I just finished Allow of Law and..
I thought it was pretty good, I'd say between 3.5-4/5. I really liked the Prologue, the villains, and the characters. I especially loved how Iron eyes(Marsh) and Harmony(Sazed) played a role in the story. I also love how there are different religions/movements based on our heroes from era 1. For instance I believe that if I lived on scadreil during era 2, I'd be a survivorist, and I'm not a typical religious person. I also enjoyed the lore and deposition of the city. Lastly, I enjoyed the new possibilities within the magic system, the progression from era 1 to 2 feels very real within the world.
A few things I didn't like, odd that I even have to say this, but I actually think Miles philosophy was correct when It came to his view of the government within Elendel and the aristocracy. While I agree with Wax that it's not as bad as the times before the origin, it's still not particularly great. Even though our primary POV was from the upper society, I still noticed the contempt that high society has for the rest of us, but this may very well be my own bias along with attitudes that reminded me too much of current times.
To get on with some of the aspects that didn't work for me, the love triangle, now this one was the least annoying one I read, but I felt a little creeped out of the middle aged man and early 20s romance, sorry if that offends anyone, I just found it uncomfortable. Lastly, and only because it felt rushed, was Marasi on the cusp of graduating when all this was going down? I believe it's stated she's a university student and in the Epilogue only a week has past, and Marasi is assisting the prosecution at an official capacity? Unless I misunderstood, it felt like a reach.
I'm pretty stoked to continue era 2 love the high pace, action, and the characters. I'm especially excited to see how the next two books begin to connect to the wider cosmere.