2026

Mistborn: The Hero of Ages (#3)

235k words

Dates read: 04/13/2026-04/30/2026

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i never though i would be so interested in the findings of sazed and everything surrounding him. honestly, the way everything just came together really worked for me. everything made sense, everything had an explanation, everything the emperor did made sense. i'm not religious, let alone mormon, but the final scene of the book had to be some sort of religious allegory. honestly, the ending wasn't as satisfying as i wanted, but it was still really amazing and far past anything i could've imagined. overall, incredibly solid and well thought-out ending to this amazing trilogy! stormlight archive next (slowly but surely)!

Mistborn: The Well of Ascension (#2)

245k words

Dates read: 01/29/2026-03/05/2026

⭐⭐⭐⭐½

this was genuinely such a good middle novel to the trilogy. sometimes i get the feel that 2nd novels in trilogies tend to drag building up to the third book, but this one actually expanded our view of the magic system and world dynamics while provided extremely interesting plot points/events. everyone says that fantasy as a genre focuses a lot on politics, and this novel did just that so well. there are also many philosophical ideas to do with the kandra and the keepers as far as contracts and religions, which I found very interesting to view through the lens of this fantasy world. tremendous!

Mistborn: The Final Empire (#1)

212k words

Dates read: 01/9/2026-01/28/2026

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it does read like more of a debut novel/less refined dialogue (even though i know this is far from his first) and sometimes less refined elements, but if it were a debut it would be one of the best debuts of all time. both the depth of the characters and the way they advance the story is masterfully done, and such a deep and genuinely interesting world was created with this book. it feels as if there is so much to discover about this made-up world which just makes one so excited to continue reading. can't wait to get to the next one!

Game Changer

101k words

Dates read: 01/01/2026-01/05/2026

⭐½

the characters were genuinely so flat, their dialogue was so surface-level. i'm pretty sure the steddie fanfic i wrote when i was 15 was better than this lowkey.

Game of Thrones (ASOIAF #1)

292k words

Dates read: 12/6/2025-1/1/2026

⭐⭐⭐⭐½

i thoroughly enjoyed this. while i was expecting more fantasy elements, i can tell that this book is serving as an introduction to the political conflict and it'll be more fleshed out in later books. the best part really was the dialogue and how deep and interesting the characters were, that's what i'm here for. the ending was amazing, sure a little predictable, but who cares?? i loved the scene. my main complaint is the amount of sex that happens just to serve progressing a character arc, i think it's a cheap and overused thing that could be changed up from time to time.

I Hear The Sunspot

Dates read: 1/5/2025-1/7/2026

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