A review by nclcaitlin
Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson

4.5

The Everstorm comes…

Kaladin is now a captain, in command of the royal bodyguards for both the King and Dalinar, a controversial first for a darkeyes.  

Shallan had betrayed her mentor Jasnah Kholin, but they are both determined to somehow prevent the return of the Voidbringers by returning to the Shattered Plains to seek the relics of Urithiru.

Not to mention, the Assassin in White is striking again, murdering rulers all over the world, causing chaos with unexplainable skills. 

What is a woman's place in this modern world? … They consider themselves progressive because they are willing to challenge many of the assumptions of the past. They ignore the greater assumption - that a "place" for women must be defined and set forth to begin with.

Half of the population must somehow be reduced to the role arrived at by a single conversation. No matter how broad that role is, it will be by nature a reduction from the infinite variety that is womanhood.

We learn more about the spren and their connection with the Radiants and the new powers appearing in Kaladin and Shallon. 

Shallan really grows as a character. She is forced to by an event that happens early on and she is forced to grapple with what is truth. Is it a fact or is it shaped by humans? Our perceptions? 

Not to mention, Kalladin must decide what kind of man he wants to be. Will he let prejudice from his past and vengeance dictate his new truths? 

He saw it in her eyes. The anguish, the frustration. The terrible nothing that clawed inside and sought to smother her. She knew. It was there, inside. She had been broken. Then she smiled. Oh, storms. She smiled anyway. It was the single most beautiful thing he'd seen in his entire life.

I live for Shallan and Kalladin’a interactions. They are like bickering old-timers. THE SHOES! 

I honestly cannot decide whether I preferred this or Way of Kings… That is the sign of an incredible series. Please let it continue!