2022 Re-read:
My life ends up feeling like a beautiful ship in dry dock, built with eighteen rudders pointing in different directions to be extra certain that a steering mechanism is in place.

Seven years later and this book feels entirely fresh. I had hints of story lines that stood out but not enough to spoil what was on the next page. Still a 5/5 book and looking forward to reading Mourning next.

2015 Initial Read:
You are His Ruin...I am His Preservation.

Before reading Shadows of Self I re-read Alloy of Law, I found it beneficial to refresh on a story I read a few years ago. However, I should have taken the time to re-read the Mistborn Trilogy because Shadows of Self pulls up some references from the first three books I was fuzzy on.

I felt Alloy of Law was a solid four star rating but Shadows of Self, in part with its connection to the original trilogy, is worthy of a five. The citizens of Elendel are maturing, building their world 600 years after the events of the original trilogy. The civilization is in unrest, metallurgic ways thought to belong to the legends are not forgotten and repercussions from the original books are bleeding in to the new world, which cranks up the enjoyment factor.

Understanding that Allow of Lay was an interlude between the Mistborn and Wax and Wayne trilogies helps explain why there was more references and connections to the Mistorn trilogy. As this is only book one of a new set you better hold on to your Roughs duster because this story is accelerating, and thankfully the next book is only a few months away!