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My first readthrough of the 2nd Mistborn book

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The Well Of Ascension Chapters 57-59+Epilogue

I have finished the book. The mystery has been solved. Holy hamburgers. I am totally speechless. Part Six Chapter 57 The chapter starts off showing Sazed. It's been a week since Vin single-handedly spared Luthadel from a brutal Death by Koloss, and she's been sleeping the entire time, so it falls upon him to serve as acting Emperor until Elend gets back. He's currently sitting in on a meeting between the three kings. Things are going about as smoothly as one could expect, considering that th

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The Well Of Ascension Chapter 56

At long last, I have reached the sixth and final Part of the book, and I'm still at a loss as to what the end might have in store. Part Six: Words In Steel Kwaan instructed Rashek slay Alendi if he failed to mislead him. Clearly his attempts were unsuccessful, as Alendi could feel the Well thumping. Which also means that he must have know all along that Rashek was trying to mislead him... Chapter 56 It feels like it's been forever since Elend's last PoV, so I suppose it's only fair that he g

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The Well Of Ascension Chapter 54-55

The epic and not so dissatisfying conclusion to the fifth Part. Part Five Chapter 54 Vin battles with the blue beasts. Okay, "battle" isn't exactly the right word for it. The koloss are hardly a match for her allomantic sorceries. She basically just slaughters the cute'n cuddly red eyed killing machines, and feels great about it, too. Vin has made a resolution. She will never kill for "shock or retribution" again. Good grief, and good riddance. Too bad there's no way shell hold to that resol

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The Well Of Ascension Chapter 52-53

Part Five Chapter 52 The seething tempest that is KOLOSS batters at the Luthadel gates as Breeze, becoming more and more resigned to his fate, works on soothing the ill-trained Luthadel warriors' emotions. He comforts himself with the knowledge that Allrianne and Vin have escaped this carnage. I guess he'll be a bit disappointed when he finds that they're coming back, then. That is, if he lives that long. Clubs comes along, and, completely contradicting the thoughts in Breeze's mind--and mine

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The Well Of Ascension Chapter 51

Ah, after refreshing my memory in a few areas, I can finally return to reading the book and writing this blog. The end is in sight, and it's about time I finished this book already. Part Five Chapter 51 The father they get from Luthadel, the further into the day mists linger. Vin notices this, thinking that they shouldn't be able to withstand the heat of the Sun. That... That's it! I get it now! I've finally uncovered the grand mystery. The mists are not, and never have been, the issue. It's

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The Well Of Ascension Chapters 49-50

I'm back with the beginning of Part Five! Snow and Ash is the title, which Seems pretty fitting to me. Part Five Chapter 49 Its the beginning of a new day, and hopefully the dawn of a new saga in Elend and Vin's relationship. They're just about ready to be on their way, but Elend and Tindwyl are having a bit of a disagreement. She's really ripping on him for abandoning the city in its most dire time of need. She says that Vin's reasons for wanting to go north are insane―and they would be, wer

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The Well Of Ascension Chapters 47-48

I have, at long last, reached the conclusion to the fourth Part, and I have even more questions than when I started it. Part Four Chapter 47 Vin stands on her balcony, disturbed by how un-bothered she sometimes is by all the lives she's taken. Bemoaning how complicated everything has become. She's stretched herself too thin, so she's had trouble succeeding in anything she's set out to accomplish recently. She doesn't even know what's right any more, and the Well is still out there, pulsing ev

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The Well Of Ascension Chapters 45-46

Part 4 Chapter 45 Sazed and Tindwyl are still at it. They've been at it for weeks now, and Tindwyl has been awake for practically the entire time. Just one more example of the awesome practicality of feruchemy. They've made some pretty decent progress. The mention of the names "Rabzeen" and "Anamnesor" in the rubbings have given them a link between Kwaan's inscribings and the histories from their Tinminds. The Rabzeen was apparently fortold to be of Khlennium, and he was supposed to either f

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The Well Of Ascension Chapters 43-44

