If i'm honest it took me a while to get into this book, but once I did I couldn't put it down. 
 I loved all the characters and didn't find any (apart from members of kelsier's crew) to be so underdeveloped as to negate the story being told. 
 Kelsier was without a doubt the driving force of this novel for me. He character was so wonderfully writeen and I think for the first time this year I had found a character wh I was rooting for and supporting. 
 Whilst the overarching plot reveal is somewhat foreseeable, and the climax was in a manner underwhelming this can be overlooked in light of the high quality of the novel. 
 The magic system was one of the most interesting that I have read about in a long time, but at times I had to reference the index just so I could remember what metal had what use. 
 Also, i'm glad that romance wasn't the focal point of this novel, but rather it was in a manner the relationship between Kelsier and Vin. However, this might be a problem is I have a very small attachment to Elend's character at this point.