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 I've finished this book a 'lil while ago and had meant to write this review sooner... But, this trilogy was just so good that I couldn't spare a single second before I read the next book and then... Nearly finish the third. I was ashamed to have not yet picked up a book by Brandon Sanderson considering all the hype around him and his well deserved title as the 'king of fantasy'. Fantasy is by far my favourite genre, I feel as if I should slap myself for not reading this book sooner, BECAUSE IT HAS CHANGED MY LIFE. 'Kay maybe a slight over exaggeration but I have lost countless hours of sleep to this book, and may have been holed up in my room for 2 or 3 days, all priorities thrown out the window, with a years worth of chocolate to keep me company. This is what mistborn will do to you. 
 Everything about this book has been done to perfection if you haven't read it yet, Mistborn takes place in a dystopian world where the sun is red and black ash falls from the sky, the plants are brown instead of green and at night the mist comes out to obscure your vision. This world is called the final empire ruled by the lord ruler who is somewhat of a tyrant, but a very powerful one also known as 'the sliver of God' that conceals a great amount of power. You are classified into two groups the skaa and the nobles. The skaa are the slaves, they are beaten, and they are looked down on by the nobles. Vin is our main character, but the book is told in third person so you get to hear from other perspectives throughout the book. Vin is a Mistborn, these are people only who have noble blood within them and use a power called Allomancy, very few of the population inherit these powers and are look highly among others. Vin is a skaa though, with noble blood which is not allowed by the lord ruler so if your a mistborn with Allomancy... They kill you. 
 Allomancy lets you draw on power from eight different metals, once consumed each one giving you a different power to manipulate, Mistborns are able to use all of the eight metals making them very powerful. There are also the mistings, allomancers who are only able to use one of the eight metals to draw upon. Vin does not yet know that she possesses these powers. Vin is 16 and is in a thieving crew, a band of skaa who work together to steal and gain money, as a girl she is not respected and beaten often. But they do know something's up with her and the crew leader suspects she has Allomancy and keeps her for that reason. 
 Vin is soon discovered by Kelsier. Kelsier is also a skaa mistborn (which are extremely rare) so once he finds out about Vin he goes straight away to recruit her. Kelsier was also in a thieving crew and planned to steal from the lord ruler himself but he and his wife were captured and sent to the pits of Hathsin, where Kelsier's wife died but Kelsier managed to escape, something that no one has ever been able to do before. Kelsier is looked up to as a god and called the survivor of Hathsin. Kelsier plans to overthrow the lord ruler and take over the final empire and freeing all skaa from their unjust treatment. Vin is put out of her comfort zone now taking part in Kelsiers crazy plans, she discovers what it's like to be an allomancer and creates bonds with Kelsier and his crew. 
 When trying to figure out what you like about a book where everything is just so damn good sometimes it's hard to remember all its awesomeness so bear with me. At first glance this book captures your attention that throws you in to a unique world that you just have to know more about. The story build was amazing, the plot was so complex and Kelsier's plan on how he was going to take control of the final empire was great to watch it unfold and see how everything was going to turn out. 
 The concept of Allomancy and Mistborns was well thought out I loved learning about and experiencing with Vin and Kelsier these powers. I liked how the Mistborns has limits and are not invisible while their powers were great there are sometimes consequences. I liked the principle and the 'rules' I guess you'd call it it behind these powers, they're not completely random and work well in the scheme of things. At the beginning I was confused at how these powers worked it would sometimes show Kelsier using Allomancy but wouldn't explain it until later on, which was annoying at first but soon smoothed out. 
 There was character development with Kelsier and Vin. Vin at first was the girl who stayed to the shadows always trying to become unseen, though she developed beautifully. In being forced into Kelsier's plans Vin becomes a spy among the nobles and there she can't conceal herself putting her way out of her comfort zone and testing boundaries. Vin learns to trust and creates bonds with other crew members and develops with her Allomancy she is an amazing character that Brandon Sanderson has done immensely well with. Then theirs Kelsier, the rebel, Kelsier is always happy despite all that has happened to him, I liked him from the start for that reason. He believed that as long as he had a smile on his face that he was defying the lord ruler showing him that he will smile and joke no matter how crappy things are. Kelsier had an enormous amount of hate for the nobles, well pretty much everyone did in his crew but as Vin started spending time in the noble society, Kelsier learned from her that not all nobles are not bad and this changed him and made him a better character. These two characters are pushed hard exceeding limits, Kelsier who everyone is so dependant on and Vin new to the crew, still new to the concept of trust and now having a role which must be accomplished. 
 The great thing about this book was all that happened during it, it never thought to pause always an adventure happening to keep you reading on. Being introduced to new conflicts that must they must over come. You are constantly learning new things about Vin and Kelsier and the rest of the crew, about the final empire, the lord ruler and how this all came to be. Why is the sun red? Why is there Allomancy? And what are the mists? What role do they play? You are constantly asking questions and forming theories in your head. 
 This book was pretty long yet I finished it in 3 days and still can't stop thinking about it. If you haven't yet read the mistborn trilogy or any Brandon Sanderson books then you need to get on that straight away put it next on your tbr. I promise you won't be disappointed this is now one of my favourite books and one of the best fantasies I've read. 5 stars.