Catarina’s Reviews > The Final Empire > Status Update

The story is so good and the world building and magic system are really interesting, but they're buried under a very juvenile writing (I know the author got better with time though!) and plain characters, apart from Kelsier.... At this point I find it very unlikely of me to pick up the next in the trilogy, but I will definitely read Stormlight at some point in the future though!

I absolutely adore the way Sanderson writes, which leaves me at ease because it means I'll most likely enjoy his other works that I really want to read. But this book.... I really don't know if I'm just not interested enough??? overthrowing the government and eating the rich is right up my alley, like, *right up my alley*, so why isn't this working for me 😭😭😭

I keep telling myself this book will blow my socks off at some point in order to motivate myself but to be completely honest it's not thaaat gripping. Some chapters are so amazing I lose track of time, but most, for now, are kinda meh. Not boring but not super interesting either. I also keep thinking how I'll read a whole trilogy when I'm already semi struggling with the first installment 😭

why did nobody tell me!!! that this is a heist and eat the rich at the same time!!!! I wouldn't have taken years to pick this up!!!! I'm enjoying this SO MUCH and it's sooo right up my alley!!!!

Don't mind me, I'm starting books left and right and not finishing a single one... And then out of nowhere I'll log them all as read lmao
ANYWAYS I'm in a fantasy kick right now and I keep thinking I want to reread Jade City but... Mistborn is right here + I get to tackle my physical tbr!!! so off we go (after years of waiting for the right moment... FINALLY!!!) and I'm really enjoying it so far~