Initial Impressions 10/16/14: flkajk;lksdjl;asj;alk 
 I have no words. 
 Okay, I have some. I NEED MOREEEEE 
 Full review as originally posted on The Book Addict's Guide: ** No spoilers for THE HERO OF AGES but there are DEFINITE spoilers if you haven't read MISTBORN or THE WELL OF ASCENSION yet so readers beware! ** 
 If there was one piece of important advice from Nikki while reading this series (and really, all of her advice was important and very true), it was that don't think you know what's going on in this series because Brandon Sanderson will flip everything upside down. This sounds devastating and I'm not gonna lie... at times it was. But it was also SO incredibly amazing to see what happened with this series. Try as I might, I never could have guessed the turns this book or series would take and how it would end and I'M SO GLAD because any time I hear that something astounding is coming, I always wonder and try to think what it could possibly be so I always say KUDOS to an author when they come up with something that never even entered my brain as a possibility. 
 Okay, that being said, let's get into the nitty gritty. I actually immediately started THE HERO OF AGES after I finished THE WELL OF ASCENSION because I could not put this series down. I've only recently been getting into adult fantasy and if you're a fantasy fan in general, I urge you to read this series! The characters are wonderful, the plot is thrilling, and the story is just utterly addicting. My mind was totally blown at the end of THE WELL OF ASCENSION and I was instantly fist-pumping upon beginning THE HERO OF AGES. Okay, so putting my feelings for this book into words isn't the most eloquent review I've ever written because all I can think of to say is: Everything is so awesome. Feelings for the characters multiplied, answers to series-long questions are revealed, characters in mortal peril, the finale of the trilogy approaching -- whew. It's enough to induce panic and joy all at the same time. 
 I think the most exciting thing about this book was not only all of the answers to some HUGE questions (Who is the Hero of Ages? What happened at the Well of Ascension? What's up with the atium? HOW WILL THE SERIES END?) but also all the answers I DIDN'T know I needed. I absolutely love when things pop up from the very beginning of the first book and turn out to be SUPER IMPORTANT and you just didn't even realize the significance. 
 Honestly, the plotting and world building are just amazing. I'm constantly impressed by the magic system (well systemS!) and how each one continues to reveal some secrets as the series progresses as well as different takes on similar magic systems (how Allomancy, Feruchemy, and Hemalurgy all tie into each other and yet are all very different). THE WORLD BUILDING, THOUGH. Honestly, the readers learn SO much more about literal world building and how everything ended up the way it is (the mists, the ashmounts, the Well of Ascension... everything) and the answers just killed me in the best way. 
 The characters continued to grow on me and I wish I could have followed them through endless books and series. There IS a sort of spin-off series that takes place 300 years after the events of this trilogy and I honestly hunted for mentions of this time frame and these characters like a hawk trying to hold on to pieces of them. I just fell in love with absolutely everything. 
 So my final apologies for complete incoherence (and constant updates) about the Mistborn trilogy, but really, this is a series I will recommend for life. I'm already wondering when I'll start re-reads but that's also quite the re-read! I am SO happy that I read these books and that I had a fan-base to flail and laugh and cry with as I read.