Oathbringer

Oathbringer was a fantastic book. A big book, but (like all of Brandon Sanderson's books I've read) amazing.

The Everstorm is here and the Voidbringers have returned, and the lost city of Urithiru has been found. Urithiru is so large that it would take at least a decade to explore most of the rooms and life times trying to figure out how contraptions work. But being a few weeks into the lost city has brought about unexpected things: Oathgates, new fabrials, murder, and creepy shadows that haunt the halls. Dalinar and the high princes from the Shattered Planes aren't the only people to come to Urithiru, but the Ghostblade's had also made their appearance.

In Oathbringer we get not only the point of view of Kaladin (who has now learned to fly on the winds of the Stormfather), Shallan (who now has to find a way to deal with all the things she's so successfully kept down and out of her mind), Dalinar (who still needs to "unite them," defend Urithiru and Kholinar from the parishmen who are now taking over), and Wit (doing who knows what) every once in a while. But we get bits of point of view from many  members of Bridge Four! Teft and Rock and the Lopen and others. Aiya! I love them all. But there are many others you get to see, including Moash. I understand the hatred many people have for him and I agree. Stupid Moash. I gained a deeper love for Jasnah and Adolin. His sword is really cool. I like her.

This book is Dalinar's. We get to see his memories and we get to know his wife. Dalinar was not a very good person in his younger years. Like, I started getting sick because of the crap he did. Ugh. The "moral of the story" that each character learns, each learning something a bit different through the same experience, was very well thought out and well presented. Brandon Sanderson is really good as his character decision making moments. In Well of Ascension, where Vin has a decision to make with Zane is one of my favorite such moments. But Sanderson does this for multiple people here which was fantastic and again well done.

I really enjoyed this book. It did take me a long time, competitively, to read it and there were times, especially at the beginning, that went really slow. But if you can be through it, it's very, very much worth it. Read it and enjoy it. Reread it along with the others and find all the "awesomeness" that is inside.

I did find Shallan and her multiple personality thing very weird and I didn't much care for when many of her, especially early, sections. I enjoyed Kaladin's point of view. There actually seemed far fewer chapters for him, which made me sad. It is Dalinar's book so he can have a large part of it, which I was okay with. I just would have liked more from him.

This ends up being the problem with I don't want to say too much, but I feel like I'm not giving enough. So I'll just say, get through the first part and you'll love the book.