The Final Empire is the reason I live but also why I'm dehydrated - Mistborn 1 illustrated review

[@KayaReads]

1 like = 1 cup of water. For the love of Vin, save my life and share this video!

[@owlgal1]

* Worships Vin * * Says she doesn't condone violence *

[@mrswimfastrunlong]

sorry to spoil your theory idea, but sando has stated that earth is not part of the cosmere 😁 I love your videos!!! these are some of the best cosmere book reviews I've ever seen !

[@meirkohen263]

Love your reviews, can't wait for Stormlight!

[@KayaReads]

I have some gems for that one!

[@meirkohen263]

* *PUSHING THE BELL BUTTON* *

[@julyadamz95]

I'm glad i didn't see the videos in the wrong order by accident 😊

[@thebrotherscurtin9827]

Yesssssss! I was worried you had quit doing these

[@KayaReads]

Never! I love the cosmere too much 😁

[@MeMySkirtandI]

Sirius Black's death hit me just as hard. Also I love that you gave the correct french pronunciation of his name!

[@RedstonPhysics13]

This book was also my introduction to Brando, and similarly to you I read it basically out of boredom. Boi howdy was I not prepared for this addiction. Honestly this may be my favourite book of all time. Sure some books might be better, but this started my Cosmere journey and I truly believe every one of Brandon's books has changed my life. Not even exaggerating. I've been reading your reading updates on the Cosmere Facebook page, I can't wait for future videos, they always make me crack a smile. Great video!

[@ZackArgyleAuthor]

OMG this was just the best! Very well done! Kelsier is the best!

[@zombiesurvival5500]

Cult of Vin huh..... Made so much more special by Hero of Ages....

[@tomaszzebrowski3010]

I love it, three answers: 1. 1:40 Lord Ruler, he changes the world by adding ash mountains to burn out the killer mists, then he has modified the human respiratory system so that he can breathe ash. 4:30 ... whot? he was sometking like ... thirty-five, and she ... sixteen ... wait ... 6:20 ... cute 7:35 wait until you get to know MeLaan 11:50 first look ... what a shame I realy like him ... last look, when whe know how important he was ... vin, whot have you done !!! 15:27 ... we know ... his asshol PS ... becouse of you, I star watching ,, the promised neverland '' thank you!!!

[@leonie.243]

For the 4:30 one, I never shipped them but I watched a review before reading The Final Empire, and the person mentioned how there was going to be a small romance, and when Vin and Kelsier first met, I actually panicked it was going to be between those two because Kelsier seemed too flirty. I wouldn’t have been surprised if it was going to be those two because it’s an older book and the adults from my mums generation and sisters generation seem to think if you are 16, it’s ok for a grown man to sleep with you. But I even found Vin and Elend iffy. Vin was 16 and Elend was 21. What’s even worse is that Sanderson wrote Vin as looking like a 12 year old girl, flat chest, thin as heck, baby face and barely even 5ft. While Elend was fricken a fully grown 21 year old man, why does no one else find that weird?

[@CosmereInformant]

Yassssss Kaya

[@alexandrsasha8040]

You’re reviews are very funny , please upload more videos . And nice otaku song ending

[@Uphier]

Slight addition to put in mildly lol.

[@RiedSiheal]

Real Chads (like I) start the Cosmere with the Coppermind, then Alloy of Law.

[@jakebishop7822]

wait....you started Hobb with Rain Wilds.....that hurts me

[@KaoticKaden]

Peak channel

[@joshmccarty8800]

If you like Vin this much definitely read skyward series.

[@eugeuogwapo8431]

Wasing the understanding of not, the way spook say something is really funny to me. Also thats a fun sprinkle of Gorgug there in the middle, love Dimensions 20.

[@KayaReads]

I was waiting for this comment haha! Gorgug is my favorite in Fantasy High!

[@eugeuogwapo8431]

@@KayaReads it's been a while since you posted this video, and nobody made the connection. Well I'm glad to see a D20 fan in the cosmere fandom

[@-VinnieWilson02-]

I am Vin though...

[@luisantoniovegaromero4409]

Bettering the evering this wasing the book

[@BenBaileyMusicChannel]

You are so funny and relatable!

[@thesmilyguyguy9799]

()= D

[@eleanorasouruars1120]

When I was young I would chew on metal and these books did not help. I wanted to eat metal even more than.

[@teaartist6455]

I'm pretty sure Kelsier is occasionally described as a psychopath because he genuinely has some traits of one, rather than as a shorthand for "murderous" or "horrible person" as it's often used. Specifically him being somewhat self-centered and his disregard for danger and other people's lives. Which, granted, is somewhat shown in his low-key murder-yness. And yes, some/all of these can come from other sources, such as bravery or radicalization, and psychopathy is a rather vague term that's not really in use in actual psychiatry. I think it's still fair to say that he probably has something like that going on especially due to being confirmed by Sanderson.

