MISTBORN: THE FINAL EMPIRE BY BRANDON SANDERSON | BOOK REVIEW + DISCUSSION 

My favorite part was Vin standing up for Eland in front of the entire crew, calling the crew "Noblemen but without the titles" that was so amazing and Vin is such a badass!

"I wish I had read this book sooner." Yep, I am right there with you on that. I just finished reading it.... and this video has been up for over 4 years. Haha

I LOVED THIS VIDEO! And this book, dear lord. I also loved the relationship between Vin and Kelsier! the way he treated her pretty much like an equal and never like a child and their father-daughter bonding and how he completely changed her opinion on respect. Plus I just love that THAT's like the main relationship of this book; a platonic bond between a teenage girl and an older dude! Of course there was Elend, but Vin's relationship with Kelsier was much more central to the story, which I thought was really great for a change!

LOL YOUR VERSIONS ARE SO LITTLE I CANT GET OVER HOW DIFFERENT ALL THE DIFFERENT PRINTS ARE. WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT PRINTSSS

I HAD THE EXACT REACTION WHEN KELSIER DIED! I was like NOPE he's just faking it, he'll come back because he's Kelsier and can't die... *gross sobbing*

This is my favourite series by far. I love how you get extremely subtle clues about the ending, the secrets and the mysteries but not quite enough for you to put them all together and be certain of what's going to happen. Get reading the other two books!!!

The english covers are so much more beautiful (the White and blue covers😔)

I love the part about the Lord Ruler when one of the guys says "Cutting his head off just pisses him off." And I feel the same way WHY DIDN'T I READ THIS LONG AGO??

I cant help resembling you to Lily from "How I met your mother". By the way, great review)

I fell in love with this book when I first read it years ago. Brandon Sanderson is an absolute genius. You all need to read his book, The Way of Kings from his series The Stormlight Archives. If you liked Mistborn even a little, you will LOVE it!

You sold me in the first 2 mins of this review. Don’t wanna watch any more Atm since I’ll be staring the book soon. Can’t wait to come back and finish this video then! Thanks!!

I'm so glad you loved this book! Yay! :) You should join us for #YearofCosmere and join in on all the Sanderson Cosmere reading shenanigans! Brandon Sanderson is seriously a writing master!

From the way you talk about the "believable" magic in this story, I recommend you to read The Name of the Wind. It has something similar, and really cool. Also, it's a great story. I think you mentioned it as being in your TBR list, and if you're facing the same doubts you once had about this one, trust me... you're gonna love it. PS: I've only watched till you announced the end of the spoiler free zone. I have The Final Empire on my Kindle, ready to read soon, so shhh, no spoilers. I'll come back once I've read it.

i'm so happy you loved it! this was such a well done review. you nailed all the best parts! and i'm so excited for you to read the next two books!!

So happy more people are reading Brandon, his books are phenomenal especially once you've worked your way through everything in the Cosmere so far and can look back on all the connections and clues ahh so amazing, the Mistborn series just gets better and better, things in the first book you thought weren't that important tie back up in the final book and the just the way the series as a single story is crafted is mind blowing, once you've finished this series, you absolutely NEED to read the rest of his work to get into the rest of the Cosmere!! :)

The rest of this trilogy is amaaazing. It blew me away. When you're done with Mistborn, try Sanderson's other books. The Stormlight Archives books are SO good!

Love this series sooo much!!! I'm glad you're excited to be reading it!! If you love vin Vin and Elend's relationship now, you'll be dying in the next books!!! They're so cute!!!

All the characters in this book were entertaining and exciting but Sazed really stood out. He was comforting and safe and so calm and collected. Like if he was in the scene, I instantly felt that nothing could go wrong. Plus, I mean he had a great sense of humor haha :D

You should totally hear the audiobooks, they are outstanding!!

Yaaas! Brandon Sanderson is a master of brilliant plot and character executions and he misleads and plays with the readers like its nothing :D

This was my first Sanderson book

I cried like a baby over Kell. 3. Different. Times. I had to stop reading to sob it out.

