A review by speculativeshelves
Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

!!!!!!

The last 200 pages of this were particularly incredible but I really loved this installment all the way through (<i>Words of Radiance</i> might still be my favorite). I enjoyed how this book opened the series up to an even wider scope than before with additional POVs and lots of new worldbuilding information without being overwhelming. I know for a lot of readers this installment is their least favorite and they don't like the pacing but I did not have that experience at all.

Dalinar's arc is the most important part of this book and I loved his character arc more than I expected. I think of all the flashbacks in this series, his are the strongest (and

I particularly liked how we got the flashbacks alongside Dalinar as he was getting his memories back

). Stories of redemption/atonement are my favorite so naturally the central theme of this book worked really well for me. Ultimately this is a story of characters figuring out who they want to be and in addition to Dalinar's arc I thought all of the main characters had fantastic arcs. There were lots of emotional scenes for a variety of characters that hit me hard.

Also it was exciting to have (another) one of my favorite Cosmere characters

VIVENNA!!!

not only make an appearance but have a significant role. It's taking everything in me to not reread <i>Warbreaker</i> when I have 100000 other books (Cosmere books included) to read instead.