Reviews

Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson

chocodile28's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

lblair's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? No

4.25

saltpopsicle's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? No

4.5

gt420's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

4.5

jared_the_jerry's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

ryzle's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

zr_reviews's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

 Shadows of Self is the second book in Mistborn Era 2, the fifth book in the whole series, and it continues to maintain the wonderful legacy that is The Mistborn Saga.

With the wonderful wit from Wayne (apologies for the alliteration), the thrilling plots often driven by Wax, and the grounding character that is Marasi, I can only speak highly of this book. The new Scadrial created by Sazed has been further developed, as a reader we are given even more insight into this fascinating place. This happens through the plot naturally unfolding but also interspersed newspaper clippings at the end of each chapter, which is ultimately incredibly charming. If I were to have one critique, I would say that I wished it were longer. One of my favourite parts of the first series was you felt how grand and heavy the problems that affected the characters and the world were. This often is not the same in the second trilogy, occasionally feeling rushed. However, I have seen this exact critique reversed with the original Mistborn books.

To summarise, good book, read it!

kaysea24's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

teaturtlesandbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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

chloec_m's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0