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A review by joanna77_
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
“𝐓𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧--𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭.”
This book was so good. I've seen a lot of people write it off because it's his debut novel, but I loved it. It was a perfect fantasy book in my mind. The political drama was so well done, and was my favorite part. I loved seeing the different plots move and I loved the differing POVs we got. Hrathen's scheming was so fascinating. But Sarene became a new favorite character, I really related to her inner struggles and I loved seeing how her mind worked.
My favorite part of this book was definitely Raoden. I LOVED his POV chapters. His positivity and optimism really endeared me to him.
I loved the worldbuilding and the magic system. Brandon Sanderson is so creative. The setting kept me so enthralled! I had a really hard time getting into Stormlight Archive and Mistborn, but I think his stand alones are for me! I've loved all of them!
I can't wait for book two and three. I want more of this world and a deeper exploration of the magic system.
This book was so good. I've seen a lot of people write it off because it's his debut novel, but I loved it. It was a perfect fantasy book in my mind. The political drama was so well done, and was my favorite part. I loved seeing the different plots move and I loved the differing POVs we got. Hrathen's scheming was so fascinating. But Sarene became a new favorite character, I really related to her inner struggles and I loved seeing how her mind worked.
My favorite part of this book was definitely Raoden. I LOVED his POV chapters. His positivity and optimism really endeared me to him.
I loved the worldbuilding and the magic system. Brandon Sanderson is so creative. The setting kept me so enthralled! I had a really hard time getting into Stormlight Archive and Mistborn, but I think his stand alones are for me! I've loved all of them!
I can't wait for book two and three. I want more of this world and a deeper exploration of the magic system.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Body horror