Ah, the bitter taste of shame, defeat, and betrayal. Part Four Chapter 43 Vin stands over Elend's sleeping form with Oreseur at her side. She has been informed of what he did, and she is not pleased, to say the least. In fact, she seems to on the brink of a full on anxiety attack. Her hands shake uncontrolably, and her mind races at the speed of...thought... Erm. It has become clear to Vin that she is incapable of protecting Elend from every infinitsimal threat that comes near him. She under

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The Well Of Ascension Chapters 41-42

In these next two chapters are completely Elend centered. Resolutions are come to, friendships are broken, and a man is made... sort of. Part Four Chapter 41 Sazed's doing what he's been doing all day every day for the past week; Studying with Tindwyl. While reading one of Kwaan's notes, they discover a rather shocking fact. Kwaan was Rashek's uncle. That's right, Kwaan sent his nephew with instructions to mislead and kill the supposed Hero of Ages. He succeeded. Hhe It's pretty clear that s

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The Well Of Ascension Chapter 39-40

Finally starting the fourth Part. It begins with one short chapter, followed by a really long one. I'm not complaining, though. Part Four Chapter 39 Tis chapter commences with Straff riding in carriage, and Zane walking alongside him. Straff is not at all pleased with the results of his sons' assassination attempt. Yes, I imagine that he was seething with impotent rage when he heard the news of their colossal failure. Apparently those six allomancers were one third of his secret misting pro

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The Well Of Ascension Chapter 37-38

Two more chapters down. Part Three Chapter 37 Sazed has been studying all night with Tindwyl, who seems to have become quite dedicated to expanding his research now that she's finally taken a look at it. Good for her. They've apparently spent some time studying together before. I guess this is to be expected, with them both being keepers. Sazed actually used to be member of synod before his rebellious phase, so the responsibility fell on him to share with Tindwyl the thirty-or so years worth

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The Well Of Ascension Chapter 36

Greetings, and happy belated New Years! It's been... Wow. It has been too long since my last post. How typical. I say I'll read more often, and then hardly get to read at all. Oh well, I'm sure you all don't mind. Right? Right? Part Three Chapter 36 This one's a Sazed chapter. He and Breeze are visiting with the Skaa refugees from one of Jastes's Koloss raids. These skaa are being housed in a large warehouse. It's the very building that armed the first successful Skaa rebellion. I would've t

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The Well Of Ascension Chapters 34-35

Part 3 Chapter 34 This chapter starts from Elend's perspective. He is with most of the Crew and Sazed, pointing out to Ham how utterly stupendous his suggestion to vote all of the merchants off of the assembly is. When I was a kid, I used to think "stupendous" meant "really, really stupid". Tindwyl is here too, but, as keepers aren't allowed to take sides, she isn't lifting another finger to help Elend regain his throne. Not that she needs to; it's clear as rain on a sunny day what Elend nee

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The Well Of Ascension Chapters 31-33

Part 3 Chapter 31 Meet Master Philen: Wealthy merchant, respected member of the Luthadel Assembly, former master peddler of illegal goods, and, most importantly, orchestrator of the first deposition in Luthadel's short history. He is, regrettably, still looked down on by the nobles, but he himself does not, and never did, see himself as skaa like the noblemen do. In fact, he looks down on the skaa workers and thinks that they need to be put in their place. He's already coming across as a bit o

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The Well Of Ascension Chapters 28-30

Part 3 Chapter 28 After that little shocker at the end of the previous chapter, Elend and the Crew--Tindwyl included--have decided to have a meting. Tindwyl seems to be having a bit of trouble grasping how they've gotten themselves into the position they're in right now. Yes, I know. It's hilarious. The assembly deposed him with the power HE vested in them. Is that ironic, or is there another, more fitting, word for this situation? Despite Elend's excellent reasoning behind giving the Assemb

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The Well Of Ascension Chapter 27

Part 2 Chapter 27 Elend decides not to make a strike, and Straff's having trouble finding any reason not to put him to death right now. The ruler that takes his place will probably be much more accommodating, and he claims that he and Cett have already made a treaty anyway. Elend thinks he's bluffing, but, try as he may, he still cannot get Straff to budge. Why is the being so stubborn? Straff says he won't let Elend have the city because home is where the heart is, and his home is in Luthade

