#the mistborn trilogy

[mrkapao]

“The right belief is like a good cloak, I think. If it fits you well, it keeps you warm and safe. The wrong fit however, can suffocate.”

- Brandon Sanderson ‘The Mistborn Trilogy: The Final Empire’

[claireelizabethsblog]

~July's Books Reviewed~

*everyone please just ignore the fact that June was skipped... shhhhhhh! 🙈*

A slow month for reading again (but better than the previous 😬) however all three were thoroughly enjoyed. That's it for this months intro, not going to lie to you, I have nothing else to say 😅

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

(304 pages)

I read this book in a single day right at the start of the month when I still had good intentions of reading more... while my intentions led to little, it is a testament to the book that it was finished so quick. There is something comforting about an Agatha Christie novel, especially a Poirot one, and I really enjoyed reading the very first Poirot one for the first time and seeing just where the character started. As always, the pacing was good, the characters were intriguing, and the mystery was, well, mysterious! I especially loved that in this edition of the book they had printed both the official ending, as well as the original ending Agatha Christie wrote before she changed her mind. I thought it was a really interesting insight into her as an editor as well as a writer. I will say that I definitely preferred the official ending so was glad to see that was the one chosen by the printers! Overall, an engaging and fun read, a classic whodunit and should rightfully be included on any mystery lovers tbr list.

I gave this book 4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Beyond the Story: 10 Year Record of BTS by BTS & Myeongseok Kang

(496 pages)

Am I biased? Probably. Do I care? No. This is for my personal record of the books I've loved this year and I loved every single second of this. I cried, laughed, reminisced, missed all of them more than is healthy probably, and felt indescribably proud of them and myself. I don't tend to read biographies, or nonfiction at all, but I have been listening to BTS since the end of 2015 and they have taught me so many important lessons, as well as offered me comfort and joy in ways that they probably can't even imagine. Reading this book felt not only like a window into a section of their past that we hadn't been able to see before, but also like a portal right back to my own past. As ridiculous as it may sound, they are all so relatable and it makes me so happy to remember how far they've come, as well as filled with hope for my own future. I genuinely don't think it's an exaggeration to say that they reminded me how to just be happy. Yes they're not solely responsible for it, nor do they miraculously solve everything, but they definitely have improved my life with their music and unwavering (if remote and one sided!) presence. For that, I will never be able to thank them enough.

I gave this book 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

(643 pages)

I really really enjoyed this! To be completely honest, I was nervous going in that it wouldn't live up to my expectations for Sanderson, but I had no need to be concerned. Sanderson is a masterful world builder, has incredible characterisation, and enthralling plots. I am obsessed with the almost espionage elements of this book and am so happy to see that once again Sanderson has prioritised a beautiful found family at the centre of the relationships. It is truly a unique and fun story with so many twists and misdirects, and yet it is all written so cleverly that it isn't once blunt or off putting. I would highly recommend!

I gave this book 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[theanimangagirl]

Nothing worse than looking for a fanart to scratch THAT specific visual itch, only to realize you were a dum dum and didn't tagged it and if you did it is now deleted

If anyone sees it or remembers it it was a multi picture post mostly in white featuring the titles of all the main characters , like an image of elend next to the words 'the last emperor'

If anyone remembers it please send me the link

[bowlingwithplanets]

I think that if a show were to be made for The Way of Kings it should be done in a Game of Thrones style way. However, if they are going to make something for Mistborn, I think it should be either a show or movie in the Arcane style. I think the world it is set in and the usage of mist would be perfect for that animation style

[lovers-eternal]

spoilers!!!!

now about halfway thru mistborn, my thoughts so far:

i LOVE vin, she’s everything i want out of a complex female character. she has just enough of the “annoying” teenage attitude to feel realistic. she’s stubborn and headstrong.

also love the father/daughter dynamic between vin and kelsier, at first i was worried it was going to turn into some weird like teacher/student romance but we’re safe from that, phew

so idk if there’s any romance going on in this book, but im hoping to see elend & vin have a enemies/lovers moment. love a forbidden romance trope. kelsier definitely has his hands full with vin. ik some people hate the “omg ive seen him twice and im in love with him” but lets be so real that’s how teens are LOL

i do get kelsier’s mistrust in the nobility, but i think there’s possibly rebels who feel the same way as him. the nobles seem to be just as policed and watched, maybe even more so, by the lord ruler. yes they’re privileged and treat skaa awful but how many of them act out of fear?? also cmon an ally like that would be a game changer

wtf is going on with these Keepers? why would the lord ruler use them. why store this knowledge if to hide it from everyone?

why is the continent covered constantly under ash? was it done on purpose by the lord ruler? does the volcano have some connection towards this eleventh metal - hence why it’s kept active by some magic? does it tie in with his immortality?

i have a feeling there’s going to be some betrayal i get blindsided by, kelsier has faced it before & vin lives in constant fear of it. but… who will it be? ham seems likely now given his doubts about their army.

also marsh and mare??? maybe mare didn’t betray him and it was marsh trying to save mare from her fate. still angry with his brother’s recklessness, the fact that he got her over himself. was mare actively having an affair with marsh? or marsh just never won mare’s favor?

vin’s father. would he recognize her if he saw her? do they bare an resemblance? don’t know. but i have a feeling he will play a part in this. will he be sympathetic to his daughters cause or will he be disgusted?

there’s more i probably should add but this is what is off of the top of my head. this book is so hard to put down.

[redscrawl]

just found this in my camera roll from when i first read mistborn

[fantasy-seal]

A fun project I wanted to experiment on, combining my graphic design and illustration skills, fanart for Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series, specifically the first book!

(2023)

[sketchinthetimeaway]

Guess who finally read Mistbornnn 🤩

[wanderingdesertrose]

Various covers of Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson (formerly/alternatively titled Mistborn: The Final Empire)

left to right, top to bottom:

1) 1st edition hardback

2) 2nd edition mass market paperback

3) cover from when the book was rebranded as YA instead of adult

4) 2019 mass market paperback

5) UK cover

6) Croatian cover

7) Chinese cover

8) new US cover (2023)

[pidge-the-pigeon]

The bits of lore at the start of every chapter in the Mistborn trilogy are by far one of my favourite things about the series. Reading them and finding out little things that create a bigger picture is so interesting!

[mrkapao]

“There is beauty in compassion, but one must learn wisdom too.”

- Brandon Sanderson ‘The Mistborn Trilogy: The Final Empire’

[whimlen]

Elend and his army of atium mistings eating all the atium like tic tacs to save the world

[mazhaiyil-kaadhal]

Mistborn era 1 and Stormlight Archive spoilers

If i had a nickel for every time brando sando wrote about two brothers out of whom one dies, and the other brother was in love with the dead brother's wife id have two nickels which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice

[underthetree845]

Kelsier: We have a problem. Dockson: No, YOU have a problem. I have an idiot who keeps making them.

(Source)

[lovers-eternal]

hello folks. im now on chapter 20 of the hero of ages.

WTF DO YOU MEAN KELSIER’S GHOST JUST SAVED SPOOK???

HE NOW HAS PEWTER???

also not a shocker that the citizen is suddenly an allomancer, like of course the man is on a hunt for noble blood because he doesn’t want people who can over throw him.

god these books are so fucking good.

[captrosko]

New art!  Vin from Mistborn!