3,5 
 I'm suuuuper conflicted about this one. It was a great conclusion to the trilogy, complex and well thought out, I enjoyed the religion aspects and for once the journal extracts didn't make me contemplate suicide. Unfortunately, that's the end of the good bits list for me. 
 Firstly, it's just so fucking depressing. Ash falls. Earthquakes. Koloss bands kill villagers. Mist. Even the Lord Ruler is helpless. Everyone will die. Did someone say they wanted more ash? No? Well, here it is. Also, loads of nostalgia in this one. Oh how we miss the good skaa rebellion days! And Kelsier! If he were here, he'd come up with a plan and save us. 
 Secondly, the characters...uhh. I would kill for Vin in Mistborn: The Final Empire, but in this, she was flat and boring and I Just Didn't Care. Don't even get me started on Elend. Or their relationship. Even Ruin, who had so much potential as the main villain, failed to deliver. The most engaging characters were probably TenSoon and Spook. (For real, the Resolution scene almost made me cry. The tragic SPOILERS! ending didn't.) 
 Lastly, the ending. Look, I love plot twists, but (view spoiler)[the HOA prophecy had been turned on it's head so many times that (hide spoiler)] it just had me sitting there like, okay. that's it? okay. Certainly no feelings of shock or oh my god Sanderson is a genius. Insert sad emoji here I guess.