4.47 AVERAGE
"Te traigo un mensaje de un amigo nuestro -dijo fríamente-. Quería que supieras que no ha muerto. No se le puede matar. Es la esperanza."
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
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
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Having never been into fantasy as an adult, booktok repeatedly recommended this to me, and particularly by stating Hero of Ages is a 6 star book. It peaked my interest as I thought “no book can be 6 stars”. Downloaded a sample. Couldn’t put it down. Bought the book, have been absorbed in the world so easily. My body couldn’t keep up with how late I was up reading it. Loved every minute of it. Hoping HOA lives up to expectations but even if it doesn’t I need to know what happens next! Oh, and I think I’m into fantasy now!
The Lord Ruler has reigned for a thousand years over the Final Empire with an iron fist. The nightly mists and the falling ash have stifled all life and hope in the evil land. A thieving crew leader, Kelsier, discovers Vin, a 16-year old street urchin, and teaches her Allomancy - magic involving metals. Will their ambitious plan of overthrowing the Final Empire inspire hope, or will the Lord Ruler weed out this rebellion as well and continue with his indomitable rule?
I am simply in awe of the magic system that Sanderson has created in The Final Empire. With clear cut limitations and consequences, the hard magic system holds well under close scrutiny. Some of my favorite chapters involved the fast paced action sequences that saw Kelsier going through the imperial guards. Those really highlighted the potential of Allomancy and Sanderson's creativity does the rest. The plot and the setting are quite unique IMO and everything is tied together perfectly.
My main concern is with Sanderson's writing style. I understand people love his books so I may be out of my element when talking about this. Yes, his style is very accessible which makes for an easy read, but time and time again I found myself rolling my eyes at the dialogues and wondering why is it that I'm not able to connect with the story better. What really ground my gears was when a sentence trailed off with an ellipsis and ended with an emphatic word. Something like... this. Boy, I grew tired of that fairly quickly.
There were times when the story seemed punctuated, but was brought back on track quickly. My actual rating would be more like 3.5 but that doesn't matter much.
I am simply in awe of the magic system that Sanderson has created in The Final Empire. With clear cut limitations and consequences, the hard magic system holds well under close scrutiny. Some of my favorite chapters involved the fast paced action sequences that saw Kelsier going through the imperial guards. Those really highlighted the potential of Allomancy and Sanderson's creativity does the rest. The plot and the setting are quite unique IMO and everything is tied together perfectly.
My main concern is with Sanderson's writing style. I understand people love his books so I may be out of my element when talking about this. Yes, his style is very accessible which makes for an easy read, but time and time again I found myself rolling my eyes at the dialogues and wondering why is it that I'm not able to connect with the story better. What really ground my gears was when a sentence trailed off with an ellipsis and ended with an emphatic word. Something like... this. Boy, I grew tired of that fairly quickly.
There were times when the story seemed punctuated, but was brought back on track quickly. My actual rating would be more like 3.5 but that doesn't matter much.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
hopeful
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated