Warbreaker

Edit (after second read)
I reread this book in 2020. What a delight. Enough time had gone by that I had forgotten most of the plot twists and could enjoy them again. Truly a delightful story. Take a step into the Warbreaker realm.

**Edit (a few hours after the first review): No Warbreaker#2 :( This book was written in 2009. I thought for sure there would be a #2 by 2016, but I was wrong. It even has reviews on goodreads as “Nightblood”. Turns out that I should read Sanderson's blog more often because he warned us! On the “State of Sanderson 2015” he says that Warbreaker 2 is basically not happening until Elantris is finished and it was a tertiary book (tertiary!!) in priority.I love Sanderson's stories, but I'm starting to think that I need to walk away for about a decade and then try to find them again. Maybe then he will have finished at least one of the series that I've started reading.*****
I opened this one and then didn't have time to start it right away. I am glad I was able to give it some attention. This story has all the trappings - adventure, conflicted characters, plot twists, and a new mythology.

There are a couple of strong female characters, so it would be a great pick for girls who like the genre but often only see male heroes. Not too much realistic violence or other things to keep limit the audience to adults. I'd probably not recommend it to anyone under 13ish anyways because the plot twists may be lost on those without some understanding of governance and policy.

Onward to Warbreaker 2!