Elantris
2005 • 656 pages

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15

This was incredible!
If this is supposed to be Sanderson worst book I don't know what to expect from the rest.

The story is told through 3 POV: the cursed Prince Raoden, the smart and slightly misfit princess Sarene and the high priest Hrathen. At first I preferred some POV over the others, but with the story evolution they became equally strong (I'm still leaning a bit towards Raoden who completely stole my heart).

What to love:
- Good and immersive writting with intriguing politics and religion, amazing world building and interesting magic system.
- The characters are completely different and they never sound the same.
- How everything wraps up in the end. I don't mind reading book series, and is conforting to know there is more to read of the stories and characters we love. However, I'm somewhat tired of cliffhangers and of waiting for book series to finish (GOT, Kingkiller chronicles, etc).
I've found Sanderson's ability to create something so different and complete, while being able to do it on a standalone, very refreshing.

This is a February read and will probably be my favorite book of 2022.

February 13, 2022Report this review