i honestly wasnt expecting much going into this, as most people (including sanderson himself) say this is one of his weakest works. if thats true….i cant wait to get to stormlight. i really loved this story but it doesnt quite match up to mistborn for me so im giving it as close to five stars at it can get. i loved the world and really felt like i was there the whole time! my only issue was with character development, specifically sarene and raoden. while i did end up caring about them, they didnt really have any sort of character arc and they stayed true to their original traits. hrathen really stole the show as far as character arcs go, though i did feel like his attitude toward sarene could’ve been a smoother transition. so excited to explore more of the cosmere!!!