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A review by taylorcoonelly
The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson
5.0
I WISH I could give this book a 6 star rating, I am in awe of how amazing it is.
While I haven't read any of Brandon Sanderson's series in the Cosmere, I have read Tress of the Emerald Sea and this book, and I am convinced of Brandon Sanderson's greatness.
This book is set in an alternate timeline in a medieval Anglo-Saxon landscape, where our main character wakes up in a strange land with no memory of who he is or how he got there (it's giving Project Hail Mary - which Sanderson notes in the end notes as his inspo). All he has scattered around him are the pages of a book entitled 'The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surving Medieval England.As our main character learns more about himself and his story, he is confronted with some of my new favorite characters whose personalities are distinct and instantly likeable. He is tasked with trying to survive this new world which differs from what he remembers of Medieval England (though history was never his strong suit), and stop someone from his past from destroying this dimension and him in the process.
This book's setting was whimsical and atmospheric, and had me wanting to take a vacation to this dimension myself. I love how Sanderson intertwines the story with "parts" of the Frugal Wizard's guide, not only giving the reader backstory of the technology and the world this book is a part of, but also insight into the journey the story will take. I really liked our main character John and his redemption arc during the story, but I fell in LOVE with Ealston, Thokk, and Sefawynn.
If this book had been longer, I STILL would have asked for more. A must read!!
Pg. 222, 281, 294
While I haven't read any of Brandon Sanderson's series in the Cosmere, I have read Tress of the Emerald Sea and this book, and I am convinced of Brandon Sanderson's greatness.
This book is set in an alternate timeline in a medieval Anglo-Saxon landscape, where our main character wakes up in a strange land with no memory of who he is or how he got there (it's giving Project Hail Mary - which Sanderson notes in the end notes as his inspo). All he has scattered around him are the pages of a book entitled 'The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surving Medieval England.As our main character learns more about himself and his story, he is confronted with some of my new favorite characters whose personalities are distinct and instantly likeable. He is tasked with trying to survive this new world which differs from what he remembers of Medieval England (though history was never his strong suit), and stop someone from his past from destroying this dimension and him in the process.
This book's setting was whimsical and atmospheric, and had me wanting to take a vacation to this dimension myself. I love how Sanderson intertwines the story with "parts" of the Frugal Wizard's guide, not only giving the reader backstory of the technology and the world this book is a part of, but also insight into the journey the story will take. I really liked our main character John and his redemption arc during the story, but I fell in LOVE with Ealston, Thokk, and Sefawynn.
If this book had been longer, I STILL would have asked for more. A must read!!
Pg. 222, 281, 294