Reviews

White Sand, Volume 2 by Brandon Sanderson

stirlingluci's review

adventurous 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

3.75

smo's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

cyrille6k's review against another edition

3.0

While White Sand Volume 2 offers some improvements over its predecessor, it ultimately falls short of expectations. The story's pace is slow, and the lack of substantial conflict hinders the overall excitement. Despite the frequent mentions of sand mastery, the concept remains underdeveloped, leaving readers with many unanswered questions.

The characters' motivations and the overarching plot feel somewhat stagnant, lacking the urgency and tension found in other fantasy series. While there are moments of intrigue, they are overshadowed by the excessive exposition and lack of substantial action.

adonalssium's review against another edition

3.0

Sigue con vacios entre escenas, pero mejora un poco con respecto al anterior, grande khriss, lo mejor de este volumen

brando_sando13's review against another edition

adventurous 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

darkskybooks's review against another edition

3.0

I find myself very much on the fence about the White Sand series. I am a huge fan of Sanderson, but I don't think his work necessarily translate into the graphic novel format too well. His writing style is very elegant and his world building is always fantastic, but it relies a lot on the description working with the readers imagination. When you put a graphical form to it, that imagination has less to work with.

I did feel this second book was better than the first. The world is more fully realised, and the character interactions better set up. I still find some of the jumping around between slightly jarring and hard to follow though.

This is a worthy addition to Sanderson's Cosmere oeuvre, but I feel that the format is not ideal. It would have been better as a novel. It is still an enjoyable read however and I can still recommend fans of Sanderson's work to check it out, but it is one of the less essential parts of the Cosmere universe.

nightshade_novels's review

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

Volume two was just as disappointing as the first volume for me. I wasn't invested in the characters, and I had no interest in the plot. I was even disappointed by the world building, which is such a shame when this is the area that Sanderson is usually so brilliant at.

itsranch's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

the change in art style fucked me up?? ready to read pt 3 though!!

mundosentreletras's review

slow-paced

2.0

braatenn's review against another edition

adventurous funny relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0