CosmereBuddyRead

Elantris: Tenth Anniversary Author's Definitive Edition | Brandon Sanderson

This one feels so small in my hands. Lol If anyone wants me to make the parts shorter, just let me know. Judging by how we have been doing so far, I think we can do this one in two weeks. #CosmereBuddyRead

JacqMac @Andrew65 @Meshell1313 @Jess861 @JenlovesJT47
@BookBelle84 @Roary47 @rabbitprincess @DogMomIrene @PageShifter @Leniverse (edited) 4h

JenlovesJT47 I wish I hadn‘t got so far behind. I‘m still on the first book but I do plan to finish it soon. ♥️ 3h

rabbitprincess Haha yes it‘s so tiny! My purse will thank me though 😂 3h

16 likes3 comments

JacqMac

Words of Radiance | Brandon Sanderson

I liked this one. I kinda want to read the next one now. lol But from what I have read the order matters. Oh, well. I can‘t wait to hear what you all thought of where this one went. There was on part where I cheered really loud. I bet you can guess. #CosmereBuddyRead

JacqMac @Andrew65 @Meshell1313 @Jess861 @Roary47 @Leniverse @JenlovesJT47 @rabbitprincess @PageShifter @BookBelle84 @DogMomIrene (edited) 8h

rabbitprincess THE TALKING SWORD IS BACK!!!!!! 🤩 Cannot wait to see how that plays out, haha. I binged the book over the weekend because I was about a week behind and was determined to be on time for Elantris. Luckily, this part made it easy for me to want to know what happened next! 5h

rabbitprincess Also my copy of Elantris is « only » 600-some pages, which feels like a walk in the park compared to this chunkster ? 5h

JacqMac @rabbitprincess I loved the that the talking sword is back! I am a little concerned about Adolin taking out Sadeas and what it‘s going to mean for who he becomes. That being said, I was thrilled that he did it. 4h

rabbitprincess @JacqMac Adolin taking out Sadeas was a mix of YEAH and YEARGH for me because I am squeamish about eye injuries 😅 I think that was the bit where I exclaimed loud enough for my spouse to notice 😂 3h

20 likes5 comments

JacqMac

Words of Radiance | Brandon Sanderson

Sorry I‘m late. I might have forgotten what day it is. Summer is not my season. Anyway, I‘m so glad there are other books in this series, because I don‘t think we are going to get all the answers I need by the end of this one. And I was so worried he was going to kill someone I liked this week. I am riding in the edge. I have trust issues with this man now. lol
#CosmereBuddyRead

JacqMac @Andrew65 @Meshell1313 @Jess861 @Leniverse
@JenlovesJT47 @BookBelle84
@rabbitprincess @DogMomIrene @Roary47 @PageShifter (edited) 7d

Leniverse Full disclosure, I read all of this part on Saturday and then I finished the book on Sunday. I just couldn't wait. 😅 And I've been really impatient to discuss. I feel for @Meshell1313 who finished ages ago 😂 But anyway, about this week's part - my favourite bit was ⤵️ 7d

Leniverse finding out that Adolin had incarcerated himself out of solidarity with Kaladin. When he wrote Shallan and asked her to visit and she was all "sorry not sorry, busy at work", he was actually in jail. Poor man ? That plus his pretty astute observations about Amaram etc made him really rise in my estimate! 7d

See All 8 Comments

JacqMac @Leniverse That was so great. lol I love Shallan more and more. 6d

Meshell1313 @Leniverse yes!! I‘m 100% sure you screamed out loud at the part I did! One more week and then we can discuss!!! 6d

Meshell1313 Also I‘m obsessed with Kaladin and Shallan together. I would not be upset if they end up together. I‘m a little sad we take a break from these characters for the next 2 books- I‘m soo ready for answers that are probably in Oathbringer! 6d

Leniverse @Meshell1313 Hah, I was thinking that I hope the Kaladin - Shallan mutual admiration party doesn't go any further. I really hate love triangles 🤪 6d

JacqMac @Leniverse @Meshell1313 I think Shallan and Kaladin are too much alike to be a couple. I hope they don‘t turn romantic. I hate a triangle, too. Lol 6d

26 likes8 comments

JacqMac

Words of Radiance | Brandon Sanderson

I fell behind on this part for a bit. Summer is so busy. And so hot. Yuck. I‘m just finishing up the interludes today. But that was an action packed section wasn‘t it? And I loved the scene with Wit. I hope there is more of that to come. #CosmereBuddyRead

