Mistborn: The Final Empire (The Mistborn Saga #1) by Brandon Sanderson - A review

 “Our belief is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope.”

― Brandon Sanderson, The Final Empire

Well, I finally read Mistborn:The Final Empire, my first ever Brandon Sanderson book and I couldn't be happier. I loved everything about it. The story, the world-building, the magic system , the writing, the characters... I could go on forever...

Mistborn has a richly detailed world with a perfect heist plot. It is epic fantasy and is action-packed with a strong focus on character development and moral complexity.

The main plot of the book is a rebellion to overthrow the lord ruler and this rebellion is built around a heist.

If I had to pick a favourite thing from the book, that would be the magic system. Allomancy and Feruchemy are very unique magic systems which are easy to undrstand and they never stop to amaze you.

Finally, the ending of the book was just incredible. I couldn't have asked for a better one.

Rating: 5 Stars

About the book:

For a thousand years, ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years, the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years, the Lord Ruler reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when all hope was lost, the scarred, heartbroken half-Skaa Kelsier found in himself the powers of a Mistborn.

A brilliant thief and natural leader, Kelsier recruits the underworld's smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, who each share one of his many powers and relish a high-stakes challenge. Only then does he reveal his ultimate dream: not just the greatest heist in history, but the downfall of the divine despot.

But even with the best criminal crew ever assembled, Kel's plan looks like the ultimate long shot, until luck brings a ragged girl named Vin into his life. Like him, she's a half-Skaa orphan, but she's lived a much harsher life. Vin has learned to expect betrayal from everyone she meets. She will have to learn to trust, if Kel is to help her master powers that she’s never dreamed of.

See you in the next post and don't forget to keep reading!!!

Athina