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Oathbringer Part Two by Brandon Sanderson
5.0
adventurous dark emotional 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

(reviewing the whole book)
This book was amazing. Going into it, I knew it was Dalinar's flashback book and his arc was absolutely fantastic. The conclusion of his arc at the end was so crazy and fulfilling as well. Kaladin and Shallan's arcs were good but they did take more of a backseat to Dalinar this time around. 
Also, characters like Navani and Adolin, who are more supporting characters were also great in this book. One thing I love about the Stormlight Archive is that even the more background characters have their own arcs and aren't just there to be there.
I think this book had the best Sanderlanche of all which I have read so far. It just went ballistic at the end and the PoV switching was executed masterfully.
The only gripe I have is that the pacing could have been a bit better in a certain part. It felt like the story was dragging a bit there. 
There were also some great Cosmere connections in this book. If you have not read Warbreaker, I would strongly recommend reading it before this.
I think I like books 1 and 2 more than this, but that does not mean this is bad in any way. This was a top tier book and I can't wait to continue the Stormlight Archive with Rhythm of War.