can confirm that no prior reading is needed!! it was my first sanderson book ever and i had no problems. there were a few things where i thought "oh, that's probably a reference" but it's more small easter eggs rather than anything plot wise. it was a perfect introduction to him and i adored this!!
Glad you loved it so much. For me it was a welcomed palette cleanser, but most of the humor and the narrator's interventions ruined some of my enjoyment. The illustrations were flawless. ( For them it was worth me suffering Hoid.) I definitely recommend "Your Name" to all the readers that enjoyed "Yumi and the Nightmare Painter".
Hoid is mostly annoying almost everywhere, unfortunately. Though I chuckled in first sp from time to time, I mostly just rolled my eyes. Hopefully, the voice here is not that annoying, at least for me, haha.
Another fantastic review, my friend! 😊 I whole-heartedly agree with everything. This was a really great & beautiful story, I loved the more intimate feel of it - not everything needs to be epic & big in scope. I'm also a huge fan of Asian (inspired) settings ... and food, haha 😋 Reading this book actually made me hungry and I kept wishing myself to a certain noodle shop 😂 I can't wait to see all these gorgeous illustrations in person!! Aliya Chen did a terrific job 👌
Thank you so much, my friend! Once I have the physical copy, I will plan a reread for it. Glad to hear you loved it so much, too! The intimate feel of it was so nice to read. We need more books with illustrations by Aliya Chen! :D
Aliya Chen is my favourite illustrator now. All her art in this book was soooo good. And there were lots of it as well. And the art really enhanced the reading experience, even in the E-Book. This my most favourite Secret Project till now and definitely my most favourite Standalone book of Brandon Sanderson.
Yeahhh! The artworks on the ebook already look incredible. I bet they will look superior in physical format. I've been a fan of Aliya Chen for years, it's great that more fantasy readers will be looking at her artworks now! :)
This is the secret project that I was most looking forward to. I listened to Brandon's reading of this book about a year ago when he read the first few chapters as a First Look video. My copy should arrive today or tomorrow and I am excited to see the printed artwork. I have already glanced through the digital copy, but seeing the printed images will be even better.
Ahhh I'm envious your copy will arrive soon. The illustrations will look amazing and superior in print compared to digital. I have no idea when mine will be dispatched! 😂
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOOK OF THE YEAR 😭 I cannot wait to get the physical copy. I am going to be printing out the art to hang on my wall. I JUST finished reading it and I loved it so much. I loved reading the end acknowledgments and the inspirations and being like, oh yeah I definitely got all those references! It’s so well done, especially for those Sanderson fans into anime/manga. It was right up my alley. And I’m a big lover of good plot with slow burn romance. I prefer the fade to black sweet romances to overt romances most of the time and I need good plots to carry the story the romance is based in otherwise it can fall flat. This was it. So we’ll done. Enjoyed watching your take on it Petrik!
Thank you so much, Alyx! So pleased to hear you loved it so much, too. I seriously can't wait for my physical copy. The illustrations inside will look soooo stunning in the physical book! I know you're a manga/anime fan, too, and I feel like this book is built for us who love those and Sanderson's books. And yeah, the romance was so well done. Slow burn and believable! :)
This might be the secret project novel that I am now most intrigued by! The premise of this sounds sooo fresh and just wonderful, I love it! I am so happy for you that this was such a hit! And the artworks are indeed beautiful. I loved hearing your thoughts, this was a fantastic review Petrik 🤩
Thank you so much, Esmay! I know it won't be a fit for all, but this one definitely is a click for me. Even the setting is already a win! I hope you will love it, too! 😃
I haven't read many manga/seen much anime, but I love Hikaru no Go. Funnily, I didn't make the connection until Sanderson made it explicit in the postscript.
Wonderful review for a wonderful book, petrik. You said what i felt better than i could, this is why i watch you talk about books and dont do it myself.
@PetrikLeo I meant in front of the camera haha. I love talking books with you on here and twitter. The internet is great. Otherwise we'd never have become buds
Glad you thought it was great. I hope I will enjoy it as much as you did, and I have more hope for it after hearing this review and the inspirations, which I also like.
