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A review by elissapoletti
The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
Hot damn! (Iykyk) ALL THE STARS! This is my first ever Sanderson read and I absolutely LOVED it!! I had no idea what to expect other than my own fears of him being this really big scary fantasy author that I would never be able to read because my C+ brain can’t handle too many big words 😅 Turns out I can totally handle his writing, well at least in one of his books I can!
This is the fantasy/sci-fi quest novel I’ve been unknowingly searching for all year. I was hoping to get that from Divine Rivals, but it was more romance centric, (still holding out hope for Ruthless Vows) but TFWHB fulfilled all my fantasy quest needs. Sanderson himself describes this as more of a sci-fi but I still felt it was very fantasy heavy with the medieval setting. The fantasy aspect comes from the addition of medieval folk creatures and rune stone magic which I loved. Not to mention the narrator Runian is absolutely hilarious and I actually found it very easy to see myself in him. There is such brilliant character development throughout his story and although this is one of Sanderson’s secret project books, I feel there is so much he can still do with this character and world, I’d love to read more in this setting. It just makes me excited to read more of Sanderson’s work.
This is the fantasy/sci-fi quest novel I’ve been unknowingly searching for all year. I was hoping to get that from Divine Rivals, but it was more romance centric, (still holding out hope for Ruthless Vows) but TFWHB fulfilled all my fantasy quest needs. Sanderson himself describes this as more of a sci-fi but I still felt it was very fantasy heavy with the medieval setting. The fantasy aspect comes from the addition of medieval folk creatures and rune stone magic which I loved. Not to mention the narrator Runian is absolutely hilarious and I actually found it very easy to see myself in him. There is such brilliant character development throughout his story and although this is one of Sanderson’s secret project books, I feel there is so much he can still do with this character and world, I’d love to read more in this setting. It just makes me excited to read more of Sanderson’s work.