I came rather close to giving up, but my protestant work ethic apparently required me to finish the book.

While I certainly liked the characters, with their various flaws, and surprisingly concrete magic system (a Sanderson staple, from what I understand), the dialogue and exposition in general was cringe-worthy. Yes, I get that Vin is traumatized and has trust issues, but maybe we can show some of the consequences without continuously pointing out the causality?

Or just give Ham more screen time, although I suspect there's a reason the novel doesn't try following up on any of the moral questions he poses.