Mistborn: The Final Empire

The plot was slow at first but built up beautifully. It was rarely predictable. Most of the characters were okay but left a weak impression. Majority of our understanding of them came from expository conversation rather than the story. The two main characters were good especially toward the end though one was better than the other. The chosen love story was forgettable and hardly believable in the sense that I accepted it only because the main character again saw qualities “in his eyes” which were not demonstrated sufficiently in the story. Because one of the main characters was more interesting, I wished the story had been in his point of view. The mysteries and discoveries are hidden and hinted at well enough through the story that I never guessed the answers but was not blindsided by them when they were finally revealed. Many questions were left unanswered which makes me want to read the rest of the series but hopefully the love story and characters are better. The world building and magic system was intricate and interesting but the constant reiteration of how it worked got tiring. Overall, I enjoyed it.