ChaosBorn

8/10 closer to 8.5 actually. As other posters have said there were a few plots that weren't sufficiently carried over from WoR, Adolin's murder of Sadeas being the main one. I was expecting consequences but it seems Adolin got away without any. Another thing that no one has mentioned so far is that none of the radiants make no attempt to include Malata. There's one conversation between her and Shallan and then nothing between the rest. I can understand Brandon leaving her somewhat offscreen to keep her motives mysterious, but she wasn't even present in the final battle! Contrary to some other users, I really enjoyed Shallan's arc. Having multiple personalities seemed like the natural way for a Lightweaver to struggle with their powers. Overall I think this book suffered slightly from a large widening of scale and some of the character moments (Jasnah coming back) and continuity (Adolin's murder investigation) were weakened as a result. Having said that, I loved the last half of the book (parts 3,4 & 5). Also not a fan of an how the love triangle was resolved (not necessarily the outcome).

Just made an account to comment on this, so hi everyone. I do know how you feel, I remember catching up with the wheel of time series before the last book and I just didn't want to read anything else. However there are loads of other brilliant fantasy books out there, so don't lose hope. If you haven't read it, definitely read The Name of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. It is literally amazing (on par with Sanderson). Also I would recommend the Malazan Book of The Fallen by Steven Erikson. These books are so different to anything else in the genre, because they're both brutal and beautiful. (Whereas the first law is just brutal and WoT is just beautiful). So they're definitely worth a read if you can stand an emotional rollercoster.