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A review by wodahs
The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I'm reading this book as the introduction to the Cosmere universe, I wasn't sure what to expect as it was my first Brandon Sanderson book.
I'd say that I loved it, quite a lot.
I wasn't very intrigued by the plot almost all the way through, just uncertain where it was going to go, but boy, I adored the characters.
The main focus, Vin and Klesier, are both flawed individuals who felt like realistic people. They had depth to their personalities and motives, I loved the father-daughter relationship they've developed. I appreciate how Brandon writes the teenage girl, she's belivably a teenager with her stubborness and naivety, but she also has this sense of perspective to the world that the rest of the cast didn't see. It was a refreshing contrast to the personalities of the main crew. I liked the romance too.
It's so easy to create a young character who's obnoxiously loud, sassy, and stupid, but in this case I was rooting for the girl and I completely understand how Klesier and Sazed felt. I felt protective of her.
I loved the power system in the book, it was simple yet contains magnitude of flexibility with how the battles can play out. Reminds me of the power system in Hunter x Hunter!
I was invested in the characters, which pushed me to binge the book til the end. I wanted to know what happened.
The ending was a combination of satisfying predictable outcome and unexpected but well-foreshadowed twist, while leaving a bunch of questions unanswered for the rest of the series to pick up.
The writing/prose is surprisingly simple from such a well-known author, but English is my second language so it didn't bothered me much. I actually appreciate the simplicity, as I do struggle to understand the purple prose that many literary nerds are obsessed with.
I can't wait to read the next one!
I'd say that I loved it, quite a lot.
I wasn't very intrigued by the plot almost all the way through, just uncertain where it was going to go, but boy, I adored the characters.
The main focus, Vin and Klesier, are both flawed individuals who felt like realistic people. They had depth to their personalities and motives, I loved the father-daughter relationship they've developed. I appreciate how Brandon writes the teenage girl, she's belivably a teenager with her stubborness and naivety, but she also has this sense of perspective to the world that the rest of the cast didn't see. It was a refreshing contrast to the personalities of the main crew. I liked the romance too.
It's so easy to create a young character who's obnoxiously loud, sassy, and stupid, but in this case I was rooting for the girl and I completely understand how Klesier and Sazed felt. I felt protective of her.
I loved the power system in the book, it was simple yet contains magnitude of flexibility with how the battles can play out. Reminds me of the power system in Hunter x Hunter!
I was invested in the characters, which pushed me to binge the book til the end. I wanted to know what happened.
The ending was a combination of satisfying predictable outcome and unexpected but well-foreshadowed twist, while leaving a bunch of questions unanswered for the rest of the series to pick up.
The writing/prose is surprisingly simple from such a well-known author, but English is my second language so it didn't bothered me much. I actually appreciate the simplicity, as I do struggle to understand the purple prose that many literary nerds are obsessed with.
I can't wait to read the next one!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Murder, War, and Classism
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence