An enjoyable read, but as someone that generally doesn't really read big fantasy series, I had some gripes with it. It makes it very hard to rate, but to name a few:

- A frustratingly long buildup, only for a fuck ton to happen in the end, at once
- Recycling characters (reviving characters is my top pet peeve in any story...)
- Bad guy plot armor
- Prose is kinda plain, but it's fantasy, and not the focus of the book

The positives:
- The cool moments are really fucking cool, Sanderson has a talent for one liners
- The intrigue and world building hit a very juicy sweet spot between overly complex and oversimplified
- Things are kinda thrown in your face, making it really easy to follow along on audio, I've never actually been able to follow fights so vividly before
- Some really cool interludes (Taravangian comes to mind) and colorful side characters
- Shallan finally gets some really good character development, Kaladin goes through some proper turmoil and Kaladin gets to be a badass some more

But the overall criticism I had of the previous book in this series still permeates through this one. I can't really word it properly, but I was never properly shocked. I felt like I was constantly pleased, never challenged. Very rarely was I at the edge of my seat, worrying that a beloved character might just die. It's a mostly upward trajectory with a few valleys. The whole thing feels carefully engineered, similar to a catchy pop song. You won't be googling lyrics, but you will often catch yourself singing it to yourself. But I've learned my lesson, I've learned to not see it as a bad thing anymore. That's why I rate is 4/5.