Reviews

The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson

jj_ashwood's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

stefisbookshelf's review

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

5.0

Absolutely fantastic, give me 10 of them. 
I mean!!!!! Everything about this book. The adventure. The mystery. and STERIS. She has become one of my favourite book characters of all time 

I loved how Wax and Steris fell in love. It felt so wonderfully real. How Steris is a very logical person, but doesn't fully understand her value, and Wax is able to show her that she does have value. How Wax struggles with his own duty and how Steris shows him how he could enjoy that part of his life. The only thing I didn't care for was Wayne's ramp up in sexism. Reallllllly did not need that.
Plus, the scene where they arrive to the hotel is an absolute masterpiece. If you ever forget what each character is like, read that scene. MeLaan entering the room saying "what's up, humans"... incredible. What a wild ride this book was.

flobbinhood's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this. Maybe not Sanderson's finest, but exciting and the character development is awesome. Also very funny.

catwhisperer's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

bruwin546's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

5.0

cobb02's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-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? Yes

4.0

mikeyvov's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective 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? Yes

4.25

bsalazar89's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars

cass1699's review against another edition

3.0

i was initially going to give this 3.5 stars, but after mulling it over, i think it deserves a nice solid 3.75 ⭐️

this book did a great job of building upon the magical and political landscape that sanderson has created. i’m seriously invested in the city of elendel and its future developments!

the action scenes were great, as usual. ESPECIALLY the ones at the end—i couldn’t take my eyes off the page. it was extremely satisfying to watch certain characters flourish and grow while others met their downfall.

one thing i absolutely LOVED about this book was the special detail given to steris’ character development. i think she might be one of my favourite characters in the whole series. and i loved watching her relationship with wax blossom slowly yet naturally; it was a long time coming, but now that we’re here, it really does feel like they’re in love.

i! just! wish! we! had! more! answers! i enjoyed the book, but so many things were left unresolved. logically i know it makes sense, because there’s still one more instalment left in the series, but i need SOME kind of loose-end-tie-up to tide me over. regardless, if sanderson’s goal was to make me hungry for answers, he succeeded. after all this suspense and intrigue, the final book better be explosive!!!!

amuschiatti's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75