Completely agree! Such an amazing book and like you said, I don't know why I didn't read it before! Absolutely loved the magic system and the world building. I enjoyed the characters so much, it's like all of them had a proper back story and they all were so interesting. I haven't read a book so good in a long time, brilliant writing. Can't wait to read the next one! I'm so happy you enjoyed it as much as I did!

I just finished this book and I am beyond happy to discover that you have a booktalk on it. I AM NOT READY TO MOVE ON WITH MY LIFE. Sorry for the captions, It's late and as I said, I just finished this book. I'll need some time to recover from its magnificence.

Sazed and Breeze

I'm so excited for you to read the other two! Just you wait! It gets better! Please, please, pretty please review those two when you finish as well! 😄

I love this series so much. No lowlights, I totally agree.

EVERYTHING JUST GETS BETTER

I feel the same way as you, as a fantasy lover and a writer and COMPLETELY geeked out! seriously.

I'm 15 year old and after reading mistborn I always refused to read, but now I can't stop. Thanks to Brandon for helping me to open my eyes and letting me know how much I can love a book

I LOVED this book! The magic system was so interesting and complex and I absolutely loved learning about Allomancy along with Vin and Kelsier! I actually think that Vin can use Allomancy and Feruchemistry just like the Lord Ruler could. I cannot wait to read the next two books in the series! Hopefully they will be as amazing as the first book!

I really love Brandon Sanderson! If you haven't yet, I would recommend you read The Way of Kings by him, its amazing!

Wow you described the book so well :D Really glad you enjoyed it, Mistborn is my favourite series ever

I loved this too! Especially the audiobook. I'm glad you liked it :) He should be more read by the public. I love how you present the books. Great job!

Woo team Velend! I love Elend so much :')

I have to read this!!! It is going around quickly and I need to be in the discussion about this book!!! I love you book reviews and just videos in general!!!😉😉😉

That was fantastic! I'm really glad that you liked the book, Kat. :)

aah finally someone who knows how to make a video. Im glad that you don't cut before you are done talking. God I hate when people do that. Awesome review!

Just finished listening to the Graphic Audio verdion of this books, and BOY am I invested in this book series now. so gonna buy the books

I have just started to read this book and so far I'm very impressed the world is so intriguing and just pulls you in and I love the magic system

Just finished the first book and it's so freaking good! Normally I wait a day or two before I start a new book but I have to start the second one in the morning!

the ending of the series is just WHAT??? Haha. I was rereading the scenes with the whole series.. it is really good!!!

Haha the book knocking at the end was hilarious :D

Hi Kat :D Like you, I had friends telling me to read this book for years but I was just scared I might not like the books (although or possibly because the story/ world/ characters sounded amazing). But then I took part in a Mistborn pen and paper RPG and was sooooooo fascinated with it that I piacked the first book up right away - and I loved it sooooo much, it might just be the best book I read in ages! I'm currently reading the second book which I love just as much

Ok, I am so reading this book. Thank you for sharing it- I wasn't aware it existed. But it sounds awesome and I'm pretty sure I'll like it. Nah, I either die for a book or not like a book. So, yeah, I'm pretty sure I'll love it till I die.

You should read the Wheel Of Time. It is an epic series and Sanderson does a wonderful job wrapping it up for Robert Jordan. He wrote the last couple of books nearly identical to Jordan's style and prose. Check it out!

Just finished part one. Really enjoying it so far. Only started reading this because I was impressed with Brandons ending of the Wheel of Time series...

I'm so glad you loved it as much as I did! :D I think the first one was my favourite because the next two have a distinct lack of Kelsier but they're both amazing can-I-give-it-more-than-five-stars? books anyway. I suggest after you finish the trilogy that you read Alloy of Law, but don't think of even reading the blurb until you've finished the trilogy.

Been wanting to read this for a while and totally picking it up later! It sounds amazing

Just finished this one! oh boy what an ending! I could not wait no more so I just picked up The Well of Ascension!

About Sazed... Say-zeth? Bloody hell, I was reading it wrong the entire time, I thought it's pronounced Seizd like in "dazed"... Oh, well... Anyway, great book, great review. Cheers!

