The Hero of Ages (Cosmere Universe) (Mistborn, #3)

by Brandon Sanderson

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There’s an element to this book where it doesn’t matter if you like the characters or the story or the world. You get to the end and think “that’s brilliant.”

Of course the characters are good enough to last through three books. Not brilliant or wildly engaging but enough. I think the diverse povs really help because you get inside so many characters heads, even if only a few are key players.

And the world is well developed and interesting. Allomancy and Hemalurgy and mists. It’s a dense mythology that doesn’t feel heavy or overwhelming. Plus, you learn to trust the story.

Even when something is introduced and then it seems to be ignored for sooooo long, normally I’d find that frustrating but by the second book I trust it’ll come into play, quickly and fully so it’s kind of ok that the characters lose track of so many important threads.

And even though these books aren’t really emotionally engaging, the pacing keeps the story moving and kept me interested enough that I didn’t really notice, I just kept reading. I still miss the heist-y, cavalier jaunt of the first book and the spark Kelsier created. But what it loses in fun it makes up for in intrigue and a curiosity to see how it all plays out. Which, in the end, totally pays off and if worth it.