Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
Figured today is as good a day as any to review this book, seeing as how I have opened (NOTE: merely opened) The Way of Kings mere minutes ago and have great hopes of finishing it in the four days I have left remaining on my library loan (NOTE: between writing this and finally posting I have finished this book and the next and am ready to start the third). Even re-reading a detailed summary of this book was a TRIP. It’s almost cliche at […]
The Hope of Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
I liked it! And I am aware that Mistborn: The Final Empire was published only a year later. But it felt like a Brandon Sanderson novel was trapped inside of a realm, struggling to get out, and every so often a flash would squeeze out thorough a small crack but not really get a chance to be free, you know??? It’s always nice to get a little bit extra from a novel–I feel like these works are true encores, not the fake sorts of encores […]
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
Alright, folks, let’s talk about Elantris. For the nth time (I’ve lost count at this point), I’ve made a resolution to read the Sanderson-verse. It’s October and I’ve finally checked out The Way of Kings from the library so…it’s not looking great for completion, but at least we’ve started! And what a start it is. First things first: it’s fascinating to see how Sanderson has evolved as a writer. You can see the seeds of his later work here, especially when it comes to writing female […]
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson
Was just speaking to my friend (and soon to be author!!!) about Sanderson–I’ve given her a copy of The Final Empire, knowing that I myself took ages (and two reads) to actually read it. Despite the fact that I’m a casual Cosmere reader at best (as in, I’ve only read the Mistborn books + the various secret projects #1-3), there was so much I could say to recommend him to her. Do you want an author who’s learned and grown over time, becoming more progressive and […]
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
Backing Brandon Sanderson’s Secret Project Kickstarter is one of the most fun things I’ve ever done. Tress of the Emerald Sea is the first of those four secret novels Sanderson wrote during the pandemic when he wasn’t touring and had some “free time” on his hands. Of course what Brando Sando does on his free time is write more books, because he famously takes a break from writing to recharge by writing something else. The guy is a straight up nerd and I’m so glad […]
The Alloy of Law (Mistborn, #4; Wax and Wayne, #1) by Brandon Sanderson
I basically just want to jump right into books two and three immediately but I will wait. Lowering this half a star this time around in acknowledgement that the next two take what’s good here and make it even better. I obviously hadn’t read those yet when I read this the first time! And I don’t want to subtract a whole star from this, because I just love this world and characters so much. In retrospect, I can’t imagine this series not going any further, […]
