{"id":2234,"date":"2016-07-25T13:23:54","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T21:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevenrbrandt.com\/?p=2234"},"modified":"2016-07-31T15:48:20","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T23:48:20","slug":"review-of-the-bands-of-mourning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevenrbrandt.com\/?p=2234","title":{"rendered":"Review of &#8220;The Bands of Mourning&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/18739426-the-bands-of-mourning\" style=\"float: left; padding-right: 20px\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn, #6)\" src=\"https:\/\/d.gr-assets.com\/books\/1450134973m\/18739426.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/18739426-the-bands-of-mourning\">The Bands of Mourning<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/38550.Brandon_Sanderson\">Brandon Sanderson<\/a><br \/>\nMy rating: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/1484333311\">5 of 5 stars<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is much to love about this book. And speaking of love, this story completes a story arc for Waxilliam Ladrian (a.k.a. Wax) in a most satisfying way. Wax has never been able to love anyone since the death of his first wife, Lessie. Instead of trying again, he got engaged to Steris for political reasons. All the while, I&#8217;ve been rooting for Steris&#8217; sister, Marrisie, to claim his heart. She seems the more logical choice. Unlike her cold and calculating sister, she has a real interest in police work. Love, however, is never quite what you expect. 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