A review by jaaay_reads
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

Wow, I loved Secret Project 3! The art in the
Kickstarter version is absolutely gorgeous. Aliya Chen went all out. 

The characters and the worldbuilding are my favorite part of this book. Yumi and Painter are great characters and we get to really know them. Their interactions and explorations of each other's worlds are awesome. The worldbuilding around their worlds and all the twists and reveals once the Sanderlach happens was fantastic!

I loved the theme around the meaning of art in this book. I also loved all the wider Cosmere hints as well. For someone who has read almost everything else Cosmere, those were fun to pick up on. Still, this is a great standalone and you don't need to know anything else! 

For the ending, while I am glad
that it ended happily, I do think the ending would have been more poetic if Yumi had died.
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