Tress of the Emerald Sea

4.5 stars

This was a great book. I was immediately pulled into the story and enjoyed the wide range of characters. That said, and I'm not quite sure why, the book did start to slightly lose me in the second half. Not enough to really affect my overall enjoyment, but enough to prevent it being a full 5 star book.

I quite enjoyed Sanderson's writing style in this. It was very reminiscent of Pratchett's Discworld, Pratchett/Gaiman's Good Omens, or Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide. If you enjoy those stories, you'll probably easily enjoy this one as well. I've heard comparison to The Princess Bride, and while I haven't yet read the book, I can see similarities to the film.

All in all, it was an easy read, it was a fun read, and it was a great introduction to the Cosmere.