Mary’s review of Tress of the Emerald Sea (Hoid's Travails, #1) > Likes and Comments
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Hilarious and completely agree. It was my first Sanderson book and I kept waiting for something to happen that would make me understand why this book is rated so highly, but NOPE. Nothing.
Yes! It was my first too! At first I thought I just didn’t get it but I honestly don’t think there was anything to get! I might try Mistborn. Everyone raves about them as well but I’m kind of scared LOL!
this is NOT a good one to start with. it’s a good book because of all the references to stormlight, mistborn, and others. also you can’t fully appreciate Hoid in his current state until you’ve met him normally
This is a TERRIBLE first Sanderson book to start with. There are so many Easter eggs from his previous books, so I can see how it’s a bit confusing. You have to read a few of his other works to really understand and appreciate it.
My first read by this author and I was bored.
I usually enjoy Sanderson, but this one was not worth it. I finished it after guessing the plot twist early on. I didn’t enjoy a second of it. I love Mistborn, but it did take me two tries because the beginning was so slow. That one was worth finishing though.
This was my first book of his, I found it hilarious and just downloaded another book of his. My husband is a huge fan after he finished Wheel of Times, but I have so much on my TBR I never attempted one of his books. Until last week, my friend had it playing in her car on audible and I was hooked after she explained the first few chapters before hitting “play” and I wanted my own copy. Great thing about buying on Kindle is my husband can also read it too. Totally worth the $10!
Completely agree. The author was clearly willing to give Tress some philosophical depth, but instead I saw some stuck up nose attitude in her as she kept the quest longer and longer. I already guessed the plot twist, and the pirates were so fricking boring.
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Hilarious and completely agree. It was my first Sanderson book and I kept waiting for something to happen that would make me understand why this book is rated so highly, but NOPE. Nothing.
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Yes! It was my first too! At first I thought I just didn’t get it but I honestly don’t think there was anything to get! I might try Mistborn. Everyone raves about them as well but I’m kind of scared LOL!
this is NOT a good one to start with. it’s a good book because of all the references to stormlight, mistborn, and others. also you can’t fully appreciate Hoid in his current state until you’ve met him normally
This is a TERRIBLE first Sanderson book to start with. There are so many Easter eggs from his previous books, so I can see how it’s a bit confusing. You have to read a few of his other works to really understand and appreciate it.
My first read by this author and I was bored.
I usually enjoy Sanderson, but this one was not worth it. I finished it after guessing the plot twist early on. I didn’t enjoy a second of it. I love Mistborn, but it did take me two tries because the beginning was so slow. That one was worth finishing though.
This was my first book of his, I found it hilarious and just downloaded another book of his. My husband is a huge fan after he finished Wheel of Times, but I have so much on my TBR I never attempted one of his books. Until last week, my friend had it playing in her car on audible and I was hooked after she explained the first few chapters before hitting “play” and I wanted my own copy. Great thing about buying on Kindle is my husband can also read it too. Totally worth the $10!
Completely agree. The author was clearly willing to give Tress some philosophical depth, but instead I saw some stuck up nose attitude in her as she kept the quest longer and longer. I already guessed the plot twist, and the pirates were so fricking boring.