JacqMac @Andrew65 @Meshell1313 @Jess861
@rabbitprincess
@DogMomIrene @Leniverse
@Roary47 @JenlovesJT47 @BookBelle84 @PageShifter (edited) 2w

Leniverse I haven't read the interludes yet either, but I have a lot to say! This section showed no consideration for my poor nerves! 😅 I keep worrying that Kaladin will turn to the dark side and become a Sith Lord instead of a Jedi. Only, that would probably kill Syl and he'd lose his powers, so he can't really go Sith, can he 🤔 2w

Leniverse And I feel like a right plonker. I didn't realise Gaz was... Gaz until Bridge 4 recognised him. I'd forgotten all about him going missing 🤪 And I was clearly wrong about the origin of Shallan's shardblade (and isn't that situation a right mess?!) My new theory is that she simply manifested it with her powers, which would make it a blade that Kaladin could wield (not that I can see her lending it to him). And on that note: 2w

See All 9 Comments

Leniverse I find it extremely frustrating how much clearly important stuff Shallan is actively repressing. A bit impressed by it too. That ability to just not hear or think about certain things. But bleedin' hell her backstory is dragging out. 2w

Meshell1313 @Leniverse I couldn‘t agree more! Shallan is in WAY over her head though. I feel like she‘s probably a terrible actress. I loved the fight scene with Adolin. The way he writes fight scenes is insane. And how about Wit??? I love how everyone has their own interactions with him. 2w

Leniverse @Meshell1313 I love Wit as a character, but he's clearly Hoid, right? And that makes him, what, some sort of immortal galactic meddeler? A literal Deus Ex Machina? I'm not sure I like that as a concept. 2w

JacqMac @Leniverse @Meshell1313 I think Shallan is out of her element. But I‘m hoping she grows into it as she gets a little older. I really how this marriage works out. Yes, Wit is Hoid. I see him as the big God of the whole Cosmere. But I could be wrong. 2w

rabbitprincess I‘m at the interludes for Part 3 so will come back to read the comments. My thoughts: The four-on-one Shardblade duel was epic, and I think Shallan would get along very well with Mary Roach given that one of her biggest questions to Adolin about Shardplate was how he used the bathroom while wearing it 🤣🤣🤣 (it was a very Packing for Mars kind of question) 6d

JacqMac @rabbitprincess That was one of my favorite parts, because I‘d ask the same thing. Lol I love Mary Roach and I completely agree. 6d

28 likes9 comments

JacqMac

Words of Radiance | Brandon Sanderson

Happy Canada Day! This one is getting really hard to put down between parts. But I make myself because I want to avoid posting spoilers. lol I‘m very interested to see where things go now that Shallan and Kal have met. And just where did that Shardblade come from?!
#CosmereBuddyRead

JacqMac @Andrew65 @Meshell1313 @Jess861
@PageShifter @rabbitprincess
@Roary47
@BookBelle84 @DogMomIrene @Leniverse @JenlovesJT47 (edited) 3w

Leniverse The shardblade clearly came from her brother. But I'm curious as to why it doesn't take ten heartbeats to summon! 3w

Leniverse I was So Worried that Shallan would make the wrong choices and end up in Sadeas' camp! I guess that could still happen, but it seems much less likely with what she now knows. Not that this was the only stressful thing about this part. Bloody hell 😅 3w

See All 10 Comments

Meshell1313 Oooh her brother! Interesting! I take notes for each part so I don‘t get ahead with our discussions - the end of part 2 is crazy! I love Shallan‘s growth and keep hoping that Jasnah is alive. I‘m again like “Sanderson wouldn‘t kill her off right?” But that‘s what he does. Tortures me. And I am living for Kaladin and Shallan meeting! I was like finally! 3w

Leniverse I mean, it makes sense, right? In the flashbacks there's the brother that has a shardblade, but I don't think we've heard about him in the present timeline, so I figure he's dead, maybe in confrontation with their dad, Shallan took the blade, killed the dad, and somehow she insta-bonded with the blade. 3w

Leniverse And I wonder how the second meeting between Shallan and Kaladin will go 😂 (I keep almost writing Shaladin and Kallan and that annoys me because I don't ship those two together) 😆 3w

