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JacqMac
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Part one. I had a busy week, but I managed to finish this part last night. I‘m not sure how I feel about it yet. But I could probably use a character index. Though I always tend to have trouble with fantasy names until I‘m about halfway in, so maybe that‘s just me.
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rabbitprincess Yeah, from what I‘ve read so far (about 50 pages), I feel like there are more characters to keep track of than in Mistborn. I wonder too if the epic timescale makes everything feel bigger (the fact that 4000 years pass between the prelude and the prologue, for instance) 17h
Leniverse I needed to let Warbreaker settle for a couple of days before going into this, but I'll try not to fall a whole book behind again 😬😅 I have heard that this series is more challenging than Mistborn, but I'm prepared to take notes if need be 😂 Meanwhile, is everyone keeping an eye out for Hoid? 😉 16h
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JacqMac @rabbitprincess Right? It‘s a big span of time. 15h
JacqMac @Leniverse Yes, I am. I spotted him already. lol And I might need notes, too. 15h
Meshell1313 Ok I totally agree! This one is harder for me to get sucked into. There are A LOT of characters who I am hoping will all get together at some point? I like your ideas about keeping notes. I‘m hopeful it will pick up soon as Sanderson hasn‘t disappointed me yet! Whose story line is your favorite so far?? 13h
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Leniverse
Warbreaker | Brandon Sanderson
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I found a crossover! The storyteller that gives Siri (and us) the entire backstory to the realm. The name was nagging at me. The passage in the photo might not refer to events in The Final Empire, but there is a Hoid there. (Reading on kindle can be handy. I did a search on his name in the books.) He's the beggar-informer in book 1 who makes Kelsier angry enough to reveal more than he intended. And I think the one Vin decided not to approach in 3

JacqMac That is a great find! I didn‘t notice it. I think I have to pay more attention. Lol 4d
julesG Hoid pops up a lot. 😉 And that's from me who got a lot of background info from friends who love the series, but I DNF'd the first book. 😬 4d
Meshell1313 Oooh wow! Fabulous!!!! 4d
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JacqMac
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I‘m back home, so I finally have my hands on my new books. I ordered these from Blackwells. I love Blackwells. They packed each book individually to protect them in transit. And they all match. That being said, at this size, there is no way I will be able to not crack these spines. lol
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rabbitprincess Love Blackwells! ❤️ 5d
Bookzombie I saw a video of Elizabeth Wheatley showing how you can keep from breaking the spines on these big books. I don‘t have the patience myself. lol. https://youtube.com/shorts/2xf_zJqa39A?si=PKt-JtZGK0jnogBl (edited) 4d
JacqMac @Bookzombie Oh, that‘s good to know. I don‘t think I have the patience either. lol 4d
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Meshell1313 Ooh those are pretty!!!!😍 4d
DogMomIrene Those look so good! I debate whether to buy books that large. Almost every time I do, I end up buying the ebook as well.😂 22h
JacqMac @DogMomIrene 😂 I wish they came with an ebook copy. lol 17h
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LitsyEvents
The Way of Kings | Brandon Sanderson
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repost for @JacqMac:

My book arrived yesterday. After I left my house to visit my dad for a few days. Just three hours away. 🙄I did manage to get an ebook copy from the library to hold me over. It‘s a big one! I have decided to keep it divided by parts. I know that the last part is very short, but I think leaving it as is will give people time to catch-up. Or to read other things for a bit. But I‘m always open to suggestions.
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JacqMac
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My book arrived yesterday. After I left my house to visit my dad for a few days. Just three hours away. 🙄I did manage to get an ebook copy from the library to hold me over. It‘s a big one! I have decided to keep it divided by parts. I know that the last part is very short, but I think leaving it as is will give people time to catch-up. Or to read other things for a bit. But I‘m always open to suggestions.
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Meshell1313 Sounds great! Thank you so much for hosting! This is so fun and I‘m becoming a Sanderson super fan! 1w
Andrew65 @Meshell1313 I agree, you are doing a great job of hosting @Jacqmac. Wow, this is a big book - my version has 1168 pages 🥵 A real Chunkster! 1w
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Leniverse Yay, Stormlight Archive! I've been looking forward to this. I think, however, I'm glad I'm reading all the Cosmere books as ebooks so that I can't see how big they are 😅 (Although I hope this one has page numbers. My kindle version of Warbreaker hasn't, and it's bothering me.) 1w
CrowCAH I started this series a couple years ago! The Way of Kings is a great introduction! Some time this year I‘ll be listening to book 2.5. 6d
rabbitprincess I‘m already running a bit behind on this one! Brought it on my travels last week and of course did not read a single page 😂 Just started today but it‘s interesting so far. 1d
JacqMac @rabbitprincess I was away last week, too. I‘ve been staying up entirely too late to catch up. lol 23h
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JacqMac
Warbreaker | Brandon Sanderson
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I loved this one. I especially loved the humor and sarcasm that went along with the sad bits. And it was so unpredictable. He kept me guessing until the very end. I can‘t wait to hear what you all think. #CosmereBuddyRead

