boy09 said:

---

boy09 said:

---

BenFiasco14 said:

---

Philo B 93 said:

---

I finished "Way of Kings" by Brandon Sanderson. This is the longest book I've ever read, with 1137 pages or 45 hours of audible.

I've read three Brandon Sanderson books recently, and I'm done with his books. They're good, but world-building just isn't my thing. I liked Way of Kings, and if he could do it in half the pages I'd continue with the series. The story is epic. Does this sound familiar: young warrior/slave boy finds out he may have special powers that can defeat evil and save the world with the help of an old Jedi warrior? I love the idea, but when I read real-world news feeds and start wondering how the Parshendi and Alethi are reacting to Trumps tarifs, its time to move on. Hmmm, I dunno, maybe I'm in too deep already. Just typing this makes me want to move on to the next million page book in the series.

Anyway.... "Way of Kings" - very good book, just very long for those of us with attention deficit disor...

---

I recently finished this and then dove straight into Words of Radiance and now I'm on Oathbringer lol… I got straight up addicted. About halfway through Oathbringer and finally taking a breather.

I suggest sticking with it. You got through way of kings which had a ton of the early world building.

---

I got some pretty heavy Stormlight burnout about halfway through Oathbringer. The ending was great though. Wanted to get through Dawnshard before taking a break from Stormlight, i had a VERY tough time getting through it..

Since then i've read The Will of the Many and Piranesi, both were fantastic. Can't wait for the Strength of the Few later this year.

2025 so far:
The Well of Ascension
The Hero of Ages
Mistborn: Secret History
Oathbringer
Dawnshard
The Will of the Many
Piranesi

Current: The Alloy of Law

Probably read the Sword of Kaigen next. Then i don't know where to go from there, my TBR just keeps growing. Really want to ready the Green Bone Saga and the Poppy War Trilogy. But after finishing The Will of the Many, i also really want to check out the Licanius Trilogy.

---

I didn't read any of those next…

Alloy of Law, Shadows of Self, The Bands of Mourning - Mistborn Era 2 is fine. Just not as gripping as Era 1 imo. From what I've heard, The Lost Metal is the best of Era 2, but I don't know how soon I'll get around to it. Feeling pretty burned out on it.

Dark Matter, Recursion - Both were great. I'll give the slight edge to Recursion.

Dungeon Crawler Carl - Got through it. Did not enjoy it. Won't be continuing.

Razorblade Tears - Finished it today, thought it was great. Will be checking out more S.A. Cosby.

---