I absolutely loved this book. Lightsong was hilarious

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

Gah, Lightsong is awesome!

@ErickCorderoAK

Жыл бұрын

Squirrel!

The God King I think is one of my favourite characters.

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

He’s so fantastic! I was not expecting him to be the way he was but I loved him 💜💜💜

@kailawkamo1568

5 жыл бұрын

Kiki Kannibal he was an unexpected cinnamon roll tbh

I loved Warbraker. It was my introduction to Sanderson, and I love the characters. Vivenna and Vasher are my favorites, but Suseborn, Siri and Lightsong are also amazing. Besides that, the world and the magic system are amazing. Nightblood is also one of my favorites.

I really like how raw this review is, thank you. Its not over the top, it's not edited every two seconds, and it is just... honest and informative. Keep up the reviews. You got a new sub!

I literally just finished Warbreaker and came to check out your review. I personally think it is S tier Sanderson. I thought it was just amazing.

May contain SPOILERS so don't read my comment unless you finished this book.... I really loved this book! I felt that the ending felt kind of rushed though. But once again in typical Sanderson fashion, he is able to create another unique and creative magic system. I hope this is going to be a series because I want to read more about Vi and Vasher's adventures. They were my favorite couple in the book. One of my favorite fantasy tropes though it's used often is the princess falling in love with the mercenary. Anyway one of my favorite standalone books and happy that you enjoyed it.

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

I loved those characters too! Actually, I really liked most of them 😆 The ending felt slightly rushed, but I think that was in part because we didn’t get a whole lot of wrap up. Everything ended, but there wasn’t much “this is what happened after” type material. Idk, does that make sense? 🤔

@stevetorres1890

6 жыл бұрын

Elliot Brooks Haha I get what you mean. The solution to the problem is given at the end but the results aren't given to the reader and Vi and Vasher set off on another adventure. The book could have had a longer epilogue. Other than that little problem, the book was great.

@backloggaming3699

6 ай бұрын

I feel the rushed ending bit lightsong didn't get a funeral, siri ahd viv didn't spend to much time together considering everything

Light song reminds me of Wit in The Way Of Kings. And the Sword reminds me of Kaladin's Syl in the same book.

@snowman9631

4 жыл бұрын

I know you dont mean it in a bad way but the way you say "kaladin's Syl" feels wrong...

@corbanbausch9049

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve heard theories stating that Ghostblood is actually Vasher’s attempt at making a shard blade, because at some point his group traveled to Roshar.

@GodOfFools

Жыл бұрын

Nah bro light song better than wit he clears

Great review! Probably my favorite Brandon Sanderson book. I wish he would continue this series.

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

Ohhh, it’s your favorite? That’s awesome! :D I’d love to see another one too. I’ve heard that if he does another, he’d probably have different characters. That’d be interesting :)

just found out about your channel and the fact that you're talking about brandon sanderson's books aaand that I can see the riyria revelations books just behind you made me subscribe haha great review btw, keep it up :)

Wow! Elliot you deserve a big 🏆 for summarising a book of that size & caliber lol 😁. I think Brandon Sanderson may be one of your top 5 favorite authors. Warbreaker sure does have a lot going on in. I like that they include some humor in it cuz idk if i could survive a book without at least some humor & action. lightsung sounds like a pretty chill dude lol. Godking sounds like a grumpy savage lol. All in all i enjoyed this & of course you get a 👍. Enjoy your weekend & reading

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

See, and the way they describe the God King ends up making him more mysterious, cuz the whole time your like...is that really what he’s like?!? 😮

This was definitely different in terms of the pacing and the humor, I need more books like that in my life lol I related so much to Vivenna's character arch, although Siri's the one that spoke to my soul.. I just love this book so much! I really need more of this world!

@ebnovels

5 жыл бұрын

The way you described the two sisters is similar to how I felt. I think I found I liked Siri’s character more, but I liked seeing how Vivenna changed through the story 💗 I hope we see more of them soon!

@hibak8196

5 жыл бұрын

Yup!

Great review! In-depth and spoiler free. Nicely done. Can't wait to read it.

I noticed that he uses the same descriptions as well! Also in Mistborn but not as much. Used “ostentatious” a lot. Loved the book and I’m glad you noticed the same thing I did.

This was a great book! Agreed, character development was outstandingly done. Seeing how the characters were or changed over time, this is the first book that ever made me very emotional/cry. I’ll never forget this therefore.

Just finished this one, so happy I picked it up. Enjoyed it far more than I was expecting.