[@magvaldan]

it took my way too long to realise that lord Ruler was represented by a ruler in the video

[@agorarcadon]

Where are you from Kaya? Or what language do you speak natively?

[@KayaReads]

I'm from Algeria! But my first language is bagu- I mean French 🥖 :D

[@agorarcadon]

@@KayaReads 😃 If you hadn't said I'd be pretty sure u are native. Congratulations 🎊

[@oreodawg4186]

Was that music at the end tokyo ghoul?

[@chogunrua]

this video rocks and i love your style. also Shan makes me so effn mad im so glad im a guy and we don't deal with that type of stuff. id rather get punched in the nose lol

[@underthethunder]

Okay I believe everyone is capable of redemption but out of everyone on every plane of existence the only person less redeemable than Straff Venture is Matt Walsh

[@KayaReads]

😂😂😂 They would be great friends I bet

[@faithwayman7000]

I can relate to Elend on a spiritual level because I too read at social gatherings

[@great-wall-of-nowhere9377]

HAHA the illustrations are so cute!

[@speedyhedgehog5834]

Kaladin 7 words Kelsier 7 words coincidence, I think not

[@KayaReads]

"I got reincarnated as the hero of a storming planet" Kelsier is an isekai protagonist

[@speedyhedgehog5834]

@@KayaReads lol

[@chickeness1976]

This is a Certified Luthadel Classic

[@KayaReads]

Taught to generations post-catacendre!

[@longshot9757]

11:14 OH I JUST GOT THAT LORD RULER JOKE

[@realNom2mooncow]

I love how the lord ruler is an actual ruler that’s good.

[@cmd_f5]

Haha I love these reviews. Great work :)

[@aaronlockyer8676]

Kelsier, not entirely good, not entirely bad, not entirely sane

[@annestruijk7558]

Elend reads with an 'ee' eelend. Ee like in sweet

[@KayaReads]

Mhmmm, I never heard it that way. Not even in the audiobooks. But the cool thing is that we can pronounce these character names whichever way we want! :3

[@GhostKingDeAngelo]

I have always pronounced it as Elend like melon. I never thought there could be any other pronouncitation 😂

[@manjy5927]

Theres more to kelsier story, complete all 6 mistborn books, then read "mistborn: secret history"

[@KayaReads]

Already done that hehe :D

[@manjy5927]

@@KayaReads great, even i am reading Oathbringer btw, i hope i finish it before your oathbringer video comes out :)

[@KayaReads]

@@manjy5927 Amazing! Don't worry, I'm sure you'll be done way before me 😂

[@NaiadVT]

Would the name of this Vin-based religious movement, were it to happen on Roshar, maybe be named... Vor*VIN*ism? I'll see myself out.

[@SneakyTogedemaru]

Will there be Hero of Ages video?

[@KayaReads]

There is one now!

[@SneakyTogedemaru]

And here I am again, after final empire fall. That was great! Sanderson's books feels like a better version of what happened with Dark Souls series lore: all intertwined and we're sure to find out all the secrets and little threads that are connecting everything, not just everspeculating(that's extremely fun, but finding a line stating that your theory from half a year before was actually close to what is going on is just amazing)

[@SneakyTogedemaru]

Oh heck, spoilers... not a surprise but still. Just was looking for a random place to ask if anybody feels the same about coins, for me it looks like it's easy to pull them back after initial jump-push is it also for orientation or is it actually required to keep pushing for longer than I think, and it's actually hard to drop one, push-jump, pull it, drop other, push-jump, pull other, drop that first one and repeat? Or is it more of "I don't bother"? Or maybe it's more of battlefield preparation in its own way, like having anchors for future and having that coins there as a weapon-ish option? Kinda just started The Final Empire, so I'll return to check out the video after I read it )

[@SneakyTogedemaru]

Returning to my question... There is an example of it in the second book, and it's AWESOME!!!

[@pranavreddy6852]

Ahaha so funny just completed the book

[@KayaReads]

Awesome! What do you think of it? :D

[@pranavreddy6852]

@@KayaReads loved it ,cried when lord ruler kills "someone" :(

[@KayaReads]

@@pranavreddy6852 OH I understand. My tears are still falling 😭

[@pranavreddy6852]

@@KayaReads 😢

[@o_o-lj1ym]

The editing is killing me 😂 So funny

[@overlorde7526]

Great review, I agree with a lot of what you said but I would argue that Kelsier is on the very close edge if not just is a psychopath. Not like a "dang what a psycho" but he shows a lot of signs of being a clinical psychopath ***from somebody with less then a qualification

[@KayaReads]

Thank you very much for watching! I have no qualifications to really tell either. I mostly go with feelings when it comes to characters and Kelsier striked me as a brave person (though he did go too far at times) and the fact that he was so good to Vin added to it :)

[@Skier0915]

I completely agree. Kelsier was definitely a brave dude who was very good to the people close to him, but his obsession with bringing down the nobility was very excessive and 100% bordering sociopathy. Sanderson even said in one of his Q and A’s that put in this situation, Kell was a hero but he could easily be a villain in another situation (foreshadowing!). For example, if Kelsier decided to play a bigger part in the new empire and government in the wax and wayne era and hadn’t died, he would still be out murdering nobles. I love him in The Final Empire, and I was super sad to see him die, but I think it is for the better that the Lord of Scars died then cause he LIKES killing the upper class.

