This November my goal was to finish a book I’ve been working on reading for about a year and I was finally able to finish it. Be aware that the following may contain spoilers:

Mistborn, by Brandon Sanderson – The first, also known as Mistborn: The Final Empire, in the Mistborn Saga, is my second introduction to Sanderson’s writings (I read The Way of Kings, the first book in The Stormlight Archives, a few years ago.). I’ve found I enjoy reading an author’s works in publication order because it is so much fun to see how the writing evolves, so it was difficult for me to embrace Mistborn after having first read The Way of Kings. Despite this, I am happy that I finally read such an iconic modern fantasy book; I do recommend it. Modern fantasy does deal with a lot of adult themes and Mistborn is no exception; slavery and the revolution against it drive the story. The descriptions in this book are so vivid that I’m still picturing the characters even after having finished the book a week or so before writing this. There are character deaths (one of my favourite characters dies), hints at a larger story, and a little bit of romance. This book would be fun to read with another person and discuss it as it goes along.