I am having a hard time reviewing Sanderson's books. I am clearly prejudiced: I love his books, and have a hard time finding fault with his writing. Don't trust my opinion: just go read the book yourself :)

Just a few short notes on this one: I do not find the humor heavy-handed (read this in a comment somewhere). I love Wayne. He's my favorite character. His perspective is very unique and shows incredible attention to the details of his character. Wonderful. And Steris and her lists. "This one didn't even make the appendix." ... "it's on page seventeen of the list I gave you." She really comes into her own in this and just like Wax gets to know her better, so does the reader. I love the spontaneous wedding at the end just as much as the spoiled-by-Wayne waterlogged one at the beginning.

I really wasn't sure that Wax would survive. I didn't know there would be a fourth book. And there is precedent for Sanderson killing off major characters. But I am very glad he did. I did suspect his sister from the beginning but by the time she did finally start her back-stabbing I had completely forgotten about it.

So I predict, that if you enjoyed any of the Mistborn books, you'll enjoy this one as well. It's another worthy entry in the series, and I am looking for part #4 of this (I thought this was going to be the last, I was wrong) trilogy.