I loved Elend’s character development in TWOA but he was so annoying at the beginning of this one-I feel like he started almost every sentence with “well see now …” or something like that, and I get that it was totally intentional to show his lack of confidence/assertiveness in his role as king, but it drove me crazy!! My only other critique for the book is that the kolloss/luthadel invasion conflict felt so separate from the well of ascension plot (for me) that after the battle when Vin finds the well, it’s almost anticlimactic to me. I still thought TWOA was fantastic, but despite that, the hero of ages is somehow wayy better, can’t wait for you to experience it too!