Im so happy you finally read it!!! You are on a roll and im so happy for you... currently reading the second mistborn book and got children or blood and bone today 🎉🎉🎉

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

Oh yay!!! You’ll have to keep me updated on what you think of both of them :D

I just checked this out from my library! I'm reading this and then diving back into Renthia with The Deepest Blue 😍

I did not know they were all in the same universe, thats amazing! I've only seen Warbreaker recently but it sounds so good. I want to finish the Mistborn series first.

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

That’s understandable. Mistborn in its entirety is pretty great :D

This was a solid enough book with an interesting premise and far less depressing than Mistborn (which I just finished before); but true I had honest laughs from this book

Ahhh omg I CANNOT wait to read this book it’s been on my amazon wish list for ever and it just sounds so good but I’m trying to have a little self control and finish the mistborn trilogy first before I buy more of Sanderson works

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

Well I hope you end up enjoying it!!! Also, let me know when you finish Mistborn-I’ll be here for you to send virtual hugs :P

I am really glad you mentioned the other character some other reviewer I watch didn't mention and said there were 3 main characters instead of 4. Why is everyone afraid of naming him? Is his name THAT spoilery (I don't mean his title, I mean the short 6 letter name he has in the narrative)? Can't ppl say he's a mysterious character who is somehow connected to the other 3 main characters?

Ohh perfect timing, I had a random notion to read this so I've just ordered it. Curious as to what a Branderson stand alone is like :O

@Morfeusm

5 жыл бұрын

did you like it?

I'm about to finish this book and I decided to watch your review because I started stressing out about the ending. I've been listening to it as an audiobook and I just needed to know that everything turns out okay and it's worth finishing.

@ErickCorderoAK

Жыл бұрын

Worth it! It was a great story

Great review! 😍❤ I'm really looking forward to reading some of Brandon Sanderson's books. 🙄 But of course, I'll be starting with the First Era Mistborn trilogy. (These are, so far, the only books of his that I own!) 😄❤

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

I hope you love them!!! And if you have a hard time getting into it at first, don’t worry-I did too! But they get amazingly better as they go 💙

@jengreenlees-reader44ever94

6 жыл бұрын

Elliot Brooks Thank you! 😙 I'll definitely stick with it. I'm hoping to love all three books! 😄📚❤

Really liked the book Really surprised that i enjoyed this so much But the ending Bruh

Graphic Audio.net has Warbreaker in a radio drama format. Music, full cast of voice actors, sound effects. Closest thing we'll get to a Warbreaker movie. BTW - You have alot of UK covers for living in PHX.

Lightsong is such a.... mwah. Love that funky man- especially at the end. genuinely emotionally touching. Super glad this was such a contained novel. Also: Nightblood :) Spoilers: kind of wish the God-King and Ciri didn't end up in a relationship. Dude literally didn't even know what sex was until he was in the process of having it - with Seri. I feel like they're dynamic would've been the same with just a friendship. I could never get behind the relationship

Loved this book and really enjoyed reading it on the podcast!

Now I want to read this book even more!! Great review!!!

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I hope you enjoy the book :D

I enjoyed warbreaker a lot great characters and interesting power being used. An amazing world with deep history ❤️

so happy you loved it!!🤩 I love this book so damn much! Then again I’ve yet to hate any Sanderson book🙈 Loved alll of the characters especially Lighsong, Siri, the God King and two others who I’m afraid to mention on account of maybe being a spoiler. 😍

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

Haha, I seriously was so surprised at how much I liked the God King. I mean...I don’t want anyone to be spoiled by this comment, but he was not what I expected at all and I loved it 😆

@BridgeFour05

6 жыл бұрын

Elliot Brooks tell me about it! I was like whaaa!? 😆 nothing is as it seems and that’s what I absolutely loved throughout the narrative. And it was so refreshingly light. So unlike Sanderson LOL

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

Bridge Four yes, I loved the tone and slight mystery vibes! 😄

Cool! I haven't read this one yet. Going on my ever-growing TBR! 😁😁 📚📚

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed it!!! Definitely a faster paced Sanderson book :)

Hi Elliot. What do you think about Siri's contribution to the final efforts during the climax? I had a great growth arc and had influenced a lot during the book. But I feel at the end she was relegated to a damsel and that left me disappointed. I loved the book, still, and wish there was more.

i'm glad you made a review of this. I will read the copy you sent me for the giveaway after I graduate in a few weeks :)

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

Well first off, happy graduation :D how exciting! And second, I enjoyed making it! Hopefully you’ll like the book 😊

Hi!!! I can’t wait to read this book I’m excited 😊 thank u for the reviews!!

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

I hope you like it!

