A review by mmccombs
Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

4.25

Okay, I get the Brandon Sanderson hype! I initially tried to enter the Sanderson universe with The Way of Kings a few years ago but wasn’t in the right mood, so I’m very glad that a bookclub forced me to start with this one instead. Truly captivating fantasy, I was pretty much hooked from the beginning and didn’t find myself bogged down with confusing lore. The magic structure was unique and so thoroughly imagined, I appreciated that the magic informed the world building and vice versa. Each element felt like it fit together, which made the characters and plot shine. I wouldn’t say this was a heist as the description of this book suggests, but the crew element of the story still scratched that itch. And I do think that some of the writing was a bit juvenile, a few sections of explaining allomancy felt a bit out of place (though they were helpful!). I’m pretty surprised by how much I liked this and am very excited to get to the rest of the series!
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