The book gets off to a slow start but human is it worth the wait OMG.

The biggest problem I had with the book was how LONG it took to arrive. I understand when things are not in stock so have an estimated time of arrival but wasn’t even close, long enough that I could of bought of book depository or some random international site that takes ages to deliver and tot would of arrived before

Unless Patrick Rothfuss manages to release Doors of Stone this side of Christmas (Unlikely, given that he's slower than George R.R. Martin), this is probably the best book you'll read all year. I'd try and compare it to something else, however, three weeks after finishing it, I still can't think of a comparison that would do this book justice. I've simply never come across anything that contains this much awesomeness (although The Kingkiller Chronicle and James Treadwell's Advent Trilogy come close).

Words of Radiance is a book that deserves the same level of adoration and devotion that people lavish on stories like Lord of the Rings, Ender's Game, or Harry Potter. It is a stunningly human epic, set in a world that is both familliar and completely alien, a world where crab-like monstrosities the size of mountains lumber across a landscape of broken rock scoured by hurricane-force winds. A world populated with a brilliant and often hillarious cast of characters that you can't help but adore.

Where the Way of Kings follows the story of the slave Kaladin as he sights to protect the men serving under him from the ravages of a pointless war, Words of Radiance focuses on the journey of Shallan Davar, a young woman struggling to come to terms with the nature of her magic. A Lightweaver, Shallan has the power to forge detailed illusions from light and sound. Unfortunately, in a world where magic only flows from the cracks in a broken soul, this ability comes at a price; the truths Shallan hides, even from herself, in the dark corners of her mind. Truths that, if unleashed, have the power to destroy everyone and everything she loves. Part thriller, part epic fantasy, Words of Radiance is a dark convoluted mystery that will keep you guessing right up until the end.

It's an amazing book, and it's totally worth buying. If you do buy it, aim for this edition, because the publisher's pl­anning to split it into a trilogy when it comes out in trade paperback, and you'll end up paying more for it then. If there's only one book you buy this year, Words of Radiance should be it.

That being said, at almost 1100 pages in length, it will take you a LONG time to read (no matter how much you enjoy it, don't be tempted to try and read it in a single day. Trust me, I tried, and it only ends in sleep deprivation). It is also dangerously heavy. You can literally bench-press using this book. Try not to drop it, especially if you have pets, children, or younger siblings in the house, and watch out for muscle-fatigue while reading it. Seriously.

In summary, it's amazing, breath-taking, and you'll never ever regret reading it. It will also break your foot if you drop it.