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fatkidatheartreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
slow-paced
3.0
WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK WAS THAT ENDING????????????
The 3 star rating was because the pacing was way too slow but the book does pick up at the 70 percent mark. But that ending has me sad, mad and confused. What was that?? Is this where R F Kuang got the idea for the poppy war trilogy finale scene?
Because..
I have no words actually.
I am just going to sit myself in a corner and think about this for the foreseeable future. Goodbye!
The 3 star rating was because the pacing was way too slow but the book does pick up at the 70 percent mark. But that ending has me sad, mad and confused. What was that?? Is this where R F Kuang got the idea for the poppy war trilogy finale scene?
Because..
I have no words actually.
I am just going to sit myself in a corner and think about this for the foreseeable future. Goodbye!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
ailsaod's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
OK, this book was an experience! I really enjoyed most of the book but the ending had me asking what the point of it all was. I think part of this was not the book's fault though - the series up until now has had high stakes but the consequences of failure were of a level of 'if we loose the baddies will take over and everyone will be sad!' which is how things usually are in fantasy. I didn't quite manage to make the tonal shift in this book from regular fantasy stakes to the world is literally ending in fire and darkness stakes so the ending took me by surprise. Since reading this book I have read another book where there was an unexpected shift to a the world is ending plot and it appears I just don't handle this kind of thing well when it isn't made explicitly clear from the beginning.
I think this book was quite similar in some ways to 'Assassin's Quest' in that the majority of the lore only is revealed right at the end in a big lump. I am beginning to learn that if the book has only twenty or so pages left and there is no clear end in sight to be worried! I did think the worldbuilding revealed in this book was very cool though! Many aspects of the world before seemed very discrete and while there are still things Sanderson has kept unexplained in this book everything was linked together. Another thing that I enjoyed was how cinematic parts of the book felt. For a setting full of volcanoes and falling ash most of the trilogy has been so focused on the plot that the 'visual' aspect of the setting has kind of been glossed over but certain scenes in this book were something I can definitely imagine seeing in a film and I love volcanoes so this was great!
Before things kicked off a major portion of the book was focused on the character's final developments. Vin and Elend actually get less of the focus than the previous books and instead we spend a lot of time with Sazed and Spook. I wasn't a massive fan of the Spook sections but I think their inclusion was warranted because of one of the later twists. I really really enjoyed the parts about Ten Soon and the Kandra and I am sad that they will not be present in future books.
While I was quite upset by the ending I plan to continue with the mistborn books - it does help that 'the alloy of law' is itty bitty in comparison to the first trilogy!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Genocide, Confinement, War, and Suicide
neckili's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Grief and Confinement
Minor: Ableism
stone_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, War, Blood, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness
Minor: Child death
some_random_person_hi's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Grief, Gore, Murder, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood
Moderate: Abandonment, Medical content, Confinement, Torture, and Drug abuse
Minor: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Physical abuse
readravereview's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Gore, War, Murder, and Death
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Animal death
mmkn_99's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
A thrilling end to the trilogy. I wish there was more!
very upset about the deaths of Vin & Elend… I didn’t think they were necessary. Thematically I understand why it was needed, but personally it made me very sad that they couldn’t survive. They’d survived so much!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Violence
noellelovesbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.5
Content Warnings: Gore, Body horror, Blood, Death, Murder, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Violence, War, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Classism, Ableism, Animal death, Confinement, Child abuse, Racism, Slavery, Mental illness, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Finally got the courage to read this book so I could say I read the entire Mistborn trilogy…and wow what a journey! From the start, of the series, I connected to and loved Vin and with this conclusion, I'm just in awe of the person she grew into. From a skittish street kid who thought trusting others was stupid...to a selfless and loving role model.
This trilogy only takes place over a few short years but the amount of character growth, from all the characters, is fantastic and had me cheering for them every step of the way.
Overall a fantastic and epic fantasy that I highly recommend giving a go, if you haven't already. 💜
Finally got the courage to read this book so I could say I read the entire Mistborn trilogy…and wow what a journey! From the start, of the series, I connected to and loved Vin and with this conclusion, I'm just in awe of the person she grew into. From a skittish street kid who thought trusting others was stupid...to a selfless and loving role model.
This trilogy only takes place over a few short years but the amount of character growth, from all the characters, is fantastic and had me cheering for them every step of the way.
Overall a fantastic and epic fantasy that I highly recommend giving a go, if you haven't already. 💜
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Body horror, Gore, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, and War
Moderate: Classism, Racism, Child abuse, Confinement, Ableism, Animal death, Genocide, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
imagine_big's review against another edition
dark
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
4.5 to the whole trilogy. OH MY GOD, I loved it so much.
Though the story and the ending were really good(in my opinion), i thought the authour extended some things, making progress in the story slower. Also, he repeated the same things over and over. Like, what tin does, for example.
World buulding was extremely good except the names. Like, a guy is literally called "the Citizen". And in the first book "the Lord Ruler". But i mean, if the biggest complaint about someone's story is the names, than I'd say its a pretty good story, no?
Overall, i enjoyed this very much and definitely recommend
Though the story and the ending were really good(in my opinion), i thought the authour extended some things, making progress in the story slower. Also, he repeated the same things over and over. Like, what tin does, for example.
World buulding was extremely good except the names. Like, a guy is literally called "the Citizen". And in the first book "the Lord Ruler". But i mean, if the biggest complaint about someone's story is the names, than I'd say its a pretty good story, no?
Overall, i enjoyed this very much and definitely recommend
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
oldladysadie's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
A masterpiece, and a beautiful ending to the Era 1 Trilogy. I found myself constantly flitting between being swept up in the narrative, and pulling back to marvel at the whole tapestry of the series as more and more mysteries became clear. I’ll be rereading this series for years to come, I’m sure.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, War, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Confinement, Kidnapping, Animal death, and Grief
Minor: Racism, Child abuse, Child death, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Death