Meshell1313 I loved this one and the ending! Lightsong‘s storyline was my favorite and his ending I thought was perfection. I am also pleased with Vivenna and Vasher‘s ending kind of walking off together to who knows where- but you know she can‘t ever go back to her old life. 1w
JacqMac @Meshell1313 This one might be my favorite so far. I loved the ending, too. I agree Lightsong‘s whole storyline was absolute perfection. 1w
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Andrew65 I have finally caught up, yee haw!!!
I agree with you both @meshell1313 and @jacqmac this was an excellent book and my favourite so far. I loved the very feel of it from the get go. As well as Lightsong and his story, I really enjoyed the moments between Siri and Susebron, and their developing relationship. I‘m really not ready to let these characters go.
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Leniverse Wow, what a finale. Once I started this part I couldn't put the book down 😅 I thought I had things figured out, but I was mostly wrong. E.g. I thought Lightsong was Idrian 😂 I did guess Vasher's real identity though, although he had me confused for a while. I'm glad Viv asked for clarification in the end, to get it confirmed. And I really hope Sanderson gets around to the sequel soon! 3d
Leniverse I even thought Blushweaver was faking her torture, to trick Lightweaver 🤦🏻‍♀️ I was more paranoid than Viv at the end. And yet I didn't guess at who the mastermind was. I should have. The signs were all there, even the lack of knowledge about their religious beliefs. I was sure that was significant, and still I was surprised. This was so well done. @Andrew65 @Meshell1313 @JacqMac 3d
JacqMac @Leniverse It was so well done. I didn‘t guess any of it either. I was also suspicious of Blushweaver. I am really hoping for a sequel, too. I want more of the characters. 3d
Andrew65 @Leniverse From what I read somewhere will be 2027 for a sequel at the earliest, and that it wouldn‘t be so much a sequel as including the stories of one or two characters from this book. (edited) 3d
Leniverse @Andrew65 That's a shame. What I've seen is that there's to be a sequel called Nightblood, following Vasher and Viv (and the sword, obvs), but that it wasn't due until after several other books. I was hoping he'd been inspired to move it forward 😂 But maybe this is an extra, then? Like a 1.5 novella, or 0.5 backstory? 3d
Andrew65 @Leniverse We should write to him and tell him how urgent it is for us to read it. 😂 3d
JacqMac @Andrew65 😂 We should. I did read that Nightblood is on hold. I hope he eventually writes it. 3d
Leniverse @Andrew65 @JacqMac I mean, I guess we have a few Cosmere books to occupy us while we wait 😂 2d
Roary47 This book was awesome. I also didn‘t predict all these endings. Lightsong was so selfless. I was rooting for the God King and Siri. Now I need to hurry and catch up before our next check in. 2d
Andrew65 @Leniverse @Jacqmac Just a few and they seem to get bigger! 2d
JacqMac @Andrew65 I have arthritis in my thumb and I have to wear a brace on it to hold the big ones. lol 2d
Andrew65 @JacqMac Ouch, that‘s the problems with big books. I also get very sore wrists. 2d
rabbitprincess @Meshell1313 Yes!! I agree with all of this. 1d
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JacqMac
Warbreaker | Brandon Sanderson
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I don‘t know why it has taken me so long to start reading Sanderson. I really love the Cosmere. For those of you doing the #CosmereBuddyRead rumor is that Sanderson is writing a part 2 for this one, with the working title Nightblood, but it‘s currently on hold. 🤞

Meshell1313 Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? That‘s the best news! 2w
JacqMac @Meshell1313 I know, right? 2w
rabbitprincess Oh that explains the work page on LibraryThing saying this is part 1 of “Nalthis”! Very cool. 2w
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JacqMac @Birdsong28 That‘s very exciting! 2w
Meshell1313 @Birdsong28 wow wow wow!!! Fantastic! 1w
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Meshell1313
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@JacqMac It‘s fate, kismet, chance, destiny! I went to bring some books to my favorite little free library and look what was waiting for me in there! What perfect timing! #cosmerebuddyread I should go and play lotto today- what a lucky day! 🍀

