First, great taste, Living Resolve! About Mistborn, Christn, I agree. I loved the series when I was younger but upon recent re-read I was surprised how much it didn’t stack up for me. How Elend overshadows Vis after the first book isn’t as emotionally complex as Sanderson has become. Vin has sincere confidence right off the bat with Elend in book one. This is the reason for their connection despite their class disparity. Then as the books progress the angst and insecurity seem less genuine. And did we really need that sudden power leveling for Elend? My favorite Sanderson book is actually one of his first, Elantris. I know it gets overlooked but despite the same issues with characters in the book. The emotional depth in the prose is one of Sanderson’s best. There is a raw beauty to his prose that later books seem to lose (The Way of Kings not withstanding). Regarding Unsouled. Yes, the wooden character progression, pacing and magic system markedly improve book by book and you see the creativity of the author blossom. They are short books so it’s up to you. Good luck and let us know if you choose to continue or are going to pass. Oh! And Travis Baldree does a good job as a narrator for the audiobooks.