Reviews tagging 'Death'

El Pozo de la Ascensión by Brandon Sanderson

121 reviews

saemiligr's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

 <spoiler >I am going to finish this entire series but I am SO FRUSTRATED by these characters and their actions. This whole book felt USELESS. Nobody in the kingdom was saved, people were still slaughtered, and the "hero" was just a murderer at the end. The themes of racisms are infuriating,   and the poor in the moment decisions had me taking my hair out. Not to mention Vin, for all her paranoia, fell for every single fucking trick that was thrown at her. What was the point there, showing that trust was useless? She didn't trust a single person that had been there for her, and chose the weird stranger that looked like her boyfriend. Tindwyl was done absolutely dirty in the book, along with some of the other major players from book one. It wasn't that they died, it was that they had a POINTLESS death. Again, I am so frustrated. Because I love the world, the characters, and the lore., and I WILL finish this series. But I don't like Vin and I don't like the decisions.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Blood, Slavery, Mental illness, Death, War, and Genocide

Minor: Child death

hillarym's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Death, Blood, Gore, and War

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, and Self harm

giulianalb99's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

No le doy 5 estrellas porque el primer libro me gustó más. Aún así, me ha parecido una pasada de libro y no puedo esperar más a leerme el tercero. Me encanta este autor y lo poco que me he leído de él me ha hecho ser su fan incondicional. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Blood, War, Violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Murder

sh543's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Slavery, Murder, War, Genocide, and Blood

kaimetcalfe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, War, Death, Classism, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Drug abuse

januaryt123's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, War, Toxic relationship, Death, and Grief

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really liked this a lot but God, was it slow and long. If it wasn't for that, the plot was super interesting and intricate and the world was well built 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Violence, War, and Death

Minor: Classism, Rape, Child abuse, Genocide, Sexual assault, and Slavery

hayleystagg's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse

anahisa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

well damn! 

would never dream of spoiling this experience for anyone, but GOD some of the surprises in this one were delectably devious. Literal gasps when I reached certain parts. 

While the plot is pretty strong and engaging, I feel like a lot of the character work fell to side a bit :/ aside from our main characters. 

Still an elend hater, but less so now I will admit lmaoo. Vin can never do wrong in my eyes that is my daughter and I support her in all things 😤😤😤

Would have to say my biggest gripe with this series is the lack of women (vin CANNOT be the only one carrying this series on her back pls give her a friend or a mother figure of a girlfriend PLEASE 😩) but ahhh male-written fantasy what can ya do 😐

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, War, Death, and Gore

destiny_jay's review against another edition

dark tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and War

Moderate: Blood, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm

Minor: Abandonment, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, and Stalking