I'm glad that I'm done this beast for two reasons. 
 1. I can now get to reading other books! Woohoo! 
 2. The huge thing doesn't need to clutter up my bedside table/desk thing. It took up A LOT of space with its 1080 pages. 
 I refer to it as the beast (affectionately, of course) with good reason. WoR is the second book in a huge series of epic proportions. By the end, there should be ten books. The first book, Way of Kings was interesting enough, but I found it had some issues, which I'm pretty sure I talked about in my review. This review can be found here. 
 Personally, I thought that Words of Radiance was much, much better than Way of Kings. Oh, it had some issues, but overall, I enjoyed the reading experience and found that the characters became way more relatable and likeable. 
 Because I'm a cynical eighty-three year old woman (okay, okay, seventeen, but who's counting?) I'll list the stuff that irritated me. Honestly, I doubt this will ever change. It was in the last book, it was in this one, it will be in the next eight probably too. 
 It's just why on earth do these books have to be so storming long? I don't have time to read ten 1000 page monsters. Especially considering that with both of these books, I've been really bored for the first two hundred or so pages. Would it be that difficult to cut out some of the dull scenes and make for a shorter, but more exciting book? 
 My second complaint: At the very least, if you're making ten of these, do you have to end them all with cliff-hangers? That ending was seriously a jerk move. Not to mention that: (view spoiler)[Bring characters back from the dead is kind of cheating. Obviously Jasnah needed to be out of the picture for Shallan to come into her strength, but couldn't Jasnah have gone somewhere else in the name of research and send Shalln to the Shattered Plains? Killing Jasnah for one book and then bringing her back at the end is a bit lame. (hide spoiler)] 
 Now, because I actually did really like this series, allow me to shed the cynical eighty-three year oldness and return to the fan-girling seventeen persona. 
 EEEEEEEK, SHALLAN IS THE BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD. 
 *ahem* 
 As you may have noticed in my review of the first book, I kind of have a weak spot when it comes to one of the main characters- Shallan Davar. 
 You see, she's fantastic. She's strong, she's smart, she's capable, she's flawed. She's one of the most amazing heroines that I've had the pleasure of reading about this past year. She's probably my favourite heroine. Ever. 
 She goes through some astounding character growth in this book. Her past is laid bare. Her true power and strength just starting to show. She's gonna do great things in this series. I can feel it. I'd read this series just for her. 
 Also Adolin. I feel like I should mention him right after Shallan. Mainly because they are so good together. I don't generally 'ship' things. I can count the fictional couples I actually like on maybe one hand, but these two are pleasant to read about. Not to mention Adolin is a solid character in his own right. 
 I could go on about Dalinar as well, but I don't really want to. Let it suffice to say that he's as good here as he was in Way of Kings. 
 But there is someone who deserves mention. Kaladin Stormblessed. Honestly, in the first book, I hated him. He was a whiny brat who griped about life and was just generally irritating to read about. He's still kind of a whiny brat, but his character really grows in this book. I have gone from loathing Kaladin to tolerating and kind of admiring who he has become. Hopefully he won't relapse in the next books and go back to being a dull, miserable wretch. 
 The plot and world, of course, are wonderfully fleshed out. Just what we'd expect from Sanderson. 
 All in all, a solid four stars for great story, great world-building, and great characters. I certainly look forward to the next ones (though I wouldn't complain if it was several hundred pages shorter!)