Jacob

Probably the weakest book in the series so far. Even the concept of having Kaladin perform a Die Hard tribute in the endless backrooms of Urithiru isn’t enough to save the middle portion from being absolutely mud water to wade through.

This is probably just one for the super fans, but Nick Cave is an interesting enough guy that I could listen to him talk about everything under the sun for hours.

After the series high that was God Emperor, this feels like a new low. It’s comparable to Children, but much much worse as the plotting is so convoluted and none of the characters really stand out. Good as a sleep aid though as it took me months to finish reading because I’d feel asleep within minutes of starting a chapter!

Rysn and Lopez are great, but I’m honestly not sure if I care about lore enough if it’s not on a grand scale. Still a lot better than Edgedancer though.

Introduce as much lore as you like, it doesn’t really matter if your main character is absolutely insufferable. Not sure if I’d even recommend this for the hardcore fans

It’s a shame that Arthur Conan Doyle didn’t do more of these A-part, B-part mysteries, because this was great! His passion for historical fiction really shines through here, which makes me really want to check out some of his other works at some point.

Oathbringer definitely suffers from a lack of slower character moments, focusing more on big action set pieces and lore-heavy plot progression, but it’s still a solid middle (?) chapter in the epic Stormlight Archive series.

Following up the unforgettable journey of The Way of Kings was always going to be hard, but somehow Sanderson even managed to surpass it. Now that our three main characters are finally together, their journeys reach greater heights and even lower lows.

Pretty boring for the first two-thirds, but then it picks up towards the end as several of the series’ most famous elements are set up for God-Emperor. Alia’s character assassination is worth studying for how bad it is.

For some reason, I really struggled to get along with the start of Dalinar’s story, but the beauty of Brandon’s writing is that I loved him by the end. Barely noticed the 1000 pages go by on the whole.

I came from the movie, which obviously influenced my expectations, but I didn't enjoy the book as much as I thought I would. The first half is excellent, full of dramatic irony and suspense as the plot to destroy the Atreides unfolds, but the second feels rushed, especially with how much of Paul's life unfolds hidden from the reader.

Very much both helped and held back by it’s short length. If more time was spent exploring the new characters and fleshing out the conspiracy it would 5 stars, but then again it’s refreshing to-the-point for this series.