The Well of Ascension

4.5 Second Time Around

3 The First Time

Spoilers Below

I didn't like this book as much the first time around because it was slower than The Final Empire but on the one year later reread, I found this book to be WAY better than I remembered. For one, the twist in this book is honestly the best twist I have ever read. Now that I know it, I saw the signs throughout the novel and they are so elegantly placed. I thought that Vin's struggle in this book was way more mature and well-handled than in the first book and Elend, though he annoyed me a lot the first time around, was really solid as another main character. The Zane plot still irks me as it lacks the subtlety of the rest of the book and the siege felt a little lacking. In addition, compared to Stormlight, the setting didn't feel entirely alive. The mists were amazing for setting the scene but apart from that, one part of Luthadel felt the same as the other. Other than that, it was so well done.