I hope so, too! I loved Tress, but I wasn't a fan of the 2nd secret project. I was getting slightly worried about this one hahaha. But it was a hit for me! :)
Yesssss I love getting hyped for this one-I wanted to continue so badly after I read the preview chapters many months ago since the world and the premise were so incredible!
Definitely my favorite work of his so far. Besides the excellent romance, Sanderson was EXTREMELY topical and timely in regards to how society attempts to make automatons of us all, and how crushing that experience can be to the individual and their community. Without going into spoilers, when I first started reading, I definitely hated a certain character a lot -- to the point that I thought of making a reddit thread akin to F*** Moash. However, by the end we really got to see how treating everyone like machines led to a cycle of abuse where no one was really in control. While it did not excuse their actions, it does allow us to sympathize and find a better path forward. This is a book I'm putting on my annual re-read list.
I will certainly read this book again! Glad you loved it, too! And yeah, the topic automatons taking over us was surprisingly apt because if I'm not mistaken this book was written in 2020. It feels scary that although AI art and writing did not boom yet back then, and yet what is written here is starting to be more evident. Also, I know which character you're talking about, and I agree with you! :)
Awesome review as always, Petrik. The ending of this book was such a great payoff, and I loved the intricacy of the storyline and how everything connected together. Yumi is definitely the saving grace from the terrible Secret Project that is Frugal Wizard lol. I think Hoid's narration could've been a lot better tho; it made Sanderson's writing a bit cheesy, but it was bearable nonetheless.
Thank you so much! Yeah, I'm not too much of a fan of Frugal Wizard, too. I absolutely love this one, too, and the ending was truly satisfying! Let's see whether secret project 4 will be the best or not! :)
Loved your review! I absolutely loooovvveeed this book. Definitely my favorite out of the 3 secret projs I've read so far. Reading the sunlit man currently and ive been looking forward to this one alot, but this book was something special. Also the illustrations? Absolutely brilliant, i didn't want to turn the page each time i got a new illustration. Also, gotta love Hoid lol
@@PetrikLeo I've been hearing that, I'm still in the beginning so I'm still learning more about the setting myself. Though I'll be shocked if this book beats Yumi for me, I'm not sure if it will but looking forward to more. I'll definitely check out the other reviews on your channel when I get the chance!
So glad to hear this. I am writing this before watching the video, but I am hoping this might be another I would be able to read with my almost 10 year old who loved Harry Potter and is enjoying Tress (though not as much as HP).
FANTASTIC book. Was really brilliant. Very similar to the Emperor’s Soul imo. As someone who doesn’t like romance in books, I didn’t mind that aspect at all. Although I will disagree with you on the spoiler aspect. There are multiple parts of this book that spoil multiple developments and reveals in Stormlight books 2-4. I wouldn’t recommend anyone read it before reading Stormlight.
Thank you so much! Glad you loved it, too. For spoilers... I don't know, I think readers who read this first but hasn't read The Stormlight Archive will have to remember every single details they didn't understand in order for them to count as big spoilers. Putting myself in their shoes, it feels like I won't be bothered. Plus, reading Stormlight first did not actually improve my experience of this book by a lot. So I don't consider it a must.
@@PetrikLeo I’d argue (SPOILERS FOR STORMLIGHT 2-4) 1) First, it spoils that Hoid bonds a spren. I’ve seen people say it’s not clear, it’s very very clear that Design is a spren and that Hoid bonded to her. This is a development in Oathbringer, so that’s a spoiler. 2) Design says she can turn into a sword. It is not revealed until the end of WoR that Shardblades are actually spren, which means that’s a spoiler. 3) Hoid said “remember when I got my memory stolen?” That is (I believe) a straight up reference to the end of Rhythm of War when Odium messed with Hoid’s mind. First, that’s a spoiler and reveals Hoid got his memory messed with before people are supposed to actually see that happen if they haven’t read RoW yet. Second, it was never actually confirmed whether Hoid was tricking Odium into believing he got his memory stolen, there was a theory that he actually tricked Odium into believing he actually got beat. Now Brandon basically confirmed it, and I’d say that’s a spoiler. These thing’s definitely aren’t big spoilers, and it would be a bit difficult to get the last one without actually reading RoW, but in my eyes they are spoilers and introduce plot and worldbuilding points that one should get by reading them in Stormlight. I understand what you are saying in terms of vagueness and it not necessarily being HUGE spoilers that will ruin everything, but I know for me personally, in a world where I haven’t read either, I’d rather not read this until I read Stormlight.
