The Hero of Ages

God this book is so nutty

5 stars both first and second read through

Spoilers

The first time I read through the Mistborn 1st trilogy, I think I missed a lot of the themes and ideas that Sanderson put into the books. The pieces about hope, trust, and faith were spelled out to a lot of the characters but on the reread I noticed how much he placed it throughout the books. The Hero of Ages in particular feels like the only book of the series that was able to execute on those themes better than those in Stormlight Archive. The book does a great job on building a sense of hopelessness and executes its themes through the characters and the plot. The central mystery is excellently delivered as well. On my first read through I didn't like how Vin and Elend were built as they felt static and boring through the book but the twist changed my perspective so I see other characters as the ones that push the change in perspective. As a side note, Sazed is one of my fav characters ever.