chogangoof 's review for:

Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell by Brandon Sanderson

4.0

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This is a very good and underrated novella that no one talks about. It's very simple but delivers so perfectly on what it set out to do that I really can only admire it. Have a few little issues that I can't really get into without spoilers, but my only major one is that this isn't a full length book. I really want to see more of this world, and these characters that this follows. Silence was such a good and well written character that I was really shocked by how short this was because of how well developed she was. This even had a really neat message about folklore and how urban myths are formed. The magic want substantial but very unique. Honestly the only thing that holds it back from a 5 because this doesn't feel quite like a whole story.

Current Cosmere ranking:
1. Oathbringer
2. The Way of Kings
3. Rhythm of War
4. Warbreaker
5. Words of Radiance
6. Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell
7. Dawnshard
8. Sixth of the Dusk
9. Edgedancer