Marsha Woerner reviewed The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn Saga, #2)
Review of 'The Well of Ascension' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Well, I have my son over my shoulder – my son absolutely loved it – trying to influence me :-). My major comment is that it's TOO LONG! There was definitely too much time waffling over the relationship between Elend and Vin at least! The author did good and interesting things with the characteristics of what could otherwise be minor characters, and he kept us guessing a lot. Tindwyl was a character whom I never knew whether to trust, and Breeze I never liked, but mostly because I had trouble placing him in the entire story. I liked the dog, and it was interesting to see how the character grew and changed.
I will probably eventually listen to the third book in the trilogy if for no other reason than I actually have become interested in what goes on in the world (and my son will probably insist on it …
Well, I have my son over my shoulder – my son absolutely loved it – trying to influence me :-). My major comment is that it's TOO LONG! There was definitely too much time waffling over the relationship between Elend and Vin at least! The author did good and interesting things with the characteristics of what could otherwise be minor characters, and he kept us guessing a lot. Tindwyl was a character whom I never knew whether to trust, and Breeze I never liked, but mostly because I had trouble placing him in the entire story. I liked the dog, and it was interesting to see how the character grew and changed.
I will probably eventually listen to the third book in the trilogy if for no other reason than I actually have become interested in what goes on in the world (and my son will probably insist on it :-) ). This book does end on somewhat of a cliffhanger, and that encourages me to continue.a
