datakid@ramblingreaders.org reviewed The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn Era One, #3)
Too long for a hate read.
1 star
The transcendence at the end of this book wasn't from the ending, but because of the ending. A bloated mess that can only be published when well into a series - it would never pass muster as a first book. Tedious. After a good first book, and a middling second, this is a mess. Took me almost two months to finish because I was bored by it - too much repetition of lore from the first two, too many unnecessary side quests, too much inner dialogue from characters that aren't interesting or pushing the plot forward. Do not recommend.
The transcendence at the end of this book wasn't from the ending, but because of the ending. A bloated mess that can only be published when well into a series - it would never pass muster as a first book. Tedious. After a good first book, and a middling second, this is a mess. Took me almost two months to finish because I was bored by it - too much repetition of lore from the first two, too many unnecessary side quests, too much inner dialogue from characters that aren't interesting or pushing the plot forward. Do not recommend.
