A review by adastrame
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.25

This book was really not what I expected. I feel like it's very much mistitled. It should be called
The Siege of Luthadel
or something like that, because 90% of the book is just
politics, and IMHO a bit of a drag. Here and there were some interesting tidbits sprinkled throughout that, but allover, I expected this book to be some kind of grand journey, and definitely not 600 pages of cooped out anxiety about being attacked by three armies
. Well, I hope the last book will answer all the questions that I kinda expected this book to answer...