@@s.p.8508 I get what you're saying, but I feel like these things can be counted as spoilers only if you want to know absolutely nothing about Stormlight Archive before jumping into it. Point number 1 is true, but if I were to read this for the first time without any knowledge of The Stormlight Archive, by the time I read Stormlight there's a really good chance I would forget already that Design is a Spren. Or that Hoid bonded with Design. This is a big series. New reader will be flooded with informations, lore, characters when the first read Stormlight Archive that I doubt they would remember the cosmere stuff going on in this book. That's me anyway. Point number 3, however, is a good one, and that's the thing that imo can count as a spoiler. However... until we read book 5, I will let the other theory, somewhat, live. And yes, as you said, it will be so hard for point number 3 to count asa spoiler unless someone specifically said it out to that reader that Hoid lost his memory in Rhythm of War. But yeah, I get what you're saying! I think it depends on the reader themselves on what kind of information they want to allow themselves to have before reading Stormlight for the first time.
@@PetrikLeo 💯. Entirely subjective. Like how people care about having the names for the SPs spoiled when I couldn’t care less about that. Although what you said about stuff completely going over peoples heads and forgetting the small throwaway details read in Yumi, especially with the vast amount of info they have to try to sift through when starting SA, is completely true.
I'd love to read this book first. But i've had a lot of exposure to the characters in the storm light archive and unfortunately i've already come across several spoilers. So I think i'll steer clear of this one for now😢
This review has made me very excited! You described it beautifully. The only issue is that I’ve only read through Oathbringer. How bad will it spoil RoW?
Read RoW first. You know too much not to be spoiled by context. If you knew nothing you would forget details but since you do know so much there are actually huge spoilers in here for you.
Most likely yes! I'm going to wait until I read Stormlight 5 before being confident with it. Sanderson might prepare that "hack" as a decoy for something... maybe. 😃
In my opinion the plot and the story etc were very good but the humor really fell flat, which is a common occurrence in a lot of his works for me. The previous Wizard and Tress secret novels also had much of the same problems. The humor in Tress was especially cringe.
I found very little moments of humor in this book. Either the jokes didn't work or I just couldn't find them. I agree that the jokes in Frugal was really bad most of the time though.
Reading it right now and so far it seems good. One problem is really annoying me though. The weightlifting character just seems like a projection of Brandon’s body insecurities. He’s the most one dimensional boring annoying character I’ve ever read all because he works out. I though Brandon was above writing horrible characters. It just reeks of Brandon saying “Working out is for meet heads with no personality!” Every two seconds he just writes “flex, muscles exercise muscles etc.” horrible writing reeks of insecurities. There’s more to characters in good books than this. People may think it was him making fun of them but it was every two seconds like he couldn’t help himself. People who talk about something every two seconds just makes them seem insecure.
That line of thought never crossed my mind. Not trying to defend this character or Sanderson's writing here, as I don't even remember the name of the weightlifting character anymore. This is a small one-off standalone novel, the supporting characters are destined to relatively be less memorable compared to the main characters. But one of the main themes Sanderson is trying to tackle is perception and first impression in this book, how a person is more than meets the eye, and how often a person is instantly judged without getting to know them first. You might still not like him by the end, though, and that's totally okay.
@@PetrikLeoI’m almost done the book now and won’t lie, the character has been toned down but still that is the most disappointing part of this incredible book. Like it more than tress, almost as good as the emperors soul!