DUDE! Read the next two! Shit gets real man... shit gets real! I have no words for this trilogy lol... no words

it's 20 September , 2016 n I'm still hooked on All the world's created by Brandon Sanderson - mistborn n way of kings are the best !

This book was mindblowing! I'm soooo happy I read it. I literally couldn't stop reading, especially at the end. By the way, I pictured Elend as a young Benedict Cumberbatch; Kelsier was young Sean Bean and Marsh was "old", "Game of Thrones" Sean Bean. ^^

Just finished this last night!! I loved this book. I agree wth everything you said. Unfortunately I also thought about kelsier possibly becoming a martyr. I remember Sazed telling him about the religions where people had hoped and their leader and all of that stuff and I thought he might... But like you said I also thought there was a good chance he wouldn't. I knew in the end him or Vin would kill the Lord Ruler so I was still surprised when he killed him after he killed the inquisitor. Like you, I thought for sure when it happened that he had some plan set up where he wasn't REALLY dead... I wish he could have seen the skaa rebel, Marsh alive, the Lord Ruler die.. All of that. But if he had to die I think it makes a lot of sense to be from the Lord Ruler's hand in the end.. I teared up when Vin read the letter about how he would tell Mare about her and she always wanted a daughter. :'(

I just finished Wheel of time book series (1-14) is this book series a good "follow up/Replacement"?

Oh shit, the Kelsier pronunciation. I have no idea what it's supposed to be, but I do the French-like Kelsiyay if you get what I mean. Can't wait for the liveshow. Christine's gonna be great with the unique pronunciations, I just know it. And yes this book is perfect. Like, what else can I say.

Read the book. I havent been a reader for years until I read the works from brandon sanderson. Read all three mistborn books; continue to the mistborn alloy series if you'd like. I also heavily implore you to read storm light archives. Just do it. Two books of that series are available.

Just an awesome series!!! Bands of Mourning is just a great story and still sooo different. Great review! I feel like a Mistborn Evangelistic with a little OCD. .... Ive given 3 copies away of book 1 so far.

Ok ok .. i`m sold :D i will buy the book and read it once i am finished with the 2nd book of the stormlight chronicles :D

The lowlights for me.... "Insert character name raised an eyebrow" hahaha love this book though

Brandon Sanderson is a fantasy god! His world building blows my mind -- he has some amazing articles on the subject that have changed the way I write. His articles on magic systems are also amazing. Have you listened to his podcast, Writing Excuses? I feel like you would really appreciate it. It's fun to hear you enthuse about this book! It was a little dark for me, so I didn't like it very much, but I still love Brandon Sanderson's writing. Have you read Elantris? It's my favorite of his.

This might be my favourite book. Deffinitly in the top 3 (I find it hard to say which is the single best book I've read, but this surely is a contender).

You have convinced me to buy this book (or the whole trilogy) in the near future :D Besides I am really waiting for the video you wanted to do on your writing guides. Do you still plan to do this? I'd be really happy to have a recommendation since there are so many different books about writing out there...

this book blew my mind, it's so amazing !!!

I've never read a Brandon Sanderson book and I've made a new years resolution for myself to read one chapter every night of a book. what do you prefer i read? Steel Heart or Mistborn?

I finished this just barely! I LOVED it!

I finnished reading this book in 3 days, it was amazing,I loved it.

This sounds so cool! Kinda intimidating though! I'm a nerd for story structure too!! Heck yeah

Yayyy Im so happy for you! You finally got to it! Lol 👍👍great review

I love the newish intro! :D

While I definitely prefer Mistborn to its sequel, (The Well of Ascension) I cannot WAIT to read the final book in the trilogy and the spin off novels! Brandon Sanderson is quickly becoming a fave author, and the novel of his that I enjoyed the most (read as: absolutely LOVED) is The Way of Kings. It was the first Sanferson book I read and it is AMAZING. The sequel is great too! I can't wait for book three; seriously, The Stormlight Archive is already a major fave of mine and it's not even close to being finished! I DEFINITELY recommend that you read Way of Kings soon!

