A review by readwithria
Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

Shadows of Self yet again takes the world of Mistborn and gives us a compelling story with twists and turns from start to finish.

It’s hard to talk about this book without spoilers, so I’m going to stick to some very vague lists of the things I liked and the things I didn’t love.

Things I Liked
- the new characters!
- the pacing
- Marasi’s growth within her new position
- the exploration of the time between Era 1 and Era 2

Things I Didn’t Love
- the actual story. I think that it was fine, but I wanted something a little more fantastical
- Wax’s obsession with guns. I found it very hard to like Wax or to approve of his antics, though I do love him as a character
- the fact that a major plot point of the first book that hasn’t been resolved was barely touched definitely bugged me a bit, but I also know there are two more books and it likely won’t be resolved until the last book of the series

All in all, this was a solid addition to the Mistborn series. 4 stars.
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