Author: Brandon Sanderson
Publisher: Tor Teen
Release date: May 14th 2013
Genres: Young adult, Fantasy
Source: Bought
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Rating: ★★★★
More than anything, Joel wants to be a Rithmatist. Chosen by the Master in a mysterious inception ceremony, Rithmatists have the power to infuse life into two-dimensional figures known as Chalklings. Rithmatists are humanity's only defense against the Wild Chalklings - merciless creatures that leave mangled corpses in their wake. Having nearly overrun the territory of Nebrask, the Wild Chalkings now threaten all of the American Isles.
As the son of a lowly chalk maker at Armedius Academy, Joel can only watch as Rithmatist students study the magical art that he would do anything to practice. Then students start disappearing - kidnapped from their rooms at night, leaving trails of blood. Assigned to help the professor who is investigating the crimes, Joel and his friend Melody find themselves on the trail of an unexpected discovery - one that will change Rithmatics - and their world - forever.
My Thoughts
I think I might have a new favourite author (even though this is the only book I've read by him). Brandon Sanderson's writing style and story building is fantastic. Through out the book he gave clues to whom the perpetrator could be and you start to imagine who it could be, thinking that it is extremely obvious who it is, but then the story and the investigation are concluded and you're left with your mouth wide open, unable to know what to do next. I'm happy that there still are some books out there that don't follow the regular storyline and that have the potential to surprise avid readers.
This book is beautifully written: amazing world building, plot development and character growth. The focus was on the world, the Rithmatists and the investigation. There was some romance, but that was one of the least important features of this story. That actually made Joel a more believable character. Joel is, to be very blunt, a nerd. He is obsessed with Rithmatics and doesn't pay much attention to Melody as a girl, like a regular 16-year-old geeky boy would. And even though this book takes place in a fantasy world, the technical and mechanical development is very similar to that of the real world, which I found extremely interesting to read.
To conclude: The Rithmatist is an amazing story, Brandon Sanderson is a great author and I'm sold to the Brandon Sanderson bandwagon. Next book I want to read by him is Mistborn: The Final Empire.
Quotes I Liked
"...everyone knows that ice cream is worth the trouble of being cold. Like all things virtuous, you have to suffer to gain the reward."
"We're all freaks sometimes."
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