This was tiny! When I got the book at the library I thought there was a mistake. This little volume couldn't be by Brandon Sanderson. He writes monstrously huge books that are packed with goodness! 
 But it was by him, and despite not being monstrously huge, it was still packed with goodness. 
 Like always, the characters are well rounded and interesting. Shai was amazing, and her longing for the challenge and motivation seemed very real. Gaotona as well seemed like the sort of person you might meet in the real world. 
 The magic was, once again, fascinating. Because the book wasn't over four hundred pages Sanderson couldn't go into the depth he usually goes in, but he still got the basic idea across and more.