Same thing - good story, well-written, good characterization - and I dislike it very much. Too many plots-within-plots overlapping other plots, flatout lies and things that might be lies but I can't tell until the author admits it - if he does. The whole basis for the story so far is revealed as a lie. What does the mist-spirit want - and what is it? Zane is a total manipulator who turns out to have been manipulated himself all his life. And so on. I can see that it's a good story, but this much twistiness just doesn't interest me. Four days to read this! It should have been one or possibly two sittings. And the third book is due soon, so I have to go on - ugh. Want to read something light. OK, I give myself a vacation for the rest of today. ( )

well done. good read. ( )

I really like how this series turns many of the cliches of fantasy on their head. The events of this book are neither predictable nor unsupported by the book. Sanderson manages to surprise you and keep you interested without resorting to out of the blue twists. I also would love to meet Vin in real life. ( )

Remaining true to my scale which measures how well I'm entertained, this deserves full marks. At some point this became one of those increasingly rare books that sucks me right in, where I get totally absorbed and miss my bus stop. I can't describe the plot with any depth or I'd be entirely giving away what happened in the first novel (do NOT read the back cover of this one if you haven't read or finished the first, it definitely contains major spoilers). It's chock full of surprising revelations, magic battles, armies, etc, and the last couple hundred pages ramp things up even more.

The good news: after this one I'll be adding Brandon Sanderson to my list of favourite authors (third book of his I've read). Bad news: he's doing such a thorough job of turning fantasy clichés upside-down and inside out with this trilogy, aspiring writers like myself who've had similar ideas may feel like all the work's been done and there's little left to explore.

The only bad thing I have to say: I've yet to see a cover for any book in this series that I actually like (the Canadian paperback cover for this one is especially absurd). I don't think I would ever have chosen these books off the shelf if I hadn't gone specifically looking for them. It would be a shame if that's the only reason why Mistborn hasn't had the high profile other trilogies garner. Don't judge any of these by their covers, the story is fantastic. ( )

One of the few sequels that provide continuity and build things up to the final book. ( )