A review by fluttertutter
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

this is a really good book wow and really a lot better than elantris i’m glad i started cosmere with elantris when i was searching up the reading order. for such a lengthy book the pacing was very well done - it doesn’t feel slow at the start?? it dives right in and the story progresses because it does???? the ending didn’t feel rushed and even when the rebellion happens “earlier than expected” in the book, it doesn’t even feel that way the events happening after one another felt very very natural. in elantris the rules of the magical system and world building was abit confusing and hard to grip but it’s obvious sanderson’s writing got better here it doesn’t feel… difficult?? and idk if it’s a result of kelsier having to teach vin and hence the explaining doesn’t feel so much like the author throwing info about allomancy at me HAHHAHA and also how in the world did sanderson come up with allomancy and feruchemy and how they work?!?

and the way the metals are being used HOW DID HE COME UP WITH IT and the fight scenes was written so masterfully wow

magical systems aside, the story progression the twists and turns, the characters and their development their stories were all so well written?!? especially vin and kelsier 🥲 the motivations between kelsier’s action and insanity, vin’s character development

from the timid invisible girl to the mistborn she is, her learning how to trust and forming relationships with people it all transitioned so well and the growth was so clear and natural in the story?!?

idk how sanderson does it there is so much in the book and yet at the same time it doesn’t feel cramped and forced?? i’m scared to read the whole cosmere HAHHAHAHAH 

honestly the more i think about it the crazier this book is. it’s hard enough to write the characters well, but combined it with a whole magical system and a full blown overthrowing an empire?? for a whole story to work this well i think sanderson is really a wizard omg and for kell’s motivation and intention to only be revealed after he sacrifice himself??? to kill off such an influential character and yet make that character central to the whole plan????????? and then referencing back to ‘there’s always another secret’?!?!?? this is really some mad writing skills.