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I really liked the first story. I'm not sure what to think of Yennefer and Geralt's dynamic yet, but I don't hate it so I hope I'll grow to love it. Geralt has been a bit passive in this one, hopefully he'll be more pro-active in the next ones. The aspect that I enjoyed the most about this story was its "fairytale- esque" vibe and one can never get tired of classical dragons.

The fact that this translation of the book mentions an alchoolic drink made of plums and proceedes to call it vodka, triggers me.

I love the story behind the "princess in the tower, gets rescued by a prince" trope, also the spin on the beauty and the best story. This will probably become one of my favoutite series. The worldbuilding so far doesn't blow me away, but it helps that I have that Witcher vibe from the game trailer. The song keeps ringing in my head

Finally started my re-read of this as my comute book

And Hoid just gets randomly name dropped now?!?!

"It burst free like a beast that had been kept trapped in a small in a small space for far too long. It almost seemed... joyful" ohohoho I see what you did there Brandon! I see you <3

"It burst free like a beast that had been kept trapped in a small in a small space for far too long. It almost seemed... joyful" ohohoho I see what you did there Brandon! I see you <3

YESSS! Thank you Sarene for admitting how STUPID you were! Now I can like you again. Hrathen's plotline was a bit of a let down, I was actually expecting to see he and Raoden interacting more in Elantris. But the Sarene "being taken by the Reod" was a big, interesting surprise!

I just realised a thing about Brandon's writing that he was very guilty of, early in his career. Very often he just drops a big bomb or a news/event but doesn't "show it on screen", only explains it through characters' thoughts etc. It's very reminiscent to a thing that I disliked in the most recent Oathbringer, where part 1 ended with a bang,but didn't get to see immediate reactions.

Ohohohoho! Hrathen just became the most interesting POV! And Sarene just partially redeemed herself, I'm still frustrated with her

Ohhhh god Sarene!!! I actually liked you! Why are you so stupid?! I really hate it when one character thinks of themselves so highly and is convinced that they have it all figured it out, but they are miles away from the reality. If she doesn't smash her head against the wall at her own stupidity at one point, i m gonna hate her forever

So far I really liked Sarene, but it annoys me a lot that she tries to cheat Raoden with the goods&stuff she delivers in Elantrins. I know this is a small thing but I just wanna slap her cause I imagine her being so proud of herself that she was "smarter" than the 'despots' in the city, but she doesn't have a clue how stupid her actions have been lately. Raoden's storyline is captivating at this point!

This part of the book is so political and has such Misborn heist vibes, that one cannot help but notice Elantris's influence on The final empire. I know Elantris was the first published book, but I don't remember which one was written first. It's interesting to see how much Brandon's writing has changed from a more political setting to a more action driven one in the SA.

I am absolutely loving this so far! I think i might end up loving it more than the Mistborn og trilogy, which is a bold statement! I am reading it really slow because i'm highlighting every bit of random information that might be connected to the Cosmere. The talk about tge paintings makes me wanna re read Warbreaker NOW!!

I'm progressing with this slowly cause it's mostly my commute book. On the second read I don't know why Wayne doesn't feel that amazing to me. I still love him, but I'm starting to see him as something more than just the comic relief. I hate Marasi more and more, her chapters are dreadful and the only downside to the book. Steris is the real MVP. I just love her more and more!

Experiencing this in electronic format and actually seeing the words on the page is totally different from the first time I listened to this.I can't belive how many things I've missed, though some stuff are still fresh in my mind! Rereading something Cosmere related gives me such an excitement, toppled over only by reading a new Cosmere book hehe !

I'm doing this all wrong! Starting with the last Misborn book haha! It's been almost 3 years since I listed to this on audiobook when it first came out and it wasn't the best way of "reading it" for me. I don't remember much so this will feel like a brand new book!

I'm sure this will probably be great, but for now I'm putting it on hold since I went down the Sanderson rabbit hole again and I'm not in the mood for something else

Clef reminds me of Nightblood from the Stormlight Archives/Warbreaker! Needless to say it/him(?!)will probably be one of my favourite characters in this book

Brandon is the best are writing funny sidekicks to the main characters. Most of my favourite characters are SC and the dialogue is killing me ! <3

This has been a bit info dumpy & has started a bit slow for me, but it's picking up. So far one can notice some stereotypes & tropes when it comes to characters, but I have faith in Brandon and I know he will spin this masterfully.

Finally this becomes interesting & fast paced in a good way !

Far better than the first one so far, although there are still a lot of inconsistencies in the writing & the plot. 3 POVs might be too much for such a short book though

If there's one thing I hate about the beginning of a sequel is the equivalent of "previously on...". I hate it when authors waste time with explanations about the world/implications/characters etc. Give your readers the benefit of the doubt that they read & remember what the previous book was about. Ugggh!

This is going incredibly slow... zzz. It's not the plot per se, buy my lack of interest in the book. I m trying to push through hoping it will pick up at some point

So far Elias's story looks more interesting than the other one. I wish it would focus a bit more on a single character rather than switch between them every other chapter

this is the best thing ever<3