Books I Read and Other Assorted Oddities

 This is one of Brandon Sanderson's "secret projects" that he wrote during the lockdowns in 2020. I've been really excited to read it! Tress of the Emerald Sea  is the story of Tress who lives on a planet made up of tiny islands and seas made from falling spores from the 12 moons. Tress lives on the Rock, a small island where they have to force people to stay. Tress loves her island, her cups (which she collects), and the duke's son: Charlie. Once the duke finds out about their relationship, he marches Charlie from the Rock and takes him to find a wife. Charlie swears to Tress that he'll resist, and sends a cup and letter at each stop. Then suddenly, the packages stop. It's announced that the duke is returning with his son and new daughter in law. When the ship arrives, the heartbroken Tress realizes that the duke's son is not Charlie. Indeed, the crew of the ship confirms that Charlie was sent to the evil Sorceress in the Midnight Sea and replaced wit

 Continuing my reading of Mistborn , I picked this up to refresh on the magic systems and get ready to read the fourth Wax and Wayne book. I found when I read Wax and Wayne the first time in Alloy of Law , I didn't remember enough about the magic system that I felt the book was a complete betrayal of what Mistborn was. Once I went back and reread the original trilogy, and then into Alloy of Law , I felt significantly better. So, it's better for me to review all of the books before starting into the newest Wax and Wayne. The Well of Ascension  picks up some months after the fall of the Lord Ruler by Vin's hands. Elend is king, and Vin is their Mistborn assassin. The members of Kelsier's crew have assumed noble positions in the new government, now much more democratic than before. However, not everything is perfect in Elend's utopia: there are still rumors about the Lord Ruler's atium - a treasure that Elend and Vin have been unsuccessful in finding. With two armi