Mistborn: The Final Empire

I first tried to read this book and was immediately put off by the complex world that the author has constructed. It felt daunting, and didn't feel like I was in the right mindset to let myself get into the story. I am SO glad I kept reading because after the first few chapters I could not put it down!

Wonderful characters, a bleak yet engaging world, political espionage, and Allomancy (a cool magic system based on ingesting and “burning” alloys in order to harness latent magical abilities). This book really has a lot going for it and I recommend it to anyone, especially fans of the fantasy genre.