Wow! Cant wait! Im glad is more then good. Grate video! I cant belive it was so intresting without spoilers. Now im intrict also by the emperors soul (pardon my spanish) your revews are always the best. You will go far. Yake care.😮😮👍👍😎😎👌💪👏🤌🫶🔥🫂🐐🫰
can confirm that no prior reading is needed!! it was my first sanderson book ever and i had no problems. there were a few things where i thought "oh, that's probably a reference" but it's more small easter eggs rather than anything plot wise. it was a perfect introduction to him and i adored this!!
Yes!! I knew it would work! Glad you loved it, Tiffany! :)
The cover alone made me the most excited for this secret project novel, but your review again just added more assurance to my expectations
I truly hope you will enjoy it as much as I did! :)
Damn,one of my favourite cosmere books.I really loved it! ❤
My favorite standalone by Sanderson! :)
@@PetrikLeo Sure! 😀I think that for me it is bellow Stormlight Archive and Arcanum Unbounded.Its amazing! 😁
Glad you loved it so much. For me it was a welcomed palette cleanser, but most of the humor and the narrator's interventions ruined some of my enjoyment. The illustrations were flawless. ( For them it was worth me suffering Hoid.) I definitely recommend "Your Name" to all the readers that enjoyed "Yumi and the Nightmare Painter".
Kimi no Nawa is a great anime! Definitely recommend it, too!
Hoid is mostly annoying almost everywhere, unfortunately. Though I chuckled in first sp from time to time, I mostly just rolled my eyes. Hopefully, the voice here is not that annoying, at least for me, haha.
Loved the video! The cover of Brandon Sanderson's new novel is AMAZING. Cannot wait to read it! Keep up the great work Petrik!
Thank you so much! I totally agree. The interior illustrations look even better. They're STUNNING! :D
Another fantastic review, my friend! 😊 I whole-heartedly agree with everything. This was a really great & beautiful story, I loved the more intimate feel of it - not everything needs to be epic & big in scope. I'm also a huge fan of Asian (inspired) settings ... and food, haha 😋 Reading this book actually made me hungry and I kept wishing myself to a certain noodle shop 😂
I can't wait to see all these gorgeous illustrations in person!! Aliya Chen did a terrific job 👌
Thank you so much, my friend! Once I have the physical copy, I will plan a reread for it. Glad to hear you loved it so much, too! The intimate feel of it was so nice to read. We need more books with illustrations by Aliya Chen! :D
Wow!!! I'm about to start this and you got me so excited Petrik!!!
Thank you! Let me know what you think about it!
Aliya Chen is my favourite illustrator now. All her art in this book was soooo good. And there were lots of it as well. And the art really enhanced the reading experience, even in the E-Book. This my most favourite Secret Project till now and definitely my most favourite Standalone book of Brandon Sanderson.
Yeahhh! The artworks on the ebook already look incredible. I bet they will look superior in physical format. I've been a fan of Aliya Chen for years, it's great that more fantasy readers will be looking at her artworks now! :)
@@PetrikLeo Yeah I will definitely follow her from now on. And try to read books she illustrated.
This is the secret project that I was most looking forward to. I listened to Brandon's reading of this book about a year ago when he read the first few chapters as a First Look video. My copy should arrive today or tomorrow and I am excited to see the printed artwork. I have already glanced through the digital copy, but seeing the printed images will be even better.
Ahhh I'm envious your copy will arrive soon. The illustrations will look amazing and superior in print compared to digital. I have no idea when mine will be dispatched! 😂
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOOK OF THE YEAR 😭 I cannot wait to get the physical copy. I am going to be printing out the art to hang on my wall.
I JUST finished reading it and I loved it so much. I loved reading the end acknowledgments and the inspirations and being like, oh yeah I definitely got all those references! It’s so well done, especially for those Sanderson fans into anime/manga. It was right up my alley. And I’m a big lover of good plot with slow burn romance. I prefer the fade to black sweet romances to overt romances most of the time and I need good plots to carry the story the romance is based in otherwise it can fall flat. This was it. So we’ll done.
Enjoyed watching your take on it Petrik!
Thank you so much, Alyx! So pleased to hear you loved it so much, too. I seriously can't wait for my physical copy. The illustrations inside will look soooo stunning in the physical book! I know you're a manga/anime fan, too, and I feel like this book is built for us who love those and Sanderson's books. And yeah, the romance was so well done. Slow burn and believable! :)
This might be the secret project novel that I am now most intrigued by! The premise of this sounds sooo fresh and just wonderful, I love it!
