I knew going into this I would need the audiobook. Which definitely helped. As I was reading along as I listened.
Although this is slow building and a little confusing at first I was gripped within a few chapters. As the book progresses you learn more about the lore. I can understand the basics but I would be terrible at trying to explain it to someone else.
Early on a few characters stood out. Especially their relationships with each other. Raoden and Galladon friendship, pretty much instantly their relationship stood out. Its hard to explain why without spoiling the book.
Sarene and her seon Ashe were another relationship that stood out. Technically Ashe is basically a ball of light, but his personality made me giggle at times.
Kaise was an adorable character that part of me wished we got more from. But I understand why she wasn’t.
The only characters who managed to change my opinion on them was Hrathen. Again it’s hard to explain why without spoiling. But basically the ending.
I found I didn’t see any of the twists coming. Maybe it’s because I was just so engrossed in the book that I wasn’t looking for clues or trying to theorise.
I went into this nervous. I haven’t read much adult fantasy. I’m always nervous I will be too confused to enjoy it. However despite a little confusion at the beginning this book is easy to digest. The multiple POVs worked. At times I even didn’t want to put this down. I just wanted to know how it ends. While at the same time wanting it to last. The struggle I had deciding to read more or stop. In the end one more chapter prevailed.
I’m excited to carry on in the Cosmere universe. See which is my favourite and if they are as easy to digest as this one. It will be hard to beat this one as my favourite