Books I Read and Other Assorted Oddities

 I have had this book read for like three weeks, and I just haven't had the chance to sit down and write my review of it yet. Warbreaker  by Brandon Sanderson follows the story of two princesses - one, trained all of her life to marry the God King, ruler of her enemies. The other, the youngest, least important sister who shrugged off all of her duties as often as she could. When their situations are switched at the last moment by their father, the sisters find themselves out of their depths. Siri is sent to Hallendren to marry the God King, Susebron, unable to interact with her husband except to bear his child. Vienna follows her sister and starts working with the underground, trying to find a way to save Siri. Underneath all of the vague politics, a serious plot to destroy the God King, Hallendren, and even Siri and Vienna's homeland comes to light. Can the sisters save the people they love? Overall, this book is another Sanderson masterpiece. I love how carefully the plot is...

As much as I loved The Way of Kings , I have to say, I loved Words of Radiance even better. Words of Radiance  by Brandon Sanderson picks up almost immediately after The Way of Kings ends. Shallan is shipwrecked and Jasnah killed. Kaladin struggles to protect the Kholins against the coming storm. And the storm is coming; Dalanar has predicted it, somehow. It's the Everstorm; the last and greatest storm that will be the end of the peoples in Roshar. Can they stop it in time? Can they find the ancient city Uruteau that was the home of the Knights Radiant? What of Shallan's newly acknowledged powers? And Kaladin's? Can Dalanar outwit Sadeas at long last? This book is just as beautifully written as The Way of Kings . The rotation among characters is still flawless and beautiful. Brandon Sanderson's outlining abilities and character arcs are amazing in this series. My frustration with this series is still the small storylines found in the Interludes. I'm sure they'll...

This is a book that I've wanted to read for years, but I've always been a little daunted by its size. If you haven't seen The Way of Kings  it's about 1,000 pages. I usually love Sanderson (he's probably my all-time favorite fantasy author), but I just didn't feel like I had the time to dedicate to reading this book. That changed when I started driving more than an hour a day and decided to take the plunge into Audible. I bought this book with one of my first credits even though I owned the paper copy. At 33 hours, I figured I could complete the book in about a month, especially since I upped the speed. In all, I did really enjoy it. The Way of Kings  follows three main characters: Shallan, Kaladin, and Dalinar. Shallan is a girl from a destitute noble house. She tracks down Jasnah Kholin, the princess, in an attempt to become her student and steal her magical device. Kaladin is a slave who was once a soldier. He is transported to the Shattered Plains, the sig...