"Sometimes we just have to wait long enough. Then we can find out why exactly it was that we kept believing."

2nd read update: Reading this 5 years later… I can confidently say that this series holds up big time.

1st read:

FUTURE ALTHEA UPDATE: If I could have any superpower I wanted, I would choose to erase my memory of this series... so that I can experience all the emotions I had all over again <3

This is by far one of the best and definitely one of my favorite fantasy books that I have ever read. It's like everything had a realistic explanation. Vin wasn't special just because. It was because of a specific, realistic-to-the-mistborn-world explanation. The laws of physics actually take place in this world, and it got me shook because this is, i think, the very first fantasy book that I've read that is like this. The magical element is so unique. I never imagined a world like it and now that I have learned about it... I never want to forget it.

I wish I picked this book up sooner. Especially given the fact that it was published ages ago.


The plot. IS. GREAT. I did not see that coming. The pacing of the plot and the world building is great. When there is not some very detailed fight scene that makes me hold my breath, its scenes that makes me think "what else can happen?" and "is there anything that can make this book better than it already is?".

With the pleasure of reading this wonderful book, there is also so much that Sanderson has given to his readers. There is a lot to learn in the span of one book, like just how much people are willing to do what ti takes to save what they love and who they love.

"There is always another secret"

The author did a wonderful job in creating a world that would not just engage readers due to the thrill of the writing, but also because the readers have fallen in love with each of the characters that were created and the fact that readers, while reading, feel like there is still more to know.

"We can't do this. We aren't invincible."
"We're not helpless either"

Vin was a wonderful protagonist, the challenges she faced were written so well that I felt like I was reading the challenges that a personal friend went through. Kelsier was a wonderful father figure and I can't just help admire him. Vin and Kelsier's relationship throughout the book developed really well. It went from Vin not even wanting to be seen by Kelsier and the crew to her being scared that she would never get to see all of them in the same place anymore. It hit me every time it was mentioned how much Vin thought of him as a father figure even though it was never explicitly stated in the book. I think that was the reason it hits that much more.

She grew so much in the span of one book, but it never seemed forced.

Their thieving crew is an amazing family. With their own abilities and strengths, they work so effortlessly well together. Kelsier was written out to be the perfect leader while still having his own weaknesses and vulnerabilities.

There is more that I want to talk about regarding the other characters, but I feel there is too many for me to talk about each of them in detail and while bringing justice to each one of them.



PRAISE FOR BRANDON SANDERSON by Orson Scott Card

"It's rare for a fiction writer to have much understanding of how leadership works, how communities form, and how love really takes place in the human heart. Sanderson is astonishingly wise."

I cannot agree more.

I was seriously not disappointed with this book (even though it cracked my chest open and shattered my heart). Perfect for fantasy readers looking for a good read.

(((A summary: This book was crazy)))