My dad recommended this book and he even bought the whole trilogy for me and I just finished the first book recently OMG IT WAS SO FREAKING GOOD YOU GUYS HAVE TO READ THIS!😱😱😱😱😱😨😱😱 My dad said that this is one of his favorite book I'm so serious you have to read this!! (THE ENDING BLEW MY MIND!)

I just started "The Hero of Ages." It's very very good. It wasn't quite as good as "The Final Empire" but it is a great continuation of the story. The only problem is that the best characters, Kelsier, is dead at the end. Without spoiling "Well of Ascension," I'll just say that Eland takes on a very large role. The character development of the character of Mistborn is really phenomenal.

Ehehehe. I just read the book so no worries for me, but it's funny how you say it's spoiler free and literally give a *major spoiler* at 00:20. I actually chuckled.

Nooo! I was just spoiled about the next book! I shouldn't have looked so much at the comments... Unfortunately, now I can't read the book for a few months until I hopefully forget.

I read this book three times. Awe.... some. This is being made into a movie. There is already a couple hundred million lined up to finance it. Seriously. Just hope it turns out well!

+Katytastic GREAT VID! I tag you to do the "Name Game Book Tag"

You should read the Last Stored!! If you like books like these I think you would like it! I know I loved it.

A MMPB! I love it already! I want to read it now.

I have read the entire series and stormlight as well as elantris. i need a new book. i tried LOR but it was too slow. what should i read next?! i was thinking name of the wind. any suggestions?

Hey, i swear you mentioned in one of your vlogs that you have a PO box? but i cant find the address, idk i probably just imagined it! Hopefully not :)

Brandon Sanderson if you see that I love you so much. I mean SO MUCH. I LOVE YOU BRANDON SANDERSON YOU ARE THE BEST FANTASY AUTHOR EVER!

Oh you're in for a treat with Vin.

Loved this, I want to read it now!

Always with the mother fucking planes in the mother fucking sky!

ITS BEEN 5 YEARS STILL WAITING FOR BOOK 3

I loved this book, great review! :)

Hey Kat maybe you have received this but Sanderson has written three essays -- his "Laws of Magic" essays about building magic systems that I hope will help. Cheers!

I haven't read this book but it sounded a lot like Sanderson's other book Steelheart. Like he has written the same story but change the boy to a girl and superpowers to magicpower. And the same thing about the ruler, nobody have been able to overthrow him.

The trilogy is absolutely beautiful, but the end will break your heart

I'll definitely give this series a try

Have you read The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson? If not, you should check it out! :] Pretty epic.

NO NO NO I DIDNT REALIZE THAT THE LIVESHOW WAS SO SOON *goes off into a cave to hide until I've finished

Saw-zed! I burst out laughing!

I adore this trilogy. I bought the mm paperback box set read it several and I'm going to have to by the hardcovers because I want a much tougher copy. Plus... you can order them signed... The world building is fantastic. The best part is the series is basically a taking of common fantasy tropes and then tearing them apart. The second book gives you clues that you don't notice until the end and then you're like OH SHIT!!!. But I don't want to get too spoilery. Also Hoid. Notice that name. Read more of Sanderson's books. Mindplosion.

You were not the only one that was intimidated. Tom Doherty also postponed his reading because it was so thick and could go through several other books in the time it would have taken to go through Mistborn. It took about a year for him to get to this book. He liked the book enough to offer the publish the book, but unfortunately Brandon Sanderson had moved by the time he wanted to make the offer since Brandon have moved, so his phone, email, and address had all changed. Fortunately for you he managed to track down Brandon.

Was there anyone that wasn't exactly floored by 'The Final Empire'?

This books is awesome. 6:59 more of that please.

Great review ***** :) I listened this on audiobook and it was a great experience! I notice that you pronounce some of the characters' names differently than what I heard on the audiobook. Elend = "elle-and" and Sazed = "say-zed". I mean no disrespect, just wanted to mention it! Have a great day :)