[@KayaReads]

@@Skier0915 Oh yeah definitely. We can see his impulsive and excessive behavior when he tries to take a whole army on his own, and Vin is the one to stop him. I agree with him possibly being a villain on his own, but his crew and friends were there to contain him when everybody was around :)

[@jadecharper1]

I took way to long to realize the Lord is a "ruler"... head hung in shame

[@KayaReads]

Ahahaha! You're not the only one! If you look at the chat, there's a moment when everyone collectively comes to the same realization, it was hilarious 😂

[@TryingExtraHard]

If you're the self proclaimed leader of the Cult of Vin, then I'm the leader of the Cult of Eshonai.

[@TryingExtraHard]

Man, you're really going back and finding the classics. Depending on how this next book goes I might have to apply for a cult change to Leshwi 🥰

[@7Seraphem7]

I always forget Straff's actual name, I just call him Daddy Hate Sink, cause yeah, the only things his character has are 1. Elends dad, 2. A massive unending hate sink. I am interested in this Vin Cult... however, sadly, I'm already committed to the Pathian worship of the glorious Sazed! As noted, I just got into Sanderson, binged the Cosmere over the last few months and I LOVE IT! Mistborn is amazing and love this review of it! Vin offing The Lord Protractor was so damn well done! Kelsier's whole plan, everything that came from it, the world, the powers, seeing the clear gaps in the metals given and how it's clear there is a lot more to it then the characters know and trying to figure out what metals can do what... so good!

[@AeynYT]

I love your style and I REALLY hope you'll make another vid for Hero of Ages! Excited to see your future work! Also 6:30 👀

[@Tien1610]

The mists helping her, although explained later, is still a deus ex machina

[@Tien1610]

Sazed is the best boi

[@teadanilovic4909]

Am I watching this for the tenth time to stop my depressive episodes? I sure as hell am

[@hotwheels2621]

“That kind of History is Secret” *coughcoughMistborn:SecretHistorycoughcough*

[@ShirShe27]

THANK YOU FOR REVELING THIS MASTERPIECE TO ME!

[@hotwheels2621]

Mistborn is literally a series of murder mysteries though (well, kind of, in part)

[@Juanillo555]

he-he-he Kelsier is a hero, yes... sure.

[@vamsiampolu8438]

I thought Hoid was just an easter egg

[@nyx019]

Lol

[@Kris-Wolverine-Matthews]

And the skaa go squee! 💜

[@gulgothica]

Love my Kelsier... but totally a villain.

[@ali_exists1482]

He saved the skaa tho. He killed a lot of noblemen but he’s still a hero

[@gulgothica]

@@ali_exists1482 He also caused the deaths of a LOT of Skaa. And joyfully murdered hundreds of people, many of whom did nothing wrong other than working for the wrong people.

[@ali_exists1482]

@@gulgothica he saved more skaa than he killed and the only skaa he killed were the ones that helped the lord ruler. He was incredibly ruthless but that doesn’t make him a bad person.

[@gulgothica]

@@ali_exists1482 There were countless Skaa killed because of his actions. But I think we're going to have to agree to disagree. I like him as a character and he accomplished great things. But he did not do so in moral ways and was always and forever motivated by his own selfish desires. He is only arguably a good guy because he did terrible things which helped the side we agree with.

[@ali_exists1482]

@@gulgothica the skaa were killed because of what actions? You mean after he died there were a ton executed? Or you mean skaa became too fearless and put themselves into the worst situations because of his religion? He was encouraged by the idea of getting revenge on the lord ruler for killing mare but he also did it so skaa wouldn’t have to go through what he went through

[@_argent]

Can't wait for the next video in another 8 months :P

[@KayaReads]

Hey! 😂 I promise, I'll make WOR as soon as possible. HOA might actually be out in 8 months though 😬

[@ankithg3101]

we need a video on hero of ages!!!

[@cristianowey]

Best video I have ever seen in my entire life

[@owlgal1]

It's hard to imagine you had never read fantasy as a kid! But Robin Hobb is a great author; have you read her Assassins books/any of the other books set in that world?