I read Way of Kings for the first time and now I’m an anticipationspren... [ Reading Vlog ] 

I get hooked to this book when kaladin decided to not commit suicide and started asking the other members of bridge 4 their names. Such a great scene

When Dalinar confrontes his nephew, and ends the conversation with "btw, I'm courting your mom, best get used to it". 🤣🤣 What a Chad move

My favorite moment in this book is when Dalinar turns around and sees the single bridge crew coming to the rescue, chills every time. After 4 books Kaladin is still my favorite, I love that man

My little brother, my bestfriend and I went on a roadtrip and I introduced them to this book with audible. My brother said he wasn't going to listen to it and just listen to his ipod. After the prologue, he said "dang it, now I'm invested." At one point during the trip, I didn't start it quick enough after getting into the car. My friend told me in no uncertain terms that "car time is book time." We ended up finishing the last 5 min in my driveway when we got back

"Sadeas and dalinar finally working together" pepelaugh oh no

I was invested with Kaladin almost from page 1, Dalinar had me when he plunged his shard blade into the rocks for the bridgemen i was ride or die from then. Currently on WoR

My favourite part of this book is a part that didn't click with me until my third read through. It's the part when Kalladin has finally had enough, when the constant barrage of failure and death became too much and he had been ground down to nothing by despair and depression, when the only light left in his life (Syl) has left him and there seems to be genuinely no way out aside from an agonizing slow death somewhere on the Plains. Kall is stood on the lip of the Honour Chasm about to jump when he looks around one last time and sees a bobbing light in the driving rain. That light turns out to be Syl struggling through the wind, rain and the weight of the single leaf she is carrying. She floats up to Kall and hands him the leaf which turns out to be the same variety he intended to kill the slaver with at the start of the book, Syl then says something like "I'm sorry I was gone for so long but it took me a while to find this" and when he doesn't seem pleased with the gift of a poisonous leaf she says "the last time you had one of these you smiled, you tried, you had hope and you haven't smiled since you lost it. I thought if I brought you another you might smile again."

There were six or seven times in your vlog where I went, “ohhhh, ho, ho, ho - just you wait!” 😂😂

Love how different this review format is. Actually gives you a view at what people think on a chapter to chapter basis. Great idea

Yes, you could definitely say that Kaladin has an Honor complex. 😉

Leave it Brandon Sanderson to put Anime Mecha Gundam suits in his fantasy novel and somehow totally get away with it.

I re-read WoK in the last two weeks - my 7th or 8th time through it’s just so good.

"Yes, yes you do love Kaladin" YES WE DO 👀👀👀

"...and even though Sadeas was so sketchy I've known the whole time 'I don't think so, I think it's going to be OK'" I love this so much because this was 100% me

YEEEEEEEEEEES. This book is so good, I loved everything, lots of people feel that Sanderson drgs out some scenes but I loved all of it, including the Interludes, I guess I'm just a sucker for world building. And the Sanderlanche, I legit read the last 200 pages of TWoK in one sitting because I couldn't put the book down, I'd close it to try and pace myself and the scramble on to the next page right after. Favorite book of all time. On to WoR, here we go team.

I recently completed a reread in preparation for reading the newest book Rhythm of War (book 4). I don't have one favorite part or moment but I love Kaladin and his journey. His struggles are in many ways so different yet so universal. It is amazing to see characters who are complex deep and relatable. Loved your reaction by the way!

I loved the style of this video! I’ve just started the second book myself! What a wild ride! Biggest part that sold me and kept me invested was the relationship with Kaladin and Syl and protecting Bridge 4! And I may have cried when Dalinar turned around and saw a single bridge running to their rescue!

I love that your cat rubs his little face on your books too. My little guy does the same thing every time I bring home a new book.

"Well that comment didn't age well". Yes, but the Kaladin/Dalinar alliance one does.

I love how different I've read their names haha 😂 I'm starting Book 3 today!!!

I enjoyed your blog very much! Please do the same for Words of Radiance! WoR is actually my favorite Sanderson book. Shallan doesnt get a lot of love, but I think I can relate to her more than Kaladin. Something about her total lack of self esteem and the way she deflects her feelings with stupid jokes rings true to me. I guess I can see through the facade she puts up more than some fans who get too wrapped up in the banality of her presentation, but her interior life is much more serious. She is quite discerning with an artist's eye but can delude herself (Kabsal) like any of us can. Her climactic confrontation with Jasnah in TWoK is as gripping to me as any battle scene. Stay tuned for more on Renarin. You'll be pleased I think with how his character is fleshed out. It will take longer than some other characters but it'll get there. I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on WoR!

