This was the second book of the series and I have been waiting for a long time for this. Partially because of that and partially because I just finished reading Absolute Sandman (the masterclass by Gaiman) that I was not impressed much by this. Specially the art of of the book. It felt constricted and shoddy at places. As places too much color when a few would have done the work. I understand that the point of it was to show the culture of the place and how different people live. But still there are elegant ways to do that not just filling colors. And honestly I think for the third book (which I believe will come eventually) Branson need to get someone who is better at pencil art than the guy who is doing it right now.

Now as for the story itself, it was interesting. New Mastrell learning the politics of the place, convincing people of power to vote so that he can save the Diem was fascinating to see. The rule which accompanies how and when to carry out an assassination was another interesting feature.

Overall, won't recommend spending $16 for the book, but if you are into Cosmere then you kind of HAVE to buy the book to get the complete story. For me it was certainly worth the money I spent on it, thought probably not worth the amount of time I spent brooding over when it will be released, which was more than 3 months later than the first release date!