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A review by svjak
The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I finished Mistborn Era 1 almost a year ago and it took me a while to pick up The Alloy of Law after that. I was worried about having strong expectations going into Era 2 so I needed some time away from Era 1 before I could come back to this with some semblance of impartiality.
And I'm honestly sad it took me this long, because this book was fantastic!
I LOVED all of the little references to the original crew (some of which I'm sure I missed because I waited so long to start reading it.) We've got Elendrel, mentions of the Cett family, Demoux Promenade... I love it so much. It's a nice touch to throwback to the original gang, and it makes me feel kinda bittersweet about moving on to a new series knowing they're all long gone.
As a whole, this book was pretty low stakes, which is very different from Sanderson's other novels. I felt so relieved that the heroes in this book (Mr. Waxillium and Mr. Wayne) had weaknesses and were not perfect. Following a series like Mistborn, where all of the characters are mega-powerful, it was nice to see society taking a step back in terms of mystical all-powerful beings rather than pushing forward and finding ways to make them all even more powerful.
The more I read about the characters, the more I loved them. Especially Wax. And I think that's a pretty common theme in Sanderson's books. Wax and Wayne had so much personality right from the beginning and I thought they were a lot more likeable than some of the characters in the OG Mistborn crew. You can definitely see a big difference in Sanderson's writing from one series to the other.
At first I wasn't sure what Brandon was going to do for his surprise twist at the end of the book. I couldn't fathom what he could possibly have in mind, but I'm so so excited to continue reading this series after finding out what he had up his sleeve.HONESTLY SERIOUSLY MARSH IS STILL THERE??? I never saw that coming and I cannot wait to see where this is going. I'm begging for the return of the mistborn and I'm hoping that you-know-who has something to do with it.
And I'm honestly sad it took me this long, because this book was fantastic!
I LOVED all of the little references to the original crew (some of which I'm sure I missed because I waited so long to start reading it.) We've got Elendrel, mentions of the Cett family, Demoux Promenade... I love it so much. It's a nice touch to throwback to the original gang, and it makes me feel kinda bittersweet about moving on to a new series knowing they're all long gone.
As a whole, this book was pretty low stakes, which is very different from Sanderson's other novels. I felt so relieved that the heroes in this book (Mr. Waxillium and Mr. Wayne) had weaknesses and were not perfect. Following a series like Mistborn, where all of the characters are mega-powerful, it was nice to see society taking a step back in terms of mystical all-powerful beings rather than pushing forward and finding ways to make them all even more powerful.
The more I read about the characters, the more I loved them. Especially Wax. And I think that's a pretty common theme in Sanderson's books. Wax and Wayne had so much personality right from the beginning and I thought they were a lot more likeable than some of the characters in the OG Mistborn crew. You can definitely see a big difference in Sanderson's writing from one series to the other.
At first I wasn't sure what Brandon was going to do for his surprise twist at the end of the book. I couldn't fathom what he could possibly have in mind, but I'm so so excited to continue reading this series after finding out what he had up his sleeve.