I am so happy for you that this was such a hit! And the artworks are indeed beautiful. I loved hearing your thoughts, this was a fantastic review Petrik 🤩
Thank you so much, Esmay! I know it won't be a fit for all, but this one definitely is a click for me. Even the setting is already a win! I hope you will love it, too! 😃
This is an incredible review. I was notified today that mine has shipped. Now I’m even more excited!!
Thank you so much, Arliss! it's worth reading this in physical format! :)
I haven't read many manga/seen much anime, but I love Hikaru no Go. Funnily, I didn't make the connection until Sanderson made it explicit in the postscript.
Hahaha that's cool! Makes the reread experience more interesting when you spot the connections next time!
Wonderful review for a wonderful book, petrik. You said what i felt better than i could, this is why i watch you talk about books and dont do it myself.
Thank you so much, Sean! I like talking about books with you, though! :D
@PetrikLeo I meant in front of the camera haha. I love talking books with you on here and twitter. The internet is great. Otherwise we'd never have become buds
Tress didn't really grab me, but I'm really looking forward to this one!
I hope this one will work better for you!
I felt similar about Tress but loved this book. I hold you enjoy it too.
Glad you thought it was great. I hope I will enjoy it as much as you did, and I have more hope for it after hearing this review and the inspirations, which I also like.
I hope so, too! I loved Tress, but I wasn't a fan of the 2nd secret project. I was getting slightly worried about this one hahaha. But it was a hit for me! :)
Yesssss I love getting hyped for this one-I wanted to continue so badly after I read the preview chapters many months ago since the world and the premise were so incredible!
It was worth the wait for me. Here's hoping it will be worth it for you, too, my friend! :D
I love Hikaru no Go! The Toonami website introduced me to the anime back in the late 2000s, and I even tried out the board game!
Yeah! I tried playing it too. Not good at it though. 😂
@@PetrikLeo you know what’s harder than playing Go? Trying to find other players in person, here in the USA.😅
Definitely my favorite work of his so far. Besides the excellent romance, Sanderson was EXTREMELY topical and timely in regards to how society attempts to make automatons of us all, and how crushing that experience can be to the individual and their community. Without going into spoilers, when I first started reading, I definitely hated a certain character a lot -- to the point that I thought of making a reddit thread akin to F*** Moash. However, by the end we really got to see how treating everyone like machines led to a cycle of abuse where no one was really in control. While it did not excuse their actions, it does allow us to sympathize and find a better path forward. This is a book I'm putting on my annual re-read list.
I will certainly read this book again! Glad you loved it, too! And yeah, the topic automatons taking over us was surprisingly apt because if I'm not mistaken this book was written in 2020. It feels scary that although AI art and writing did not boom yet back then, and yet what is written here is starting to be more evident. Also, I know which character you're talking about, and I agree with you! :)
Great video Petrik!
Thank you so much!
Thanks for the review of the book 📖 happy reading to you… 😊
Thank you so much! 😁
Awesome review as always, Petrik. The ending of this book was such a great payoff, and I loved the intricacy of the storyline and how everything connected together. Yumi is definitely the saving grace from the terrible Secret Project that is Frugal Wizard lol. I think Hoid's narration could've been a lot better tho; it made Sanderson's writing a bit cheesy, but it was bearable nonetheless.
Thank you so much! Yeah, I'm not too much of a fan of Frugal Wizard, too. I absolutely love this one, too, and the ending was truly satisfying! Let's see whether secret project 4 will be the best or not! :)
Loved your review! I absolutely loooovvveeed this book. Definitely my favorite out of the 3 secret projs I've read so far. Reading the sunlit man currently and ive been looking forward to this one alot, but this book was something special. Also the illustrations? Absolutely brilliant, i didn't want to turn the page each time i got a new illustration. Also, gotta love Hoid lol
Thank you! I just finished Sunlit Man, and I felt mixed about it. But Yumi and the Nightmare Painter is something special! 😃
@@PetrikLeo I've been hearing that, I'm still in the beginning so I'm still learning more about the setting myself. Though I'll be shocked if this book beats Yumi for me, I'm not sure if it will but looking forward to more. I'll definitely check out the other reviews on your channel when I get the chance!