@safinan8008

6 жыл бұрын

Elliot Brooks I’m reading at the moment “that shadow of what was lost” by James Islington it’s amazing fantasy book check out soon!! 😄

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

I need to!!! I’ll try to find it at my local used bookstores :)

@safinan8008

6 жыл бұрын

Elliot Brooks u should the first two books are out!! 😄😄

Love Heir of Novron behind you. Michael Sullivan is a must

I LOVE your book reviews!

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

I'm 30 percent in, and I'm on KZread watching people rave about this book because, omg it's so good.

I loved this book. I was so excited about it being a stand alone but according to Goodreads there’s a second one titled Nightblood. But according to Sanderson like two years ago he said don’t hold your breath lol.

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I’ve heard if we get a sequel, it won’t be for awhile :/ But that’s ok, I liked it as a stand alone!

@michaeleldredge4279

5 жыл бұрын

"don't hold your breath" I saw what you did there. ;)

I know this is an old review but I am almost done reading this and I agree with everything you said. Except I didn’t notice the eyebrows 😂 I am a sucker for political intrigue too! This is so good idk why I’m not finishing it right now

I'm currently reading it and I CAN't get through it I'm so sad

Ordered this book right away! You make them all seem so interesting. I’m wondering did you get the Raymond Feist care package yet?

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

No! But I’ll have to check soon. I’ll be at my dad’s for the next couple of days but I’ll check as soon as I’m back home :D

@diannepolmanter7217

6 жыл бұрын

Elliot Brooks tell your dad we hope he’s feeling a lot better.

Loved your honest detailed review

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Hopefully they’re helpful :D

Do you have to of read the other books to understand Warbreaker?

I'm not gonna lie, I loved Nightblood the most. As far as the non-human characters go, he was by far my favourite. I'm so glad you liked Warbreaker as a whole. (now you know who from Warbreaker appears in The Archive! :D) What about Elantris? Did you finish it?

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

Haha, Nightblood is awesome 😆 And just about :)

is there romance in it? cause i think i read somewhere that this was a sanderson book for people who liked romance

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

There definitely is :) And it’s actually kinda cute. Not what I was expecting at all 😊

It's kind of a shame that you've read Stormlight Archive before Warbreaker because... you know. But anyway, I love Warbreaker, to me it's a second best Sanderson book, with The Way of Kings in the first place, it's a shame it's not as much talked about as the Mistborn or Stormlight and I'm very happy that you also liked it.

@ariellewis9378

6 жыл бұрын

I also read warbreaker after oathbringer and half way through warbreaker I was wait.... wait.... wait.... I am kind of really sad I didn’t read warbreaker first I would have love to know how long it would have taken me to figure it out... lol

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

It’s funny, I actually didn’t mind reading Oathbringer first. I felt like I was getting Easter eggs in reverse 😆 But I’m going to reread Stormlight in preparation for the next one, so I’ll get to see it all again :D

Sanderson is amazing. I have no idea how he can create new storys, new magic systems, new characters etc. And always is somethink new, it's hard to find inspiration in the books of another authors or history our world. And that how he's writing about this everythink... oh my gosh, I can't stop read his books. I would like to have imagination like Sanderson :)

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

Right?!? I know it sounds pretty fangirl of me to say this, but I kinda feel like he’s a creative genius. Especially when you hear about how some of the details and events in his books are connected :O

@Wontys

6 жыл бұрын

Yes! In one of polish site about books i have read theory, that Sanderson sold his soul to the devil :D Definietly his one of the best author in entire world :)

Warbreaker was brilliant ! Super funny too

When will release Nightblood (Warbreaker, #2)?

Can't believe they added the immortal tid bit on the back of the book. Glad I didn't read the synopsis beforehand. Would have ruined part of the awesome mystery!

I'm so glad you liked this one! Warbreaker is my favorite Sanderson, and possibly my favorite book over all. Do you know about the Warbreaker character cameos in the Stormlight books? They were one of my favorite parts of Oathbringer. Loved the video!

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

I do know about them!!! It’ll be interesting when I eventually reread Stormlight 😆

Sanderson is phenomenal.

I had no idea this followed female characters! That BUMBED it up on my TBR

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

I know! I had no idea either. Tbh, I didn’t really even know what it was about 😆

Is there a specific order in which Sanderson's books should be read?

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

I have a prerecorded video going up Monday about that :D at the moment I’ll say no, but there are some different possible reading orders that have some varying pros and cons.

