Warbreaker - Brandon Sanderson

Warbreaker (Warbreaker #1) – Brandon Sanderson

Warbreaker is the story of two sisters who happen to be princesses, the God King one of them has to marry, the lesser god who doesn’t like his job, and the immortal who’s still trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago. Their world is one in which those who die in glory return as gods to live confined to a pantheon in Hallandren’s capital city and where a power known as BioChromatic magic is based on an essence known as breath that can be collected only one unit at a time from individual people.

By using breath and drawing upon the colour in everyday objects, all manner of miracles and mischief can be accomplished. It will take considerable quantities of each to resolve all the challenges facing Vivenna and Siri, princesses of Idris; Susebron, the God King; Lightsong, reluctant god of bravery; and mysterious Vasher, the Warbreaker.

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My Review of Warbreaker

Brandon Sanderson sure knows how to write a unique magic system! I had heard this one was a stand-alone and I didn’t really want to spend much time becoming invested in too many books in a series right now. So I thought I would pick it up on audio. I was not disappointed! Well, it wasn’t quite a 5 star for me either, but I will go into that…

Two sisters, one of whom destined to marry the God-King and carry his child. The other, the least favourite of the children, the cheeky and defiant one. When the time comes and their father has to send his firstborn daughter, he decides to send the other one in her stead. And thus he sets in motion a series of events that could lead to the downfall of his entire people.

I LOVED the audio version of this. I thought the narrator was just perfect and I really enjoyed her portrayal of the characters. It was a long, yet enthralling audiobook that I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.

There were some AWESOME twists and turns in this book. I was at the edge of my seat for a few of them. I actually screamed in the car when one particular truth was revealed.

However, I wasn’t the biggest fan of the ending. The twist there just seemed a little too much. It took down the enjoyment for me a bit. It was like eating too much chocolate and feeling a bit off and wishing you could have taken back those last few pieces, back to when it was perfectly satisfying.

But I still really enjoyed it.

It didn’t feel like a stand-alone. So when I realised that it was number 1 in the series and there were more to come, maybe… eventually!?? Well, I felt a bit deflated.

So I have not read the stormlight archives yet and I hear that this one is a great one to read before delving into that series. I loved Mistborn so we will see how we go.

The magic system in this one was so unique and interesting. At first, when you read about it you are wondering what on earth is going on, but after getting used to it – it was really fascinating. I wonder how Sanderson comes up with this stuff.

Overall a great read, lots (if not one too many) twists and turns. I would have preferred SLIGHTLY more romance, but that’s just me.

(4 / 5)