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Definitely looking forward to that one. I can't imagine Rock being written out that way.

I always thought that was the weakest part of Shallan's story. So often the ghostbloods want the same thing as shallan, and them chasing her in the spiritual realm was like... fine? ok? I am glad we moved past that and hope the next arc gives her something more meaty.

@ well I think her motivation makes sense in that she wants Mishram to stay in her prison and knows the Ghostbloods will do something terrible with her so she has to stop them. My main issue really does just come down to how Shallan can never out maneuver them. With every other main character they have moments where they get to best their enemies but Shallan ALWAYS loses to the ghostbloods anytime she has the upper hand it’s revealed no she actually doesn’t and she is forced to do what they want. It could also be because I haven’t read anything other then Mistborn eras 1 and 2 and the stormlight books so all the extra lore with the Ghostbloods is lost on me so they just come across as a really annoying secret organization that can’t ever be bested. Near the end when she finally kills Mraize and has this moment where she feels appreciative of what he taught her and I just did not care and felt it wasn’t really earned. Mraize didn’t really teach her anything just kept her on a hook for more info. Idk I hope her next arc is more interesting cuz while I love Shallan as a character her plots were my least favorite.

@@justinrandall9550 Same feeling the not teaching her part. Also how she is like " my mom, my dad, my teachers" and includes mraize there. like girl, he really wasn't a teacher to you.

@ exactly!

Hmm, what do you mean? not sure I fully understand the question.

@@Otomoking I'm curious about what you said on skippable parts of the book. Is there a particular section or plotline you found slow or tedious?

I found a lot of the earlier Dalinar visions to be things we have seen before. It was interesting sure, but it wasn't anything new. Plus we might see them again when we get Herald POV books as well.

Thank you. I wrote some notes down and did this in one take, so I was worried it wouldn't come out well. Really appreciate your kind words.

Pretty much. Eshonai was the cooler sister.

Much appreciated. Anything specific about the review you liked? Definitely thinking of making more reviews for shows/games/movies I like. And the next one will probably be a spoiler one about Winds and Truth.

Heyo gos! How'd you get here?

Appreciate hearing that a lot, thank you.

I read that too and it's a good point. It was a very much an ending of "I don't want to play this game anymore". I really didn't like how Dalinar ended, or how we still have some version of the Blackthorn still fighting. Oath Renouncing was cool the first time, then done twice in a row? eeeeh.

New Oaths were so impactful in the past. This time around they weren't and didn't matter. Also if one can skip an oath, how come Kal wasn't able to. In WoK, when he is lying in that hollow he says how can't save his friends, essentially the oath from RoW.

@@karohe Szeth near instantly made the oath and then abandoned it :/. Frankly I hadn't thought of that angle but it reminds me of words of radiance when Kaladin swears his oath and fights for Elhokar, how good that was. In general the power creep has made oaths feel a lot less important.

You're misremembering a bit. It was a game he was DMing. Dan Wells has spoken about it. The twist at the end was the antagonist forced the players to fight an innocent child.

@@Otomoking3 times in a row, Szeth, Sigzil and Dalinar

Happy to discuss that as well. But I wanna see if people even think this video is worth anything for me to make another one with spoilers.

You are one of the first few with a review. Being the first is always good. People are going to look for a place to discuss, agree or disagree with this book. It could be a great way to bring a ton of subscribers.

I will definitely recommend using charts like Kurt Vonnegut's "shape of a story" for the characters. There is a short youtube video from a talk he gave.