The Black Prism

I enjoyed this one. It took me a relatively short time to get what's going on and get with the story. I must say I still don't fully understand how the magic works, but maybe that's the intention of the author. I've gotten used to Brandon Sanderson's writing where you walk out understanding every little detail of how the magic works.

The world-building is cool, although I don't have a sense of the full scale of the world. I just know about the two main settings, hopefully, we'll be introduced to other places in subsequent books in the series. This book really is the beginning of the series with all the loose ends it leaves.

I really enjoyed being in Kip's mind and seeing the world from his perspective. his battles with his body and weight, him thinking he's stupid. The trauma from his childhood and having a mother who's an addict, him adjusting to his new life and his need to impress and to feel seen.

When I read about the book before reading it everyone was mentioning the author's. descriptions of women. i thought maybe they're being too sensitive but no, they're not, he really goes into intricate detail when he describes women's features. I get that Kip is a teenager and his hormones are raging but nah, it's a little much.

I'll be jumping straight into book 2.