So glad to hear this. I am writing this before watching the video, but I am hoping this might be another I would be able to read with my almost 10 year old who loved Harry Potter and is enjoying Tress (though not as much as HP).
It should be friendly to read with your kid who loves Harry Potter and Tress! 😊
Let's goo, I just started reading... I loved Kimi no na wa, so after this video gonna read it in one sitting
Kimi no Nawa is one of the best anime movies of all time! :)
@@PetrikLeo noooooo thats koe no katachi, I'll personally give Kimi no Nawa second best of all time :)
@@ahkkha4560 i said ONE of the best, not the best. 😂 Koe no Katachi is another great one!
@@PetrikLeo my bad haha
I can't wait until it comes to my local library!
Hopefully not too long from now!
FANTASTIC book. Was really brilliant. Very similar to the Emperor’s Soul imo. As someone who doesn’t like romance in books, I didn’t mind that aspect at all.
Although I will disagree with you on the spoiler aspect. There are multiple parts of this book that spoil multiple developments and reveals in Stormlight books 2-4. I wouldn’t recommend anyone read it before reading Stormlight.
Thank you so much! Glad you loved it, too. For spoilers... I don't know, I think readers who read this first but hasn't read The Stormlight Archive will have to remember every single details they didn't understand in order for them to count as big spoilers. Putting myself in their shoes, it feels like I won't be bothered. Plus, reading Stormlight first did not actually improve my experience of this book by a lot. So I don't consider it a must.
@@PetrikLeo I’d argue (SPOILERS FOR STORMLIGHT 2-4)
1) First, it spoils that Hoid bonds a spren. I’ve seen people say it’s not clear, it’s very very clear that Design is a spren and that Hoid bonded to her. This is a development in Oathbringer, so that’s a spoiler.
2) Design says she can turn into a sword. It is not revealed until the end of WoR that Shardblades are actually spren, which means that’s a spoiler.
3) Hoid said “remember when I got my memory stolen?” That is (I believe) a straight up reference to the end of Rhythm of War when Odium messed with Hoid’s mind. First, that’s a spoiler and reveals Hoid got his memory messed with before people are supposed to actually see that happen if they haven’t read RoW yet. Second, it was never actually confirmed whether Hoid was tricking Odium into believing he got his memory stolen, there was a theory that he actually tricked Odium into believing he actually got beat. Now Brandon basically confirmed it, and I’d say that’s a spoiler.
These thing’s definitely aren’t big spoilers, and it would be a bit difficult to get the last one without actually reading RoW, but in my eyes they are spoilers and introduce plot and worldbuilding points that one should get by reading them in Stormlight.
I understand what you are saying in terms of vagueness and it not necessarily being HUGE spoilers that will ruin everything, but I know for me personally, in a world where I haven’t read either, I’d rather not read this until I read Stormlight.
@@s.p.8508 I get what you're saying, but I feel like these things can be counted as spoilers only if you want to know absolutely nothing about Stormlight Archive before jumping into it. Point number 1 is true, but if I were to read this for the first time without any knowledge of The Stormlight Archive, by the time I read Stormlight there's a really good chance I would forget already that Design is a Spren. Or that Hoid bonded with Design. This is a big series. New reader will be flooded with informations, lore, characters when the first read Stormlight Archive that I doubt they would remember the cosmere stuff going on in this book. That's me anyway.
Point number 3, however, is a good one, and that's the thing that imo can count as a spoiler. However... until we read book 5, I will let the other theory, somewhat, live. And yes, as you said, it will be so hard for point number 3 to count asa spoiler unless someone specifically said it out to that reader that Hoid lost his memory in Rhythm of War.
But yeah, I get what you're saying! I think it depends on the reader themselves on what kind of information they want to allow themselves to have before reading Stormlight for the first time.
