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rikkychet 's review for:
Shadows of Self
by Brandon Sanderson
3.8/5
Im feeling mixed about this book. Slight spoilers to explain myself.
Good:
Further explaining how Allomancy is used in this new industrial world. RELIGION!! Wayne!!! Insane callbacks to era 1!
Bad/meh:
The world has expanded since era one, yes, but our protagonists are far more limited. There are no, as the title may suggest Mistborn.
Era 1’s action was so multilayered because the protagonists had all of the metals at their disposal, making any fight scene very dynamic. In this book, we are limited to 1-2 powers, which are used in the same ways every time. Therefore, I am finding the action to be quite repetitive.
My second point is that for a long time, it really did feel like we were just hunting a random Joe Shmoe criminal. Compared to the grand threats like The Lord Ruler, I was not nearly as engaged.
Until…Brano did his Sanderlanche. Which did fix my opinion about that last point a bit, but I can’t forgive the boredom I felt during the first part of the book.
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I do wonder if Brandon is thematically writing this series in reverse. Whereas each era one book began in dread and ended with hope, but this series shall begin in hope but end in despair. We shall see!
Im feeling mixed about this book. Slight spoilers to explain myself.
Good:
Further explaining how Allomancy is used in this new industrial world. RELIGION!! Wayne!!! Insane callbacks to era 1!
Bad/meh:
The world has expanded since era one, yes, but our protagonists are far more limited. There are no, as the title may suggest Mistborn.
Era 1’s action was so multilayered because the protagonists had all of the metals at their disposal, making any fight scene very dynamic. In this book, we are limited to 1-2 powers, which are used in the same ways every time. Therefore, I am finding the action to be quite repetitive.
My second point is that for a long time, it really did feel like we were just hunting a random Joe Shmoe criminal. Compared to the grand threats like The Lord Ruler, I was not nearly as engaged.
Until…Brano did his Sanderlanche. Which did fix my opinion about that last point a bit, but I can’t forgive the boredom I felt during the first part of the book.
—
I do wonder if Brandon is thematically writing this series in reverse. Whereas each era one book began in dread and ended with hope, but this series shall begin in hope but end in despair. We shall see!