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4.35 AVERAGE
4.35 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
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:
No
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
While the earlier books in the Wax & Wayne series are a mix of western, Sherlock Holmes and Batman, The Bands of Mourning goes hard on the treasure seeking adventures of Indians Jones and I loved every second. Great book with great pacing, just a fun little adventure that I had a great time with. Excited to read the last part of the saga soon!
adventurous
funny
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
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
adventurous
emotional
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
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
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
Very unexpected ending to the trilogy, but I've come to realise that Brandon Sanderson just can't resist building a more massive world soon after you've come to grips with the current world. It does almost seem like he's just tacking a bigger world onto what he's already written, coming up with explanations to link it all together. But at the end of the day, I enjoyed the hints at something bigger and will read all of the books that come out of his cosmere.
Another side note on the characters though - Steris in particular as a character just didn't seem realistic, the language used to describe her between the second and third book (or book 5 and 6 if you want to be pedantic) shifted massively to fit in with how the plot developed, which obviously makes sense but is very disconcerting. Again, I didn't have much of a emotional connection to any of the characters, but the story was good enough that I almost didn't care. Almost.
Another side note on the characters though - Steris in particular as a character just didn't seem realistic, the language used to describe her between the second and third book (or book 5 and 6 if you want to be pedantic) shifted massively to fit in with how the plot developed, which obviously makes sense but is very disconcerting. Again, I didn't have much of a emotional connection to any of the characters, but the story was good enough that I almost didn't care. Almost.
adventurous
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:
No