Warbreaker

4.00/5.00

A solidly enjoyable read, with a few shocking twists and a couple of very satisfying moments, Warbreaker is an early version of a good Sanderson book. The story moves along with a fast pace, and some of the characters are very enjoyable. The writing is clearly a little wonky and repetitive. Not the best, but a good book.

SPOILERS!

Plot-> As I have come to expect from Brando Sando, the plot is intricate and interesting. Lightsong's plot was uninteresting until the very end, where it concluded explosively, making him a great character in the book. But there was so much nonsense that was not that useful. Some shocking moments where we find the God King without a tongue! that was my fav moment. Overall this is better than average.

Magic System/Worldbuilding -> Typical cosmere magic system, far above average, but certianly not the best. BioChromatic Breath is unfortunately not that interesting. It feels like the sad ugly cousin of Allomancy. Better than Elantris though. Worldbuilding is similar to Elantris in many ways, being underdeveloped for the most part.

Characters -> This one takes a slightly higher score just because I enjoyed the Siri-God King romance, and loved Vivenna's character development. However, none of the characters made a lasting impact, but it is still very good.

Prose -> Here is my biggest gripe. Barely average writing from Brandon Sanderson. I really do not like his early writing. I feel like 10% of the book was people raising their eyebrows, and the rest were undulating. LOL

Emotional Impact -> I enjoyed it. Not bad. Prose could have been better. Fav moment was when LightSong gave himself up! What a character arc!