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the end of an era, literally ::insert Chris Traeger gif here::

The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson

January 19, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

Good book. Good series. Five stars. My brain when trying to get up the willpower to review this book beyond those first three sentences: I just, when I have feelings about a book and I turn my thinky brain off a little bit while reading, it’s then hard for me to articulate all the big emotions with my tiny words because the wrong part of my brain was in charge for that. I am always putting this part of my brain in charge, and let’s […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, brandon sanderson, epic fantasy, Mistborn, mistborn era 2, narfna, the cosmere, The Lost Metal, wax and wayne

narfna's CBR15 Review No:8 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, brandon sanderson, epic fantasy, Mistborn, mistborn era 2, narfna, the cosmere, The Lost Metal, wax and wayne ·
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Re-reading Mistborn, Part Five

Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5) by Brandon Sanderson

December 8, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

Still love this. Neat to see the pieces set up beforehand. I will be honest with you. I do not want to write this review. Sometimes you just don’t want to make thoughts about the things you love. But I have to write this review, at least 250 words, because of made up commitments that I could totally ignore if I really wanted to (hello, CBR, I cross-posted this to Goodreads!), but instead hold myself to anyway, because apparently doing that is something my subconscious […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, brandon sanderson, michael kramer, Mistborn, mistborn era two, narfna, re-reads, shadows of self, the cosmere, Urban Fantasy, wax and wayne

narfna's CBR13 Review No:179 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, brandon sanderson, michael kramer, Mistborn, mistborn era two, narfna, re-reads, shadows of self, the cosmere, Urban Fantasy, wax and wayne ·
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“There isn’t much time for a plan. This is more of a hunch with scaffolding.”

The Alloy of Law (Mistborn, #4; Wax and Wayne, #1) by Brandon Sanderson

October 31, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

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, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, brandon sanderson, cosmere, Mistborn, mistborn era two, narfna, The Alloy of Law, the cosmere, wax and wayne

narfna's CBR13 Review No:165 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, brandon sanderson, cosmere, Mistborn, mistborn era two, narfna, The Alloy of Law, the cosmere, wax and wayne ·
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Mistborn Era 2

The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson

Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson

The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson

November 13, 2020 by thewheelbarrow 6 Comments

My goodness, I read ten books by Brandon Sanderson this year. I will probably finish The Rhythm of War when it comes out too. What a Cosmere-centric year! That universe represents about 20% of everything I read this year. This series is known within the Cosmere as Mistborn Era 2. It takes place about 300 years after the events of the Mistborn Era 1. In those missing years, Scadrial has undergone somewhat of an industrial revolution. There is burgeoning electricity and motorized vehicles are beginning […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: brandon sanderson, cosmere, Mistborn, Mistborn Series Read, wax and wayne

thewheelbarrow's CBR12 Review No:15 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: brandon sanderson, cosmere, Mistborn, Mistborn Series Read, wax and wayne ·
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Happiness is a warm gun

July 5, 2018 by Shibuyama 4 Comments

The last time I reviewed a Brandon Sanderson book, I complained of Sanderson fatigue, the review got featured, and several more people complained about it with me. So it is a bit sheepishly that I confess I not only went back to him but that I read the entire second Mistborn series minus the one book that hasn’t been published yet. And I enjoyed them immensely. In fact, for someone like me who still had fond memories of earlier Cosmere experiences, The Alloy of Law, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Western, Young Adult Tagged With: brandon sanderson, cosmere, Mistborn, mistborn era 2, shadows of self, The Alloy of Law, the bands of mourning, the cosmere, wax and wayne

Shibuyama's CBR10 Review No:10 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Western, Young Adult · Tags: brandon sanderson, cosmere, Mistborn, mistborn era 2, shadows of self, The Alloy of Law, the bands of mourning, the cosmere, wax and wayne ·
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Spectacles. They were kind of like a hat for smart people

February 26, 2016 by Malin Leave a Comment

Readers should probably have read The Alloy of Law before beginning this book. It sets up these characters and the world and time they inhabit really well. I shall try to refrain from spoiling said book too much, but if you haven’t read it, that’s where you want to start. Well, to be really accurate, you should probably start with Mistborn: the Final Empire, the first book in the trilogy that establishes the whole of this world, but that’s more for those who want a […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: brandon sanderson, CBR8, fantasy, historical, Malin, Mistborn, narfna, shadows of self, wax and wayne

Malin's CBR8 Review No:23 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: brandon sanderson, CBR8, fantasy, historical, Malin, Mistborn, narfna, shadows of self, wax and wayne ·
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