by Brandon Sanderson
I do not really have the time to write an individual review for all of these books, but I can say that the last week has been some pretty solid reading. I had plenty of down time, what with two 5 hour plane rides and a couple days of eating turkey, stuffing and hours of idleness…and finished 3 books...
I feel like I'm the only one who isn't enjoying the Wax and Wayne series. I looking an overwhelming number of people have rated this book 4 or 5 stars and I'm just sitting here like Eh? Okay... Something I said in my review for Alloy of Law is “Also this book was a lot shorter which didn't lead t...
Readers should probably have read The Alloy of Law before beginning this book. It sets up these characters and the world and time they inhabit really well. I shall try to refrain from spoiling said book too much, but if you haven't read it, that's where you want to start. Well, to be really accurate...
I mostly gravitate to historical fiction but, every now and then, it’s nice to take a break and have a nosy around another genre. Seeking adventure and magic, I checked out Shadows of Self, by Brandon Sanderson, part of the sequel series for the original Mistborn trilogy. I know that I can always re...
As expected, Shadows of Self was outstanding. Brandon Sanderson continues to be my favorite author. If you aren't familiar with Brandon Sanderson yet, Mistborn is a great place to start. You'll be happy you do. For those already familiar with the Cosmere, Shadows of Self is the first time I real...
Though it's the same world and characters, I liked this way better than Alloy of Law. This is also the first time that I really noticed the cosmere coming together within the text of the story itself (other than random mentions of Hoid in other books). It'll be interesting to see what the author doe...
The initial Mistborn trilogy -- The Final Empire through The Hero of Ages -- was a bit of a let-down, after all I had heard about it, despite it playing around with the usual fantasy tropes. It felt like it tried too hard, and despite an interesting magic system and some fantastic world-building, th...
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