I thought it was really sweet and wholesome to see Sadeus show a genuine interest in his old friend and his new favorite book. I thought that being a good friend in his private life and a ruthless slave owner and warlord on the job was a very interesting, layered juxtaposition in his character. One we don't often get in fantasy books. And then I had to suddenly throw all of that out of the window, lol. I was a bit disappointed by the betrayal, but what we got in return more than made up for it. Bridge Four's decision to rescue Dalinar's army, Kaladin and Dalinar finally meeting, Navani painting the giant glyph on the ground, Dalinar's satisfying confrontation with Sadeus... I really wanted to believe in Sadeus, but the book definitely works better with him as an antagonist.

Can I just say how BRILLIANT the concept of the flashbacks are?! Like, we're introduced to Kaladin in the middle of a battle, leading his squad, more legend than man; and then the very next chapter he's in a slave wagon?! I NEEDED to know how that happened and that desire kept me going up until the Honor Chasm (coincidentally RIGHT AFTER the first Kaladin flashback), at which point I was hooked for life!

Way of Kings is officially my favorite book in the Stormlight Archive (after rereading both it and the second book). Yes the second book has a good payoff for the build up, but we are still spending a good chunk of the book following Shallan and as much as I tolerate her as a character, I would have seriously wanted MORE chapters on Kaladin than we had already gotten in Words of Radiance. The reason why Way of Kings is just that much more enjoyable for me now, at a reread is because I can see it through the lens of someone who's also been through depression and I understand better the healing journey Kaladin goes through in this book. My reread of these books have invigorated my love for Kaladin as a character. At which point did I feel like I was invested in the characters? Kaladin in the slave wagons. I wanted to know what happened to him that he became a slave.

Wonderful format! Love to hear chapter to chapter review; so refreshing!

I got hooked pretty early actually. The thing was, I found out about Brandon Sanderson through his finishing the last 3 books of The Wheel of Time, which I'd been reading since 1994. So i already knew that I loved his writing and characterizations from what he did there. So, when did I get hooked on this series specifically? It's been a few years, but when I ask myself that question, the first image that pops to mind is Syl flitting around Kal's cage, shortly after it becomes obvious that she is more than she first appears, and has a ridiculous sense of humor! I could already tell I was going to love the Tinkerbell / Pan dynamic between these 2!

Honestly, I had almost the same ride of emotions roller coaster, though I really liked the Shallan chapters and the philosophical approach. Really invested in Dalinar and Kaladin. As always I love how Sanderson gives us little bits of ancient knowledge, just enough to keep me invested.

Always nice to hear from first time Stormlight reader!!

Your reading buddy is the cutest

Ili love these reading vlogs so much more than straight up reviews. Great job.

I love your Vlog. Cannot wait to watch the rest. I wish more people did this. I would give anything to experience these books again for the first time.

I just watched your video and i feel thankful for this, because there's not much content like this on yt anymore. You are adorable! Cheers from Brazil.

Simply hearing you read the dedication makes me wish I could hear you narrate the whole thing! Such a lovely voice!

Came here from the Rhythm of War video (gotta binge in the right order), and I think I am going to enjoy these reading blogs quite a bit, this is exactly the right kind of new reader energy I love!

I loved this reading Vlog. Thank you Tori for making me laugh so hard which happened on the part with Dalanir and Sadeas. I love this book so very much. From the four out it may be my favourite. Still it's priceless to hear a perspective like this because you are going through it for the first time.

Omg, i love this review!!! MY FEELING EXACTLY!!!!

I love the Way of the Kings😍. I was going to read the 2nd book right after, but I can't help it.

This was a hilarious reading blog btw, really fun! xD Will check out your others and if you do one for ROW!

Ugh now I want to reread this book and I should't. I should wait for the fifth one. Whyyyyyy. But seriously this was so fun & Kaladin is my absolute favorite.

I really liked this book. The real question is really what character don’t you like. I liked the entire scene of Caladin (sorry for spelling, I listened to the audio book) really using his power in the rescue attempt. I was invested in it in the very beginning part with the harolds (I assume they were the harolds) I wanted to know what they were and where in the book they might appear. As it was an audio book I couldn’t flip back and forth enough to remember the three named Harolds in the beginning. I am a fan of mysterious obviously powerful but hidden characters so Wit was a favorite. Sil is a favorite. I also liked the captain who helped shallon in her arrival. I can go on. Again, what character don’t I like? Haha

Make another vlog! That was hilarious

I loved this book, it took me 3 tries to get to the 2nd chapter. Chapter 1 kept throwing me off, but on the third one I pushed through it and SO glad I have. So far this is one of my favorite series of all time and I'm only 2 books done, about to start book 3. Cyl, Rock, Kaladin, Dalinar and Wit are my top tier favorites. Though I like more characters than I dislike. Sadeas... I loathe him.