@snakeplissken1752

6 жыл бұрын

Elliot Brooks ha, perfect! :)

@JFCBFilms

6 жыл бұрын

I know Elliot will cover this in a video, but I'll answer anyway. If you read it in a certain order, there will be cool easter eggs and stuff that you can notice, but that's not really a big deal. The only thing I'd say is I probably wouldn't start with Stormlight Archive. Stormlight is pretty much Brandons masterpiece, his magnum opus. It's much bigger, more detailed and slower paced than than his other books. His best work according to most(me included, though I havn't read everything). It's what you want to get to eventually. However, it can be daunting to get into Stormlight because it's 10 books, far from finished, every book is ~1200 pages and the first book book is pretty slow during the first ~800 pages. If you read something like Mistborn first, which is an easier read, you will learn to trust that Brandon will give you a huge payoff in the end. Without that trust, you might give up when it's going slow. Also, if you've read Stormlight, which is so incredibly big and ambitious, you might be disappointed in some of his other stuff. Now you don't have to read every other novel before Stormlight, but start with something like Mistborn to get a feel for Sanderson and if you like it, you'll love Stormlight. Hope this helps! :)

@ariellewis9378

6 жыл бұрын

My personal preference for cosmere order (although it does not really matter) is Mistborn series 1 (aka Vinn’s story), then Warbreaker, then I would read stormlight archive... I think you could also read Elantris before stormlight but it is really what ever you want to do. If you search this on the internet there are a lot of different orders and different opinions on it.

There's a character named Ciri. Sold on the Witcher reference alone.

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

Haha, it’s spelled with an S, but we’ll take it :P

Did you ever read the Watcher series by Sergei Lukyanenko? I have read the first 3 books and they are great!

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

No, but I own the first one! :D

So now that you’ve read it... was Peter Dinklage the voice of Lightsong in your head?? 🙈

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

ellstaveley yes, 100%!!! 😄

@gregjones9901

4 жыл бұрын

About to start reading this. This observation will probably really help with my immersion, lol.

I just read this and I thought it was his worst, but the review is well done regardless

I'm only 9 chapters in, but I can't help but be reminded of Catherine the Great, famous Russian Tsar. Born Princess Sophia of Anhalt-Zerbst, she was a German princess sent to marry Peter III partly to smooth relations between Prussia and Russia and to provide Peter with an heir. Having said all that, so far I'm not a fan. The story seems rushed, there's a lot of telling instead of showing, and the characters don't seem that "real" to me.

Hated this book after reading The Reckoner series and I had problems with that too. This book was painfully slow. I felt like I would read 3 hours and got nothing of value plot wise. It was harder to read than Sharp Objects and that's saying something. 2/5

I got on the Brandon Sanderson Hype train and have enjoyed all his books but absolutely loved Warbreaker, it's my favorite book of his. (@CinnieRose)

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

Oh, that’s awesome!!! I really enjoyed it. It’s probably the easiest one to go back and reread :)

The ending (epilogue) felt very rushed to me. And Lightsong's arc left me baffled. Didn't like how he ended up.

@lockedin6699

4 жыл бұрын

True. The story did seam to end abruptly.

Am I the only one who pronounces it as "Vivenya"?

Not as popular because it's a standalone. When it comes to fantasy, people look for nice fat series. Sanderson's standalone pieces are never as popular (Elantris, Emperor's, this). Good review.

I’m 400 pages into “Mistborn.” I honestly don’t get the hype - the writing is atrocious and the characters are bland.

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

I thought the first Mistborn was pretty good, but as an entire trilogy I loved it. Each book gets better as it goes. Saying the writing is atrocious doesn’t seem to be BYU’s opinion as they have him as a writing professor there. But to each their own :)

@Lexlex9

6 жыл бұрын

Michael Barbera please read the ending I just finished mistborn about a week ago and I was thing the same that the story is a bit boring and the only character I really cared about was Ellend but then I read the ending and my opinion completely changed just wow I still think about it and that rarely happens to me

@michaelbarbera7217

6 жыл бұрын

Elliot Brooks, I don’t know how many times I can read about Vin “frowning.”

@michaelbarbera7217

6 жыл бұрын

Lexi L. I plan on finishing the book. The writing just seems very childish to me - especially after you read someone like Patrick Rothfuss.

@ebnovels

6 жыл бұрын

That’s funny, I think Rothfuss’s writing is overly wordy and too flowery (for me). I prefer a more direct writing style. I think it’s just a difference of opinion and taste though :)

I wasn’t able to finish it due to the prose, the very bad “wit”, and Sanderson telling, not showing everything. He has great imagination though, but one could easily tell that he writes very fast and doesn’t take his time to develop great prose and wit.

A quite childish book.

@bendover7841

2 жыл бұрын

I know this is 2 years old but man what an absurd take.

@LamiNalchor

2 жыл бұрын

@@bendover7841 I had likely read it. This is my impression. Why is this difficult for you?

Honestly, after enjoying Mistborn, especially the 2nd era, I was terribly disappointed with warbreaker...just so damn DULL.