First Heightening, grants a person the ability to see the aura of another person’s Breaths and allows them to judge how many the person has and what their general health is.

The more BioChromatic Breath a person has, the more abilities they have-these are known as Heightenings. Only Brandon Sanderson could create a believable magic system completely revolving around colors and breath, of all things. “.BioChromatic Breath, scholars called it. I also struggled with the pacing of the novel. I felt a disconnect with a lot of the characters and the emotional upheaval and I’m not sure why. However, I couldn’t help but feel that despite its realistic characters, sweet romance, and amazing magical system that this novel was missing something. He has a masterful ability to craft worlds and magical systems, and Warbreaker is no exception to this rule. Written on 4 of 5 stars Actual rating: 3.5 starsīrandon Sanderson is easily one of my favorite authors. I didn't dislike her but I liked Siri much better. It was and it wasn't-it was more relevant to her character which requires liking her. It felt like what those characters were doing was going to be relevant to the overall story. I also wasn't sure I liked her companions.

It kept me going through Vivenna's scenes which I didn't find as interesting as Siri's scenes. The characters are well developed and interesting and that sense of wanting to know where the story is going kept me interested through Lightsong and Blushweaver's banter and the scene with him and the other guys playing that game. It's always very well done and Warbreaker is no exception. And those answers will come when the characters or the reader need them most. Questions aren't evoked without answers down the line. Once you've read one Brandon Sanderson book, though, you know in his books you're in the hands of a conductor who is playing each note with purpose.

It's off-hand comments and bits of history that make the reader ask questions. The thing I like best is not that he's able to conjure such immersive worlds but that he reveals the history of them in intriguing ways. The worldbuilding is, unsurprisingly if you've read Brandon Sanderson before, very well done.

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