Just finished this book, and watching your emotions as you went thru it was amazing! I just started book 2. Hoping you did a similar vlog for that one too!

Can we just talk about how there were so many plot twists in the last 50 pages. I was screaming!

I’m reading it for the 5th time. Ahead of WoR for the 4th time, Oathbringer 3rd, and finally Rhythm 2nd ahead of Knights of Truth next December. Great vlog, I’ll watch your WoR video next, can’t wait to see your thoughts on “Honour is dead”

this is amazing, i dont know how many of these you have done but i hope u did all the books and u do more in the future.

This is the best Way of Kings vid. Period. Would like more info about the notes you take while reading.

I fell in love with this book as soon as bridge four was first mentioned. I absolutely adore Kaladin and identify with him quite a bit as well. The humor in all 4 of his books is so fantastic and genuinely made me laugh out loud a lot!

Honestly, this is my favorite series of all time! I loved it and had such a good feeling from it. Plus I was kinda tiptoe-ing towards depression when I read it and it seriously brought me out of it. I mean his grief and pain was relatable enough that I felt like I was talking to another person about MY troubles. It was fantastic!!!! My favorite part was either a tie between when kaladin was hung up for the high storm or when their bridge came back for dalinar!

SPOILER I read the part where Kaladin and Bridge 4 decide to go back and save Dalinar and Adolin at the expense of their own freedom for the first time when I was getting my hair done and was literally sobbing and tried to explain it to my hairdresser but certainly just sounded like a crazy person. Just gives me goose bumps/chills thinking about him using the bridge as a ramp and jumping the chasm

Loved this Vlog. Love the book. I'm a huge Kaladin fan. There are too many scenes of Kaladin that hit me hard. He is just a well written character

im watching this in 2022, Watching you go though this is amazing

The part that really got me IN to it was Kaladin's visit to the honor chasm. That was such a powerful scene.

tori reminds me a lot of elmify if anybody else knows who that is this was a great reaction vlog, had me busting up laughing at various points, very much interested in seeing you read the rest of the series there are several places where this book makes me cry, especially on rereads, and it's all kaladin. when he steps away from the honorchasm, when he relives his brother's death and decides to go save dalinar, when dalinar trades his blade for the bridgemen. "a life is priceless" is one of my favorite lines from WoK

You got pretty close in a few of your predictions, well done

i love seeing someone reading WoK for the first time and knowing they dont know nothing about the ending. Hope you do words of radiance next

My fav character is dalinar ❤

the title made me laugh a lot, actual good one

Kaladin is my favourite. I became invested when Sadeas abandoned them XD At least I realised how much I cared for them because I was in shock and in a state of "how do you leave them to die"

Kaladin is the best character. The fact that he basically said, "I'm going to survive this highstorm" without actually thinking he was going to, but then actually DOING IT?? Total mic drop moment.

best moment is from Teft's perspective when it's revealed that Kaladin survived the highstorm. Only time I actually cried reading a book, well done Sanderson

I immediately subscribed to your channel the moment future Tori appeared and corrected your pornounciation of Jasnah's name! Well I subbed AFTER I stopped laughing so hard. I can't COUNT the number of times I found myself correcting a youtubers mispronounced use of Jasnah's name, and for you to do it to Yourself in such a creative way... It was so clever and entertaining I can't wait for your next reading vlog! (WoR hopefully) love love LOVED this content!

I also recommend reading Brandon's annotations to TWOK, unfortunately he only made those up to chapter 12 but there's some interesting stuff,you can find it on his page. Also I know you read Mist born trilogy and he made annotations to those as well :)

I just finished it and l adore every little detail about it 😭💞🤧 specifically the tower arc, also I can't just choose one character as my fav, I NEED TO READ MORE ABOUT THEM😭😭 but if must it will be for sure my sweet sad boy kaladin

I just finished WoK and I promised myself I was going to read Warbreaker and finish The Final Empire before starting Words Of Radiance but I don’t know if I have that much self-control.

You know a good video when there is not one dislike

The part in Kaladin’s backstory when Amaram slaughters his men, while holding Kaladin down and forcing him to watch and then branding him as a slave makes me physically ill. Every time I read it it is the most gut wrenching thing in the book for me.

