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A review by coenobi
The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
3.75
That was SUPER fun! It's not as good as era 1, but I enjoyed the hell out of that!
The good:
- I love seeing how we're still in the same world, but it's developed more. Light, sort-of-cars, taller buildings... super cool! (this also is one of the things that interests me into Abercrombie, as he does it too, apparently)
- The hints, winks and mentions of known characters of era 1 were a treat! Kelsier and Vin being legends, Spook, too... things in the world named after them, and so on.
- The use of guns instead of (glass) daggers (and spears) allows for new ways to use Allomancy and I am all here for it. How does this man, after three books, with three different magic systems, still manage to do something like that? It's insane!
- I FUCKING loved these characters! They felt a bit bland at first (they just weren't Vin, Kelsier, Elend, Spook, Sazed, or the characters from the Green Bone Saga, which I had a MASSIVE book hangover from) but they REALLY grew on me and they're great. Whenever Wayne starts talking, I just know I'm in for a laugh. Ranette is so fun. Steris is INSANE and I love it, you just can't not root for Marasi. And Wax has daddy uncle-issues and a weird name, so that's an instant plus.
The Bad:
- Everything felt a lot smaller-scale than era 1. Way lower odds.
- The sanderlanche in this book was...kinda small? Not that it wasn't good, but.... you know
The good:
- The hints, winks and mentions of known characters of era 1 were a treat! Kelsier and Vin being legends, Spook, too... things in the world named after them, and so on.
- The use of guns instead of (glass) daggers (and spears) allows for new ways to use Allomancy and I am all here for it. How does this man, after three books, with three different magic systems, still manage to do something like that? It's insane!
- I FUCKING loved these characters! They felt a bit bland at first (they just weren't Vin, Kelsier, Elend, Spook, Sazed, or the characters from the Green Bone Saga, which I had a MASSIVE book hangover from) but they REALLY grew on me and they're great. Whenever Wayne starts talking, I just know I'm in for a laugh. Ranette is so fun. Steris is INSANE and I love it, you just can't not root for Marasi. And Wax has daddy uncle-issues and a weird name, so that's an instant plus.
The Bad:
- The sanderlanche in this book was...kinda small? Not that it wasn't good, but.... you know