I really enjoyed the change in atmosphere and tone in this later time period for the Mistborn series. 
 Instead of a grim dystopian feel there is a fun western + steampunk setting! The world of Scadrial was saved during the first trilogy, so here we get an action-adventure plot with admittedly lower stakes. Which I am very enthusiastic about (as a fantasy reader I enjoy a break from all the world-saving stories)! 
 I loved the main protagonist Wax and can't wait to see what happens with him in the rest of the series. 
 OK, so here are my two main negatives: 
 I didn't warm to two other most prominent characters. I never really got Wayne. Is he supposed to be funny or embarrassing? Nothing he did made me laugh. He was like that awkward relative or co-worker who says things they think are funny but no one else does. There were one or two scenes where I genuinely smiled at something he said, but that was all. 
 As for Marasi, she rubbed me the wrong way through no fault of her own. She isn't a bad person, but she had a lot of qualities that triggered me negatively. Often for admittedly petty reasons. I can't stand that she blushed about stupid things every other page. I also really liked Steris and then was annoyed when she disappeared so fast. I didn't feel like Marasi was helping because she gave a shit about Steris, but because it was exciting and she has this silly hero-worship for Wax and Wayne. I really couldn't stand her. Plus, those plight-of-the-illegitimate child themes rarely hit my sympathy button. 
 I had a soft spot for Steris, who seems to be somewhere on the autism spectrum. I have two family members also on the spectrum. I'd love to see her be highlighted, not written off for being hard to understand or "boring". I hope things get better for her in the future as I really want to see her be appreciated for who she is. Especially by Wax. Grrr. 
 Obviously I really hope I come to enjoy Marasi and Wayne more in the future. I'm not set in disliking them, hopefully with some more character growth I will start to.