Chapter 54 death ratty goes crazy now that I’m reading Oathbringer

I still have 10% left to read.. so I will have to watch this later

Dalinar is my favorite! :D

Ha I just finished the Way of Kings and I felt like I had this same emotional rollercoaster. I think my two favorite parts of the novel were one: when we get the explanation of Jasnas soul casting after Shallan pieces together that hers was a fake, and then also of course when Kaladin turns bridge 4 around to save Dalinar and then Dalinar trades his shardblade for their freedom, WHAT A BOOK 😭 I'm starting book 2 tonight

Sa-hey-deese is how I pronounce Sadeas and I don't think it's right but I'm going with it

I loved Kaladin and then Dalinar did what he did with his Shardblade, and I fell in love with him. I didn't make that connection about the epigraphs, but why we have them- so creepy. And Saedus, I never fully trusted, but a major Villanova took me by surprise.

Welcome to the Cosmere, Tori! I’m glad you enjoyed it. The ending is bonkers! This is my least favorite Stormlight book. Words of Radiance is sooooo much better, and I know that’s saying something.

I had to wait for Book2 to come out so I reread Book1 many times. There are a few mysteries that are set up. Shallan mentions 10 heart beats. Oh, that’s funny. I thought I knew before, but I just figured it out… Anyways, lots of mysteries!

You should do alot of this this video format it is a hit I know it

Kaladins first storm is when I was invested forever. Took me 2 books to actually like shallan.

I really dug the Shallan parts but I think the way they were broken up did them a disservice, cos not nearly as much happened in that storyline. if it was a lil mini arc in the middle of the book by itself it would have worked better imo!

I’m thinking to read the stormlight archive before Mistborn but I think I shout read Mistborn first.

I remember tearing up at the end of that chapter (1:59)

I'm on my 3/4 re-read and you're right... you need to read it again and again to fully grasp what's happening... the prologues, the death rattles, and all the cosmere connections

As I heard you talk about Shallan being slow and not as interesting I totally heard you, I kept saying out loud “just wait til the end” and furthermore the second book… and third too.

its funny cuz this si one of the only storys ive ever reread and i just did it because it was so good

I found that Shallan becomes a lot more likable on re-reads

Now I am an anticipation spren got me haha

Your opinions on Shallan, man i had the same reaction and i didnt want to feel that way about her, but my opinions on her changed alot in the later books

3:01-3:05 (Starts sweating in anticipation) Any chance of a reading vlog on a David Weber book then?

For me, Kaladin was a slog until he looked into the pit, Shallan was a slog until she bought some books, and I always liked Dalinar. I too wanted the redemption arc, but what we got was way better

What is the IBSN of this edition? I'm tossing up between buying different versions and don't want the small mass paperback version!! Thank you!

Shallon was not my favorite either. I didn't hate her or anything, but I didn't like her as much as the other two. My favorite character, all said an done and three books in, is Dallinar. But Kal is a great character as well!

I've only read The Way of Kings but I liked Elhokar, and was kinda like what the hell when Dalinar started beating him up. Like I could understand where Dalinar was coming from, but I ended up liking him less when he started doing that. Also I was so happy when Kabsal died, because it meant no more of those extremely boring scenes of Shallan and him talking about religion. This is the only Sanderson book I've read so far but I feel like dialogue is his weakest point. It just goes on for too long a lot of the time IMO

Did you enjoy Sadeas comeuppance?

Yeah... the comment about Sadeas aged like a fine cup of milk 😂

I was concerned I wouldn't, but so far I'm enjoying the re-read, but Sanderson's humour is so unfunny to me. I only mention this because I think it's a great contrast but I'm also re-reading The Blade Itself and I love Abercrombie's humour. Obviously, Abercrombie is more suited to my taste anyway so he has the advantage but what I noticed is with Abercrombie the humour speaks for itself but with Sanderson he tries to get other characters to reinforce how funny it is, which is why I think so many people take issue with Shallan. I like her despite that but it doesn't help.

Trust me a lot of people are not a big fan shallan

How many times do yall cry....don't lie 😕

This book is paper crack.

sorry not sorry but youre the first person ive seen say they thought sadeas was actually a good person... he threw away thousands of lives on purpose and at every turn bashes or shames everyone in his presence... its obvious that he isnt good

RENARIN IS MY FAVORITE, TOO!!! HE'LL BE THE BIG VILLAIN SOON!

Renarin and Jasnah will be a flashback character in back 5 so you'll get more of them then.