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The Bands of Mourning: A Mistborn Novel

Brandon Sanderson

4.35 AVERAGE

charlesenix's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

larcondos's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous funny inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

meepymeep's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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Still don't like how Sanderson writes women, other than that I really enjoyed it!

cresch11's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

garfunkleha345's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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: No

ktjnsn's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nat_craig's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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: Complicated

lunacorn's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

ringrose's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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By now it feels like every Mistborn book is the same. Wax does cool things and Wayne is sometimes there too but does not as many cool things while Maserati (it's what I call her) gets screentime while being extremely boring.
The real saviour of this book is Steris. I love her. I am glad she is in there albeit doesn't get much exposition at all (but when she does it's fun!)
Overall the usual Sanderlanche experience where I was falling asleep in the beginning and coulldn't put it down near the end. Although in this one it is a lot less touching (especially since he didn't really die).
Reading it with my book club is fun at least, else I would have given up on it completely (like I did with era 1). Overall an okay book but nothing special, a bland pizza that I'd still eat but forget once it's done and gone.

dittytaf's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous mysterious tense 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