@@PetrikLeo 💯. Entirely subjective. Like how people care about having the names for the SPs spoiled when I couldn’t care less about that. Although what you said about stuff completely going over peoples heads and forgetting the small throwaway details read in Yumi, especially with the vast amount of info they have to try to sift through when starting SA, is completely true.
It was outstanding!
It certainly was!! 😃
Probably my second favorite book by Sanderson ever! I really loved it.
Such a wonderful book. Glad you loved it, too!
I'd love to read this book first. But i've had a lot of exposure to the characters in the storm light archive and unfortunately i've already come across several spoilers. So I think i'll steer clear of this one for now😢
You haven't caught up with Stormlight Archive but already started it? Might as well finish up to RoW first. 😂
This review has made me very excited! You described it beautifully. The only issue is that I’ve only read through Oathbringer. How bad will it spoil RoW?
Thank you! Ooff I think that's too close. If you're that far already, I think might as well read Rhythm of War first. :)
Read RoW first. You know too much not to be spoiled by context. If you knew nothing you would forget details but since you do know so much there are actually huge spoilers in here for you.
@@Arezoo298195 yup. This!
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Good to know, thanks!
Safeguards are clearly a response to his memories being."hacked" at the end of RoW.
Most likely yes! I'm going to wait until I read Stormlight 5 before being confident with it. Sanderson might prepare that "hack" as a decoy for something... maybe. 😃
My thought is that you are an awesome book commentator. What a nice show. Can't wait to get my copy of Yumi Gummy Bear. Thank you.
Thank you so much! that's very kind of you! :)
So far best book of the Year for me. IT IS SOOOO GOOOD!!!
Yessss! One of the best books. 😁
In my opinion the plot and the story etc were very good but the humor really fell flat, which is a common occurrence in a lot of his works for me. The previous Wizard and Tress secret novels also had much of the same problems. The humor in Tress was especially cringe.
I found very little moments of humor in this book. Either the jokes didn't work or I just couldn't find them. I agree that the jokes in Frugal was really bad most of the time though.
Snaderson need to go fulll anime and collab with something...After DC making an Anime anything possible
An anime of this would be STUNNING. :D
@@PetrikLeo YEPPP!!!
The Aether books Brandon is planning to write is based on Indian culture.
OH YESSS. Thanks for the reminder! Looking forward to that one!
@@PetrikLeo Me too!
Reading it right now and so far it seems good. One problem is really annoying me though. The weightlifting character just seems like a projection of Brandon’s body insecurities. He’s the most one dimensional boring annoying character I’ve ever read all because he works out. I though Brandon was above writing horrible characters. It just reeks of Brandon saying “Working out is for meet heads with no personality!” Every two seconds he just writes “flex, muscles exercise muscles etc.” horrible writing reeks of insecurities. There’s more to characters in good books than this. People may think it was him making fun of them but it was every two seconds like he couldn’t help himself. People who talk about something every two seconds just makes them seem insecure.
That line of thought never crossed my mind. Not trying to defend this character or Sanderson's writing here, as I don't even remember the name of the weightlifting character anymore. This is a small one-off standalone novel, the supporting characters are destined to relatively be less memorable compared to the main characters. But one of the main themes Sanderson is trying to tackle is perception and first impression in this book, how a person is more than meets the eye, and how often a person is instantly judged without getting to know them first. You might still not like him by the end, though, and that's totally okay.
@@PetrikLeoI’m almost done the book now and won’t lie, the character has been toned down but still that is the most disappointing part of this incredible book. Like it more than tress, almost as good as the emperors soul!
@@TheCosmerenaut1 at least you end up enjoying it despite that! Emperor's Soul is amazing. I can understand why you love that more!
@@PetrikLeojust finished it. Did not see the twist coming what a great book!
Wow! Cant wait! Im glad is more then good. Grate video! I cant belive it was so intresting without spoilers. Now im intrict also by the emperors soul (pardon my spanish) your revews are always the best. You will go far. Yake care.😮😮👍👍😎😎👌💪👏🤌🫶🔥🫂🐐🫰
Thank you so much! :)