"Plots behind plots, plans beyond plans. There was always another secret."

It is undeniable that in the first 30% of this book i was still trying to figure out how to place myself in this world, but damn. After that I was almost swallowed up by this story and I had difficulty putting it down.

Brandon Sanderson's work always seemed too intimidating for me to start. After reading the first 250 pages of "The Way of Kings" and then ending up in a reading slump, I decided that I was not yet familiar enough with the world of epic fantasy. Yet the fascination for his works remained great. I then decided to start Mistborn (which many guides recommended to start with), and it didn't disappoint. He is truly the master architect of world-building and scientist of magic systems.

Mistborn's magic system is one you've never heard of before. Because of its originality alone, I was extremely intrigued in learning about the further developments of this story. He makes the Allomancy magic system a very real science by clearly explaining both the possibilities and limitations, without it coming across as an information bomb. In this way he makes it a very tangible experience for the reader to discover these powers of Mistborn/Misting people. The world-building and dark atmosphere that he was able to convey so well gave me that extra push to keep coming back to this book. After finishing it, I honestly felt like I have been pulled out of a world and now back into reality. Well done, Sanderson!!
Most of the characters were easy to digest and fun to follow. But I explicitly say 'most' because I often had the feeling that the characters from The Crew remained superficial. I missed more interaction between Vin and the other members of the gang, which I think would have been useful throughout the story to get you excited for the 2nd book. It is sworn that Kelsier & Vin form a memorable duo, but unfortunately I do not agree with this. There was little dialogue between the two of them to really feel that intimate, caring bond between them. When Kelsier and Vin were together, they usually talked briefly about how to master her Allomancy. I must honestly admit that I found Kelsier rather insufferable and therefore could not connect with his character.

Maybe this comes because i read the spoiler of him dying, lol

. But well, to summarize briefly: the biggest negative point for me was the lack of depth to the characters' history and explanation for their purposes.
The action scenes were really of a different caliber! I really felt like an action movie was playing in my head because of the enormous depth of detail that Brandon Sanderson put into this. This also made up for a lot! I was maybe just a little disappointed with the plot. I expected a huge climax that was going to blow me away, but this wasn't really the case. It was still very good, don't get me wrong. But somehow I expected more. I think I had too high hopes for the ending.

Anyway, I'm eager to start "The Well of Ascension" as I've really learned to embrace this world. In addition, I want to see Sazed, Vin, Breeze and Spook again as soon as possible!