This is the third book in the Stormlight Archive so make sure you’ve started with The Way of Kings. I also recommend reading Warbreaker before reading this one as there are some references to it in this book.
I think I actually like Words of Radiance more than this one but maybe that’s because it had Kaladin’s superhero moment in it when he finally realizes that he has to protect someone that he hates from a friend. This book we FINALLY get to learn what happened to Dalinar’s wife and fill in some of the blanks in his memory.
This book was all about a person’s ability to change and grow, taking the next step in a journey even when you don’t think that you can. Shallan is starting to heal with help from Adolin. I think we all knew that those two would end up together even if some of us were hoping for a different outcome.
I was getting really worried about Shallan because she reminded me a bit of Ryo in Digimon Survive, where I could see their mental health was deteriorating but as a reader.. I couldn’t do anything to help. Adolin helped to bring her back from the brink so that she could pull herself together. We also got to see Lift again and she made some interesting friends in this story. No food is safe with her around though!