Mistborn: The Final Empire

This is a very hyped book and because of that, and of how much I loved [b:Elantris 68427 Elantris (Elantris, #1) Brandon Sanderson https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1475740953l/68427.SY75.jpg 2908871], I was afraid of feeling disappointed.Against most opinions, I still think Elantris is a better book. However, I did enjoy this one very much. “Plots behind plots, plans behind plans. There was always another secret.”Brandon Sanderson created a very interesting world and I was particularly impressed with the magic system. Allomancy and Feruchemy felt very original and will probably stay as one of my favourite magic systems. His writing style is simple but engaging and creates a story that is coherent and feels complete.Mistborn trilogy was written straight through, and it notices. It's refreshing to start reading a fantasy trilogy where you can tell the story has been thought through and will remain consistent.What I loved about the book:- The characters. This book has a lot of strong and interesting characters and I loved all of them. I enjoyed the banter between the group, especially Breeze and Ham but my favourite characters, so far, are Sazed and Marsh and I can't wait to learn more about them.- I think it is something quite special to have characters whose magic is focused on preserving knowledge to teach future generations.- I liked to read the epigraphs and see its parallelism with bits of the story- How the story slowly builds to reach its climax in the last part. I said it on Elantris and it still applies to this case. I'm very impressed how Sanderson is able to make so many things happen in the story and still tie those ends, completing the book with no cliff-hangers. Mistborn is indeed a trilogy, but you can easily read The Final Empire as a standalone and not commit to the series if you find it is not for you.What I think it could have been done better:- Vin and Elend's connection does not feel very profound/ strong / believable. I hope it develops further in the next book.- Sanderson could have included more female characters in the central group of characters. However, he did include strong female characters in the story and I don't think it is really fair to complaint on this issue when so many writers still don't do it. - To some, this book might feel too slow paced as the action is condensed in the end of the book. Not to me however, I do love Sanderlanches.Overall 4.5 stars rounded up to 5.