CrowCAH Wow that is quite the find in a Free Little Library!!!📚 2w
JacqMac Wow! That is super lucky. 2w
Ruthiella Nice! 👍 2w
AnnCrystal 🤩👍🏼📚🆒💝. 2w
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Meshell1313
Warbreaker | Brandon Sanderson
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Just finished this #cosmerebuddyread and Sanderson has done it again. This one was a standalone in the same world but I loved these characters and hate to leave them. His world building and magic systems are unmatched. Two princesses being used as pawns as the threat of war looms. As with any Sanderson book there are betrayals, shifting alliances and interesting love matches. Can‘t wait to see what everyone thinks of the ending! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

JacqMac I‘m so close to being finished and I still don‘t know how it‘s going to end. lol 2w
Meshell1313 @JacqMac I know!!! I had a few pages left and thought there was no way he‘d be able to wrap up all the loose ends! 🤣 2w
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JacqMac
Warbreaker | Brandon Sanderson
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I‘m a little bit late today. My modem decided to freak out and I spent most of the day trying to get the tiniest bit of internet. They are sending a new one, but it‘s going to take a couple of days. I might disappear again, but I will eventually be back. Anyway, I did not expect the story to go where it did. Sanderson never fails to surprise me. I can‘t wait to hear what you all think. #CosmereBuddyRead

Andrew65 @JacqMac I‘ve just started chapter 15 so only about two weeks behind now 😂 Better than 2 books behind! 😳 Hope to catch up before the next book! Really enjoying this one. Very different to the initial trilogy. Interesting to see how (if) if joins up in the future. 2w
Andrew65 Good luck with your internet issues. 2w
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JacqMac @Andrew65 Two weeks is much closer. Lol I‘m starting to panic a little because I haven‘t been able to find a copy of the next book yet, but I‘m sure I will get one in time. I‘m also wondering if there will be a crossover of some sort in the future. 2w
Andrew65 @JacqMac What is the next book we‘re reading? Up to Chapter 19 now! 2w
JacqMac @Andrew65 The Way of Kings is up next. It‘s the beginning of another series, that ends with the last book on our list. It‘s a bit of a mixed up list. But I‘m trusting the process. lol 2w
Andrew65 @JacqMac Good progress tonight, got up to the start of Chapter 23. Thanks for the information on the book. Interesting section tonight, and still trying to work out what is going on. 2w
Meshell1313 I am loving this one! I did not see that coming with Vivenna! Sanderson is still able to surprise me- you‘d think we‘d be used to it by now! 🤣 I am really curious how he is going to wrap this one up in the last section. I feel like as always I have more questions than answers. For instance- what do we think of Vasher? Where are his alliances? 2w
JacqMac @Meshell1313 There is something I have liked about Vasher since the very beginning. I can‘t quite say what it is, I just had this feeling that he was a good bad guy. lol 2w
rabbitprincess @Meshell1313 I totally agree about how Sanderson is still able to surprise! I‘m almost looking forward more to the re-read so that I can see how he lays the clues. 2w
rabbitprincess @JacqMac I have a copy of The Way of Kings (which I think is the next book). Want me to figure out a chapter breakdown? (I will probably finish Warbreaker today lol) (edited) 2w
Leniverse Ok, I just finished Hero of Ages, so I guess now I have a week to read all of Warbreaker? 😂 I'll try to do it in two 😅 2w
Meshell1313 @Leniverse it won‘t be a problem- it reads even faster than the first 3! Buckle up. 2w
Meshell1313 @rabbitprincess yessss!! Exactly! That would be fun! 2w
JacqMac @rabbitprincess I ordered a copy and I‘m hoping it arrives in time. But if not I‘ll let you know. Thanks. 2w
JacqMac @Leniverse It‘s a very quick read, even though it‘s huge. You can do it! lol 2w
Andrew65 @Meshell1313 @Leniverse I agree it does read a lot quicker, I‘m just approaching halfway only having started it this week. (edited) 2w
Leniverse Alright, I've reached the end of this section. I had thought that war was becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy: The more they did to avoid it, the more likely war became. But I didn't see that twist coming! I thought maybe Jewel would betray them. Anyway, lots of character growth all round here. I'm excited for the final part. @Andrew65 @Meshell1313 @rabbitprincess @Roary47 4d
Roary47 I just got The Way of The Kings at goodwill recently. I‘d love to read that series with everyone next. 😍 3d
JacqMac @Roary47 We would love to have you join us. 3d
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