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A review by benny_g
The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
4.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.52?
It’s exhilarating… It’s hilarious… It’s a departure from what we’ve seen before… BUT IT ROCKS!!! I’m not saying Sanderson never misses, but he really doesn’t. While the first novel of Mistborn Era 2 feels much like a light as a feather romp around the future of Scadrial that ultimately sets up three more books. It does so with grace and heart, giving us solid characters that I am already attached to and more depth to a world that I already thought was filled to the max with lore among other attributes. I think the only hindrance to its story is the BrandoSando staple, the “100 page Sanderlanche.” Long story short, at the end of every Sanderson book, he really likes to write everything pretty quickly and end the novel FAST. Now, I’m not saying this is a bad thing by any means, but in the Alloy of Law it shows very evidently. For some this could be a glaring problem, but for others it can be just the usual same old same old that we expect. Was this novel as strong. As Mistborn 1? No. Was it as strong as WoK’s? Not even close. But was it a fun ride that I would love to come back to again someday? Absolutely!!
It’s exhilarating… It’s hilarious… It’s a departure from what we’ve seen before… BUT IT ROCKS!!! I’m not saying Sanderson never misses, but he really doesn’t. While the first novel of Mistborn Era 2 feels much like a light as a feather romp around the future of Scadrial that ultimately sets up three more books. It does so with grace and heart, giving us solid characters that I am already attached to and more depth to a world that I already thought was filled to the max with lore among other attributes. I think the only hindrance to its story is the BrandoSando staple, the “100 page Sanderlanche.” Long story short, at the end of every Sanderson book, he really likes to write everything pretty quickly and end the novel FAST. Now, I’m not saying this is a bad thing by any means, but in the Alloy of Law it shows very evidently. For some this could be a glaring problem, but for others it can be just the usual same old same old that we expect. Was this novel as strong. As Mistborn 1? No. Was it as strong as WoK’s? Not even close. But was it a fun ride that I would love to come back to again someday? Absolutely!!