JacqMac @Leniverse Oh, the brother. That makes total sense. I also can‘t wait for the next meeting. And I secretly hope Jasnah is okay. 3w

rabbitprincess Holy smokes! Shallan summoning the Shardblade was EPIC! I had somehow forgotten about the brother, but that seems a plausible source for her ability. And whoa, the bit with Eshonai taking on Stormform! Interesting that even the Storm Rider has limits to his power. Isn‘t she supposed to be parleying with Dalinar soon? If so, he is in for a surprise 😅 3w

Leniverse @rabbitprincess I think the peace talks just got cancelled 😂😬 3w

JacqMac @Leniverse 🤣 3w

26 likes10 comments

Meshell1313

Words of Radiance | Brandon Sanderson

This month I managed to read the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy, 3 Camp Litsy books, the Belladonna series and STILL my favorite of the month is yet another Brandon Sanderson #CosmereBuddyRead book. I‘m obsessed. But Onyx Storm is still on its way to being my favorite of the year. If Sanderson begins to include dragons then Yarros might be in trouble. 🤣 #readingbracket2025

AnnCrystal 💖🐉💝. 3w

44 likes1 comment

Meshell1313

Words of Radiance | Brandon Sanderson

pick

My #CosmereBuddyRead peeps- I am literally screaming!!!! I had 7 hours on a round trip train ride for a quick DC trip so I accidentally finished this. Screaming. Just Wow. Pro tip- don‘t start part 5 until you are ready to read it in one sitting. I couldn‘t stop. I have sooo many thoughts and cannot wait for the ending discussion. I ❤️ Kaladin. That‘s it. It gets all the stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

JacqMac

rabbitprincess WOW! I am in awe of your finishing this book so quickly! Thanks for the tip re Part 5 😄 4w

AnnCrystal 🚂📚👏🏼🥳💝. 4w

JacqMac Wow! How are you already finished?! And now I really can‘t wait to have enough time to read more. lol 3w

Leniverse Since you've already finished I'm giving myself leave to just read on this week if I feel it hard to pause after part three 😂 3w

Meshell1313 @Leniverse totally! I take notes after each part so I don‘t get confused for our discussions! I‘m dying for everyone to finish so we can discuss part 5! 😂 3w

44 likes1 stack add5 comments

JacqMac

Words of Radiance | Brandon Sanderson

I‘m posting this tonight, because I‘m going to be really busy for the next couple of days and I didn‘t want to forget. Was that not an amazing first part?! I was happy and sad and anxious. So many surprises! I can‘t wait to see where Sanderson takes us next.
#CosmereBuddyRead

JacqMac @Andrew65 @Meshell1313 @Jess861 @BookBelle84 @PageShifter @rabbitprincess @Leniverse @JenlovesJT47 @Roary47 @DogMomIrene (edited) 1mo

Leniverse I'm having the opposite problem to book one - I read this part in two days and didn't want to stop! Fortunately those two days were Sunday and Monday, so I didn't have to stop for long 😂 Looking forward to going back in this afternoon 1mo

Meshell1313 Agreed! I love that it picked up right where we left off and that I couldn‘t put it down. I still have many questions about the spreen and how they come to be but I‘m ready for our story lines to converge!!! 1mo

See All 9 Comments

Leniverse @Meshell1313 Yes! I am looking forward to Shallan getting there. Will she get along with Adolin? Will Pattern and Syl get in a fight, since there's apparently some animosity between those two types? Will Kaladin confront Amaram, and if so who will Dalinar side with? Will Amaram's appearance lead to Kaladin deciding not to reveal his abilities to Dalinar? Hoping for answers in the next episode of Soap 😂 1mo

rabbitprincess Just finished Part 1 and am both pleased and upset that there was a classic Sanderson « holy shit! » moment in this part. Pleased because he does these moments well, upset because Jasnah was killed ? Proud if Shallan for managing on her own. I liked the interlude as well because we finally get to see some of the Parshendi/listener culture. 4w

rabbitprincess @Leniverse love the Soap reference 😂 4w

Leniverse @rabbitprincess Yes, the Parshendi/Listener interlude was interesting. Now if we can only get an Interlude from that Herald who turned up at the end of the previous book some things might start to make sense! ? As for the "holy shit" moment I'm not sure whether to be relieved to get it out of the way or nervous about who he will kill off at the end of this book ? 4w

