Warbreaker

This book is the first Brandon Sanderson I read. I was intimidated at first (600 pages), but I quickly fell in love with the story. Yes, there are a lot of characters to keep track of, which got easier to do as the book went on. Sanderson goes into depth explaining the story's magic system and is talented at character building. I actually read this slowly to fully absorb this world. Overall, this book was a 5 star read for me. I will pick up the sequel whenever it is released, which won't be for awhile.