This may p*** people off so here I go… the only characters I really liked and kept me interested was bridge 4 specifically Kaladin and Syl… the rest I read to get back to bridge 4 …the writing was elaborated to an extent that was not needed but is understandable.. I am a huge fan of Steven Erikson and was hoping I would feel the same way about Brandon Sanderson‘s books :( I don‘t but because the writing is okay and I loved bridge 4 I‘ll read more