JacqMac @rabbitprincess @Leniverse @Meshell1313 Soap! 🤣 I was so shocked that he killed someone in the very first part. But I do love that he always surprises me. I hope Shallan still gets to marry Adolin. I want to see that power couple. 4w

rabbitprincess @JacqMac @Leniverse @Meshell1313 I wonder what will happen if Shallan and Kaladin and « their » sprens meet! 4w

28 likes9 comments

JacqMac

Words of Radiance | Brandon Sanderson

Happy Tuesday! Here is the reading schedule for Words of Radiance. I think it‘s going to be a good one. I just started it and I already have so many questions! I can‘t put it down.
#CosmereBuddyRead

JacqMac @Andrew65 @Meshell1313 @Jess861 @DogMomIrene @BookBelle84 @PageShifter @rabbitprincess @Leniverse @JenlovesJT47 @Roary47 1mo

Leniverse I have to say I'm glad we didn't start with this series. I would have likely bailed on The Way of Kings after two or three hundred pages and never picked up another Sanderson book again 😬 But as it is, I am eager to continue the series. 1mo

JacqMac @Leniverse I feel the same way. I totally would have bailed and I never would have understood why people love them. lol 1mo

See All 7 Comments

Meshell1313 I am also loving this one already. So glad it‘s not as slow going as Way of Kings and just kind of picks up right in the middle of the action! 1mo

rabbitprincess I can‘t find where I saw this, but I read something where Brandon said that it‘s better to read The Way of Kings once you trust him as an author 🤣 1mo

rabbitprincess I started this one on the weekend and wow, what an opening line! 1mo

JacqMac @rabbitprincess He‘s not wrong. 🤣 1mo

28 likes7 comments

JacqMac

The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) | Brandon Sanderson

Happy Tuesday! This ending was so good. I can‘t wait to see where the next book takes us. That being said, how is everyone progressing? I‘m wondering if you would all like to take an extra week to catch up or should I just keep moving forward? I know this was a hard one to get into. I will leave it up to you. I‘ll check back later today to see where everyone stands. #CosmereBuddyRead

JacqMac @Andrew65 @Meshell1313 @Jess861
@PageShifter @JenlovesJT47 @Roary47 @DogMomIrene @Leniverse @BookBelle84 @rabbitprincess (edited) 1mo

Meshell1313 I loved this ending also- I‘m getting very excited as it seems Kaladin & Shallan are going to meet at some point???? I‘m very excited to be with these characters for hopefully many more books! I‘m fine with whatever schedule you think is best! 1mo

Meshell1313 Also- I did not see that Sadeas betrayal coming at all! I don‘t know why I‘m still surprised that Sanderson can surprise me! 1mo

See All 12 Comments

rabbitprincess I‘d like an extra week to catch up 😂 on page 1018 of 1252, so I am still in Part 4 1mo

JacqMac @Meshell1313 Right? I didn‘t see that coming either. I love the way he surprises me. 1mo

JacqMac @Meshell1313 @rabbitprincess Okay. I‘m going to give everyone the week. My TBR is growing faster than I can keep up with anyway. But that‘s nothing new. I do have a few things I‘d like to catch up on though. I will post the schedule for next book next Tuesday. Hopefully the extra time will help everyone. 1mo

rabbitprincess @JacqMac Woo hoo, thanks so much! 1mo

Leniverse I just finished part 3 so I appreciate the extra week 😅 It's definitely moving faster now, fortunately. It's been a slog. I know the next book is, by many fans, considered Sanderson's best, so I'm excited for that. 1mo

Leniverse Aaand, I'm done. Wow. Can't wait for the showdown between Kaladin and Szeth. They're opposite sides of the same coin, aren't they. Szeth has abdicated all personal responsibility and calls it honour. Some massive surprises in this part. As for Talenel, I admit I thought maybe he was Odium! Being abandoned to an eternity in hell by your comrades seems like a decent villain origin story. But I guess not 😅 1mo

rabbitprincess Woo hoo, finished yesterday! This was a LOT, and I really liked it. Just wish I had more brainpower and time to be fully immersed in it 😅 1mo

rabbitprincess Also had the classic Sanderson « yell Holy shit! at my book » moment when Dalinar confronted Elhokar. WOW that was such a 180 from his usual self. And then his usual self manifested in saving Bridge Four! Hurray!! 1mo

JacqMac @rabbitprincess Yay!! You made it! I love the Sanderson surprise. I wonder if he yells out “plot twist” as he‘s writing? 1mo

25 likes1 stack add12 comments

Welcome to Litsy!

Trending Hashtags

Trending Books