The Bands of Mourning

Reread leading up to the Lost Metal - I actually think I liked this a bit less on reread. Apart from the final 20%, the only part of this book I really liked were the larger Cosmere connections and some of the character development. Ironically my reread of Era 2 has actually made me ~less~ excited for The Lost Metal, which I wouldn't have expected. I am excited for the conclusion, and I know Sanderson is great at endings, but I won't be too upset to see the end of this Era.

Original Review:

Mistborn Era 2 is very hard for me to rate. The plot is just so much less interesting to me than anything else Sanderson does. Halfway through this book, I still did not care at all about any plot happenings. The second half of this book, though, was much better. Reminded me a lot of Indiana Jones and the reveals were pretty damn good.

But what Era 2 is good at is characters. The character of Steris is just so good. She really shines so much more in this book. Marasi and Wayne are also super interesting characters to read about, and MeLaan is great too. And the slow-burn courtships that happen in this series are genuinely well done; some of my favorite romances and I'm not a big romance person.

I think I enjoyed Shadows of Self the best out of Era 2 so far, but I am now very excited for The Lost Metal!