Warbreaker

“My life to yours. My Breath become yours.”

I don't know why I was so hesitant about this book and convinced Warbreaker would be inferior to the rest of Sanderson's work. In all seriousness, I don't understand how he does it, but here I am, yet again, mind blown with twists and turns.

Contrary to other Cosmere novels, Warbreaker is character driven, which is something I love. This book has some of the best characters in the Cosmere so far, and I loved each and every character ARC. The characters are interesting by themselves, but they truly shine when acting with their POV pairs. These interactions also gave a slightly more accelerated pace to the story than his other books.

The Sanderlanche was magnificent, and though the ending feels a bit sudden, it was satisfying, leaving room for the continuation of the story without cliffhangers.

I loved the contrast of Warbreaker character's and plot, with the previously published novels Elantris, and Mistborn. The older novels read differently from the new ones, but I must confess I prefer the way the foreshadowing is made in the first novels as it is more discrete, leading to what I feel is a greater payoff.

It's not worth to enter into too much detail and risk spoiling anything to future readers. Just know that it's a book full of everything which is good in fantasy: beautiful world, interesting magic, political and religious intrigue, high stakes, and love. I stand firm in my opinion that Sanderson writes the best couples and the most beautiful love stories.

”You've got color on the inside, so much of it that it bursts out and colors everything around you.”

This would be the book I would recommend to start the Cosmere journey.