Brandon Sanderson, you are a dear. A rather odd duck, true, but a dear none the less. You have this extraordinary talent for writing big books that I enjoy very much. You see, you are so thorough. Your worlds are so well built, and your magic systems are so uniquely awesome. I mean, colours and breath? What creative mind comes up with something like that? Obviously, yours does, and for that I am grateful. If your mind hadn't come up with this story, I would be collapsed on the floor in a heap of exhaustion right now. To be perfectly honest, I probably wouldn't be this tired if it hadn't been for your book either (darn those late reading nights!) 
 But, really, the moral of this story is not that I shouldn't read late at night, but that Brandon Sanderson is a genius whom all should adore. I know I do. Why? Because every one of his books that I've read so far is perfectly thought out and crafted. Let's take a look: 
 1: The world is solid. So solid. There is lots of history, but it's not dumped on you in an annoying fashion (well, accept for when Siri is listening to the story teller. I skimmed that part) Really, I didn't find that I had a whole lot of questions. I mean there were some about Kalad's army that didn't get answered, but that didn't really annoy. 
 2: The completely awesome concept. Breath that exists in colour and gives you heightened senses? Sweet! The Awakening was super interesting as well. Loved it. (view spoiler)[Especially when Vivenna is doing it, because she was such a prick about it. (hide spoiler)] 
 3: The characters. My goodness, Sanderson's characters are barking fantastic. Even minor ones are well written. All the main ones are nicely rounded (I wouldn't have minded more on Denth and Tonk Fah, but... ah well.) I really enjoyed the characters. Susebron, Vivenna, Nightblood, Siri, and... last but foremost: Lightsong! He was my favorite and I rather adored him. One more fictional character who may visit me in my corner of hermithood. 
 4: The classic Sanderson plot twists and surprises. Love them, but enough of that. No spoilers. 
 5: The classic Sanderson questions on theology. I don't always agree with him, but he certainly raises interesting questions and there are few things I love so much as questions. Also, the whole god/goddess system felt like a satire of the old Greek mythology. It was extremely amusing. 
 Really, this book had so many good points. I'm not even sure why I'm shaving a star off. It was a great book. However, I felt like there was something missing. Something kept me from loving it as much as I loved the Mistborn books. Still, this book is awesome and I recommend it to people who are sick and tired of the mediocrity of YA fiction. YA fiction can be so cheesy and stupid. Sanderson's writing has this lovely maturity that is refreshing. I'm starting to really enjoy adult fantasy/science fiction because of the less annoying and immature writing style. Though, there is still a very large shelf in my heart for YA. 
 Oh man! I just had a thought. You know what would be sweet? A prequel video game that focuses on (view spoiler)[Vasher, VaraTreledees (Denth,) Arsteel, Yesteel, and Shashara (hide spoiler)]