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A review by peterkeep
Calamity by Brandon Sanderson
3.0
It was a fine ending to a pretty good trilogy, but I think my enjoyment of the series declined as it went on. Maybe I was able to enjoy Steelheart more because of the timing of me reading it, or some other external circumstance, but it has been way more memorable and enjoyable than the next two books.
That's not to say I didn't like the book or the series. I enjoyed it for what it was: a pretty good foray into the YA genre from one of my favorite authors. I would have liked some more of the typical Sanderson avalanche at the end, and I thought there were some definite overly-cheesy scenes/dialogue, but that's fine.
The action scenes were good, if a little scattered feeling, and it didn't feel like the story dragged on much. The couple of twists weren't extremely satisfying for whatever reason, but that might be a personal preference thing as opposed to an execution thing.
Anyways, it's not a big deal....I'll wait for the new Stormlight book or another Mistborn book. They're a lot more my style.
That's not to say I didn't like the book or the series. I enjoyed it for what it was: a pretty good foray into the YA genre from one of my favorite authors. I would have liked some more of the typical Sanderson avalanche at the end, and I thought there were some definite overly-cheesy scenes/dialogue, but that's fine.
The action scenes were good, if a little scattered feeling, and it didn't feel like the story dragged on much. The couple of twists weren't extremely satisfying for whatever reason, but that might be a personal preference thing as opposed to an execution thing.
Anyways, it's not a big deal....I'll wait for the new Stormlight book or another Mistborn book. They're a lot more my style.