Matt Ellis

I really loved Words of Radiance. Moving from it to Oathbringer was not fun. It took me a while to read this whole book because I kept stopping/starting.

The issues:
1. Parts 1-4 are extremely slow. Looking back there are a lot of needed character building moments, but maybe it could have been done in less than 1,000 pages. I would say the first 4 parts of this book are 2 stars.
2. I'm guessing the Ghostbloods are important later on, but every part involving them in this book I think is just a waste of time. I just don't care. I'm probably wrong for that, but it is what it is.

But, then you get to Part 5... Wow! Incredible! 5 stars! Part 5 is my favorite section of the Stormlight Archive so far. This book ends with a bang and Sanderson's writing style paints a perfect depiction. Your heart will be racing at the climax of the story when Dalinar says the thing.

In summary, Part 5 makes this book worth reading. But be warned, most of this book is very slow.

Ok, I have mixed feelings of this book.

The issues:
1. Pacing. It felt like there were 3 parts to this book: Character intros, main conflict, character development. This stuff in these parts were not bad, but it didn't always feel like a uniform story.
2. The Japanese style language in the book was a bit hard to read sometimes. Also, there is a lookup in the back for a lot of these. This style might be a pro for some, but it took away from the story for me.
3. The 3rd part of the book seemed to drag on too long.
4. The ending. I turned to the next page to keep reading and the book just seemed to stop. It didn't seem the story was resolved at the end.

All that being said, I still really liked the book. Incredible character developments! And the conflict in the middle was really well described.

4/5 stars and I would recommend to a friend after prefacing some of the issues I described above.

Overall, this was a really interesting story. I thought the plot was intriguing and kept me hooked.

Not 5 stars because there were several dialogue moments in the book that were a bit confusing and took me out of the story.

That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed this and would recommend.

This was my 2nd Blake Crouch read (Dark Matter) and I enjoy his style of writing. Dark Matter was good, but this book was incredible! The plot line is very unique and I was hooked trying to figure out how this was going to end.

I also listened to this via audio book and the reader was excellent.

5/5 would recommend!

This book is for anyone who loves science fiction! Look no further, just go ahead and read it.

This book has such an interesting concept, and a completely different take on what might happen if humans met an alien civilization.

Minor complaint: I which there were some better character development throughout this book. I also had a harder time at first with the names, but this was originally a Chinese based book, so that is expected.

I finished this book a few weeks ago and I still cannot stop thinking about it... Wow!

What I liked:

• Pacing: It is fairly long but it kept my attention the whole time.
• Magic system: I think it's a fascinating concept that we just got a glimpse of in book 1.
• Ending: I need book 2 now, I keep thinking of the possibilities of what happened at the end.

Minor complaint: There are times when it feels like the MC can do no wrong. I would love to see a little more character flaw in the books to come.

Overall, I would recommend this book to any SFF reader. Really well done and I can't wait for the rest of the series!