I've finally gotten back to reading a physical book after a while, and after a string of non-fiction, I finally broke into Mistborn Era 2 with Wax and Wayne.

I blew through the first one pretty fast. It's classic Sanderson- likeable characters, tight plot, lots of fun and action. At the same time, there's plenty of nuance and genuine character to things to keep it from being mere pulp. I saw a couple of the big twists coming, but that's not really a problem in a well-written story. Right now I'm in the second book, still building up to whatever "bigger things" this is going to turn into.

I do appreciate that, so far, the book doesn't suffer from escalation syndrome. Wax is nowhere close to being as powerful as Vin, which lets the series stay grounded.