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The Well Of Ascension Chapters 24-26

Three more chapters into my leisurely read through of the book. Part 2 Chapter 24 The chapter opens with Vin sitting atop keep venture, pondering the relationship between the Misty Doom and the deaths Sazed spoke of. Pondering alone what they all should have pondered together. If any lives are lost thanks to her bloody secrecy... Was there any good reason not to bring it up back then? Goodness, man! She can still hear can also hear that thumping coming from the mountains. I'm guessing this i

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The Well Of Ascension Chapters 22-23

To more chapters into the book. Thanks to my laptop's treachery and my own incompetence, I was forced to write this blog twice, so I'm sorry if this one's even more poorly written that usual. Heh. Part 2 Chapter 22 It is a dark and misty night. Ham finds himself leaving the the Venture keep. Walking out into the darkness without so much as a torch to light his way. His duty this evening is to check up on the guard towers surrounding the keep. Mere moments after he leaves the protective illumi

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The Well Of Ascension Chapters 20-21

Y'know, I just now realized I've been spelling the Terris woman's name wrong all this time. It's "Tindwyl," not "Tyndwyl." My eyes have been lowered by this shameful error. Part 2 Chapter 20 Elend is having another gathering with the Crew(and Tindwyl). He has decided on a course of action that is mindbogglingly moronic. In spite of the Crew's opposition to the idea, he's actually planning on accepting Straff's terms for the meet. I know Elend wants Straff to think he's desperate, but this is

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The Well Of Ascension Chapters 18-19

Part 2 Chapter 18 This chapter starts with a...Zane PoV? Well. Didn't see that coming. I get to see into the soul of the Creepiest of Creepies? I'm not sure I know how to feel about this... At the very start of the chapter it's revealed that Zane is in fact Elend's bastard brother! He's is hanging in the mists, watching Elend through opened balcony doors. God is speaking to him; commanding him to put an end to his half brother once and for all. Yes, he hears the voice of god. Does this make

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The Well Of Ascension Chapters 15-17

I'm back with three more chapters of my Well of Ascension readthrough. Yay! Part 2 Chapter 15 This one's another Sazed chapter, which basically means it's gonna be either really short or really awesome. It begins with Sazed awakening from slumber to find himself completely alone. He and Marsh have apparently been traveling for eight days so far. I wonder what would cause Marsh to just up and leave after more than a week of traveling. I mean, if he had a different destination from Sazed, why

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The Well Of Ascension Chapters13-14

I'm back again, with a couple more of my increasingly infrequent chapters of of Mistborn book Two! I haven't been reading very much recently because I've been, uh, busy. Yeah, busy. That's it... On to the book! Part 2 Chapter 13 This one starts with a Vin PoV. She's having a "conversation" with Oreseur. Pfah! More like an interrogation! Vin's trying to find a way to discover who the Kandra impostor may be, so she's asking Oreseur a few quite personal questions. His answers prove pretty intri

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Well of Ascension chapter 12

Salutations. I've completed Part 1, it's time to move on to Part 2! It looks like this is the longest Part in the book, so hopefully that means it's the best too...wait! Actually, scratch that. I hope Part 6 is the best part. Part 2 : Ghosts in the Mists Chapter 12 This one's another Sazed chapter, and I'll just say right now that it is definitely my favorite chapter so far. Sazed and Marsh have finally made it to the Conventical of Sarand. Now that I think about it, the book doesn't really

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The Well Of Ascension Chapters 10-11

Hey everyone! Thanks for coming to read my blog. Here we are, at the end of Part 1, but it feels like the book is just beginning. I'm really looking forward to what comes next, so, let's get going. Part 1 Chapter 10 This chapter starts from Vin's point-of-view. Elend is having a meeting with the assembly. He's finally going to present his proposal to them. Vin is sitting with Ham at the back of the stage. The two of them are in charge of security for this event. Vin doesn't seem to like the

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