Mistborn Liveblog 12

Chapter 11

I was really quite surprised when I turned the page and saw the end of this chapter. I don't know if it's because it was shorter than I anticipated (again) or if I was so deep into the last scene such that I didn't see the ending coming up. Either way, it left me wanting more, which is always a good sign-- particularly in the middle of the story like this. I won't go into specifics until the Spoiler break, but it's not really the events of the chapter, per se, that left me with this feeling. And it wasn't really the descriptions, nor was there much action.

I think I'm wanting more because the scene ended earlier than I thought it should. There's something I've heard from writers about joining a scene late and exiting early-- and I think that's exactly what happened at the end of this scene. A character had joined the scene and it ended just a few pages later. It really felt like a new scene started when the character joined and then it was just over.

Spoilers
I failed to mention yesterday about the incident at Vin's old home-- it was briefly introduced at the end of the previous chapter as the hook into the next chapter. At the time, it didn't feel like a big deal to me-- hence my failure to mention it-- but it was the focal point of this chapter, so I feel a bit silly not mentioning it.

Anyway, there's a slaughter of Vin's old crew, including the interrogation of the replacement leader-- so clearly the ministry is still looking for Vin. I don't think this was a big surprise to anyone-- plus I seem to recall predicting that Camon would betray her in some way, and I think this is it.

What I didn't anticipate was that Camon would be found dead later in the chapter. I thought he'd use the information to try to buy himself into favor with someone, though I'm still guessing that's what he tried to do, then they just went ahead and killed him. Exactly what happened to him is a question that probably won't be answered, but it's probably an okay thing since it's not essential to the story. I'd still love to find an answer just to see if my gut prediction was correct (if it's seamless into the story and not just a "bad guy bragging" moment).

More tomorrow. Happy reading.

Jameson