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A review by marie_thereadingotter
Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Going into this book I expected to learn more about the Set, and what their plans were. While they weren't ignored in this book, I still did expect to learn more about them.
All that aside, I still enjoyed reading about this rogue, to avoid spoilers, being. The mystery of their goals, and what they planned to do next, and what all that had to do with Wax.
There are a lot of unexpected turns in this book. I loved seeing Marasi come into her own in this book. Follow Wax around a little less show that she is smart and knows what she is doing. I would have preferred that Wax not assume that she still pursuing the profession of police work because she is interested in him, and not because she perhaps enjoys it.
Wax's relationship with Sterris is a little more complicated. I know that they are not getting married for love, they know this too. And I am aware that his reluctance with it at all is because he still loves Lessie, his first wife. And she is dead, but he really struggles with respecting both women as people in general. He's not rude per-se, but he only acknowledges Marasi and Steris once they do something to aid him in a task.
All that aside, I still enjoyed reading about this rogue, to avoid spoilers, being. The mystery of their goals, and what they planned to do next, and what all that had to do with Wax.
There are a lot of unexpected turns in this book. I loved seeing Marasi come into her own in this book. Follow Wax around a little less show that she is smart and knows what she is doing. I would have preferred that Wax not assume that she still pursuing the profession of police work because she is interested in him, and not because she perhaps enjoys it.
Wax's relationship with Sterris is a little more complicated. I know that they are not getting married for love, they know this too. And I am aware that his reluctance with it at all is because he still loves Lessie, his first wife. And she is dead, but he really struggles with respecting both women as people in general. He's not rude per-se, but he only acknowledges Marasi and Steris once they do something to aid him in a task.
One thing I continuously struggle with in this series is figuring out how old everybody is. It is likely that it was mentioned, and I missed it. But I just can't figure it out based on their actions. Their appearances are barely mentioned as well. I don't just mean Wayne and Wax, I'm also talking about Sterris, and Marasi. No idea how old any of them are. I think Marasi is in her early 20s, but other that no clue.
I am very much enjoying this series, I liked the cameos/easter eggs of characters from the previous era. The book in this series are also a lot shorter, by about 100+ pages, and I think that doesn't help in some instances. Somethings that I think could use more time to elaborate on, are somewhat glossed over. I will be finishing up this era. There are things introduced in near the end of this book that have me very interested.