Elantris

I really liked the world and magic of Elantris, as well as certain characters (Hrathen, Galloden), and I'm excited to pick up the sequel whenever Sanderson eventually gets to it. However, it was also very clear that this was his first published work. Some of the characters felt rather one dimensional, the pacing was a bit all over the place, and Sarene's POV chapters in particular had a lot of narrating exactly what everyone was thinking/going to do. Definitely still a worthwhile read though. As always with Sanderson, the last 100 pages was a wild ride!