Cool idea: In the sci-fi future, a phone company has become the most powerful organization due to their monopoly on communication. Lame idea: It is reCool idea: In the sci-fi future, a phone company has become the most powerful organization due to their monopoly on communication. Lame idea: It is referred to as "The Phone Company" the entire time.
I feel like this novella kept trying to knock over dominos that it hadn't actually set up yet...more
I like that Sanderson experiments and takes chances in his novellas. I don't think this one completely worked.I like that Sanderson experiments and takes chances in his novellas. I don't think this one completely worked....more
Having a scheming protagonist is not fun if: 1) The reader doesn't get to be let in on the plans 2) The schemes aren't that cool anywayHaving a scheming protagonist is not fun if: 1) The reader doesn't get to be let in on the plans 2) The schemes aren't that cool anyway...more
I kept thinking, "How long can this series keep up being awesome, when its merits are based on intriguing mysteries and romantic tension?" The answer I kept thinking, "How long can this series keep up being awesome, when its merits are based on intriguing mysteries and romantic tension?" The answer is, until the book before this one. My love for the series unfortunately ends here....more
It's fine. A little boring. Really leans into the Fantasy Worldbuilding without having a lot of those worldbuilding elements actually matterIt's fine. A little boring. Really leans into the Fantasy Worldbuilding without having a lot of those worldbuilding elements actually matter...more
Love this one! Pride and Prejudice retelling done so well. It doesn't follow the Original Pride and Prejudice plot exactly, but has just enough beats Love this one! Pride and Prejudice retelling done so well. It doesn't follow the Original Pride and Prejudice plot exactly, but has just enough beats to make it so fun....more
The pacing is terrible. The characters are boring. The poems are annoying. Though the atmosphere is well crafted, that doesn't make this a good story.The pacing is terrible. The characters are boring. The poems are annoying. Though the atmosphere is well crafted, that doesn't make this a good story.
I am now hiding in a bunker as the fans I have enraged sing beautiful elvish songs outside....more
My least favorite in the trilogy. Now that I think about it, tho Sanderson BOOKS tend to have great endings, I can't think of a Sanderson ENDING TO A My least favorite in the trilogy. Now that I think about it, tho Sanderson BOOKS tend to have great endings, I can't think of a Sanderson ENDING TO A SERIES that I didn't think was weaker than what came before....more
It's certainly unique in worldbuilding. Very much running on the power of friendship.It's certainly unique in worldbuilding. Very much running on the power of friendship....more
I don't think the "You are MINE whether you like it or not" trope is ever going to be romantic for meI don't think the "You are MINE whether you like it or not" trope is ever going to be romantic for me...more
This is like... a cozy melancholy heartwarming depressing mystery with low intrigue. There's also ghosts and opera singers.This is like... a cozy melancholy heartwarming depressing mystery with low intrigue. There's also ghosts and opera singers....more
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