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A review by caidyn
The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
adventurous
tense
medium-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
4.0
Very, very different than the original Mistborn series. (And, trust me, I still miss it and want to reread it already!)
I loved seeing how the world has changed over the hundreds of years, including seeing some familiar names. However, I feel like the world could have been a bit more fleshed out. It felt like this book could have been a stand-alone, but I know that there are more books in the series and that there will be even more books beyond it. The setting also was interesting, but I'm not a huge western fan so that kind of fell flat for me.
The characters were also interesting. I liked Wax, Wayne, Steris, and Marasi. They were all interesting in their way and I can't want to see how they continue to change as the books go on. However, like the world, they weren't as fleshed out as I wanted them to be. I kept comparing it to the original series and how attached I got. These characters were interesting, but I wasn't attached to what might happen to them.
I loved seeing how the world has changed over the hundreds of years, including seeing some familiar names. However, I feel like the world could have been a bit more fleshed out. It felt like this book could have been a stand-alone, but I know that there are more books in the series and that there will be even more books beyond it. The setting also was interesting, but I'm not a huge western fan so that kind of fell flat for me.
The characters were also interesting. I liked Wax, Wayne, Steris, and Marasi. They were all interesting in their way and I can't want to see how they continue to change as the books go on. However, like the world, they weren't as fleshed out as I wanted them to be. I kept comparing it to the original series and how attached I got. These characters were interesting, but I wasn't attached to what might happen to them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, and Gun violence