Initial Impressions 2/4/16 + Mini-review as originally posted HERE on The Book Addict's Guide 3/23/16: Omg so many VERY COOL things in this novella! I loved that we see Kelsier, more of his story, and how much more was attached to the Mistborn books than we realized. Personally, I would recommend reading all of the current series (including Wax & Wayne books) before this one (I think you COULD read it after just the first three Mistborn original trilogy but I'm glad I had read all of them first since there are some things that are tied to the entire series and not just Vin & Elend's time). 
 Honestly? I got a tad lost in the middle. Well, not lost but I just have a hard time adapting to new ideas/places/people without enough anchors to hold me to an original character/story. Maybe I'm just not well-versed enough in the Cosmere? But I was having a bit of a hard time wrapping my brain around some of the sections in the middle just because we're dealing with such higher forces (without giving any spoilers away) and a nearly new concept which I would have loved to spend more time with! Could be that these things/concepts/whatever also appear in other Sanderson books that I just haven't read yet and that's why I'm not picking up on it as much! 
 There were some amazing moments between original Mistborn characters that just totally warmed my heart and really put a happy ending on everything. I loved tiny glances at different POVs (especially Kelsier's) as scenes from the endings of Mistborn, The Well of Ascension, and Hero of Ages appear in the novella. I loved seeing some of my favorite characters and getting even more answers as to what happened to them and exactly how things played out since we get a different perspective here. 
 Always a joy to read, some MIND-BLOWING knowledge that has me dying to pick up more books (not like that was an issue anyway. I already have reads planned out!), but now I can't believe how long I'll have to wait for new Mistborn books! AHHH!