There is no doubt that Brandon Sanderson is a talented writer. He has the ability to write adult high fantasy that is accessible to not only people who already love adult high fantasy, but also younger readers. I think this series is a great bridge series if someone is wanting to move from middle or YA fantasy into stories with more adult themes and situations.

The magic system is unique and interesting, and this book expands upon it with the protagonist learning more about her abilities.

I also love the characters. There is a found family aspect to this group and I like that they all have such distinct personalities but they are working together for a common purpose.

I will say that there is a section in the middle that dragged a bit for me. It was still well-written, but it kind of felt like the author was stalling a bit. Especially all of the miscommunications between Vin and Elend. They seemed to have the same conversations, whether it was with each other, their friends, or their own internal monologue, several times. It was one of those things where if the two people in the relationship had just sat down together and used their words, a lot of hardship could've been avoided, and I don't like that.

That being said, the ending of this book made the lagging bits worth it. There was one moment at the end that my jaw literally dropped open and I had to re-read it multiple times before I could go on.

I'm really glad I have the next book on my shelves. Hopefully it won't take as long to pick it up as it did to pick up this book after I completed Mistborn.