Do these books take me months to get through since I read in tiny chunks before bed? Yes. Is the payoff always worth it? YES. I don’t know what I can say about Sanderson that hasn’t already been said a million times, but his world building and plotting are simply excellent. Every book in this series gets deeper and more complicated in a way that really rewards the reader. I also truly appreciate that Sanderson does not engage in gratuitous violence like so many other epic fantasy authors. Yes, this is set during war, but it’s never overly gory or brutal. Maybe I’ll actually get through book 4 in time for book 5 later this year??